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PA026

Robert Legget fonds. - 1935-1992.

Biographical sketch :
Robert Frederick Legget was born in 1904 in Liverpool of Scottish parents. He graduated from the University of Liverpool as a civil engineer in 1925. He worked for 11 years as an engineer in England and subsequently in Canada. He later taught at the University of Toronto. He was also Director of the National Research Council's Division of Building Research for 29 years. He was also the author of several books between 1939 and 1977, including Canals of Canada and Railroads of Canada.
He was awarded the Order of Canada. He died between [1992-1994].

Custodial history :
Fonds transferred to the Association archives on 27 May 1994 by his son, David Michael.

Scope and content :
The Robert Legget fonds deals with the history of Canadian Railways from their beginnings until 1987. The fonds illustrates steam locomotives between 1935 and 1969 as well as a few diesel-electric locomotives. The fonds contains manuscripts, research files, photographs and negatives, press clippings, correspondence and postcards.

Physical description : 0.3 m of textual material. - 250 photographs: photographs and negatives. - 10 books.

General note : Title based on the content of the fonds. The documents in the fonds are in English.

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Last update : 2006/10/23