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Marshall N. Limon fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1936.

Reference:

R16638-0-9-E

Type of material:

Art, Photographs, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5761167

Context of this record:

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Marshall N. Limon fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1936.

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 cm of textual records.
5 photographs : b&w.
1 postcard.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, German

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of textual documents in the form of a personal handwritten letter by Canadian trace & field athlete Marshall N. Limon, who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, as well as newspaper clippings documenting Limon's race results and pre-Olympics preparation. Also included in the fonds are five photographs of Limon and other members of the 1936 Canadian track & field team.

Provenance:

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Limon, Marshall N., 1915-1965

Biography/Administrative history:

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Limon, Marshall N., 1915-1965 : Marshall N. Limon (1915-1965) was a sprinter and a member of the Canadian track & field team that competed during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, specifically in the 100m, 400m, and 1600m races, the latter of which included his teammate and renowned legendary Canadian sprinter Phil Edwards. Following his athletic career, Limon fought in the Second World War as a member of the 440 Squadron in the capacity of an Armourer Bombs.

Finding aid:

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Textual records, art and photo (Electronic) This finding aid describes volume 1 at the file level. MSS2721 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003657.pdf

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Custodial history:

Material was donated by Amelie Smith in 2021.

Language note:

The language of the records is in English and German.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2022-00166-4
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16638] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16638] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16638] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10