Deacon, William Arthur

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Canadian writer & literary critic, William Arthur Deacon was born in Pembroke, Ontario in 1890 and grew up in Stanstead, Quebec. He received his early education in Stanstead and attended McGill & Victoria College, U of T. He was literary editor of Saturday Night, and the Globe & Mail from 1936 until his retirement in 1960. He was also author of a number of books including My Vision of Canada (1933) and th Four Jameses (1953).

From the description of William Arthur Deacon papers 1893-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225412435

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creatorOf	OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). Their Excellencies Visit the College / J. Heighton , OAC Review, v.51, no.7, May 1939, p. 404-409.	University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf	Kurth, Burton O. (Burton Oliver). Burton O. Kurth fonds. [1920-1977].	University of Victoria Libraries, UVic
creatorOf	Cassidy, Stan (Stanley B.), 1912-1993. General Correspondence C : 1948.	University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Harriet Irving Library
referencedIn	James Branch Cabell Collection, 1886-1928	University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf	Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Scrapbooks of James Branch Cabell [manuscript], 1886-1958 (bulk 1904-1926).	University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf	Ontario Agricultural College. Dept. of English. Canadian author lecture-recital programs, 1932-1941.	University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf	Deacon, William Arthur. William Arthur Deacon papers 1893-1977.	Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
creatorOf	Dan H. Laurence Collection. Harold F. Brooks Collection of correspondence and articles by and about Shaw, 1928-1989.	University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf	Deacon, William Arthur. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1932-1933.	University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf	OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). Dr. O. J. Stevenson retires on Apri1 14, 1939, OAC Review, v.51, no.7, May 1939, p. 421, con't on p.424.	University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library

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associatedWith	Kurth, Burton O. (Burton Oliver)	person
associatedWith	OAC Review Index (University of Guelph)	corporateBody
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associatedWith	Ontario Agricultural College. Dept. of English.	corporateBody

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