Rural School Fair collection (University of Guelph). 1909, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1931- 1938.

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Clemens, R. H. Rural School Fair collection (University of Guelph).

Rural School Fair collection (University of Guelph). 1909, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1931- 1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/629711909

Panoramic photograph of Number Four & Half School Fair, 1923 (with "Wellington County, 9 schools Guelph Twp. School Fair" and some identification of people written on the back) in oversize file. The collection consists of several certificates awarded to Smith Griffin, 1931-1938; art, writing, and scrapbook entries of Smith Griffin, 1937, undated. Photographs (mounted) by R.S. Duncan are the first photo of a rural school fair plot (1909) and a rural school fair plot (1912); also first rural school fair held in Renfrew (1914), school fair in Waterloo County group photo (n.d.), Canadian Red Cross Society truck which was donated by children of rural school fairs in Ontario in 1915 with proceeds from the sale of potatoes grown by them for this purpose (2 copies - 1 larger mounted and 1 smaller photograph).

4 files of textual records.

University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library