Norah Story

Norah Story (1902 - March 5, 1978) [1] Canadian archivist, won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction in 1967 for her Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature.

Born in England, Story emigrated to Canada in 1912.[2] After attending high school in Guelph, Story earned a Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of Toronto in 1926.[3] She completed a Master of Arts in 1927 at the University of Wisconsin.[4] Story joined the Public Archives of Canada in 1927, where she directed the Manuscripts Division from 1942 to her retirement in 1960.[5]

References

  1. ↑ MacKinnon, Frank. (1978) "Norah Story" [Obituary] Historical Papers, 17(1), 246-247. DOI: 10.7202/030487ar.
  2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Norah Story fonds
  3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Norah Story fonds
  4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Norah Story fonds
  5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Norah Story fonds
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