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Dora Cliff fonds

Description
Start Date: 
1938
End Date: 
1951
Date Range: 
1938-1951
Physical Description: 

18 cm of textual record and graphic material.

18 photographs : 17 b&w, 1 col.

Arrangement: 
Thematically by item type
History Biographical: 

Dora L. Cliff of was born in Upper Derby, New Brunswick on June 2, 1907. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Janet S. (Jardine) Cliff. Dora had a twin sister, Alexis Douglas, and two other sisters Florence Bennett and Hazel Cliff.

She was a member of St. George's Anglican Church in Moncton, a life member of the Women's Auxiliary of St. George's Church, St. George's A.C.W., a leader of the Girls Auxiliary, Member of the Canadian College of Teachers and the Greater Moncton Retired Teachers Association, also the I.O.D.E. Dora attended Provincial Normal School and Mount Allison University and taught in several schools in New Brunswick.

On the invitation of a friend Dora Cliff began helping at the St. John's Indian Residential School (Chapleau, Ont) during the summer months.  She was later asked to return as girl's supervisor. Dora also taught at Shingwauk Indian Residential School in Sault Ste. Marie from 1942-1949. Throughout the years she had given part of her holidays to work at the Columbia Coast Mission. Dora was employed at Moncton School Board office for many years. Dora L. Cliff passed away at her residence in Crescent, Moncton, New Brunswick on Wednesday July 12, 2006 in her 100th year.

Photograph on right shows Dora Cliff on the steps of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School in 1939.

Scope Content: 

Fonds comprises records that reflect the activities of Dora Cliff and the staff and students at Shingwauk Residential School. Fonds includes photographs, documents, letters and original student notebooks.

Notes: 

This fonds contains historical material which uses dated language and refers to Indigenous peoples using derogatory terms. Looking at this material might be triggering or distressing. A National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to former Residential School students and their families. This 24-Hour Crisis Line can be accessed at: 1-866-925-4419.

Repository: 
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Admin
Custodial History: 

Material in accession 2010-024 was donated to the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre sometime between in 1999 by Dora Cliff.

Access Restriction: 

No restrictions on access.

Repro Restriction: 

Reproductions are dependent on the fragility of the originals. Researchers must adhere to applicable copyright law and privacy legislation and permission of the copyright holder is required to publish from the fonds.

Conservation: 

Basic conservation performed during processing.

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