Ruth Johnston collection, 1925-1969, n.d.
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Cameron, Chantal
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The collection contains mostly correspondence and news clippings. Most of the correspondence is written by Ruth, but there are also some letters by Ed Phelps and others. The letters are dated from May 1968 to November 1969. Some of the letters contain poems by Ruth. There is also a copy of Ruth’s poem “Merry Christmas”; an invitation to the Golden Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Thompson; an obituary for John H. Thompson with a photo of him and his wife Bertha Osborn; an “Album of Verse” with labelled photos of John H. Thompson and his family; and a set of news clippings about private television sets not being allowed in St. Catharines Hospital rooms with related documents including a blank petition and letter from the Citizens’ Rights Committee.