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Photograph taken to document land erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs into the Bellamy Ravine.
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Letter to Doris McCarthy from Gus Harris, Mayor of Scarborough, congratulating Doris on her receipt of the Order of Canada.
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Aerial photograph of the Scarborough Bluffs at Bellamy Ravine, taken from an aeroplane. Photo includes Fool's Paradise.
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Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," including Doris beginning to teach at Central Technical School in 1931.
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Doris McCarthy's personal journal from ages twelve to fourteen. Doris McCarthy started writing with Marjorie for the school newspaper. Both of them developed an interest in authorship and decided they would ask for diaries on Christmas 1921. Doris started her first journal, this one, on New Year's day, 1922. Because Doris' journal was blank, she could write whenever and however much she wanted to on the pages. Doris also developed the habit of drawing/sketching at the same time as here interest in writing. Although there are some sketches in the journals, she primarily used other exercise books for drawing.
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Photograph taken to document land erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs into the Bellamy Ravine.
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A letter congratulating Doris on her receipt of the Order of Canada and acknowledging her help in fundraising efforts to send 23 grade 5/6 students to Scarborough Visual Arts Camp. Letter written to Doris McCarthy on June 2, 1997 from L.R. Vincent, Principal, Bendale Junior Public School in Scarborough, ON.
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Colour photograph taken by Peggy Hawkings of the view from Scarborough Bluffs. Photo taken from Fool's Paradise.
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Photograph taken to document land erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs into the Bellamy Ravine.
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