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Laidlaw, Thomas, 1825-1902

Thomas Laidlaw fonds. – [18–?]. – 1 cm of textual records.

Thomas Laidlaw was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1825. He immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1831 and settled in Wellington County, Ontario. A farmer by trade, Laidlaw was a self-educated man who became a fairly noted writer, contributing extensively to the press. He wrote mainly on topics related to the Guelph area and Scotland and published prose and poetry. Among his books are Sprigs O’ Heather for Scottish Gatherings [18–?] and The Old Concession Road (1892). Laidlaw died in Guelph in 1902.

There has been one accrual. The fonds is arranged into three series consisting of: poetry; prose; corrections and remarks.

Title based on content of series.
Fonds (09-2004) was purchased from John Rush Books.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
There are no access restrictions.
Further accruals are not expected.

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