Phelan, Lorraine

Lorraine Phelan. – 1901-1932. – 1 photograph album.

Lorraine Phelan, a Toronto socialite, was born in 1914. She died suddenly in 1932 from an attack of appendicitis. Her brother, Paul Phelan, married Helen Gardiner, the daughter of Percy Gardiner, a Toronto financier, in 1942.

The album contains eight portrait photographs of Lorraine taken by Charles A. Aylett, The Hardy Studio, and the Bain Studio. Each portrait has her name and the dates 1914-1932 stamped in gold. The first leaf of the album contains an unsigned poem of remembrance, titled “Lorraine”. It was possibly written by Wilson MacDonald. Found loose in the album was a poem written by MacDonald for Percy Gardiner. This poem has been placed in the Wilson MacDonald collection. Also in the album is a card, dated 1901, certifying that Mrs. Phillip Gardiner of Mount Forest is a member of the Methodist Church Twentieth Century Fund.

Title based on the content of the album.
The album (77-2009) was acquired from Morris Norman in 2009.
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