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Charles James Fleet Fonds
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Fonds
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CA MUA MG3017
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[1891?]-1896 (Creation)
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- Fleet, Charles James
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Physical description
5 cm of textual records.
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Name of creator
(1852-1927)
Biographical history
Charles James Fleet was born in 1852 in Montreal and died in 1927 in Montreal. On May 17, 1884, he married Augusta Eleanor Redpath, the daughter of John Redpath and Jane Drummond. They had four children. Fleet obtained his B.A. from McGill in 1873, and his B.C.L. in 1879. He practiced as a lawyer in Montreal and served as president of the Graduates' Society and as a governor of McGill from 1893 until his death in 1927.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of a scrapbook largely devoted to McGill affairs. It contains correspondence addressed both to Fleet and to other members of the McGill community such as B.J. Harrington, C.H. McLeod and A.F. Gault, largely on administrative and ceremonial business of the university. There are a few communications from J.W. Dawson, including Dawson's draft for the Peter Redpath memorial tablet. Also included are newsclippings on McGill events including numerous invitations, announcements,
addresses, programs and memorabilia from convocations, university dinners, athletic meets and musical performances.
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English
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Material in English.