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Daniel Cobb Harvey (January 10, 1886-August 7, 1966), FRSC was a Canadian historian and archivist.

Biography

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Harvey was born in Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island. He attended Prince of Wales College and then Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1910. He achieved a Rhodes scholar upon graduation and then attended Oxford University where he obtained a B.A. and an M.A. From 1915 to 1931 he taught at Wesley College and then at the University of Manitoba.[1] In 1931 he became Provincial Archivist for Nova Scotia, a newly created position and stayed in the capacity until his retirement in 1956.[2]

He was President of the Canadian Historical Association from 1937 to 1938. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1928 and he received its J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1942.[3]

Works

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  • Thomas Darcy McGee: The Prophet Of Canadian Nationality, (1923)
  • The French Régime in Prince Edward Island, (1926)
  • Joseph Howe And Local Patriotism, (1927)
  • The Centenary Of Edward Whelan, (1926)
  • The Colonization Of Canada, (1936)
  • The Heart of Howe, (1939)

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wallace, William Stewart; McKay, William Angus, eds. (1978). Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography (4 ed.). London, England: Macmillan Publishers. p. 340.
  2. ^ Waite, Peter B. "Daniel C. Harvey and the Public Archives of Nova Scotia". Dalhousie University.
  3. ^ "Past Award Winners". The Royal Society of Canada. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Author - Daniel Cobb HARVEY". Author and Book Info.
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