Thursday, July 09, 2015

Arthur George Doughty Memorial

The Arthur George Doughty Memorial sits behind the Library and Archives Building on the north side of Wellington Street at Bay Street.




"OF ALL NATIONAL ASSETS, ARCHIVES ARE THE MOST
PRECIOUS: THEY ARE THE GIFT OF ONE GENERATION
TO ANOTHER AND THE EXTENT OF OUR CARE OF THEM
MARKS THE EXTENT OF OUR CIVILIZATION"
THE CANADIAN ARCHIVES AND ITS ACTIVITIES
ARTHUR G DOUGHTY




"DANS L'ACTIF D'UN PEUPLE, LES ARCHIVES CONSTITUENT
LA VALEUR LA PLUS PRECIEUSE: ELLES SONT LE DON D'UNE
GENERATION A L'AUTRE ET LE DEGRE DES SOINS QUE NOUS
EN PRENONS MESURE LE DEGRE DE NOTRE CIVILISATION"
LES ARCHIVES CANADIENNES ET LEUR CHAMP D'ACTION
ARTHUR G DOUGHTY



ARTHUR GEORGE DOUGHTY

K·C·M·G F·R·S·C M·A HON·D·UTT (LAVAL)

DOMINION ARCHIVIST

1904 - 1935