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Sir Arthur Doughty, Dominion Archivist

Arthur G. Doughty in his office. Sir Arthur G. Doughty · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Arthur Doughty became the second Dominion Archivist in 1904 and saw the Archives as vital to Canadians’ sense of their history. He collected every form of documentation, served both historians and the public, and through energetic acquisitions at home and abroad and the publication of documents greatly expanded the Archives and Canadian historical writing. He was knighted in 1935.

Scope & context

Doughty as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir Arthur George Doughty National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text