Details

Title

Col. Sharpe's Residence, Uxbridge.

Subtitle

[postcard]

Statement of Responsibility

L.M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery.

Author

Montgomery, L.M. (Lucy Maud)

Abstract

A postcard, postdated October 4 1917, bearing a message in L.M. Montgomery's handwriting addressed to "Mr. Geo. B. MacMillan". George Boyd MacMillan (1881-1953) was a Scottish journalist and writer, and a favourite correspondent of L.M. Montgomery. The two were first introduced, by letter, in 1903, through an American writer who was developing a circle of literary pen friends. Although Montgomery and MacMillan only met briefly in-person, during her 1911 honeymoon in Scotland, their voluminous exchange of letters, postcards, and gifts continued until late 1941, just months before Montgomery's death. PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: "Your card to hand also packet of Gazettes. Many thanks . Shall look for a letter soon. Did you get the copy of my new book, also the copy of my book of poems? L.M. Macdonald."

Physical Description

2 p. : ill. ;

Date of Publication

1917 Show more1917-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
1917-10-04T00:00:00.000Z Show less

Collection

L.M. Montgomery Institute. Ryrie-Campbell Collection.

Donor

Donated by Donna Jane Campbell.

Note

The book that is being referenced here is likely "Anne's House of Dreams" (1917) and the books of poems "The Watchman and other poems" (1916). Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel S. Sharpe raised the 116th Battalion (Ontario County), CEF, for European service in World War I. He led the regiment in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, the Battle of Passchendaele, and an attack at Avion in August 1917. He was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for the Unionist Party while serving in Europe. In early 1918, he was awarded the DSO for his actions during the Battle of Passchendaele. He committed suicide in 1918 while suffering from "shell shock", which was later discovered to be Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In 2018 his hometown of Uxbridge revealed a statue in his memory, and in 2019 the provincial courthouse in Oshawa was renamed in his honour and a plaque commemorating him was placed in Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For further information about this item, refer to: Cavert, Mary Beth (2020). "L.M. Montgomery’s Picture Postcards to George Boyd MacMillan 1904–1941." Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies. (December 14, 2020). n.p. https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/jlmms/cavert/lm-montgomerys-pict...

Genre

art reproduction

Call Number(s)

1001.SI.LMMGBM.PC.003b