Wilfrid Laurier bust and bronze plaque in the Arts Building, Wilfrid Laurier University
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a bust and a plaque in the Wilfrid Laurier University Arts Building foyer. The bronze bust of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, sculpted by Walter Seymour Allward, was a personal gift to the University by Premier William G. Davis. The bronze plaque, a gift of McGill University, records Sir Wilfrid Laurier's valedictorian remarks at McGill's 1864 convocation.
- Notes
- Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.
- Date of Original
- 1974
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 19cm
Image Height: 24cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- U57_635
- Collection
- Wilfrid Laurier University photograph collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4668 Longitude: -80.51639
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Wilfrid Laurier University Archives & Special Collections
- Reproduction Notes
- U57 Disc9
- Contact
- Wilfrid Laurier University LibraryEmail:libarch@wlu.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3C5
