{"id":31083,"date":"2025-03-27T01:03:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T05:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=31083"},"modified":"2025-03-25T23:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T03:42:13","slug":"the-henry-morgan-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/the-henry-morgan-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Henry Morgan Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lady Houston-Boswall (Phoebe Mary, third daughter of Sir Hugh Allan of Montreal) is posed by the Alice Hughes studio in London, England.<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. Have you ever heard of “The Henry <\/span>Morgan Collection of Photographic Portraits”? No? In issue 22-4 member Thomas Ritchie wrote an article on the collection. He begins by saying, “A <\/span>l<\/span>ar<\/span>ge <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>o<\/span>n <\/span>of <\/span>p<\/span>h<\/span>o<\/span>t<\/span>ographs<\/span>\u00a0of <\/span>em<\/span>in<\/span>e<\/span>n<\/span>t\u00a0<\/span>Ca<\/span>nadians<\/span>, <\/span>h<\/span>e<\/span>ld <\/span>in s<\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>rage <\/span>f<\/span>o<\/span>r m<\/span>o<\/span>r<\/span>e <\/span>th<\/span>an <\/span>8<\/span>0 <\/span>yea<\/span>rs, <\/span>fo<\/span>l<\/span>low<\/span>ing <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>co<\/span>llec<\/span>to<\/span>r<\/span>‘<\/span>s <\/span>d<\/span>ea<\/span>th, <\/span>has <\/span>be<\/span>e<\/span>n so<\/span>ld a<\/span>t <\/span>au<\/span>c<\/span>tion <\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Ottawa<\/span>, <\/span>al<\/span>o<\/span>ng w<\/span>it<\/span>h l<\/span>ett<\/span>e<\/span>rs, <\/span>docume<\/span>nt<\/span>s, <\/span>maps, <\/span>pai<\/span>ntings\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>oth<\/span>er <\/span>it<\/span>em<\/span>s fr<\/span>om <\/span>th<\/span>e V<\/span>i<\/span>c<\/span>t<\/span>ori<\/span>a<\/span>n <\/span>e<\/span>r<\/span>a o<\/span>f <\/span>Ca<\/span>n<\/span>adian <\/span>l<\/span>if<\/span>e.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>e coll<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>or <\/span>was <\/span>H<\/span>enr<\/span>y J<\/span>am<\/span>es <\/span>Morgan <\/span>wh<\/span>o wa<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>born i<\/span>n <\/span>Q<\/span>u<\/span>e<\/span>bec <\/span>in <\/span>18<\/span>42, <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>so<\/span>n <\/span>o<\/span>f a <\/span>so<\/span>l<\/span>di<\/span>e<\/span>r o<\/span>f <\/span>th<\/span>e N<\/span>apole<\/span>o<\/span>nic <\/span>wars. Hi<\/span>s fa<\/span>th<\/span>e<\/span>r died <\/span>when Mor<\/span>ga<\/span>n <\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>five <\/span>yea<\/span>r<\/span>s <\/span>ol<\/span>d<\/span>. <\/span>At <\/span>th<\/span>e age <\/span>of <\/span>e<\/span>l<\/span>eve<\/span>n h<\/span>e sec<\/span>ur<\/span>ed <\/span>a j<\/span>ob\u00a0w<\/span>ith <\/span>th<\/span>e c<\/span>i<\/span>v<\/span>il <\/span>se<\/span>rv<\/span>ice <\/span>o<\/span>f <\/span>Canada <\/span>w<\/span>hic<\/span>h he <\/span>he<\/span>l<\/span>d <\/span>until his <\/span>re<\/span>tireme<\/span>nt <\/span>in 1<\/span>895, <\/span>exce<\/span>pt <\/span>for a <\/span>brief <\/span>p<\/span>e<\/span>riod <\/span>in 1<\/span>86<\/span>1\u00a0<\/span>w<\/span>h<\/span>e<\/span>n <\/span>he <\/span>wa<\/span>s <\/span>a <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ege <\/span>s<\/span>tud<\/span>e<\/span>nt. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mo<\/span>rga<\/span>n <\/span>beca<\/span>me <\/span>a res<\/span>i<\/span>d<\/span>e<\/span>nt <\/span>of <\/span>Ottawa <\/span>w<\/span>he<\/span>n it <\/span>wa<\/span>s <\/span>se<\/span>l<\/span>ec<\/span>ted <\/span>as <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>natio<\/span>n<\/span>‘s <\/span>ca<\/span>pi<\/span>tal. <\/span>Af<\/span>te<\/span>r r<\/span>e<\/span>tir<\/span>eme<\/span>nt <\/span>he <\/span>moved <\/span>to <\/span>Br<\/span>ockv<\/span>ill<\/span>e <\/span>w<\/span>h<\/span>e<\/span>re <\/span>h<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>died in <\/span>1 <\/span>913. <\/span>Mo<\/span>rga<\/span>n‘s <\/span>co<\/span>ns<\/span>id<\/span>e<\/span>r<\/span>a<\/span>bl<\/span>e <\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>e<\/span>nt<\/span>s <\/span>we<\/span>r<\/span>e <\/span>dis<\/span>playe<\/span>d ea<\/span>rl<\/span>y\u00a0<\/span>in lif<\/span>e a<\/span>t age <\/span>18 <\/span>w<\/span>ith <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>publica<\/span>tio<\/span>n <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>b<\/span>oo<\/span>k <\/span>o<\/span>n th<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>Canada\/U.S. t<\/span>our b<\/span>y th<\/span>e Prin<\/span>ce <\/span>of <\/span>Wa<\/span>l<\/span>es <\/span>(<\/span>1<\/span>860).<\/p>\n

“Two\u00a0<\/span>years l<\/span>at<\/span>e<\/span>r,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>e p<\/span>ubli<\/span>s<\/span>h<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>wo m<\/span>or<\/span>e <\/span>book<\/span>s<\/span>, <\/span>“The <\/i><\/span>Can<\/i><\/span>ad<\/i><\/span>i<\/i><\/span>an <\/i><\/span>Parli<\/i><\/span>am<\/i><\/span>en<\/i><\/span>tary Companion<\/i><\/span>” <\/i><\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>d <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>fir<\/span>s<\/span>t o<\/span>f\u00a0seve<\/span>r<\/span>a<\/span>l <\/span>biographi<\/span>ca<\/span>l <\/span>books th<\/span>a<\/span>t <\/span>h<\/span>e <\/span>prepar<\/span>ed <\/span>a<\/span>b<\/span>o<\/span>ut <\/span>e<\/span>mi<\/span>n<\/span>e<\/span>nt <\/span>Ca<\/span>n<\/span>ad<\/span>i<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>s <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>o<\/span>th<\/span>e<\/span>r pro<\/span>mine<\/span>nt <\/span>perso<\/span>n<\/span>s <\/span>having\u00a0co<\/span>nn<\/span>ec<\/span>ti<\/span>on<\/span>s t<\/span>o Ca<\/span>nad<\/span>a.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A<\/span>t <\/span>age <\/span>31<\/span>, <\/span>M<\/span>or<\/span>ga<\/span>n t<\/span>ook <\/span>t<\/span>o a<\/span>n <\/span>additi<\/span>on<\/span>a<\/span>l <\/span>pr<\/span>ofession\u00a0<\/span>wh<\/span>en h<\/span>e was <\/span>ca<\/span>ll<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>o th<\/span>e ba<\/span>r <\/span>of <\/span>O<\/span>nt<\/span>ari<\/span>o a<\/span>n<\/span>d <\/span>Qu<\/span>ebec;\u00a0eve<\/span>ntually <\/span>he <\/span>prepared <\/span>“Th<\/i><\/span>e <\/i><\/span>Canadian<\/i><\/span>\u00a0L<\/i><\/span>ega<\/i><\/span>l\u00a0<\/i><\/span>Dir<\/i><\/span>ectory<\/i><\/span>” <\/i><\/span>( <\/span>1<\/span>878). Hi<\/span>s s<\/span>tu<\/span>d<\/span>i<\/span>es <\/span>in <\/span>lit<\/span>er<\/span>ature,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hi<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>or<\/span>y, <\/span>po<\/span>l<\/span>iti<\/span>cs <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>l<\/span>aw <\/span>br<\/span>o<\/span>ug<\/span>ht <\/span>him m<\/span>e<\/span>mbe<\/span>rs<\/span>hip in learned <\/span>soc<\/span>ie<\/span>ties <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>h<\/span>e <\/span>r<\/span>ece<\/span>ive<\/span>d h<\/span>o<\/span>n<\/span>o<\/span>ura<\/span>r<\/span>y <\/span>deg<\/span>r<\/span>ees <\/span>fro<\/span>m <\/span>seve<\/span>ral\u00a0co<\/span>ll<\/span>eges <\/span>and <\/span>unive<\/span>rs<\/span>ities. <\/span>He <\/span>was <\/span>e<\/span>lec<\/span>te<\/span>d <\/span>a <\/span>Fe<\/span>ll<\/span>ow o<\/span>f\u00a0t<\/span>h<\/span>e R<\/span>oyal <\/span>So<\/span>c<\/span>i<\/span>et<\/span>y of\u00a0<\/span>Canada<\/span>. …”<\/span><\/p>\n

Members read the rest of Ritchie’s article in the pdf file for issue 22-4 on the free members-only DVD. See above or at right to join. Questions or suggestions can be emailed to Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>. Visit our 2025 events (see EVENTS PHSC at right) discover even more items for your collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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