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Clara Dennis

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Clara Dennis Tours Nova Scotia (A collection of photographs taken by Clara Dennis in Nova Scotia, at the Nova Scotia Archives)
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Dennis wrote a number of travel articles for newspapers and magazines. She also provided the chapter on Nova Scotia for
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The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books, 1836-1945
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at the age of 76. Many of her photographs are now held in the collections of the
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Dennis published several travel books illustrated with her own photographs:
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and Halifax Business College. She worked for her father's newspaper, the
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Dennis was a life member of the Nova Scotia Historical Society.
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In 1938, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature by
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with her family at a young age. She was educated at
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Clare Dennis
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Nova Scotia Archives
Nova Scotia Museum
Mi'kmaq
William Dennis
Agnes Miller
Truro
Halifax
Mount Allison College
Dalhousie University
Halifax Herald
World War I
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Mount Allison University
"Clara Dennis fonds"
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"Biographical Sketch"


"Dennis, Clara"

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