Collection

Personal Book Collection

Title

The Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments

Name Access

Macdonald, Donald Bruce

Dr. Bruce Macdonald

Manufacturer

Adam Miller

Original Owner

Dr. Bruce Macdonald

Other Names

Translated Out Of The Original Tongues, And With The Former Translations Dilligently Compared And Revised; With The Aprocrytha, Concordance and Psalms, The Text Conformable To The Oxford And The American Bible Society's Standard Editions.

Subject Access

1870s

Books

Religion

Chapel

Personal book collections

Category

Book

Sub-Category

Ceremonial Artifact

Place Of Manufacture

Toronto

Place Used

Chapel

Start Date

1900

End Date

1935

Description

10 cm of textual records : bound leather with gold detailing; 32 x 26 x 10 cm

Public Description

A large, ornate Christian bible used by Head Macdonald during his tenure at St. Andrew's. D. Bruce Macdonald was the second headmaster at St. Andrew's College, as well as the longest-serving headmaster from 1900 to 1935. He helped shape the college in it's early years, and was known to be a very grave looking man that was quite dignified. However, he was also an extremely kind man who connected with the boys and understood them well, earning both their love and respect.

History Of Use

Used for Chapel services under second School Head Dr. Bruce Macdonald.

Material

Paper

Leather

Culture

Chapel

Width

26

Length

32

Depth

10

Units Of Measurement

centimeters

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

004-1999-0515

Type

Artifact

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