Exhibition: The Lighthalls: A 捆绑SM社区 Family at War
The Lighthalls were a typical Montreal and聽捆绑SM社区 family whose members participated聽in the First World War in different ways. William聽D. Lighthall (M.A. 1879, B.C.L. 1881, L.L.D.聽1921) was one of the founders of the Great War聽Veterans鈥� Association and was active in聽supporting the war effort in Montreal. His聽inaugural address as president of the Royal聽Society of Canada was on 鈥淐anadian Poets of聽the Great War鈥� (1918). He was also a聽member of the Montreal Branch of the聽Armenian Relief Fund Association of Canada.聽William S. Lighthall (Arts 1916, B.C.L. 1922)聽enlisted in September 1914 and later joined the聽Royal Flying Corps and served in Palestine and聽Mesopotamia. He was awarded a D.F.C in 1919.聽Alice Lighthall (Arts 1913) joined the Volunteer聽Aid Detachment (V.A.D) and nursed at the No. 5聽General Hospital in Rouen, 1916-1918 and her聽sister, Cybel (Arts 1914), was a V.A.D. in聽Canada, 1916-1918. Finally, Mrs. Lighthall聽(Cybel Wilkes) was one of the early workers聽in developing and providing rehabilitation for聽wound soldiers.
The exhibition will use letters, photographs聽and diaries in the Lighthall Papers held in Rare聽Books and Special Collections and other聽contemporary documents.聽
On view in McLennan Library Building, fourth floor lobby.
Please note: This exhibition is accessible during opening hours.
Exposition
Les Lighthall :聽Une famille de 捆绑SM社区 en guerre
Les Lighthall 茅taient une famille typique de聽捆绑SM社区 et de Montr茅al dont les membres ont聽particip茅 de diff茅rentes mani猫res 脿 la Premi猫re聽Guerre mondiale. William D. Lighthall (B.A., 1879;聽B.C.L., 1881; L.L.D., 1921) est l鈥檜n des聽fondateurs de l鈥橝ssociation des anciens聽combattants de la Grande Guerre et a pris une part聽active 脿 l鈥檈ffort de guerre 脿 Montr茅al. Son discours聽inaugural de pr茅sident de la Soci茅t茅 royale du聽Canada portait sur les po猫tes canadiens de la聽Grande Guerre (1918). Il faisait 茅galement partie du聽chapitre montr茅alais de l鈥橝rmenian Relief Fund聽Association of Canada. William S. Lighthall聽(Arts, 1916, B.C.L., 1922) s鈥檈st engag茅 en聽septembre 1914 et a plus tard int茅gr茅 les Royal聽Flying Corps et a servi en Palestine et en聽M茅sopotamie. Il a re莽u la Croix du service distingu茅聽dans l鈥橝viation (DFC) en 1919. Alice Lighthall
(Arts, 1913) a rejoint pour sa part le d茅tachement聽des auxiliaires volontaires (V.A.D.) de la Croix-Rouge聽britannique et 茅tait infirmi猫re 脿 l鈥橦么pital G茅n茅ral no聽5 de Rouen entre 1916 et 1918, tandis que sa soeur聽Cybel (Arts, 1914) a 茅t茅 V.A.D. au Canada de 1916 脿聽1918. Enfin, Mme Lighthall (Cybel Wilkes) est l鈥檜ne聽des premi猫res 脿 avoir mis en place des services de聽r茅adaptation pour les soldats bless茅s.
Cette exposition pr茅sente des lettres, photographies聽et journaux intimes tir茅s du Fonds Lighthall de la聽Biblioth猫que des livres rares et collections聽sp茅cialis茅es, ainsi que d鈥檃utres documents聽contemporains.
Biblioth猫que des sciences humaines et sociales. Pavillon de la Biblioth猫que McLennan, hall du 4e 茅tage.聽 Heures d'ouverture : /library/branches/hssl
