Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
BE2004.2.90 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Scope & Content |
A complete issue of The Toronto World dated Wednesday, January 23, 1901. The paper is 8 pages in length. Top headlines include: -The Queen is Dead! God Save The King!; -Victoria the Good Passed Away Just Before Seven O'Clock Last Evening, Beloved by her Subjects and Honored by all Nations and Leaving No Enemies - Expressions of Sorrow and Sympathy From All Countries - Unusual Tribute at Washington, Where the National Flag was Half-Masted for the First Time over the Death of a Foreign Sovereign - Parliament Summoned for 4 p.m. To-Day to Administer the Oath to the King'. Paper also includes local and international news, classifieds and advertisements. Small sticker (?) or label on front page reads: AB Harris 1May01. |
History |
Queen Victoria (1819- 1901) was the queen of England from 1837 until her death. Succeeded by King Edward VII, her son, she figured prominently in Britain and its colonies and has been considered the first media monarch. Canada, a colony until 1867, maintained British imperial roots into the beginning of the twentieth century. The Harris family considered themselves British subjects as they served under Britain's kings and queens as part of their military tradition. Lithographs, photos, books, and articles featuring Queen Victoria are prominent items in the Benares collection illustrating the queen's importance to the family. The Toronto World was a daily newspaper published between 1820 and 1921. It later published the Toronto Sunday World (1821) which was a weekly supplement to its daily newspaper and later The Sunday World (1891). The newspaper was popular amongst its readers, especially by the city's working class. It featured stories from around the world including those covering protests and conflicts. References: Queen Victoria: First media monarch, by John Plunkett. Oxford University Press, 2003. Queen Victoria by author Walter L. Arnstein. Palgrave Macmillian, 2003 The Cumulative Catalogue of Microfilms of the Canadian Library Association, Part 1. Canadian Library Association. Microfilm Committee. Ottawa, 1959. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Libraries, University of Toronto Libraries https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca |
Title |
The Toronto World |
People |
Harris, Arthur |