Librarian.
Born at Winnipeg on 19 April 1912, one of six children of Anne Winnifred Marion Munroe (1884-1956) and Robert Alexander Gillespie, she received a BA degree from the University of Manitoba (1933). She worked in the stock photo library of the National Film Board then was involved with program research at the CBC. From there, she spent ten years as the Chief Librarian for the Winnipeg Free Press. In 1967, she was hired as the Chief Librarian for the newly-established Museum of Man and Nature. She died at Winnipeg on 7 November 2010.
Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
Manitoba Bibliography / 1982
Manitoba History, Number 6, Autumn 1983Manitoba Bibliography / 1983
Manitoba History, Number 8, Autumn 1984Manitoba Bibliography / 1984
Manitoba History, Number 10, Autumn 1985Manitoba Bibliography / 1985
Manitoba History, Number 12, Autumn 1986Manitoba Bibliography / 1986
Manitoba History, Number 14, Autumn 1987Manitoba Bibliography / 1987
Manitoba History, Number 16, Autumn 1988Manitoba Bibliography / 1988
Manitoba History, Number 18, Autumn 1989Manitoba Bibliography / 1989
Manitoba History, Number 20, Autumn 1990Manitoba Bibliography / 1990
Manitoba History, Number 22, Autumn 1991Manitoba Bibliography / 1991
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992Manitoba Bibliography / 1992
Manitoba History, Number 26, Autumn 1993ManitobaBibliography / 1993
Manitoba History, Number 28, Autumn 1994
Birth registration [Kathleen Margaret Gillespie], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“501 graduates to receive degrees and diplomas at Manitoba 'U' convocation,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1934, page 1.
Canada Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Ancestry.
“Library fosters co-operation,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 1975, page 94.
Obituary [Kathleen Margaret Gillespie], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 November 2010.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 November 2024
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