Marie-Claire Daveluy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marie-Claire Daveluy

Canadian librarian and writer

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1880

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1968

Profession: writer, librarian, historian

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Marie-Claire Daveluy

  • Marie-Claire Daveluy (August 15, 1880 – January 21, 1968) was a Canadian librarian, historian and writer.
  • She is considered a pioneer in library science in Canada.The daughter of Georges Daveluy and Marie Lesieur Desaulniers, she was born in Montreal and was educated at the Hochelaga Convent.
  • She earned a degree in library science at McGill University in 1920.
  • At the Bibliothèque municipale de Montréal, she was assistant librarian from 1920 to 1943 and head of cataloguing from 1930 to 1941.
  • In 1937, with Aegidius Fauteux, she founded the École de bibliothécaires at the Université de Montréal and served as its chair for several years.
  • She also helped found the Association canadienne des bibliothécaires de langue française in 1943.
  • She hosted a weekly program of historical sketches on Radio-Canada from 1943 to 1948.
  • Daveluy contributed articles to various periodicals including the Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, La Bonne Parole, L'Oiseau bleu and L'action française.
  • Her novels for youth combined Canadian history with romantic fiction.
  • She also published a number of fairy tales including Le Filleul du roi Grolo, Sur les ailes de l'oiseau bleu and Une Révolte au pays des fées.She was the first woman to become a member of the Montreal Historical Society.
  • In 1924, she received the Prix David for her historical novel Aventures de Perrine et Charlot.
  • In 1934, she received the Prix de l'Académie Française and a second Prix David for Jeanne-Mance, 1606-1673.She died in Montreal at the age of 87.

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