Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC F0198
Title
Lady Ouida Touche fonds.
Date(s)
- 1960-1969 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
.8m
Context area
Name of creator
(ca. 1925-2009)
Biographical history
Lady Ouida Touche was a former Fleet street journalist turned art consultant. Moving to Calgary in 1961 she started her own business as an art consultant for companies building art collections. She started the annual Calgary Art Walk, served as chairwoman of the Calgary Region Arts Foundation, sponsored Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, and gave a weekly arts talk on CBC Radio. Ouida married Rodney, a fellow Fleet Street reporter, in 1955. She died in 2009.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consist of records pertaining to Lady Touche's art consultancy business, including artist files and arts catalogues, and her art talks on CBC radio.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
none expected
System of arrangement
File titles and arrangement are those of the donor. No file listing available.
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Finding aids
none available
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Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
3331451