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Mrs. Dorothy K. Burnham

  • Deceased
  • Maberly, Ontario, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1984-12-17
      Invested on: 1985-04-10
      Former curator of costumes and textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum, she has won national and international acclaim as a museum worker, museum exhibition organizer, author and expert on textiles, particularly those of Canadian origin. She has worked long and hard to preserve an important part of the Canadian heritage.