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Quitt and Drutz families
- Accession Number
- 2012-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2012-5-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Date
- [ca. 1929]-2001
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of 119 photograhs documenting the Drutz and Quitt families of Toronto. The photographs are snapshots documenting the family members and events.
- Custodial History
- The records were in the possession of Mark Drutz. They were mailed to the Archives in April of 2012.
- Administrative History
- Mark Drutz is the youngest child of Harold "Hy" Drutz and Evelyn Sandra Drutz (née Quitt). Harold (1913–1998) was born to Phillip (Fyvish) and Annie Drutz of Russia. In 1946, he married Evelyn Quitt (1924–1999), the daughter of Samuel Quitt (1891–?) and Bertha Quitt (1890–1953), also of Russia. They had two children: Paul, who ultimately succumbed to AIDS (1947–1994) and Mark (aka Donald, 1951–). 'Evelyn raised Paul's son, her grandson Ezra Matthew (1975–).
- Harold worked in the garment trade as a pattern cutter and also served in the Canadian Medical Corps during the Second World War. He was one of seven children. His siblings were: Meyer, Daniel, Harry (Drue), David, Pauline, and Mollie (Simmons). Evelyn was one of five chidren. Her siblings were: Estelle (Drue - married Harold's brother Harry), Rivka (Smolkin), Gordon (Gerhson), and Beverley (Brown).
- Source
- Archival Accessions