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Dorothy Muma

← People of the Society · on record 1953–2003

Everything the Society’s own records say of Dorothy Muma — the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won — gathered on one page. Where the records are silent, so is this one.

In memoriam · 15 November 2008

A Charter Member of the Society and, with her late husband Robert, among its organizing members in the early 1950s. She held many offices — President, Treasurer, Chair of the Council of Fellows, and Director — and was instrumental in writing and revising the Society's Constitution.

From Autumn 2008, page 3.

Standing

Life Member 1989 · Honourary Life Member 1997

Branch

Toronto · listed as a member in 1996

Certification

  • Associate of the CSCL 1954
  • Fellow of the CSCL 1955

A Charter Member of the Society and a well-known leathercrafter; wife of Robert Muma. She was made a Life Member of the Society in 1982, presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting along with Jessie Little and Helen Wheaton. She wrote “Eastern Regional Meeting” for The Leather Craftsman in 1958 (see Members in print on the Links page).

From Autumn 2008, page 3; and 33rd Annual Meeting 1983 — programme, The Royal Resort, Fenelon Falls, page 5.

Served the Society as

  • President 1965–69; 1965–1968
  • Past President 1969–1971
  • Treasurer 1953–1980
  • Chairman Editorial Committee 1954
  • 2nd Assembly Demonstrator 1955
  • Editor 1954–60; 1955–1958
  • Editorial Chairman 1955
  • Editorial 1958
  • Assistant Editor 1960
  • I.A.L.C. Advisory Board Secretary-Treasurer 1963
  • 10th Assembly Committee - Treasurer 1964
  • Vice-President 1964
  • I.A.L.C. Committee - Treasurer 1965
  • Ontario Crafts Conference Delegate 1965
  • Executive Council 1972–1973
  • Council 1976
  • Director 1983–2003
  • Chairman of the Council of Fellows 1986–1991
  • Council of Fellows Chair 1990–1998
  • Chairman, Council of Fellows 1993
  • Chairman Council of Fellows 1994–1997

Honours

  • Ontario Volunteer Service Award
    Named on the Society's roll of Ontario Volunteer Service Award recipients.
  • Life Membership 1982
    One of three Life Memberships presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, 1 May 1982.
  • Ontario Volunteer Service Award 2000
    One of 6 CSCL members inducted as Ontario Volunteer Service Award recipients at the 50th Annual Meeting for long-time commitment to CSCL, honoured with a short biography read by Membership Chair Madeleine Mitchell.

Awards

  • Canadian Handicrafts Guild Competition Honourable Mention 1956

Demonstrations given

  • Demonstration (afternoon session) 1997
    47th Annual

    From Summer 1997, page 5.

Where this comes from

This name in the index of people →