Althea Douglas

Over the course of her career, Douglas conducted research for what would become the Burney Centre and McGill University, was an author of technical manuals for IMAX Corporation, and ran a Toronto-based consulting business.

[1][2] A career change landed her at McGill University, where she worked as a lecturer in English (1947–1959) and as a researcher on a project related to what would become the Burney Centre.

[1] As an employee at IMAX, she was an early adopter of AutoCAD to facilitate the use of diagrams, and subsequent updates, as part of her technical work.

[1] One of her projects consisted of working for the Girl Guides of Canada to establish the arrangement structure for their archives, as well as developing a catalogue and digital finding aids.

I’ve Inherited an Attic Full of History", Douglas' guide for non-archivists, Candice Vetter called the work "useful and easy to follow" containing "advice essential for the layperson".