Evelyn de Mille (August 1, 1919 – October 31, 2013)[1] was a Canadian known for being the first woman in Calgary, Alberta to own her own stand-alone bookstore.
[2] Evelyn de Mille bought the Owl's Nest bookstore in 1979 and operated it until she sold it in 1996.
[6] In 1998, she was awarded an honorary degree as a Doctor of Laws by the University of Calgary.
The bookstore store continued to serve professionals, trades people and students from its location in downtown Calgary at (Second Level) Standard Life Tower, 639 5th Avenue S.W.
[7] Evelyn purchased a page of the Gutenberg bible, and donated it to the University of Calgary, where it now resides in their library.