Marguerite Maillet
1924-

Born in 1924, and originally from Saint-Norbert, New Brunswick, Marguerite Maillet studied and taught in New Brunswick. After obtaining her doctorate in French literature at the University of Ottawa, she pursued her teaching career and her research in Acadian literature at the Université de Moncton from 1973 to 1987. She held the position of Chair of acadian studies until her retirement from the university in 1990. Marguerite Maillet has published, among other notable works, History of Acadian Literature: From Dream to Dream in 1983 and an Anthology of Acadian Literary Texts in 1979 (in collaboration). She is also the author of several articles that have appeared in newspapers and magazines, and she has given numerous lectures on Acadia and its literature in Canada, the United States and Europe. After her retirement, she published Bibliographie des publications des provinces Maritimes de 1609 à 1995 and, in 1996, she founded Bouton d’or Acadie, a children’s literature publishing house. In 2002, Her Excellency the Governor General appointed her to the rank of Officer of the Order of Canada; in 2006, she became a member of the Order of Francophones of America; and in 2007, the Société Nationale de l'Acadie awarded her its highest honour, the Léger-Comeau Medal.

Source

Capital Documentation.  "Maillet, Marguerite".  Accessed 6 April 2023.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Moncton

Archival Material

  • Location
    Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson
    Retrieval Number
    348
    Date Range of Material
    1971-2018
    Extent

    1.68 m of textual records

    Scope and Content Note

    Fonds documents the main activities of Marguerite Maillet, writer, editor, professor, and historian of Acadian literature. Includes correspondence, and documents related to conferences, master's thesis and doctoral thesis work, and prizes. Includes several photos from trips to Louisiana, Hungary, Panama City, etc.

  • Retrieval Number
    1486
    Date Range of Material
    1996-2012
    Extent

    3.5 m of textual records

    Scope and Content Note

    This collection was deposited with the CEAAC on January 13, 2014 through Marguerite Maillet, historian/writer and ex-owner/general manager of Bouton d’or Acadie.

Headshot of Margaret Maillet
Picture Caption

Margaret Maillet

Credit

Atlantic Books. "Margaret Maillet". Accessed 6 April 2023.

Bibliography Items

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Ross, Malcolm Mackenzie, Cogswell, Fred, Maillet, Marguerite, and Mount Allison University, Centre for Canadian Studies. The bicentennial lectures on New Brunswick literature. Sackville, N.B.: Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1985, 62 pp. [ book ]
Collection(s): New Brunswick Imprints

Maillet, Marguerite. Bibliographie des publications de l'Acadie des provinces maritimes: Livres et brochures, 1609-1995. Moncton: Éditions d'Acadie, 1997, xxiii, 555 pp. [ book ]