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How to die

Date9/21/1983

Names

Hemlock (Society) (subject)

Humphry, Derek, 1930- (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: How to die: Derek Humphry: founder of a California-based group called Hemlock, has written a guidebook for euthanasia. Titled Let Me Die Before I Wake, it was already sold 20,000 copies.

Subject

Authors, English

Journalists

Portraits

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0056089F

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