About Edith Firth Edith G. Firth (1927-2005) was the Head of the Canadian History and Manuscript Section of the Toronto Public Library. Books by Edith Firth The Town of York 1793-1815 A Collection of Documents of Early Toronto edited by Edith Firth The Town of York 1793-1815 A Collection of Documents of Early Toronto edited by Edith Firth