Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
E.A. Morris Fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
L2532
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1877-1886 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 v., 11x18cm. -- 1 postcard, sepia-toned 10x6cm.
Archival description area
Name of creator
Morris, E.A.
Biographical history
E.A. Morris travelled from England to the United States and from the United States to the British Columbia coast in the 1870s and 1880s.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the black, leather diary of E.A. Morris, father of the donors. The diary is divided into three trips, London to New York on Board the Steamship Danmark from 11 April to 28 April 1877, New York to San Fransisco by train from 28 April to ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Marjorie and Mary Carew-Gibson, 26 October 1970.
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
MMBC off-site storage.
Restrictions on access
All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Morris, E.A. (Creator)
- SS Otter (ship) (Subject)
- S/V Danmark (ship) (Subject)
- SS City of Panama (ship) (Subject)
- Canadian National Railway (Subject)
- Canadian National Steamship Company (Subject)
Control area
Rules or conventions
RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
14 February 2018