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Title proper
Lauren Miller fonds
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- Graphic material
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Fonds
Repository
Reference code
2023.010
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2022 (Creation)
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1928 (Creation)
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1923 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
17 photographs : b&w ; 43 x 42.5 cm or smaller; 9 photographs on card 46 x 46 cm or smaller
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Miller, Lauren
(unknown-)
Biographical history
Lauren Miller is a board member, since 2022, at the Shawnigan Lake Museum and is their secretary since around 2020. She currently works as a Project Coordinator with the Cowichan Tribes Capital Projects department. She completed her diploma in Urban Land Economics in 2022. She has a BS in Kinesiology and worked in the exercise rehabilitation field before changing career paths. She was born and raised on Vancouver Island and currently lives in Shawnigan Lake.
Custodial history
The records were gifted to the Maritime Museum of BC by Lauren Miller in 2023.
The fonds was acquired by Lauren Miller at an auction in 2022.
The following information is provided by the donor, Lauren Miller. The photos used to belong to William Gordon Manson, the son of William Manson who took the photos. William ‘Bill’ Manson was born 15 November 1894 in Stirlingshire, Scotland and passed away 7 January 1985. He was married Susan (nee Dunsmore) and they had a son William Gordon Mason. Bill worked for the Consolidated Whaling Corporation Ltd.
The fonds was acquired by Lauren Miller at an auction in 2022.
The following information is provided by the donor, Lauren Miller. The photos used to belong to William Gordon Manson, the son of William Manson who took the photos. William ‘Bill’ Manson was born 15 November 1894 in Stirlingshire, Scotland and passed away 7 January 1985. He was married Susan (nee Dunsmore) and they had a son William Gordon Mason. Bill worked for the Consolidated Whaling Corporation Ltd.
Scope and content
The Consolidated Whaling Corporation Ltd. had its main wharf based out of Point Ellice. The company was incorporated in 1918, registered in 1922 as an extra-provincial company, and continued operations until 1942, and the company was finally dissolved in 1953. The vessels and office equipment was auctioned of in 1947 when the company filed for bankruptcy, with the vessels being purchased by a number of companies, mainly MH Kramer, Northern Junk Co., that were later dismantled for scrap. It was preceded by the Victoria Whaling Co, the Pacific Whaling Co, Queen Charlotte Whaling Co, and the Canadian Northern Pacific Fisheries. The company had a total of 5 whaling vessels: the Black, the Blue, the White, the Brown, and the Green. The Gray was the company tender and travelled between Victoria and whaling stations with supplies and returned with whale oil, whale bone and other items which it would take to San Francisco to sell. All whaling stations were closed by 1967.
The fonds consists 17 items: 17 enlarged copies of photos related to whaling, 9 of which are on mat board
The fonds consists 17 items: 17 enlarged copies of photos related to whaling, 9 of which are on mat board
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Arrangement
The material was arranged according to the original filing system of the creator.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
MMBC off-site storage. 41.1.2
Availability of other formats
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.
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Associated materials
2023.010.0001 is in the objects collection.
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- Miller, Lauren (Creator)
- Bill Manson (Subject)
- William Gordon Manson (Subject)
- Victoria Whaling Company (Subject)
- Pacific Whaling Company (Subject)
- Queen Charlotte Whaling Company (Subject)
- Canadian Northern Pacific Fisheries (Subject)
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Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD), 2008 edition.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
December 2023
Language of description
- English