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Williams Fonds
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Fonds
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979.049.0001-0003
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1918-1931 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records.
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Name of creator
Williams, John Allan
(b.1903)
Biographical history
Custodial history
Mr. Williams' narrative was written to provide his three daughters and their children with a record of both his career in steam boating and of the earlier years' conditions. The transcription was undertaken by the Assistant Curator of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Ronald R. Godden, in July 1979 to provide the museum with a reference record of steam boating in British Columbia by first-person recollections. The narrative was transcribed verbatim in the main, with deletion of references to family matters not related to the main theme and editorial amendment of spelling.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of photocopies of records relating to the career of John Allan Williams during service in sternwheelers and steam tugs on B.C. Lakes for C.P.R. during the period of 1918 to 1931.
1. Transcript from the manuscript pages of a narrative written by John Allan Williams, describing his family history and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Lake and River Service beginning in 1918
2. Photocopied pages of a notebook maintained by John Allan Williams during his period of employment in various steamboats from 1923 to 1931 with particular senior officers of vessels and vessel statistics
3. Photocopies of letters of reference from the period 1918 to 1931.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Photocopied from Mr. J.A. Williams, 19 July 1979 and officially acquired 26 July 1979.
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- English
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Location of originals
MMBC off-site storage.
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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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- Williams, John Allan (Creator)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008, Canadian Council of Archives.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
21 September 2017