Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Williams Fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
979.049.0001-0003
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1918-1931 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 cm of textual records.
Archival description area
Name of creator
Williams, John Allan
(b.1903)
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 ... »
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 ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Photocopied from Mr. J.A. Williams, 19 July 1979 and officially acquired 26 July 1979.
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
Name access points
- Williams, John Allan (Creator)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines (Subject)
Control area
Rules or conventions
RAD, July 2008, Canadian Council of Archives.
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
21 September 2017