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E.W. Izard Fonds
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Fonds
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984.006.0001-0008
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1914-1965 (Creation)
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1v.; 1.5cm of textual records.
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Name of creator
Izard, Edward Whittaker
(b.1888 - d. 1978)
Biographical history
Born in England, Edward Izard started working for Yarrows Shipbuilders in Scotland at the age of 18 and was trained in then new technologies including marine turbines. He came to Esquimalt in 1914 as the assistant manager when the shipyard had been purchased by Sir Alfred Yarrow. Edward Izard became General Manager and remained with the shipyard until 1957.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence from J.S. Marshall and Company (private researchers) requesting historical information on Yarrows Ltd., carbon copy replies from Izard, and Izard's notes on the topic as well as on the subject of naming ships. Also includes a draft of a manuscript titled "History Project - Yarrows A", with amendments and annotations by E.W. Izard.
Fonds also includes a binder containing an index of Yarrows projects dating from 1914 to 1965.
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Donated by Mrs. A. Izard, 17 May 1984.
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- English
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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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- Izard, Edward Whittaker (Creator)
- Yarrows Shipbuilding Limited (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.