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Fonds consists of a letter written by master George Hawker to his mother and father, Captain Hawker, R.N., dated Nice, 19 March 1927. Also includes a postcard with an image of HMS Warrior, assorted pamphlets, booklets, and brochures, regarding ma...
Hawker, George
Fonds consists of letters from Captain George Hutingford to his wife dating from November 1892 to March 1896, including descriptions of the West Coast of Canada ca. 1892, life in the Royal Navy, and the movements of the HMS Nymphe on the Californi...
Huntingford, Captain George
Fonds consists of miscellaneous papers and photos relating to the work of George Phillips at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt naval stores, his service during World War I, and arctic expeditions. Fonds includes two Department of Naval Services inspection ...
Phillips, George
Fonds consists of a handwritten letter addressed to Arthur, from his brother Harry Gurney dated aboard the barque British Army, describing the voyage from England to Calcutta (now Kolkata), dated 8 September 1881.
Gurney, Arthur
Fonds consists of a copy of three of Lord Horatio Nelson's signatures, before and after the loss of his right arm collected by H.L. Cadieux. Signatures are on the back of a wood frame and are dated 1786, 1797, and 1802. And, a booklet titled...
Cadieux, Captain H.L.
Fonds consists of personal and professional documents and memorabilia related to Eric Leslie Hammer, wireless operator. Dating primarily from the 1930s and 1940s but also including a certificate of marriage between Eric Leslie Hammer and Yuiko Kat...
Hammer, Eric Leslie
Fonds consists of the personal and professional papers of Harry F. Leggett, relating primarily to his service in World War II. Documents include ration books, liquor permit, short leave application cards, naval telegrams, handwritten correspondenc...
Leggett, Harry F.
The fonds consists of baptismal certificate (1971), certificates of character (1893-1910) of the Royal Navy, letter of reference, papers from the Admiralty, papers regarding James' acceptance into the Royal Canadian Navy, and a short resume o...
James, Captain Frederic William Haigh
Fonds consists of a scrapbook concerning John Edward Hill, including photos, certificates, letters, poems, and newspaper clippings relating to his work dating from 1897 to 1925 first in England and then for Canadian Pacific Railway. Scrapbook also...
Hill, John Edward
Series of letters from Scottie and Susan McNab to Maude "Ladybird" Aitkens. The letters date from 1931 to 1941 and detail the life of light keepers on the West Coast at the period of WWII.
McNabb, Scottie and Susan