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Personal materials
- Date Range
- 1945, 1958
- Collection
- Simpson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Series includes legal documents relating to the personal residence of the Simpson family, and personal items created by Donald and Mary Simpson such as poetry, memoirs and a painting.
- Collection
- Simpson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- PF36
- Series No.
- S2
- Accession No.
- 2020.39
- 1983.56
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records, 1 painting
- Date Range
- 1945, 1958
- History / Biographical
- Donald and Mary Simpson moved to Smithers shortly after their marriage in 1915 and made a home at Lot 37, Block 75. In addition to their mining operations, both members of the couple had artistic pursuits: Mary painted pastels and played musical instruments, while Donald wrote poetry and short stories.
- Custodial History
- Items in accession 2020.39 were in the ownership of the Simpson family for many years before being donated by Elizabeth Cameron, granddaughter of James Simpson, on October 2nd 2020. The photocopies of Mary Simpson's memoirs (1983.56) were donated by Cameron Bordon in 1983 and were part of the BVM discrete items collection before being transferred to the new Simpson family fonds.
- Scope and Content
- Series includes legal documents relating to the personal residence of the Simpson family, and personal items created by Donald and Mary Simpson such as poetry, memoirs and a painting.
- Arrangement
- Series has been divided into two subseries: SS3) Legal Documents and SS4) Personal Items.
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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