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- Collection
- Simpson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Sub-series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Series includes a short poem and drawing (“God Bless this House”), memoirs, and a painting by Mary Simpson, and three poems (“Railroad Rats,” “Pump Song,” “Some Questions”) and a short story (“When the West Was Young”) by Donald Simpson.
- Collection
- Simpson Family fonds
- Description Level
- Sub-series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- PF36
- Series No.
- SS4
- Accession No.
- 2020.39
- 1983.56
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records, 1 painting
- Custodial History
- Items from 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. Photocopied memoirs (1983.56) were donated by Cameron Bordon in 1983 and were originally part of the BVM discrete item collection.
- Scope and Content
- Series includes a short poem and drawing (“God Bless this House”), memoirs, and a painting by Mary Simpson, and three poems (“Railroad Rats,” “Pump Song,” “Some Questions”) and a short story (“When the West Was Young”) by Donald Simpson.
- Notes
- The memoirs by Mary Simpson are in both original (2020.39) and photocopied (1983.56) format.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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