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Donald Simpson began prospecting on Hudson Bay Mountain in the early 1900s with his brother James, in an area now known as Simpson's Gulch. He acquired the Victory Group of claims around 1906 and the Empire Group around 1909. Donald's wife Mary assisted him with this work after their marriage in 1915. The Empire Group was partially sold to Axel Elmstead in 1934, and eventually fully sold by Mary sometime after Donald's death in 1936. The Victory Group remained in the Simpson family until 2019.
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.
Scope and Content
Series includes letters, reports, records, and maps relating to the Simpson family’s mining operations on Hudson Bay Mountain.
Arrangement
Fonds has been divided into subseries reflecting the Simpsons’ two groups of mining claims: SS1) Victory Group and SS2) Empire Group. Items not in either subseries include: an undated reference book of mining information handwritten by Donald Simpson, and a July 9th 1930 letter from Donald Simpson to Hon. W.A. McKenzie, Minister of Mines, regarding the maintenance of mining roads.
Series includes two reports, two letters, and three maps related to the Victory Group of mining claims operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
Donald Simpson began prospecting on Hudson Bay Mountain in the early 1900s with his brother James, in an area now known as Simpson's Gulch. He acquired the Victory Group of claims around 1906 and it remained in the family until 2019, being passed down to his niece Donalda.
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.
Scope and Content
Series includes two reports, two letters, and three maps related to the Victory Group of mining claims operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
Series includes one report, one map, one record of sale, and two records of mining claims related to the Empire Group operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
Donald Simpson began prospecting on Hudson Bay Mountain in the early 1900s with his brother James, in an area now known as Simpson's Gulch. He acquired the Empire Group of claims around 1909. It was partially sold to Axel Elmstead in 1934, and eventually all sold off by Mary Simpson sometime after Donald's death in 1936.
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.
Scope and Content
Series includes one report, one map, one record of sale, and two records of mining claims related to the Empire Group operated by the Simpson Family on Hudson Bay Mountain.
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.
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.
Items 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.
Scope and Content
Series includes a 1945 Municipal Land Assessment and a 1958 Demolition Agreement for the Simpsons’ home at Lot 37, Block 75 in Smithers.
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.
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.
Series includes photographs of Donald and Mary Simpson, their family and friends, and their mining claims on Hudson Bay Mountain. There is also a printed page with three pictures of the Victory Claim cabin in 1983.
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. Photographs P1290-P1292 had been donated by the Cameron family in 1983. Donation information for photographs P3984-P3989 is unknown.
Scope and Content
Series includes photographs of Donald and Mary Simpson, their family and friends, and their mining claims on Hudson Bay Mountain. There is also a printed page with three pictures of the Victory Claim cabin in 1983.
Items 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.
Scope and Content
File contains three poems ("Railroad Rats", "Pump Song," "Some Questions") and one 3-page short story ("When the West Was Young") by Donald Simpson.
