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1913-1920, 1955, 1866-1939, 1979 (Creation)
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1 newspaper. -- 5 magazines. -- 21 v. -- 45 cm of textual records.
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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 reports for HMC Dockyards, Halifax and Esquimalt prepared by George Phillips and 11 Department of Naval Services folders containing documents relating to the operation of the naval stores dating from 1917-1922. as well as photocopies of correspondence between George Phillips, V. Stefansson, Mrs. R.M. Anderson, Mrs. Murray, and G.J. Desbarats dating from 1913 to 1915.
Fonds also includes miscellaneous ephemeral related to the Royal Canadian Navy including two issues of "The Naval Volunteer" Magazine dating to December 1915 and January 1916, a Royal Naval Club, Esquimalt account book dating from October 1896 to 31 October 1911, a small painting of HMS Shearwater c. 1911, a pencil drawing of a fireplace with specs c. 1931, a handwritten letter in envelope dated 1912, and a Seattle press club visitor's card for Mr. G. Phillips.
Also includes a small booklet containing information about Canadian Pacific Steamships and a passenger list for the Empress of Scotland sailing from Quebec to Cherbourg and Southampton Wednesday 18 July 1928 as well as a diner menu for Tuesday 24 July 1928 and a lunch menu for Wednesday 25 July 1928. The menus are postcards on the reverse and were collected as souvenirs of a voyage taken by Miss J. Phillips.
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Donated by several members of the Phillips family in several stages between 1954 and 1985.
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- Japanese
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MMBC off-site storage.
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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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Partial translation of 985.038.0080 is located in documentation file.
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- Royal Canadian Navy (Subject)
- HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt (Subject)
- Burrard Dry Dock Company Limited (Subject)
- Royal Navy (Subject)
- CGS Karluk (ship) (Subject)
- Department of Naval Services (Subject)
- Department of National Defence (Subject)
- Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (Subject)
- Imperial Japanese Navy (Subject)
- HMCS Tuna (ship) (Subject)
- HMCS Niobe (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Delhi (ship) (Subject)
- Navy League of Canada (Subject)
- HMS Curlew (ship) (Subject)
- HMCS Rainbow (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Eagle (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Riveria (ship) (Subject)
- HMCS Shearwater (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Egeria (ship) (Subject)
- Department of Marine and Fisheries (Subject)
- CGS Lillooet (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Kent (ship) (Subject)
- Royal Naval Club (Subject)
- RMS Empress of Scotland (ship) (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- HMC Dockyard, Halifax (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.
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2 February 2018. Revised 3 March 2020.