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Turner Fonds
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Fonds
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982.002.0001-0013
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1962-1964 (Creation)
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9cm of textual records.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence and documents relating to the professional life of Norman Turner, marine surveyor, dating from 1962 to 1964.
- Reports and Correspondence from Department of Transport, marine regulations branch, dating to 1962.
- Reports, correspondence, and certificates of markings from Department of Transport and reports and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada. Relating primarily to registries of shipping queries, dating to 1963.
- Surveyor’s reports, builder’s certificates, and certificates of survey from the Department of Transport.
- General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1963.
- Correspondence, survey forms, and annual surveys from the Department of Transport, Ottawa, dating to 1964.
- Registrars of shipping from the department of Transport and correspondence from National Revenue, Canada, dating from 1964.
- General correspondence and survey forms from the department of Transport dating to 1964.
- General correspondence with various contractors and businesses in the shipbuilding industry, dating to 1964.
- Forms, correspondence, and surveyor’s reports dating to 1964.
- Blank survey formula forms from Norman Turner, marine surveyor and ships plans by Raymond H. Richards, naval architect & marine surveyor.
- Correspondence between Norman Turner and Mr. Jack H. Pert regarding measuring survey request, dated January 1964.
- Correspondence between Norman Turner and Yarrows Limited. And Victoria Machinery Depot Co., Limited and ships plans from Yarrows Limited, dating to 1962.
- Correspondence relating to measuring surveys for the British American Oil Company Limited and architectural plans for mooring float for B.A. Oil and Royal Victoria Yachting Club.
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Donated by Mrs. Connie Turner, February 1982.
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- English
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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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- Yarrows Shipbuilding Limited (Subject)
- Vancouver Tug Boat Company Limited (Subject)
- Victoria Machinery Depot Company Limited (Subject)
- Burrard Dry Dock Company Limited (Subject)
- Royal Victoria Yacht Club (Subject)
- M/V Queen of Esquimalt (ship) (Subject)
- M/V Albert J. Savoie (ship) (Subject)
- British American Oil Company (Subject)
- Department of Transportation (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
28 September 2017