Fonds L126, L1539-L1547 - J.H. Wickens Fonds

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J.H. Wickens Fonds

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    L126, L1539-L1547

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    • 1873, 1949-1953 (Creation)

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    2.5 cm of textual records.

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    Fonds consists primarily of memorabilia related to travel on Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines dating to the 1950s, but also includes documents related to the Royal Navy dating to 1873.

    L126
    Letter to the admiralty dated 21 May 1873 and a protocol document signed 10 March 1873, defining the boundary line of Haro straight.

    L1539
    23 Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Menus.

    L1540
    Pamphlet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service TEV Princess Marguerite, dating to 1949.

    L1541
    Brochures advertising the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line cruises to Alaska and the Yukon and between Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Seattle.

    L1542
    Booklet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service to Puget Sound and Alaska Princess line with specific mention of the SS Princess Louise as well as including general tourist information.

    L1543
    Request for support of S/V Pacific Queen, berthed in San Francisco.

    L1544
    Passenger list for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service Alaska and the Yukon via the Princess Route for RMS Empress of France, sailing from Liverpool, 4 September 1951 and for SS Princess Louise, sailing from Vancouver, 4 June, 1953.

    L1545
    Magazine titled "The Ocean News", distributed to all passengers on Dollar Liners bound for California, no. 4.

    L1546
    Blank stationary from Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships and from Puget Sound Navigation Co., Black Ball Line, and M/V Chinook.

    L1547
    Luggage tag labeled "Princess Margaret", on reverse: "Trollope & Collis, Ltd.", ship name not filled in.

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    Donated by J.H. Wickens, 19 March 1954 and 13 September 1966.

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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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      RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.

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      9 February 2018

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