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Elizabeth Anderson Varley fonds.

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Part Of
Elizabeth Anderson Varley fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1878-1947; 1981
Accession Number
991.7.
Scope and Content
Textual records consisting of typewritten and handwritten notes pertaining to the creation of the book Kitimat My Valley.
62 photographs of the Anderson family, other early settlers and missionaries, and Haisla people, 1878-1947.
Part Of
Elizabeth Anderson Varley fonds
Creator
Elizabeth Anderson Varley
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
991.7.
Date Range
1878-1947; 1981
Physical Description
7mm of textual records
62 photographs
History / Biographical
Elizabeth Anderson Varley, author of 'Kitimat My Valley' was born and raised in the Kitimat Valley. The book is a memoire of her life and the life of her family members, during the tenure as missionairies and ranchers in the area.
Custodial History
Obtained directly from Elizabeth Varley
Scope and Content
Textual records consisting of typewritten and handwritten notes pertaining to the creation of the book Kitimat My Valley.
62 photographs of the Anderson family, other early settlers and missionaries, and Haisla people, 1878-1947.
Name Access
Varley, Elizabeth Anderson
Storage Location
Archives
Part Of
Margaret Butcher fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1916-1919 : Photocopies 1983
Accession Number
983.54
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of correspondence of Margaret Butcher to various family members describing her life in Kitamaat (Kitimat) and actibities at the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home.
Part Of
Margaret Butcher fonds
Creator
Margaret Butcher
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
8
Accession Number
983.54
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1916-1919 : Photocopies 1983
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Margaret Butcher emigrated to Canada around 1915. In 1916, she accepted a nursing position at the Kitamaat Girls Home (later the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home) a facility in Kitamaat supported by the Women's Missionary Society (Methodist) of British Columbia. She remained in Kitimat until 1919, when she moved to California.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of correspondence of Margaret Butcher to various family members describing her life in Kitamaat (Kitimat) and actibities at the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home.
Notes
Title based on the contents of the fonds. Copies from originals held in the BC Archives and Records Service (Add.MSS 362)
Name Access
Butcher, Margaret
Subject Access
Elizabeth Long Memorial Home
Women's Missionary Society (Methodist) of British Columbia
Repro Restriction
Donor requested that copying be restricted to a few pages for research use, and that direct requests for complete copies be sent to the Provincial Archives. Copyright remains with Ms. Butcher's literary heirs. (See accession file)
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 11-12