Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1770-1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
164 photographs. -- 2 photo albums. -- 13 cm of textual records. -- 2 artifacts.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Emery family originally settled in the San Juan Valley (Port Renfrew, B.C.) ca. 1893 and later resided in Esquimalt. Anne Emery married Rev. J. C. Jackson. Her brother, Samuel Emery, worked for Yarrows Limited. Samuel married Zeno Marjorie Gladys Coldwell on 17 April 1930. They had two children: Zeno Anne (b. 1930) and William Arthur. Zeno Anne married Jack Fisher and had two sons. William Arthur (Bill), married Marilyn and had two sons.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of William Arthur Emery; 17 accessions donated between 1989 to 2001.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs of the Emery family in Esquimalt including, but not limited to: Esquimalt scenes, Lampson St. School class photos, and an Army pay book. Fonds also includes family trees that date back to 1773, and the diary of Samuel Emery's voyage (1893) across the Atlantic and eventual settlement in the Port Renfrew area.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
There are no restrictions on access to these records.
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession Numbers: 989-020, 991-013, 993-031, 994-045, 994-079, 994-102, 995-037, 995-038, 995-046, 995-047, 996-013, 996-014, 997-056, 999-007, 000-031, 001-036, v989-034.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Emery, William Arthur (Accumulator)
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Description control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2022-04-07 - Created - JS
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Sources
Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/emery-family-fonds.