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- 1900-1924, 1986 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records -- 7 photographs -- 36 Christmas cards.
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Biographical history
Alf Harvey was born in Esquimalt, 1909. He was educated in Esquimalt Schools & Vancouver Technical School. Alf became a boat builder and worked at Ocean Falls, 1932-64; last 6 years as town site manager. In 1965 he was Gold River Superintendent. Alf lived in Esquimalt 1909-1922, Vancouver 1922-1932, and Ocean Falls 1932-1964. He retired to Esquimalt and died September 2000.
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Gift of Alfred Harvey; 7 accessions donated between 1986-1994.
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Fonds consists of written reminiscences of the Alfred Harvey's childhood in Esquimalt, as well as family photos from around Esquimalt. Fonds also contains a significant number of locally designed and printed Christmas cards by Cyril and Beth Connorton.
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There are no restrictions on access to these records.
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- English
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Accession Numbers: 986-026, 987-005, 993-014, 994-027, v987-003, v987-007, v987-030.
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Created 2022-03-15 - JS