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- 1903-1992 (Creation)
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[ca. 6.5cm of textual records.] -- 2 nautical charts. -- 2 photographs.
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Douglas Nelson was born in Montreal. He was an artillery officer WWII, Personnel Officer, Dockyard post WWII until 1979. He was an Honorary Base historian in 1979 author of historical articles on military history, including two for the book "Beyond the Blue Bridge".
Doug provided an oral history in 1990. A transcription can be viewed/obtained from the Esquimalt Municipal Archives.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/f-nelson-obituary?id=46714827
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Gift of Douglas Nelson; 7 accessions donated between 1991 and 1998.
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Fonds consists of written history of Ted Pearson’s family history, volumes of the “Yarrows Review” employee newsletter, editions of the Dockyard News, a souvenir booklet for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, admiraltiy charts of Esquimalt Harbour (1903), p
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There are no restrictions on access to these records.
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Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.
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- Yarrows Ltd. (Subject)