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- 1915-1976 (Creation)
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12 artifacts : household. -- 1 book. -- 2cm of textual records.-- 8 photographs.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Hazel Foster is a longtime resident of Esquimalt who worked at the Provincial Library for 10 years, also at B. C. Cement and the Provincial Legislature. She was educated in Esquimalt Schools. Her family ran Esquimalt Brewing Co. (Fairall) Brewery. Her husband's, Hedley Foster, father operated a tailoring business catering to the Army. Mr. Foster worked as a driver and in the wholesale hardware business.
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Archival history
Gift of Mary Hazel Foster; 3 accessions donated between 1992 and 1995.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of a business ledger (1923-1940) of tailoring for military personnel and household items, school records (including diplomas and report cards) and school photographs of Hazel Foster at Esquimalt Public School, and several household artifacts, including but not limited to: hairpins, a tatting shuttle, and a rolled oats bag.
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No further accruals are expected.
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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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- English
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Note
Accession Numbers: 993-036, 995-033, v992-003.
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Created - 2022-04-12 - JS
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Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/hazel-foster-fonds.