Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1947-1991 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
157 photographs. -- 1 artifact. -- 1cm of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ken Steer was born in Victoria, May 9, 1925, "a James Bay boy". Ken was a veteran of WW2, mostly convoy duty on the Atlantic Coast then finished his electrical apprenticeship at VMD, worked as an electrician for 40 years at Yarrow's shipyard, the last 25 years as electrical foreman.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of Ken Steer; 1 accession donated in 1996.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds includes materials created during Ken Steer's career at Yarrows, including photos of Yarrows employee events, and vessels during construction, predominantly the "Jacob Henkel" ferry.
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
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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 Number 000-025.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Yarrows Ltd. (Subject)
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Description control area
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created - 2022-05-25