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Birks family fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1823-1967.

Reference:

R1481-0-X-E, MG30-A92

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101499

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Birks family fonds
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Fonds includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1823-1967.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.1 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence with family members, friends and business associates on a wide range of topics, n.d., 1823-1967, 37 cm; subject files containing material on a variety of family interests and activities including the Y.M.C.A., genealogy, speeches politics, imperial affairs and religion, n.d., 1845-1967, 30 cm; scrapbooks, n.d., 25 cm; and memorabilia, n.d., 1917-1942, 15 cm.

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Henry Birks and Sons

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Henry Birks and Sons : Jewellers silver merchants

The Birks family has a long tradition as jewellers. In 1562 Richard Birks was officially registered in the Court Rolls of the Sheffield Cutler's Company. Since that time forty-seven of the Birks family have been on the Sheffield records. In 1766 William Birks, a silversmith, became the master of the Cutler's Company of Sheffield. The Birks family continued this tradition in Canada where John Birks settled in 1832. His son Henry Birks, born in 1840, set up the firm Henry Birks and Sons in 1879 in Montreal. From that time the Company has always remained in family hands. Henry Birks died in 1928 leaving the business to William Massey Birks, one of three sons. W.M. Birks' son, Henry G. Birks, became President in 1950. The present President is George Drummond Birks, son of Henry G. Birks.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list describing volumes 1 to 11. MSS1034 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002747.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1976 and 1978 from Henry Birks and Sons Limited. Original documents also presented by G. Drummond Birks, Montreal, Quebec.

Arrangement note:

Fonds consists of correspondence, arranged alphabetically by author.
Subject heading:

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Birks family - Archives, n.d., 1823-1967 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), n.d., 1845-1967

Birks family - Genealogy, n.d., 1845-1967

Addresses, speeches, etc., Canadian, n.d., 1845-1967

Political science, n.d., 1845-1967

Imperialism, 1845-1967

Religion, 1845-1967

Rewards (Prizes, etc.) - Canada, n.d., 1917-1942

Decorations of honor - Canada, n.d., 1917-1942
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1986/0171
2017-00314-X
MG30-A92

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-A92
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000368.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [R1481] 11

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Volume [MG30 A 92] 1--10

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 1034] 93

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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Textual records: Vols. 1-10 are restricted. Permission to consult must be obtained in writing from the Secretary of Henry Birks and Son Limited.

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