Collection search - Lizzie Scott fonds [graphic material, philatelic record, textual record]

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Lizzie Scott fonds [graphic material, philatelic record, textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1900-1955.

Reference:

R6904-0-1-E, MG30-C218

Type of material:

Photographs, Stamps and stamp products, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101671

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Lizzie Scott fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1900-1955.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

480 photographs b&w and col., multiple processes.
13 postal covers.
1 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of family portraits, family photos, and snapshots. Also included in fonds is philatelic material including World War I era postally-used covers bearing Opened by Censor labels, patriotic slogan die cancels, military postal markings, and Canadian War Tax stamps sent from Walter Scott, Canadian Expeditionary Force, to Miss Lizzie Scott, Simpson, Saskatchewan. Some covers bear the "Canada-Y.M.C.A." corner card imprint. Textual material is comprised of letters, 1917-1918, and notes, 1928-1945, written by Walter Scott of the Canadian Expeditionary Force to his sister Lizzie. The letters deal with general family topics and only discuss the war when Walter Scott is wounded.

Provenance:

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Scott, Lizzie

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(No finding aid)

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General note:

Material was donated by Clarence Deshaies of Toronto, Ontario.
Philatelic material, formerly in accession 1989-565, was originally acquired by the National Postal Museum as accession 1984-120.

Arrangement note:

Philatelic records: Philatelic material is arranged chronologically by postmark in file folder.

Availability of other formats note:

Philatelic records: Photocopies of philatelic covers are located in acquisition file.
Subject heading:

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Lizzie Scott - Correspondence, 1917-1918, 1928, 1943-1945 Canada. Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, [1917-1918, 1928, 1943-1945]

Family - Canada, 1917-1918, 1928, 1943-1945 Walter Scott, [1917-1918, 1928, 1943-1945]

War wounds, [1917-1918, 1928, 1943-1945]

World War, 1914-1918 Canada

Soldiers' writings, Canadian
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1983-204 NPC
1993-059 DAP
89-069

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-C218
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1993-059] C65

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 C 218] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright has expired on items more than 50 years old.
Philatelic records: No restrictions on use. Copyright unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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