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Joseph Burr Tyrrell fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1768-1946.

Reference:

R2319-0-1-E, MG30-D49

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102342

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Joseph Burr Tyrrell fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1768-1946.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

87.5 cm of textual records.
14 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

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The textual records in the fonds consist of correspondence; notes and tracings of surveys made by Thompson; International Boundary Commission, correspondence and material, photocopy; correspondence and supporting documents concerning boundaries, photocopy; miscellaneous documents; David Thompson's Narrative on his Explorations in Western America; speeches by Dr. Tyrrell at unveiling of memorials to Thompson; printed matter ; and a notebook kept by Tyrrell while a student at University of Toronto.

The graphic material in the fonds consists of photographic material depicting Flathead Lake and Stoners Dock, Montana; ruins of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta; portrait of Annie Elizabeth Thompson; former home of Reverend John Bethune and David Thompson in Williamstown, Ontario; monument to David Thompson in Mount Royal Cemetery designed by Henri Hebert and erected in 1912. Photographs are by Hillman, Kalispell, Montana, J.B. Tyrell, and Topley, Ottawa, Ontario.

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Tyrrell, J.B. (Joseph Burr), 1858-1957

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Tyrrell, J.B. (Joseph Burr), 1858-1957 : Dr. Joseph Burr Tyrrell, geologist, author and explorer, was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and Victoria University. He served with the Geological Survey, 1881-1898, exploring vast areas of Western and Northern Canada. He then practiced as a mining engineer and served as president of Kirkland Lake Gold Mining Co.

He published several works including David Thompson's Narrative of his Explorations in Western America, 1784-1812, which he edited for the Champlain Society in 1916. He served as president of the Champlain society, 1927-1932, and was elected F.R.S.C. in 1910.

See: The Canadian Encyclopedia, 1985, p. 1861; and Encyclopedia Canadiana, vol. 10, p. 165.

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General note:

Material received in 1956 from Joseph Burr Tyrrell of Toronto, Ontario.
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Explorers - Canada, 1768-1873, [ca.1878], 1881-1946 Geological Survey of Canada, 1881-1898

Authors - Canada, 1768-1873, [ca.1878], 1881-1946 David Thompson's Narrative of his Explorations in Western America, 1784-1812

Geologists - Canada, 1763-1873, [ca.1878], 1881-1946 Charles Lindsay, 1820-1908

David Thompson - Biography, 1886-1946 Hudson's Bay Company, 1881-1933

Joseph Burr-Tyrell - Correspondence, 1886-1946 Grey Coat Hospital, 1881-1933

Canada - Exploring expeditions, 1886-1946 University of Toronto, [ca.1878]

David Thompson - Diaries, 1768-1873

William Wales - Diaries, 1768-1769

Duncan McGillivray - Journeys, 1800, 1818

Legal documents - Canada, 1883

Mineralogy - Canada, [ca.1878]
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1956-039 DAP
1956-039 NPC

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MG30-D49
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

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Box [TYRRELL, J.B. 1956-039] 4829

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [TYRRELL, J. B. 1956-039] SC 0041

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright on items less than 50 years old has expired; various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.

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