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Murray Calder Hendry family business and personal records [textual record]

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Date:

1923 - 1989.

Reference:

R14998-7-8-E

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4626818

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Murray Calder Hendry and Outhet family fonds

Murray Calder Hendry family business and personal records
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Date(s):

1923 - 1989.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.05 m textual records ; 4 certificates, 3 family history documents, 2 photocopies of clippings, 8 letters, 1 work order, 1 journal with notes, support documents

Language of material:

English

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Personal and business textual documents pertain to the Hendry family. Personal material includes: 4 school certificates: Provincial Art School Certificate, July 2, 1897; The High School and University Examinations Certificate, August 22, 1898; The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Certificate, March 12, 1908; The University of Toronto Certificate, June 11, 1909. There is also a photocopy of M.C. Hendry's obituary,1951 from the Engineering Journal, November 1951 and a photocopy of newspaper article re: the M.C. Hendry estate. Biographical information came from a typescript biography of Murray Calder Hendry, 2 pp.; and family history knowledge from both a photocopy of hand-written manuscript "History of Hendry Family" and a photocopy of a typewritten letter to the donor, with attached reference note to A Van Every Family Story [a geneology], written by John Macrae, Lakefield, Ontario, January,1989. Support docmentation includes 2 photocopies of the photographs in this collection, with identification notes attached.

Business records primarily reflect M.C. Hendry's work at Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, with the Nova Scotia Power Commission in the form of 7 letters and 1 work order, all dated 1923. His life at work in 1923, complete with technical entries, regarding the building of a power dam, is documented in his daybook: "Daily Journal 1923 of Murray Calder Hendry." This journal contains 4 small inserted notes which are cost lists and office notes. The technical drawing in this collection was originally folded and inserted in this journal.

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Word description. (Paper) R14998-1998. Art accession file in the art library. (90: Open)

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Custodial history:

Documents originally in the custody of Murray Calder Hendry, were left to his brother-in-law's son: Murray McClaren Outhet, who married the donor: Mrs. Harriet Outhet.

Source:

Private

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1998-00758-8
97-699
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]
The recipient is responsible for determining copyright for the family histories.

Volume [R14998] 1--2

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada
Copyright: various

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