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Henry Whatley Tyler fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1847-1893.

Reference:

R7380-0-3-E, MG29-A31

Type of material:

Photographs, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97996

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Henry Whatley Tyler fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1847-1893.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm of textual records some photocopies.
1 photograph b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of letters from Tyler to his wife and mother, written during inspection tours and business trips in North America, 1867-1893, covering such topics as supervision on the construction of the International Bridge at Niagara and the St. Clair Tunnel, and negotiations with American railroads; letters from Tyler to Mr. Renton, Secretary of the Grand Trunk, 1890-1893; letters from Tyler's son to Lady Tyler; and a collection of letters from Tyler's father-in-law, Major-General C.W. Pasley, to Pasley's son on duty with the British Army in Canada, 1847-1849, containing references to telegraphic procedure, equipment, and the Rebellion Losses Bill.

Also included in the fonds is a photographic portrait of Sir Henry Tyler, dated April 1880.

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Tyler, Henry Whatley, Sir, 1827-1908

Biography/Administrative history:

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Tyler, Henry Whatley, Sir, 1827-1908 : Sir Henry Whatley Tyler was born in England and trained as a soldier at Wedwith. Between 1853 and 1870 he was an inspector of railways for the British Board of Trade, and chief inspector from 1870 to 1877. In 1877 he was knighted, and became president of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. He held this position until 1895; and for the period 1880-1892 he was also member of Parliament for Harwick and Great Yarmouth.

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Photographs: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level description.

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General note:

Acquired in 1958 from H.M. Tyler of Bexhill, Surrey, England.

Location of originals note:

Original records located with H.M. Tyler of Bexhill, Surrey, England.
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Railroads - United States, 1867-1893 International Bridge (N.Y. and Ont.), 1867-1893

Telegraph, 1847-1849 St. Clair Tunnel (Ont.), 1867-1893

Tunnelling, 1867-1893 Mr. Renton, 1890-1893

Structural engineering, 1867-1893 Lady Tyler, 1847-1893

Major-General C.W. Pasley, 1847-1849

Canada. Rebellion Losses Act (1849), 1847-1849
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1958-210 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG29-A31
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [TYLER, H.M. 1958-210] 5334

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

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Volume [MG29 A 31] 1

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: National Archives of Canada / Copy negative number.

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