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Lorris Elijah Borden fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1893-1964.

Reference:

R1505-0-2-E, MG30-B46

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98113

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Lorris Elijah Borden fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1893-1964.

Place of creation:

British Columbia

Extent:

22.5 cm of textual records.
38 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence which deals with the expedition and attempts to publish the memoirs and diary of Dr. Borden, original, 1903-1907, 1954-1964, 7.5 cm; diary and rough notes including a preliminary draft of a medical report, manuscript of memoirs and articles 1903-1904, and a 1923 speech to Rotary International, orignal, 12.5 cm; personal items including magazine and periodicals in which Borden's name appeared, original, 1957-1963, 2.5 cm.

Also included are photographs illustrating the voyage of the C.G.S. expedition, 1903-1904, Erebus Bay, Beechy Island, N.W.T., 1904, and the tenth annual Rotary Club convention, Tacoma, Wash., March 1923.

Provenance:

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Borden, Lorris E., 1877-1963

Biography/Administrative history:

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Borden, Lorris E., 1877-1963 : Dr. Lorris Elijah Borden spent most of his life as a doctor in Nelson, B.C. and area. He was the first doctor commissioned by the Canadian Government to make a physical and anthropological report on the Eskimo, 1903-1904, while surgeon and botanist on the first Canadian Government expedition to the Eastern Arctic headed by A.P. Low. He was elected to the B.C. Legislature as a Conservative member 1928. He served on the B.C. Health Commission and was a sponsor of health care legislation and measures regarding Doukkhobor community affairs. He was doctor for the Soldiers Resettlement Board (forerunner to the Department of Veterans Affairs) after the First World War.

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General note:

Acquired in 1965 from Mrs. L.E. Borden of Victoria, B.C.

Availability of other formats note:

The medical report and diaries are also available on microfilm reel C-3465.
Subject heading:

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Explorers - Arctic regions, 1903-1907 Rotary International

Canada - Exploring expeditions - 20th Century, 1903-1907

Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration - Canadian, 1903-1907

Physicians Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1965-014 NPC
1969-068 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-B46
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

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Box [BORDEN, LORRIS ELIJAH 1965-014] 5719

[Consultation 90 Open]

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

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