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Robert Carr-Harris fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1868-1875.

Reference:

R7332-0-7-E, MG29-B9

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97807

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Robert Carr-Harris fonds
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Date(s):

1868-1875.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.4 cm of textual records (14 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of notes by Robert Carr-Harris on the surveys of the Pictou extension of Nova Scotia Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, 1868-1874, and the Vancouver Island Railway, 1875; and a letter from Carr-Harris to his wife, 29 July 1875, written at Transit Party Camp #3, Vancouver Island.

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Carr-Harris, Robert, 1843-1923

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Carr-Harris, Robert, 1843-1923 : Robert Carr-Harris was born at Camden Town, London on 6 July 1843. Carr-Harris worked as an engineer on the construction of the Intercolonial Railway, 1867-1876, the Quebec Government Railway, 1876, and the Brockville and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, 1902-1904. He was also a consultant on other railway construction projects in North America. Carr-Harris taught civil engineering and architecture at the Royal Military College from 1879 to 1897, and engineering at Queen's University from 1898 to 1901. He also published a number of textbooks on civil engineering and bridge construction. Carr-Harris died in 1923.

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Location of originals note:

Originals located with Major G.G.M. Carr-Harris, Ottawa, Ont.

Dates of creation note:

Photocopied from originals in 1955.
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Transportation - Canada - History, 1868-1875 Vancouver Island Railway, 1875

Transportation - Surveying, 1868-1875 Nova Scotia Railway Company, 1868-1875

Civil engineers - Correspondence, 1875 Intercolonial Railway Company, 1868-1874

Quebec Government Railway, 1876

Brockville and Sault Ste-Marie Railway, 1902-1904
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MG29-B9
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