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Edward William Watkin fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1856-1896.

Reference:

R3741-0-4-E, MG24-E17

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98845

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Edward William Watkin fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1856-1896.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

30 cm of textual records.
2 microfilm reels negative and positive.
3 maps

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence of Sir Edward William Watkin, 1856-1896, including letters concerning the Grand Trunk and International railways, a projected Atlantic and Pacific Postal Telegraph Company, the International Financial Society and the Hudson's Bay Company terrritory, together with various agreements, memoranda, newspaper clippings and printed reports or pamphlets (volumes 1-3). Also included is a letter from Sir Charles Tupper to Watkin, 14 June 1894, inviting him to a Dominion Day Dinner to be held in London (volume 4), 3 pages. Fonds also includes microfilmed correspondence and other papers, microfilm reels A-519 to A-520.

Fonds consists of three maps of British North America. One map shows the area claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company; two maps show the navigation routes connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of pre-confederation Canada.

Provenance:

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Watkin, E. W. (Edward William), Sir, 1819-1901

Biography/Administrative history:

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Watkin, E. W. (Edward William), Sir, 1819-1901 : Sir Edward Watkin was born in Salford, Manchester, the son of Abolsom Watkin, a prominent cotton merchant, and Elizabeth Makinson. In 1845, after a few years in his father's business, Watkin began his long career with railroad companies, ultimately serving as Chairman of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railroad from 1864 to 1894.

He first visited America in 1851, and published an account of his trip. In 1861, at the request of the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Watkin came to British North America to determine the feasibility of a confederation of the five British colonies and the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada. From 1861 to 1863, Watkin was President of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. He was a member of Parliament in Britain from 1864-1868, 1874-1895, and was created a Baronet in 1880.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides both an index of correspondents and a descriptive listing of the documents in the order of their appearance. The relationship of enclosures is noted, as in the transfer of three maps to the National Map Collection and of thirteen pamphlets to the Public Archives Library. MSS0007 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000007.pdf

Cartographic material (Other) Please consult lower level descriptions. Finding aid is an itemized listing. Watkin, Edward (Sir) 83402/1849. (90: Open)

Textual record (Microform) Microfiche: 1 fiche (1 copy) MSS0007 (90: Open)

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General note:

The Watkin papers (volumes 1-3) were first loaned for microfilming in 1960 and subsequently placed on deposit in 1964 by Lady A.F. Worsley Taylor of Lancashire, England. One additional letter (volume 4) was received in 1958 from Edward M.S. Watkin.

Availability of other formats note:

Volumes 1 to 3, are also located on microfilm, reels A-519 to A-520.

Related material:

Related material, including an extensive run of letterbooks kept for Watkin's correspondence is to be found in the Baring Brothers Company records (MG 24, D 21).
Subject heading:

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Sir Edward William Watkin - Correspondence, 1856-1896 Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, [1856-1896]

Hudson's Bay Compamy - Territories, [1856-1896] International Railway, [1856-1896]

Sir Charles Tupper - Correspondence, 1894 Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, [1856-1896]

Canada Day, 1894 International Financial Society, [1856-1896]

London (England) - Dinners and dining, 1894

Pamphlets

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG24-E17
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 E 17] 1--4

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 7] 1

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel [MG24 E 17] A-519--A-520

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel [MG24 E 17] A-519--A-520

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

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Cartographic material. No restrictions on access or reproduction (copyright expired). Credit Libary and Archives Canada.

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09