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Sir William Van Horne fonds [multiple media (some microform)]

Niveau hiérarchique :

Fonds

Date :

[ca. 1672, 1785-1984].

Référence :

R7719-0-8-E, MG29-A60

Genre de documents :

Documents textuels, Documents photographiques, Art, Objets (incluant les médailles et épinglettes)

Trouvé dans :

Archives / Collections et fonds

No d'identification :

102333

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Sir William Van Horne fonds
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Fonds comprend :

28 description(s) de niveau inférieur
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Date(s) :

[ca. 1672, 1785-1984].

Lieu de création :

Canada

Pays de publication additionel :

Cuba, États-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaïque, Mexique, Philippines, Argentine, Bolivie, Brésil, Paraguay

Étendue :

23.762 m of textual records.
2 microfilm reels : positive.
ca. 4426 photographs : multiple processes, b&w and col.
3 paintings : oil.
7 watercolours : watercolour.
172 drawings : pencil, pen and ink.
24 prints : photomechanical reproductions, steel engravings, lithographs.
6 sketchbooks.
3 publications.
3 letterpress.
289 maps : chiefly blueprints.
134 architectural drawings : chiefly blueprints.
1 atlas : (29 leaves of plates) ; 69 x 102 cm.
17 technical drawings.
47 medals : bronze, silver, gilt and enamel.

Langue du document :

anglais

Langue du document additionnelle :

anglais, français, espagnol, portugais

Acquisition :

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Sir William Cornelius Van Horne collection [graphic material, object]

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Fonds consists primarily of records relating to Van Horne's non-C.P.R. business activities.

The documentation relating to the establishment and running of the Cuba Company and Cuba Railroad Company, 1898-1915, includes: letterbooks, incoming correspondence, subject files, financial and operational records, and published material. Papers dealing with Van Horne's private business dealings in Cuba consist of correspondence, legal and property records, 1902-1915.

The records relating to the Guatemela Railway Company include correspondence and subject files, 1904-1912.

Private business letterbooks, 1893-1915; correspondence, and subject files, 1870-1915, containing Van Horne's correspondence (both incoming and outgoing) on a wide variety of his business, political and private affairs.

Included is correspondence about The Albertite Oilite and Cannel Coal Company, Brazilian Traction Light and Power Company, Canada North-West Land Company, Canadian Salt Company, Canadian Sardine Company, the Cuba Company, Dominion Iron and Steel Company, Equitable Life Insurance Society, Grand Falls Company, Guatemala Railway Company, Laurentide Paper Company, Norwood Improvement Company, Riode Janerio Tramway, Light and Power Company, Winnipeg Electric Railway Company and others.

Van Horne's correspondence with leading Canadian and American public figures can be found in his business records. There are also corporate letterbooks for the Southern Minnesota Railway, 1876-1879, and the Robin Hood Powder Company, 1900-1904.

Correspondence and subject files relating to the Van Horne family's summer home "Covenhoven" on Minister's Island, St. Andrews, New Brunswick; Van Horne's model farm at East Selkirk, Manitoba; and his hacienda in Cuba.

The family papers inlcude correspondence to and from all members of Van Horne's extended household (with the exception of the Van Hornes' first son William C. Van Horne who died in childhood).

The correspondence is organized in sub-series by recipient. Family journals, publications, and miscellanea concerning the Van Horne and Hurd Families. Legal files, particularly concerning the estates of Sir William Van Horne and Adeline Van Horne. Correspondence to Adeline Van Horne from R. Randolph Bruce, Canadian Minister to Japan, 1936-1938. Microfilmed copies of private correspondence held at the Canadian Railroad Association Archives, 1856-1938.

Microfilmed material consists of incoming correspondence concerning CPR business, investments and personal matters, 1856-1938, and undated material. These records are located on microfilm reels M-7493 and M-7494.

Fonds also contains photographs of events, subjects, places and individuals associated with the life and career of Van Horne.

In addition, the fonds includes portraits, views and caricatures of Canadian and non-Canadian subjects, illustrated letters and the privately published books "The Covenhaven Follies of 1919", "Getting an Earful" and "A Happy New Year From a Basketful of Puppies".

Additionally there are a selection of commemorative medals and lapel pins, mostly of an agricultural theme, however a pair of medals were presented to Van Horne as an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

Fonds also includes an illuminated address of Congratulations from the Citizens of Vancouver. It is located in horizontal storage, container 107.

Also, the fonds contains several hundred maps and architectural plans. Many relate to the construction of the railway in Cuba, but some also relate to locations in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere, including Van Horne's Farm Buildings in St. Andrews, New Brunswick and for a house in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

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Van Horne, William Cornelius, Sir, 1843-1915
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Correspondant : Van Horne (family)

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Canada North West Land Co

Canada Cement Company

Mackenzie, William, Sir, 1849-1923

Brazilian Railway Company

Hubbard, W. W

Royal Bank of Canada

Banque royale du Canada

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

Cuba Railroad Company

Southern Minnesota Railway

Abbott, J. J. C. (John Joseph Caldwell), Sir, 1821-1893

Bank of Montreal

Banque de Montréal

Rio de Janerio Tramway, Light & Power Company

Banco Nacional de Cuba

Canadian Tungsten Lamb Company

Canadian Steel Packet Company

Allison, J. Wesley

Alpine Club of Canada

Browne, Stewart

Albertite Oilite and Cannel Coal Company

Canadian-Ohio Oil and Gas Company

Canadian China Clay Company

Cameron, Agnes Deanes

Brazilian Traction, Light & Power Company
Biographie/Histoire administrative :

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Van Horne, William Cornelius, Sir, 1843-1915 : William Cornelius Van Horne usually signed his name William Van Horne or W.C. Van Horne. He became Sir William Van Horne on being awarded the K.C.M.G. in 1894.

Born in County Will, Illinois, Van Horne came to Canada in December 1881. Thereafter he resided in Montreal, Quebec and St. Andrew's, N.B. In the latter part of his life he also had an estate at Camaguey, Cuba.

Van Horne was educated at local schools in Illinois. Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915) began his railway career at the age of 14, working for the Illinois Central Railway. By 1874 he was General Manager of the Southern Minnesota Railway, of which he later became President. While retaining this position he became General superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. It was here that Van Horne's abilities came to the attention of J.J. Hill, one of the original directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway. On Hill's recommendation Van Horne was brought to Canada and became the General Manager of the CPR in January 1882. He had direct responsibility for the construction of the railway, 1882-1885. He was successively the CPR's Vice-President, 1884-1888, President, 1888-1898 and Chairman, 1898-1910. Van Horne retired from active responsibility in the company's affairs in 1899, but remained a director until he died in 1915.

In January 1900 Van Horne visited Cuba, and while there decided to build a railway through the eastern portion of the island. Raising capital largely from American sources, he incorporated the Cuba Company in 1900 with himself as President. Construction began in November 1900, and the main line from Santa Clara to Santiago was opened in 1902. A subsidiary of the Cuba Company, the Cuba Railroad Company, was established to operate the railroad, while other subsidiaries were established to operate sugar plantations and hotels. The Cuba Company was increasingly prosperous to the time of Van Horne's death.

Van Horne was jointly responsible with the American financiers Minor C. Keith (founder of the American Fruit Company) and Percival Farqhuar for the establishment of the Guatemala Railway in 1904. He was initially a non-acting manager for the company, and remained a director until he sold his shares in 1912.

In North America, Van Horne was executive or director of more than 40 companies. These included the Canada North-West Land Company, Canadian Salt Company, Dominion Iron and Steel Company, Equitable Life Insurance Society, Grand Falls Company, Laurentide Paper Company and Winnipeg Electric Railway Company among others. Despite involvement in failing companies such as the Canadian Sardine Company and the Robin Hood Powder Company, Van Horne was one of the country's most successful businessmen.

Van Horne married Lucy Adeline Hurd of Galesburg, Illinois in 1867. They had two children, Adeline and Richard Benedict Van Horne, and one grandchild, William C.C. Van Horne.

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Textual records (Électronique) The finding aid is a file list of the original material in volumes 1 to 106. MSS1786 (90: Ouvert)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000381.pdf

Graphic material and objects (Électronique) Some item level descriptions are available in the MINISIS database. (90: Ouvert)

Photographs (Papier) Biography of Van Horne in accession file. 1786 (90: Ouvert)

Art material (Papier) Inventory lists are available in the accession files. (90: Ouvert)

Objects (Papier) Medal serial nos. 13179 to 13180, 14043 to 14073. (90: Ouvert)

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Note générale :

Two medals were received in 1986 from Matthew Hannon, Montreal, Quebec. Additional material was received in 1988 and 1989 from Matthew Hannon's estate, and in 1991 and 1993 from Mrs. Janet Hannon, Toronto, Ontario.

Note sur l'emplacement des originaux :

Textual records (microform): Originals held by the Canadian Railroad Historical Association Archives, St-Constant, Quebec.

Note sur les dates de création :

Textual records (microform): Copied from originals in 1984.
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Mines and mineral resources

Steel industry and trade

Dunn, Fischer and Company

Allan, H. Montagu

Family law and legislation

Charity Organization society of Montreal

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway

Rodney D. Chipp

Chas (Charles) Hopkins Clark

Compania Cubana de Fianzas

W.A. Cooper

Robert Flemming

Degnon Realty Company

Demerara Electric Company

Dominion Coal Company

Dominion General Film Company

Dominion Steel Company

Walter Doeswell

N.S. Dunlop

Electric Properties Company

Equitable Assurance Society

Equitable Trust Company

A. B. Farquhar

Percival Farquhar

S.A. Ferro-Carri y Almacenes de Deposito de Santiago de Cuba

F.J. Frank

Bruno Garibaldi

Frank Garrett

W.F. Lynch

H.A. Powell

Redield Proctor

G.F. Underwood

Earl Grey

Havana Central Railroad Company

Havana Motor Omnibus Company

F.W. Heubach

Lane-Libby Fisheries Company

Laurentide Paper Company Limited

George Chahoon

Donald MacMaster

Montreal Trust Company

E.C. Ryder

Angus MacMurchy

S.S. McClure

F.S. McGraw

[Montréal] Metropolitan Parks Commission

Mexico North Western Company

Mexico Tramways Company

H.J. del. Meyer

Mining Exploration Company

William Montgomery

Montreal Land & Improvement Company

L.P. Morton

Shintaro Morimoto

National Surety Company

Norwood Improvement Company

North-East London Railway

Ohio Petroleum Corporation

B.W. Palmer

F.S. Pearson

Pennsylvannia Sugar Refining Company

Puebla Tramway Light & Power Company

Miller A. Smith

E.C. Smith

Sperling & Company

Stemwinder Gold and Coal Mining Company

Sterling Salt Company

St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Company

Stuart Low & Company

Tecumseh Salt Company

Toronto and Nippissing Railway Company

Trinidad Electric Company

Tubes Realty & Terminal Company

C.M. Warner

Sir William Whyte

J. A. Wigmore

Winnipeg Electric Company

J.A.M. Aikens

Canadian Northern Railway

J.R. Oastler

A.J. Long

James Yule

W.W. Baird

F.H. Grimmer

R.F. Quinn

Skyways Limited

Royal Trust Company

J.H. Plummer

Reciprocity

Pease E L

Barcelona Traction Light and Power Company

Livestock

Sydney (N.S.)

Transportation

Oil industry

Agriculture

St. Andrew's (N.B.)

Angus, Richard B., 1831-1922

Tobacco industry

East Selkirk (Man.)

Railroads Canada

Chemins de fer Canada

Railroad engineering

Railroads - Cuba

Cuba

Fisheries New Brunswick

Pêches Nouveau-Brunswick

Railroads Guatemala

Chemins de fer Guatemala

Land titles Cuba

Japan

Japon

Land tenure Cuba

Propriété foncière Cuba

Port of Havana Docks Company (Cuba)

Hotels Canada

Hôtels Canada

Cuba Guidebooks

Wood-pulp industry

Pâte à papier Industrie

Réciprocité

Gas industry

Gaz Industrie

Railroads Brazil

Railroads United States

Real estate development - Vancouver

Real estate development - Winnipeg

Real estate development - Chicago

Street Railways
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114-080002-7
116-040076-1
118-020129-9
119-080027-6
1986-013 MED
1987-015 PIC
1989-004 MED
1989-371 DAP
1989-543 DAP
1989/0178 MSS
1991-175 DAP
1991/0176
1994-389 DAP
1994/0274
218 89
219-89
88977 CA
91-061
91-079
93-268
93-324
94-046
MG29-A60

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MG29-A60
Pour réserver ou commander des documents

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Documents textuels

[Consultation90 Ouvert]

Volume [MG 29 A 60] 110

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

Volume [MG29 A 60] 1--108

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

Boîte d'instruments de recherche [FA 1786] 135

[Consultation 10 Fermé]

Bobine de microfilm H-2968--H-2971

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

Documents textuels: microformes

[Consultation90 Ouvert]

Documents iconographiques (photo)

[Consultation90 Ouvert]

Volume [R7719] 111--128

[Consultation 90 Ouvert]

Documents iconographiques (art)

[Consultation90 Ouvert]
Art material: Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

Objet

[Consultation90 Ouvert]
Objects: Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

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Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Various copyrights. Copyright expires 50 years from the date of production. Credit: photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Art material: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright expired. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Objects: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Copyright expired. Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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