Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Lockyer family collection
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document textuel
- Supports multiples
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Collection
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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ca. 1900-2006 (Production)
- Producteur
- Lockyer family
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
0.12 m of textual records and photographs
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Martha and George William Lockyer emigrated to Canada from Bath, England in 1912. They began farming in Adolphustown and purchased a farm property two kilometres west of Picton. they had five sons: Sidney (b.1895), Alec (b.1897), Chris (b. 1898), William (b. 1900) and Ray (b1906).
Historique de la conservation
This material was received from Nell (Sprague) Lockyer, wife of D.G. Lockyer. D.G. Lockyer received this material via his cousin, Ruperta (Ruby) Lockyer Ward, who in turn, had been entrusted by the grandmother of both, Martha Lockyer, to hold the material memories of her son, Chris Railton Lockyer, killed during the First World War, in safekeeping.
Portée et contenu
The collection is comprised of correspondence, articles, telegrams and official military documentation collected and received by Martha and George Lockyer from their son, Chris Railton Lockyer who died on active service (17 August 1917) in the Battle for Hill 70, near Vimy. The collection also includes a number of letters from Alec Lockyer to his parents and siblings. This material was organized by Don Lockyer into two named volumes "Far from Home" and "Somewhere in Europe". The volumes intersperse non-contemporaneous articles and materials framing and contextualizing this material within a larger narrative. Also included are some supplemental letters, photographs and a memorial marker for C.R. Lockyer.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Classement
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
Accroissements
Note générale
2019-048