Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- Photocopied 2001 (originally created 1909-1912) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Hubert Dudley "Barney" Connor, 1881?-1950, was born in Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated to Canada in the 1890s. After silver was discovered in Cobalt, Ontario in 1903, he was engaged in prospecting and mining there. In 1909, together with his brother Arthur Frederick "Larry" Connor and Cobalt friends Herbert E. Diffey, Geoffrey "Tom" Thomas, and Jervais "Jerry" Beamish, he settled near Chinook, Alberta, where the five each established homesteads. In 1924 Barney married Emily Whitfeld, ?-1929, and they had two children, Nancy, ?-1983, and Dudley.
Repository
Archival history
The original diary came into the possession of Nancy Connor following her father's death. It was published in serial form in the Hanna Herald newspaper in 1976. Loretta Ellertson of Cereal, Alberta saved the newsclippings and passed them on to Ruth Cole, who photocopied and compiled them in 2001.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Ruth Cole, 2001.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Barney Connor's diary recording his experiences homesteading, with an index compiled by Ruth Cole, and other collected information on Connor and his companions.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The location of the original diary is unknown.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.