Fonds consists of trench maps of various scales that were used in the operations of the 19th Battalion during their time at the front. Also includes a set of field message books with carbons intact that record Gidley's wartime communications with other officers. Materials were originally created and gathered by Gidley in his capacity as commanding officer of the 19th Battalion, B Company. Fonds has been divided into three series: Maps, Field Notebooks, and Miscellaneous.
Sem títuloFonds consists of black and white photographs and negatives attesting to life aboard HMCS Cayuga and other Canadian naval ships and their points of landing during the years 1946 until about 1955.
Includes photos of HMCS Crescent, merchant vessels, shore leave in Asia, ship's interior and exterior, crew photos, planes in flight, as well as family photos.
Consists of 14 WWI era postcards. Only one contains correspondence. Many of the postcards appear to have been purchased as souvenirs at Eaton's Bookstall in Whitley Camp, UK.
Sem títuloConsists of one photograph album containing official World War One photographs. Item was produced by the studio of F. Wade Moses, Montreal PQ, and likely sold as a set during and after the war.
Notable images include: aerial view of the first Vimy memorial at Thelus Corner ; aerial view of an advance during battle of the Somme ; Ypres Cloth Hall in stages of ruin ; views of German trench works.
Sem títuloConsists of textual and photographic material attesting to the naval careers of Einar Olsen and his son Stuart. Of particular note are original photographs related to Royal Canadian Navy deployment in Korean during the Korean War. Includes images of the ships that took part as well as action shots from land and sea.
Fonds is divided into three series: Correspondence, Photographs, Miscellaneous.
Sem títuloThe collection consists of 122 black and white photographs with a subject range that covers the Spanish Civil War, the German Air Force, the German invasion of Poland, and the war in Italy. Photos 1-46 are 8x10. Subsequent photos are 5x7.
Sem títuloThe Robert Stedman fonds consists of a photo album, predominately with black and white photographs from Stedman's military service in North Africa. There are also two personal journals covering his time in North Africa and Italy during the war. 2 scrapbooks with material collected both during and after the war, mostly newspaper clippings. Some miscellaneous other material are found in the fonds. Fonds have been divided into 6 series:
- Personal Journals
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Certificates
- Monographs
- Cards for regular speech
Fonds consists predominantly of letters and photographs sent home by the Williams brothers during the Boer War. Photos taken by Lloyd Williams while a prisoner of war in Ceylon are of particular interest.
Fonds are divided into three series:
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Miscellaneous textual material
Consists of five items of correspondence sent by Marvin Dunfield to his sister, Clara during his time of service during WWI.
Sem títuloCollection consists of material relating to the Dieppe raid. Includes taped interviews of veterans of the raid; transcripts of interviews; photographs and slides; war diaries of various Canadian military units participating in the raid; military reports written after the raid; German accounts; correspondence with German veterans; collection of articles, pamphlets, thesis and other published material about the raid; research material for and manuscripts of J. Mellor's book Forgotten heroes : the Canadians at Dieppe; and miscellaneous material.
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