fonds F0145 - Kenneth Edward Grant fonds

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Cote

CA ACU TMM F0145

Titre

Kenneth Edward Grant fonds

Date(s)

  • 1929-1962, 1994 (Production)

Niveau de description

fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

42 cm textual records
280 photographs

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Nom du producteur

(1916-1963)

Notice biographique

Kenneth Edward Grant was born in 1916 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Grant earned a bachelor of arts from the University of British Columbia in 1937. While there, he joined the Canadian Officer’s Training Corps and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. After graduation he worked as a reporter for the Vancouver Sun. While there he met Gloria Pallister who worked in the advertising department and they were married in 1940. At the outbreak of WWII grant joined a reserve group in Vancouver, and eventually entered into the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve on January 1, 1941. He began his service aboard as a Sub-Lieutenant aboard HMCS Napanee. He occupied many roles during war, including serving as a member of naval training staff, as staff officer aboard HMCS Assiniboine, as first Lieutenant for HMCS Kokanee. Grant remained with the navy after the war, working as an officer with the Sea Cadets. In 1954 he joined HMCS Algonquin as First Lieutenant. In 1955 he was stationed with Ottawa in put in charge of Atomic, Biological and Chemical Defensive Warfare (ABCD) training. In 1960 Grant was given command of HMCS ‘Cap de la Madeleine and of the 9th Escort Squadron. On November 29th 1963, returning form Halifax, Grant was killed when Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed just after take-off from Montreal.

Histoire archivistique

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Transferred from the Naval Museum of Alberta, March 2020.

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Portée et contenu

Fonds consists of records attesting to the naval career and personal life of Kenneth Edward Grant. Collection highlights include: an album of original photography (rehoused) recording life aboard several WWII navy ships and a set of letters sent by Grant to his wife during his time of service both during and after the war. The fonds is divided into 4 series:

  1. Album
  2. Correspondence
  3. Certificates and biographical material
  4. Miscellaneous

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Accruals

Further accruals are possible.

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Conditions d’accès

No restrictions on access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Archival materials do not circulate and must be consulted in the TMM Library and Archives Reading Room. Duplication of materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and other restrictions. Please contact TMM Library and Archives staff for guidance on reproduction.

Language of material

  • anglais

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

    Finding aids

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    Mots-clés

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Mots-clés - Noms

    Mots-clés - Genre

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    Statut

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    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Fonds processed by Jason Nisenson, July 2020

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        Archivist's note

        This AtoM record created by Jason Nisenson, July 2020

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