Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1860s]-1967, predominant 1940-1967 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
25 cm of textual records.
42 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
This collection was compiled by Robert H. Nichols of Victoria, a private collector who specialized in North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) and First Nations artifacts.
Repository
Archival history
Riveredge purchased the collection in 1967 and transferred the archival component to the Archives in 1977.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from R.H. Nichols, 1967.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of newspaper and journal articles pertaining to former members of the NWMP, native peoples and the fur trade; some correspondence and notes about his research; and photographs of various subjects
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Nichols' collection of NWMP firearms and accoutrements is held by Glenbow Military History Department.
Notes area
Note
Title based on provenance of collection.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- North-West Mounted Police (Subject)
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Subject)