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Title
Date(s)
- 1901-1951 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Wray Smith, [ca.1892]-?, was born in England. He was a member of one of the organizations which eventually amalgamated to become the Boy Scouts. During the First World War Sergeant Smith was a stretcher-bearer with the 1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, a unit of the 50th Division of the British Expeditionary Force. He saw action at the Somme and Passchendaele, and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal with bar. After the war he married and was active in a veterans' organization, the Legion of Frontiersmen.
Repository
Archival history
This fonds was acquired by the Riveredge Foundation from a British dealer in 1971. It was transferred to Glenbow in 1981.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Riveredge Foundation, 1981.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a diary detailing his experiences in battle. Includes poems and essays he wrote during the war and afterwards; photographs (including one of Smith in uniform); newsclippings; and memorabilia. Includes a letter from Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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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
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
Consists of files 10.86 and 10.87 from M-4843 Riveredge collection. Barcode 00012171989