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Title proper
Tolmie family fonds
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- graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
Reference code
PR-0159
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[ca.1870-1900] (Creation)
- Creator
- Tolmie (family)
Physical description area
Physical description
192 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
William Fraser Tolmie (1812-1886) arrived in the Columbia district in 1843. A surgeon by profession, he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as chief factor for several posts on Puget Sound. He moved to Victoria following the establishment of the international boundary, and became a farmer, school trustee, and member of the Vancouver Island colonial legislature. His family included five daughters and seven sons, including Simon Fraser Tolmie (1867-1937), a Premier of B.C.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of William Tolmie and family depicting Tolmie family and friends, various Victoria residents, the Hudson's Bay Company and navy personnel.
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General note
Archives code(s): 197901-052.
General note
Accession number(s): 197901-052
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- Tolmie (family) (Subject)
- Tolmie, William Fraser, 1812-1886 (Subject)