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Frank Swannell papers
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- cartographic material
- multiple media
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1898-1968 (Creation)
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1.38 m of textual records, 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm, photographs and maps
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The records include: diaries, field books, scrapbooks and subject files containing notes and correspondence covering Swannell's career as a surveyor in Northern British Columbia, his army service in the First World War in Europe and Russia and his later travels in British Columbia, Europe and Asia. The diaries and field books are profusely illustrated with photos.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Records presented by L.F. Swannell (son), Victoria, 1975.
Arrangement
Albums transferred to Visual Records accession 198002-017 (89-0932), maps to the Map Division, registration numbers 11507, 14104-14150, and 14281-14287. For a list of negatives placed in the BC Archives see volume 77, file 14. For a list of maps and BC Archives map call numbers see volume 77, file 25.
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Restriction: use microfilm reel A01285(5) instead of volume 65.
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Accession number(s): 75-119; 198002-017 (89-0932)
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Location note: These records are stored onsite at the BC Archives. Please request them from the retrievals desk in the Archives reference room or use the self-serve microfilm cabinets in the Archives reference room.
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- Morice, A.G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938 (Subject)
- Prescott, S. (Subject)
- Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition (1934) (Subject)