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Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands, Limited Kootenay district (B.C.)
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Oxley Family. Windsor, England.

Letters from Margaret (Oxley) Phillips and her husband, Captain John Noel Phillips, to Mrs. Phillips' mother and sister in England, describing their experiences farming land obtained from Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands Ltd., near Wilmer; biographical notes on her parents by Elizabeth Phillips.

Presented by Elizabeth Phillips, London, England, 1966.

Oxley Family. Windsor, England

Letters written by Captain and Mrs. J. N. Phillips, Wilmer, to Mrs. Phillips' mother and sister, Mrs. Oxley and Freda Oxley, of Windsor, England; the letters describe the Phillips experiences settling on land obtained from Columbia Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands, Ltd. Ink sketch of interior of house.

Presented by R. Cole, Harris, Dept., of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1977, who obtained them from Miss Elizabeth Phillips (daughter of Captain and Mrs. Phillips), London, England.