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Joseph William McKay fonds
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- textual record
- microform
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Fonds
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PR-0560
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1837-1899 [Microfilmed ca. 1990] (Creation)
- Creator
- McKay, Joseph William, 1829-1900
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1 microfilm reels, 14 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Joseph McKay was a trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, explorer, Indian Agent, Gold Commissioner, collector and entrepreneur. He was Metis.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of records relating to Joseph William McKay's career as a chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company including correspondence, a journal, notes regarding ceremonies and traditional beliefs of Indigenous people of BC, and his recollections as Chief Trader.
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Archives code(s): MS-2735; MS-1917.
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Accession number(s): MS-2735
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- Hudson's Bay Company (Subject)
- McKay, Joseph William, 1829-1900 (Subject)