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W. Kimball Nichols fonds
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1922-1929, 1951-1967 (Creation)
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- Nichols, W. Kimball
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30 cm of textual records and one photograph
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Biographical history
Wallace Kimball Nichols was born around 1909 and came to British Columbia with his family around 1922. He married Jean Roberta Telford in Vancouver in 1935. In the 1950's he was the owner/operator of Beaver Pass Gold Placers based in Wells, BC with W. Eric North. He died in 1997. His father is also named Wallace Kimball Nichols (W.K. Nichols).
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of records created and acquired by W. Kimball Nichols between 1922 and 1967. The records include records created by his father, W.K. Nichols and consist of contracts, correspondence and reports from 1922 to 1929 of the Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Ltd. in Giscome BC. There is also a photograph showing a forest fire at Giscome BC ca. 1928. This company was managed by W.K. Nichols. The fonds also includes financial records of Beaver Pass Gold Placers of Wells, BC from 1951 to 1967. This gold mine was owned and operated by W. Kimball Nichols and W.E. North.
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Donated by W.Kimball Nichols in 1987.
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Archives code(s): 87-007.
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Accession number(s): 87-007
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- Nichols, W. Kimball (Subject)
- Nichols, W.K. (Subject)
- North, Walter Eric (Subject)
- Eagle Lake Spruce Mills, Limited (Subject)
- Beaver Pass Gold Placers (Subject)