Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Dénomination générale des documents
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Cote
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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1931-1994 (Production)
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
7.70 m of textual records and graphic material.
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Herbert Rolland (Bill) Percy was born in Burnham, Kent, in 1920. He retired from the Canadian Navy in 1971 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, 35 years after he entered the Royal Navy in England at the age of 16. In 1942 he married Mary Davina James. Together they raised three children. The author of numerous short stories, Percy has also written novels, biographies, and navy training manuals. He acted as editor of Canadian Author and Bookman from 1963 to 1966, and was involved in a number of professional organizations for writers. Percy died in 1997.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
Fonds consists of typescripts, proofs, manuscripts, research notes, speeches, essays, publications, and correspondence relating to H.R. Percy's literary career. Also included are materials relating to Percy's early life and service in the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
The first accrual (08-1990) was purchased on 13 August 1990; the second accrual (11-1995) was acquired on 3 May 1995, both from H.R. Percy. The third accrual (049-2015) was acquired from H.R. Percy's son Jon on 3 December 2015.
Classement
There have been two accruals. The first (4.5 m) is arranged into the following series: General correspondence; Writers' associations; Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs; Oversize items; Broadsides and miscellaneous runs of magazines; Publishers' catalogues; Literary journals; Religious circular; Military journals; Military manuals. The second accrual (2.19 m) is arranged into the following series: General correspondence; Literary correspondence; Essays, speeches and related correspondence; Novels; Short stories and related correspondence; Other literary works; Personal material; Printed matter. The third accrual (1.01m) is arranged into the following series: Typescripts and other writings; Publications; Correspondence and notes.
Langue des documents
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
There are no access restrictions.
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
Accroissements
Further accruals are not expected.
