Title and statement of responsibility area
Titel
H.W. Snelling fonds
Algemene aanduiding van het materiaal
Parallelle titel
Overige titelinformatie
Title statements of responsibility
Titel aantekeningen
Beschrijvingsniveau
Archief
referentie code
RC0784
Editie
Editie
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Datering archiefvorming
Datum(s)
-
1870-1873 (Vervaardig)
Fysieke beschrijving
Fysieke beschrijving
3 cm of textual records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archivistische beschrijving
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Harry W. Snelling was born in Woolich, England on October 14, 1849. In March 1867 Snelling enlisted in the 60th Royal Rifles, 1st Battalion. Snelling and his battalion were sent to Canada to assist with the Riel uprising in 1870. Following his armed service, Snelling became involved in the operation of a small Montreal store. He married a woman from Ireland, named Jane (4 May 1840-, and they had a daughter Isabella Caroline (25 Sept. 1879-). Between 1891 and 1901 the family moved from Montreal to Kingston where he was the Manager for a telephone company. He was still alive in 1921 when the census was conducted.
Geschiedenis beheer
Bereik en inhoud
The fonds consists of a diary and typescript of the diary transcribed by Dr. Norman Shrive. Passages within the diary include "Sunshine and Storm by a Rifleman,1870" and a brief passage entitled "Journey through Persia and other Eastern countries," written by Corporals R. Murphy and J. Kenderick. Murphy and Kenderick are identified as serving with the 100th Royal Rifles. The diary also contains personal information about Snelling, including family health and business prosperity. There is a page of business transactions from 1873.
Aantekeningen
Materiële staat
Directe bron van verwerving
Fonds (36-2002) was donated by Dr. Norman Shrive in May 2002.
Ordening
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Plaats van originelen
Beschikbaarheid in andere opslagformaten
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions.
Termen voor gebruik, reproductie en publicatie.
Toegangen
Associated materials
Aanvullingen
No further accruals are expected.
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standaard nummer
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beheer
Identificatie van het beschrijvingsrecord
RC0784
