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| Fonds - Betty Burton fonds | |||
| title proper | Betty Burton fonds | ||
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| level of description | Fonds | ||
| repository | Enderby & District Museum and Archives | ||
| date |
1914-1944
Type: Creation
Creator: Burton, Betty |
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| name of creator | Burton, Betty (1907-1983)
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| physical description | 5 cm of textual records | ||
| custodial history | Donated by Pam Booth, Betty's step-daughter. | ||
| scope and content | Fonds consists of hand-written original manuscripts by Betty Burton. Includes Betty's story of teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in 1928 in Fort Fraser, a story of Lillian Alling's walk from New York to Dawson in a bid to reach Russia, a history of the Young Ranger Bands, a description of Betty's trip with family from England to Oyama in 1914, a description of two camping holidays in 1944 in Mara and Mabel Lake, a description of a trip down the Shuswap River in a row boat in 1919, and a description of the natural geography of the North Okanagan. It includes a few notes and several lengthy letters to her parents describing in detail experiences during a cruise on the 'Aurania' from Montreal to the Caribbean and around South America to San Francisco and Vancouver in 1940. Fonds also includes certificates from Enderby High School and Provincial Normal School (1922, 1925), a list of settlers' effects (1947) and an autograph album with original drawing and paintings and notes from friends in 1925-1931. | ||
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Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: EDM-403 |
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