Collection MS 22 A2023.000.017 - Hunter Brothers Ltd. Collection

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Hunter Brothers Ltd. Collection

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  • Textual record

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Collection

Reference code

CA RMDC MS 22 A2023.000.017

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Date(s)

  • 1895 - 1952 (Creation)
    Creator
    Hunter Brothers Ltd.

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Physical description

2.5 cm of textual records

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Name of creator

(1895 - 1952)

Administrative history

The original Hunter Brothers Store was built in 1895 on Columbia Avenue In 1905, the store was moved to a new location on the Northwest corner of Columbia Avenue and Washington Street. The new home of the Hunter Brothers Store was Rossland's biggest retail space. The Hunter brothers retired in 1907, but the company continued under the leadership of W.F. Ternan. Ternan had been working for the Hunter brothers since 1897 and decided to rename the company Hunter Brothers Limited. The Hunter Brothers store operated until 1952.

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Scope and content

The Hunter Brothers Ltd. collection contains documents from 1895-1959, and is arranged in the following order:

  1. History
  2. Correspondence
  3. Financial Records
  4. Legal Records
  5. Publications
  6. Lists
  7. Ephemera
  8. Clippings

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Physical condition

Good

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Arranged according to RAD and institutional guidelines.

Language of material

  • English

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    Finding aids are under development

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    Alpha-numeric designations

    BCAUL control number: RHM-1075

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    Description record identifier

    A2023.000.017

    Institution identifier

    Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre

    Rules or conventions

    Arranged according to RAD and institutional guidelines

    Status

    Revised

    Level of detail

    Partial

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Created: November 2009
    Revised: 31 August 2023

    Language of description

    • English

    Script of description

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