Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Repository
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
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)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1911-1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- Davey, Lorne, 1911-
Physical description area
Physical description
8 cm of textual records and graphic material
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
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lorne Davey was born in North Vancouver to Frank and Martha Davey October 8, 1911. His father was a shipwright who started his career with Wallace Shipyards; he became foreman of that company's yards in North Vancouver, then superintendent of the William Lyall Shipbuilding Company. Davey attended Queen Mary School and completed three years of high school at Vancouver tech. He went to work for Burrard Dry Dock in 1919 in general stores, becoming apprentice machinist the next year. From 1934-1935 he served as engineer on the "Neptunian" and the "Gothic Star" and during the next years combined periods of time working for the B.C. Patrol Vessel repair plant with being engineer on the "Prince Rupert", "Empress of Russia" and "Prince George". He worked for Burrard as a machinist, a machinist charge hand, and a machinist assistant foreman from 1939 to 1951, and as an industrial estimator from 1951 to 1956. Subsequently he became Assistant Superintendent of Ship Repairs until his retirement in 1976. In his spare time he liked to fish and was a good amateur photographer. He married Marion Davey, having two children, Pamela, and Phillip, who has worked at Burrard.
Custodial history
Donated by Lorne's son Philip Davey 25 July 2000.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, and other documents, primarily relating to Lorne Davey's employment at Burrard Dry Dock.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
File list available.
Associated materials
Accruals
Alpha-numeric designations
BCAUL control number: NVAN-129
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Burrard Dry Dock (Subject)