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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
Date Range
1895
Reference Code
M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Corporate record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
Accession Number
182
Reference Code
M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Corporate record
Responsibility
Canadian Pacific Railway
Date Range
1895
Physical Description
1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
History / Biographical
Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
Scope & Content
Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
Notes
Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
Name Access
Wheatley, Burton
Subject Access
Wheatley family
Wheatley, Burton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Engineer
Death
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Conservation
Must be stored flat in mylar sheets
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Biographical Source Notes
http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Summit Note from Unnamed Mountain

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54266
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner H…
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
8121
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Whyte Museum
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Physical Description
1 Textual record: handwritten on cardboard in pencil
History / Biographical
Recovered July 17, 2011 by David P. Jones of Golden, B.C.; original author/owner unknown. Was originally stored upside down in old rusty sardine can and punctured with several holes caused by lightning.
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner Himmelsbach, Ralph Hutchinson, Don MacLaurin, Joe Hutton, and Bren Moss.
Subject Access
Summit
Mountain
Alpine Club of Canada
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Item must be stored separate from other materials and kept in carefully controlled physical conditions to prevent further damage.
Creator
Unknown
Biographical Source Notes
Notes provided in accession record (2011) by Lena Goon
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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