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Humphrey Toms fonds

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Part Of
Humphrey Toms fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 28 letters from Mary Schaffer Warren to Toms and one letter to Toms' brother, 1933-1938; also one card from William Warren to Toms re Mary Warren's death, 1939. The letters provide significant information about Warren's life, contemporaries and explorations in the Canadian Rockieā€¦
Date Range
1933-1939
Reference Code
M429
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Humphrey Toms fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 429
Sous-Fonds
M 429
Accession Number
3261
Reference Code
M429
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1933-1939
Physical Description
30 textual records
History / Biographical
Humphrey Toms was a young man in 1933 when he carried an introduction from a family friend to Mary Warren because he had an interest in botany. An occasional correspondence began with Mrs. Warren up to her death in 1939, influencing Toms' decision to study botany. Toms lived at Victoria, B.C. in his later years.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 28 letters from Mary Schaffer Warren to Toms and one letter to Toms' brother, 1933-1938; also one card from William Warren to Toms re Mary Warren's death, 1939. The letters provide significant information about Warren's life, contemporaries and explorations in the Canadian Rockies.
Name Access
Schaffer, Mary
Toms, Humphrey
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Toms, Humphrey
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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