File 61 - Betty Forbes's photograph album pages.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Betty Forbes's photograph album pages.

Level of description

File

Repository

Reference code

SCA388-GA453-3-61

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Physical description area

Physical description

147 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm or smaller

Archival description area

Name of creator

Forbes, Betty
(1924-2013)

Biographical history

Millicent Elizabeth "Betty" Forbes was born in Hespeler, Ontario on July 10, 1924 alongside her twin sister, Peg, to parents Millicent Lyall and George Alexander Forbes. Betty grew up at the Forbes family estate, Hillhead, in Hespeler and attended Bishop ... »

Scope and content

Loose album pages containing photographs of the Forbes family and their friends including Betty Forbes, Peg Forbes, Evelyn Alice Foster Ferguson (nee Buck), Millicent Lyall Forbes, George Houlding, Marie Swan, Ruth Beynon, Caroline Spencer, Marion ... »

Notes area

Physical condition

The loose album pages were likely bound together at some point as part of an album.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Janet Land in 2019.

Language of material

  • English

Associated materials

A note written by the donor indicated part of this album is held at the Bishop Strachan School Archives in Toronto, Ontario.

General note

In the postcard photograph, Taylor Statten appears in redface. This image reflects racist stereotypes that are no longer used or appropriate today.

Signatures note

Information such as names, dates, and places were recorded in captions handwritten underneath the photographs. Additional contextual information was recorded by the donor on notes placed on specific album pages.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by SGL December 2020.
Revised by NM in January 2021.

Language of description

  • English