Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Betty Forbes's photograph album pages.
Level of description
File
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 album (409 photographs : b&w, some hand col., ; 20 x 14 cm or smaller)
Archival description area
Name of creator
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 George Alexander Forbes, Millicent Lyall Forbes, Betty Forbes, Peg Forbes, Isabelle Alexandra Burt (nee Buck), Judy Carter, John Freudeman, Bernice Adam, Segreant ... »
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.
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.
Access points
Place access points
- North America » Canada » Ontario » Puslinch Lake
- North America » Canada » Ontario » Port Elgin
- North America » Canada » Ontario » Niagara Falls
Name access points
- Forbes, George Alexander (Subject)
- Forbes, Millicent Lyall (Subject)
- Forbes, Peg (Subject)
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by SGL December 2020.
Revised by NM in January 2021.
Language of description
- English