File 52 - Betty Forbes's scrapbook.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Betty Forbes's scrapbook.

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA388-GA453-2-52

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 scrapbook (28 photographs : b&w, some col. ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller ; 3 watercolours : 18 x 12 cm or smaller)

Archival description area

Name of creator

(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

A scrapbook containing press clippings, cards, postcards, telegrams, tickets, programs, report cards, certificates, a diploma, invitations, correspondence including notes of congratulations to Betty Forbes on her engagement to Bill Land, the birth ... »

Notes area

Physical condition

Scrapbook contains loose and ripped pages.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Janet Land in 2019.

Language of material

  • English
  • French

Signatures note

Additional contextual information was recorded by the donor on notes placed on specific album pages.

Access points

Name access points

Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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

Language of description

  • English

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