Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Buchanan family fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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ca. 1850-1986 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1.95 m of textual records and other material
2,143 photographs : b&w, sepia and col. prints ; 36 x 16 cm or smaller
11 photographs : b&w tintypes ; 11 x 7 cm or smaller
4 photographs : b&w glass plate negatives ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller
7 ... »
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Barbara Buchanan was born in 1931 to Gertrude Woelfle (1898-175) and Victor Buchanan (1899-1981). She was the youngest of three siblings, with a brother Ross Buchanan (?-1997) and sister Phyllis Buchanan Orr (1929-?). Her maternal grandparents were shoe ... »
Custodial history
The materials in this collection were created and kept by multiple generations of the same family. The family home at 123 Younge Street, Kitchener, was originally inhabited by Lydia McEwan and Wellington Ervin Woelfle. Their daughter Olive inherited the ... »
Scope and content
Materials related to the history of the Buchanan, Woelfle, Cook, and McEwan families as well as to extended family members and friends in Waterloo Region. Includes family documents, photographs, information on the family home, ephemera and more that ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by the estate of Barbara Buchanan in 2022.
Arrangement
Arranged in series as follows:
- Series 1 : Lydia McEwan and Wellington Ervin Woelfle
- Series 2 : Olive Woelfle
- Series 3 : Gertrude Woelfle and Victor Buchanan and descendants
- Series 4 : Extended family and friends
- Series 5 : Photograph albums
Language of material
- English
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright is retained by the original creator.
Access points
Subject access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by JB October 2024.
Language of description
- English