Fonds SCA245-GA247 - Hobson family fonds.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Hobson family fonds.

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title from contents of the fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

SCA245-GA247

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

52 cm of textual records.
4 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
2 maps : col. ; 64 x 100 cm or smaller

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Richard Hobson (1938) was born to Wilfred Hobson (1899-1995) and Kathleen McKittrick (1904-1992). The family has its roots in the United Kingdom, and Hobson’s paternal grandfather Edward came to Canada from Ireland in 1884 and his father Wilfred from ... »

Scope and content

Fonds consists of materials created and accumulated by extended members, and friends, of the Hobson family. Materials in this fonds were originally owned by members of the Hobson, Shoemaker and Anthes families. Includes photographs, ephemera, financial ... »

Notes area

Physical condition

Includes oversize items

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by the Hobson family in 2011 and 2014.

Arrangement

Arranged in four series as follows:

1. Personal Records;
2. Historical Records;
3. Photographs;
4. Maps.

Access points

Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by Jessica Blackwell, Winter 2014