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
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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.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by Jessica Blackwell, Winter 2014