Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Letters and postcards to Peggy and Betty Forbes.
Level of description
File
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1952 (Creation)
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
Letters to Betty and Peg Forbes from their mother, Millicent Lyall Forbes. Also includes letters to Betty Forbes from Jack, Lois, and Sally and a postcard addressed to Betty Forbes with a photograph of Central Park, Calgary, Alberta from Helena Williams.
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Janet Land in 2019.
Language of material
- English
General note
The donor of this material suggested that the names Jack, Lois and Sally may refer to Jack Ledger, Lois Whitney (nee Weber), and Sara "Sally" Caroline Bastedo (nee Breithaupt).
Access points
Place access points
- North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary
Name access points
- Forbes, Peg (Subject)
- Forbes, Millicent Lyall (Subject)
Genre access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by SGL December 2020.
Reviewed by NM December 2020.
Language of description
- English