Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1890]-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
980 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Cameron family lived in the Fairfield area of Victoria. Charles Napier Cameron married Louise Abigail Gosnell on December 25, 1882 in Victoria. They had 2 daughters, Gladys Maud and Abigail "Abby" Louise. Louise Abigail died giving birth to Abby in 1885. Charles Cameron married Eleanor Penelope Atwood on January 7, 1888. Charles and Eleanor had 6 children together: Walter Clifton, Claribel Lillian, Clarence George, Olivia Grace, Phyllis Jean, and Robert "Bob" Dixi. Gladys Maud Cameron, a niece of Agnes Deans Cameron, married John Christian in 1919. John Christian was born in Nova Scotia and came to Victoria about 1895. He originally worked as a sealer and began work for the Consolidated Whaling Corporation as a whaler ca. 1911. John Christian and Gladys Maud Cameron had 3 children: Phyllis Louise, Charles Donald and Creta Cameron Christian.
Repository
Archival history
Donated in 2010 by Creta Redgrave, daughter of Gladys Maud Cameron and John Christian.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of 3 photograph albums belonging to the Cameron family.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: 2010-050
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cameron, Agnes Deans (Subject)
- Christian, John (Subject)