Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [186-] to [1993] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
24 cm textual records; 3 photograph albums; 37 photos; 5 war medals; 1 coin purse; 1 metal order of elks membership card; 1 mini notebook; 3 license
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Arthur Eben Lewis (1866-1947) was born in Hasting, Ontario. He married Silena Hull (1873-1957) in in Cardston, Alberta in 1895, before coming to live at 1145 Rock St, Saanich. Silena and Arthur had five children together: Mary Louisa (1896-1978), Ethel Kathleen (1897-1899), Frederick Roberts (1899-1924), Arthur Eben Jr. (1900-1984) and Ella Elizabeth (1905-1993). Arthur Eben Jr. attended Queen's university, where he studied medicine and was an avid football and rugby player. Frederick was a teacher at Princeton, but died young in a train incident in 1924. Mary Louisa was a teacher who taught in England between 1935-1940, before coming back and marrying William H. Muncy of James Bay. Ella Elizabeth (donor's mother) was a teacher who taught at Lansdowne and Richmond Ave Elementary.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Material given to Saanich Archives by family member in 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consist of material relating to the Lewis family and immediate relations. Fonds include photographs, personal letters, and personal documents, focusing primarily on their lives in Ontario, Alberta, and Saanich.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions.