Fonds PR-188 - Stewart family fonds

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Reference code

PR-188

Title

Stewart family fonds

Date(s)

  • [1910]-[1925] (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

15 photographs.
1 medal.

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Name of creator

Stewart, Arthur

Biographical history

Arthur Stewart came to Saanich from Scotland in the early 1900s. A contractor and mason, he built many houses in the Quadra and Tattersall areas. He worked on the Empress Hotel and Carnegie Library and completed the cenotaph in Vancouver after his brother, also a stonemason, was killed during its construction. He started the Lakehill jitney and bus service which ran from Fort and Douglas to the Pumping Station at 3940 Quadra. Arthur died in 1938.

Repository

Saanich Archives

Archival history

Photographs donated to Saanich Archives by a family member, Mr. Fox, in 1981. WWI Memorial Cross for Private William Stewart donated by family members in 2015.

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of photographs of the Tattersall and Quadra areas including the Stewart wedding; the Lakehill jitney run by the Stewart family; World War 1 photographs of Stewart and Hector sons; building the Vancouver cenotaph.

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No further accruals are expected.

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No restrictions on access.

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  • English

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    Finding aids

    Finding aid

    stewart-family-fonds.pdf

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    Note

    Accession numbers: 1981-010; 2016-003.

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    Formerly Arthur Stewart fonds

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