Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Eric L. Harvie collection
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document cartographique
- Document textuel
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
- Source du titre propre: Title based on provenance of the collection
Niveau de description
Collection
Institution de conservation
Code de référence
CA PCA Acc4640
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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[ca. 1747-1844] (Production)
- Producteur
- Harvie, Eric L.
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
.085 m of textual records
4 maps
4 maps
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Harvie, Eric L.
Notice biographique
Eric Laffery Harvie (1892-1975) was born and educated in Orillia, Ontario. He received his law degree from the University of Alberta, and practised law in Calgary, Alberta for many years with the firms Ford, Miller and Harvie and Harvie, Arnold and Crawford. He was involved with the petroleum industry through which he amassed a great fortune. Harvie's military career included serving as a lieutenant in the 15th Lighthorse, 103rd Calgary Regiment and overseas during World War 1 with the 56th and 49th Battalions. Beginning in the 1950s, he began to return his wealth to Canadians through his work with charities and historical foundations. A world traveller and avid collector, Harvie purchased artifacts, art and documents pertaining to the history of Canada, and all variety of historical, cultural and natural history items. In 1966, Harvie donated his large collections to the people of Alberta. By provincial legislation, the Glenbow-Alberta Institue was established to house the collections. The Glenbow is a leading Canadian cultural institution, comprising of a museum, art gallery, library and archives. Eric Harvie and his wife, Dorothy Southam (d. 1988) had three children: Donald Southam, Neil, and Joy (Maclaren).
Historique de la conservation
This collection was donated to the Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum in 1964 by Eric L. Harvie and family. The collection was transferred to the Public Archives and Records Office in November 1998.
Présentation du contenu
The collection consists of 9 items which pertain to Prince Edward Island's early history. Included are 4 maps of the maritime provinces, a circa 1767 description of the Island of Saint John, Prince Edward Island land grant reports for 1769 and 1844, and correspondence dated 1811 between the Rt. Hon. Robert Dundas and J. Wolfe Murray regarding Scottish emigration to Prince Edward Island and other points in North America.
Zone des notes
Classement
Accession numbers assigned by the Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum have been retained in square brackets in item listing
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
The Glenbow Archives, Calgary, Alberta, holds the Eric Lafferty Harvie fonds, 1920-1975, comprising 34 meters of textual records consisting of law practice files, personal, family and business correspondence, petroleum business records and photographs
See also Acc2525, "Explanation referring to the townships", which is similar to Item 5
For more information regarding Eric L. Harvie see: "A gentleman from a fading age: Eric Lafferty Harvie" / Fred M. Dieh (Calgary : Devonian Foundation, 1989)
Éléments reliés
Accroissements
Note générale
Items 6 and 7 are oversize. Maps, Items 1 - 3, are located in map cabinets
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Zone du numéro normalisé
Numéro normalisé
Points d'accès
Points d'accès sujets
Points d'accès lieux
Points d'accès Noms
- Harvie, Eric L. (Producteur)
Genre access points
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de la description du document
Identifiant du service responsable de la description
Niveau de détail
Langue de la description
- anglais