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Fonds F0375 - Beer family fonds
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Beer family fonds
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CA ON00370 F0375
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1914-1919 (Creation)
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0.06 m of textual records 38 photographs
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Name of creator
Beer (family)
Biographical history
The Beer family was established in Ontario by Christopher Beer, a retired commander in the British navy, who was granted several hundred acres of land in Metcalfe Township in the early 1800's. In the early 1900's, Jacob Beer, a descendent of Christopher Beer, lived in Strathroy, Ontario, and had five children: Christopher, Joan, Walter, Vivien and Winlow. Private Walter Beer was a soldier with the 48th Regiment (Highlanders) during World War I and was killed in action in France. Vivien Beer was engaged to Captain James R. Allan, who was also killed in action in France in 1916.
Name of creator
Beer, Vivien
Biographical history
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Allan, James R., d. 1916
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Custodial history
Mrs. Hazel Moses of Strathroy inherited the possessions of Joan Beer including documents relating to World War I which she (Moses) collected together and sent to Prof. Jack Granatstein in 1994 for deposit in the archives.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence between Captain James R. Allan and Vivien Beer of Strathroy, Ontario before Captain Allan, was killed; press clippings and photographs of Captain Allan and Private Walter Beer while serving in World War I, and scenes of various members of the Beer family.
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Records received from Hazel Moses via Professor Jack Granatstein in September, 1994.
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No restrictions on access.
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archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000375.htm
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The fonds comprises the following accession: 1994-031. No further accruals are expected.
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- Beer (family) (Creator)
- Beer, Vivien (Creator)
- Allan, James R., d. 1916 (Creator)