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Col. Joseph W. Boyle fonds
ca. 1979-1984

The fonds consists of various materials relating to the life of Joseph W. Boyle as well as the repatriation of his body to Woodstock in 1983 from Hampton Hills, England. Such materials include:

Miscellaneous information:
  • Oxford Historical Society Newsletters re. Joe Boyle
  • Correspondence
  • Russian Decorations
  • Outline for Military Funeral Procession for Joe Boyle in Woodstock – 1983.

Newspaper articles:

  • life of Joe Boyle (Klondike days and military career during WWI)
  • Joe Boyle Repatriation Committee / Repatriation of Joe Boyle’s body to Woodstock

Photographs and Negatives:

  • Joe Boyle (throughout his lifetime including years in the Klondike, military career, etc)
  • Yukon Trip – 1976. (Len Taylor, Ruth Taylor, Ed Bennett, Lee Bennett and Flora Boyle Frisch)
  • Flora Boyle Frisch (daughter of Joe Boyle) – 1982.
  • Hampton Hill, England gravesite – 1982.
  • Joe Boyle Monument, Woodstock. – [198-].
  • Joe Boyle Repatriation – 1983.
  • Joe Boyle Day, Woodstock – 1983.

Beta Video:

  • Joe Boyle Day 1983 and Flora Bole Frisch Interview Cassettes:
  • Dawson City: Land of the Midnight Sun produced by Miriam Evans & Cathy Jones-Gates,
    manufactured by Finley-Holiday Film Corp. – nd.
  • Flo Whyard on “Morning Side” on CBC. – nd. (name Martha Black is also written on the cassette)
  • Interview with Len W. “Red” Taylor by Kathie Richards, recorded at Woodstock, ON. – 25 September 1985.
  • Interview with Ed Bennett on Klondike Joe Boyle by Kathie Richards. – 10 May 1985.
1969 - 1981

The fonds consist of a wide spectrum of documents that relate to the reconstruction of Vansittart Avenue and the formation, and subsequent activities of, the Vansittart Area Association Inc. Records range from the local, provincial and national level and include such topics as the road width, provincial government subsidy, street parking and lighting, tree preservation along the street and flower planting in the boulevard in Vansittart Park. The fonds also touches on the Association’s input into the possibility of a truck by-pass in Woodstock, the creation of the Oxford County Official Plan (specifically the section on historical buildings and sites), the selling of St. Joseph’s Academy building on Vansittart Avenue to Timard Properties, train noise within city limits, and the condition of 53 Vansittart Avenue. Materials included within the fonds include correspondence, newspaper clippings, agendas, and reports as well as maps and drawings.

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