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[194-?] - [199-?] (Creation)
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- Jean Eagles Watson
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10 cm of textual records (1 vols.) and other material
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Jean Eagles Watson was born in 1924 and served in the RCAP Women’s Division. She was also a registered nurse at St. Josephs Hospital in Hamilton. She died in 2002 at 78 years of age.
Custodial history
Prior to their transfer to Guelph Public Library Archives, the records were in the custody of Lynda Shannon.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of one scrapbook documenting Jean Eagles Watson’s activities in the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division.
The scrapbook includes pages with captions on the top of the page that serves to organize the contents. The following is the order in which the captions to these pages are found: Farewell Gifts from G.G.H (1942) On leave Prior to Posting to RockCliffe, RockCliffe Ottawa Basic Training, No 1, T.T.S St. Thomas, Ontario (1945); No.4 Wireless School, Guelph Ontario (1945); 89 Entry A Flight I.G. Inspection; My Trip to Ward 300 Hospital St. Thomas (1943); Cards I received while in Ward 300; Hospital Staff 1944; 20th birthday (1944); and Odds and Ends.
There are photographs throughout the scrapbook some of which are captioned and or include the names of those pictured. Included are photographs of Jean Watson.
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Scrapbook is fragile and several items are loose and no longer fixed to the scrapbook. The cover to the scrapbook no longer holds the content.
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Access to these records is restricted for conservation reasons. Please contact the Guelph Public Library archivist to gain access to these records.
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Donor-held copyright in these records has been transferred to the Guelph Public Library. Permission of the Guelph Public Library is required for publication.
Finding aids
To access these records, consult file list F88 to identify specific files for viewing. Order box 1, F88 Jean Eagles Waston fonds, from the Guelph Public Library Archivist. Box 1 is located at offsite storage.
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No further accruals of records are expected