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1824-1975 (Creation)
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26 cm of textual records 34 photographs Some documents are fragile.
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Biographical history
John G. Pierce was a Peterborough land surveyor and the son of John W. Pierce, also a land surveyor, and Mable Pierce (nee Gourley).
Custodial history
Collection was in the custody of Catherine Cramer [Pierce], Lorraine Pierce-Hull, and John C. Pierce before it was acquired by Trent University Archives in 2006.
Scope and content
Collection consists of correspondence, surveys, notes, plans, and maps of Peterborough area surveyors John Huston, John Reid, Alfred J. Cameron, and John W. Pierce. Also included are speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical accounts of various local surveyors, miscellaneous published items re Peterborough, and documents and photographs relating to Pierce's survey of the Ontario-Manitoba border in 1921.
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Collection acquired in 2006 from Catherine Cramer [Pierce].
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Related material can be found in the John Huston fonds, Cameron family fonds, and the John Reid fonds.
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All original documents are encapsulated in mylar sleeves.
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- Pierce, John W. (Subject)
- Huston, John, 1790-1845 (Subject)
- Cameron, Alfred J. (Subject)
- Reid, John, ca. 1818-1890 (Subject)