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1910-1972 (Creation)
- Creator
- Walker, Russell Robert
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- 4 cm of textual records
- approx. 200 photographs
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Biographical history
Russell R. Walker was born in Stratford, Ontario on June 16, 1888. He came to British Columbia in 1906 at 17 years of age to join the North Coast Land Company to take charge of their land business in 1910. For the next six years, Russell's activities were centred in the Fort George area. He opened the first land office in Fort George in May 8, 1910. He pitched in the first ball game of the city's new team in 1914. He was the first secretary of the district's Conservative Association and publisher and editor for its first newspaper--the Fort George Herald. Russell wrote the first magazine article ever published about the city. He was a newspaperman, adventurer, political organizer, and mining and brokerage executive.
Custodial history
Donated to Northern BC Archives in 2021 by Terry Jefferies of Cliffside Printing. The manuscript had formerly been held by the Alaska Highway News office in Fort St. John, which printed the book "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts".
Scope and content
Collection consists of the original typescript for the "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" book publication written by Russell R. Walker. "Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" is a history of the early years of settlement in Fort George and Prince George. The book was published in 1972 by Lillooet Publishers Ltd. (Lillooet, B.C.) and printed by the Alaska Highway News (Fort St. John, B.C.). The manuscript is accompanied by original photographs, most of which were taken by the author, Russell Walker.
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Physical condition
Many of the photographs are in very poor condition, with annotations on recto and verso, tearing, and clipping.
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English
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Availability of other formats
"Bacon, Beans 'n Brave Hearts" is published and available in libraries. The book is also digitized and available online via the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/baconbeansnbrave0000russ
Restrictions on access
No restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair use and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.