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1942-1943 (Creation)
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- 1 diary (.PDF)
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Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1942 to December 31, 1943:
- October 1-13, 1942: Employed with the United States Army in Northern BC, packing and outfitting for the survey crews of the Alaska Highway in the areas of Deserters Canyon, Fort Ware, Sifton Pass, and Fox Pass
- October 16-29, 1942: Journey to Kechika River and Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
- October 30-December 31, 1942: Working and establishing residence at Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
- January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
- May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
- May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
- June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
- July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
- August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
- August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
- October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch
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Original Willard Freer diary is held at Hudson's Hope Museum.
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Northern BC Archives holds only a digital replica of the original diary (in TIFF, JPEG, and PDF formats) and its accompanying transcript created by Jay Sherwood (.DOCX, .PDF).
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No restrictions.
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Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair dealing 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.
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Sherwood, Jay, and Willard Freer. 2023. Kechika Chronicler : Willard Freer’s Northern BC and Yukon Diaries, 1942-1975. Qualicum Beach, BC: Caitlin Press Inc.