Item 2023.8.05.1 - Diary of Willard Freer - October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945 - Transcript

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Diary of Willard Freer - October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945 - Transcript

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Willard Freer

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2023.8.05.1

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  • 1944-1945 (Creation)

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  • 1 diary (.PDF)

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(19 April 1910 - 15 September 1981)

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Summary of the diary transcript of Willard Freer, October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945:

  • September 28-October 21, 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
  • October 22-December 31, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
  • January 1-May 26, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
  • May 26-June 1, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
  • June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
  • June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake

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  • English

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    Location of originals

    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.

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