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Thomas William Stanner Parsons Collection, 1901-1960

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Parson, William Stanner

Repository

Bristish Columbia Archives
PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC
V8W 9V1
250-387-1952
www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.html

Physical Description

1 m

Summary

Correspondence, official and private, including letters relating to his work with the Boy Scouts and the Queen Alexandra Solarium; diary, account, and appointment books, 1931-1955; certificates, membership cards; notes re Fort George Hazleton Police District; notes and correspondence on various police cases; report on Northern Patrol, 1935; notes on Tahltian bear dog; horoscope; manuscripts of articles on police matters; manuscripts about radio plays. Includes patent information for improved riding spurs.

 

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