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Fonds Add. MSS. 339;Add. MSS. 634 - British Columbia Telephone Company fonds
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British Columbia Telephone Company fonds
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CA CVAN Add. MSS. 339;Add. MSS. 634
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1871-1966 (Creation)
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- British Columbia Telephone Company
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5.9 m of textual records;843 photographs
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British Columbia Telephone Company
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The fonds consists of a company history, 1870-1939; McMicking letterbooks, 1871-1911; financial records of various telephone companies, 1885-1960; engineers' field books, 1912-1966; newspaper clippings, 1891-1907; general records, 1903 -1954; commercial surveys 1929 -1950; and photographs, [ca. 1915] -1954. The fonds is arranged into 8 series: British Columbia Telephone Company commercial survey, Engineers field books, Financial records of various telephone companies, General records, Historical records, Newspaper clippings, Robert Burns McMicking letterbooks, and photographs.
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- Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: CVAN-209
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- British Columbia Telephone Company (Creator)
- McMicking, Robert Burns, 1843-1915 (Subject)
- Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Company (Subject)
- New Westminster and Port Moody Telephone Company (Subject)
- New Westminster and Burrard Inlet Telephone Company (Subject)
