Fonds A.2012.017, A.2013.018 - John Keenlysides Congregation Emanu-El collection

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John Keenlysides Congregation Emanu-El collection

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  • Textual record

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Fonds

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CA JHS A.2012.017, A.2013.018

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  • 1862-1864 (Creation)
    Creator
    Keenlyside, John

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2 cm of textual records

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Biographical history

John S. Keenlyside was born and raised in Vancouver and attended UBC and graduated with a degree in economics and political science. In 1973 he founded the investment-counseling firm John S. Keenlyside & Co. which he manages with his two sons.

Keenlyside has been collecting 19th century historical papers and stamps for over thirty-five years with his primary collecting interest being the history of British Columbia with an emphasis on the colonial period (pre-1871). He has also collected documents relating to the fur trade and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Keenlyside collects manuscripts, documents, maps, books and ephemera relating to B.C.

Custodial history

John Keenlyside acquired this collection from rare books dealer, Stephen Lunsford, in late 1999. Lunsford acquired this collection in either 1998 or 1999 from a dealer in Montreal. Custodial history and provenance prior to that is unknown.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of material documenting early BC Jewish history. Fonds is arranged into two series: Congregation Emanu-El manuscripts; and Letters from Abraham Blackman to his brother Morris, Jewish merchants in colonial British Columbia.

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  • English

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    Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia / Nemetz Jewish Community Archives

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    Final

    Level of detail

    Full

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Created December 4, 2012

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    • English

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