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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0375 |
| Title: | Beer family fonds |
| Dates: | 1914-1919 |
| Extent: | 0.06 m of textual records 38 photographs |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | The Beer family was established in Ontario by Christopher Beer, a retired commander in the British navy, who was granted several hundred acres of land in Metcalfe Township in the early 1800's. In the early 1900's, Jacob Beer, a descendent of Christopher Beer, lived in Strathroy, Ontario, and had five children: Christopher, Joan, Walter, Vivien and Winlow. Private Walter Beer was a soldier with the 48th Regiment (Highlanders) during World War I and was killed in action in France. Vivien Beer was engaged to Captain James R. Allan, who was also killed in action in France in 1916. |
| Scope and Content: |
Fonds consists of correspondence between Captain James R. Allan and Vivien Beer of Strathroy, Ontario before Captain Allan, was killed; press clippings and photographs of Captain Allan and Private Walter Beer while serving in World War I and scenes of various members of the Beer family. |
| Custodial History: | Mrs. Hazel Moses of Strathroy inherited the possessions of Joan Beer including documents relating to World War I which she (Moses) collected together and sent to Prof. Jack Granatstein in 1994 for deposit in the archives. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | Fonds level description only. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000375.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accession: 1994-031. No further accruals are expected. |
| Immediate source of acquisition: | Records received from Hazel Moses via Professor Jack Granatstein in September, 1994. |
| Virtual Exhibit: | Selected photographs and letters available in "First World War Love Story", part of a virtual exhibit within ARCHEION, Ontario's Archival Information Network. |
| URL of Virtual Exhibit: | http://archeion-aao.fis.utoronto.ca/ArcheionVirtualExhibit/love.html |
| Provenance Access Points: | Beer (family) Allan, James R., d. 1916 Beer, Vivien |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/03 Date of last revision: 2003/05/01 |
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