Collection search - Diaries, letters and manuscripts of Robert Ward Shepherd III [textual record, graphic material]

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Diaries, letters and manuscripts of Robert Ward Shepherd III [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1909-1961.

Reference:

MG29-A55

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

108532

Context of this record:

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Robert Ward Shepherd and family fonds

Diaries, letters and manuscripts of Robert Ward Shepherd III
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Series includes:

38 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1909-1961.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

Belgium, England, France

Extent:

0.48 m of textual records.
3 photographs : b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of the diaries, letters and unpublished manuscripts of Robert Ward Shepherd III. The diaries highlight daily events and activities in Shepherd's life between 1909 and 1961. His First World War diaries are short and to the point, but they do document his daily routine as soldier and, later, as a naval officer. Correspondence consists of letters written by Shepherd to his mother, fiancé, and other family members during Shepherd's service in the First World War. Every week Shepherd wrote long and detailed letters home in which he recorded his impressions of the events around him, as well as descriptions of his work routine and living conditions. Shepherd later recorded his war experiences in two manuscripts, and drafted a short autobiography of his life up to 1921.

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General note:

Shepherd was also an avid photographer. Many of his photographs, including those taken during the First World War were transferred to the National Archives in 1980. See accession 1980-059 for more information.
Also includes some photographs from his time as a soldier during the First World War.

Related material:

A few additional letters written by Shepherd during the war are located in the Correspondence series.

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG29-A55
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG29 A 55]

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2--3;

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5--6;

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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG29 A 55] 3

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10