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Mitchell family fonds
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0.13 m of textual records
ca. 50 photographs
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Alex Mitchell was born near Bayfield, Huron County, Ontario. His early life was spent on the family farm. In 1889 he moved to Vancouver where he was initially employed by Thomas Dunn & Co., a wholesale and retail hardware business. From 1898 to 1916 he was proprietor of Stanley Park Stables Ltd. and, from 1916 to 1935, manager of Ice Delivery Co. In 1895 he married Louisa Richardson of Vancouver. A member of the Vancouver Pioneers' Association, Alex Mitchell served as president of the association in 1928 and later as secretary. Their daughter, Marion (Dan), was one of six children.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, Mitchell family history records, certificates, invitations, Vancouver Pioneers' Association records and photographs.
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Photographs in this fonds were assigned to the identifier CVA 319.