Charlton family fonds. 1891-1962.

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Charlton family fonds. 1891-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606460857

The fonds consists of papers of the Charlton family principally generated by Ormand Lee Charlton and collected by his son Darwin relating to the early CCF movement in British Columbia. Papers include information about the Canadian Cooperative Society (Ruskin Mills) and the Industrial Union (Ruskin) in the 1890s. Scrapbooks, clippings, drafts of speeches and addresses, correspondence and photographs relate to the family's involvement in socialist politics. The fonds also includes a collection of CCF poems written by Charlton's wife Annie.

19.5 cm of textual records.21 photographs.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7781726

University of British Columbia Library

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Cooperative commonwealth federation

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Charlton, Darwin.

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Charlton, Ormand Lee.

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Canadian Cooperative Society.

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Charlton, Annie

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Charlton (family)

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Ormand Lee Charlton was one of the first organizers of the British Columbia CCF party in the early 1930s. From the description of Charlton family fonds. 1891-1962. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606460857 ...

Ruskin Industrial Union.

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