Thomas Brayshaw fonds. 1907-1967.

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Thomas Brayshaw fonds. 1907-1967.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606463128

The fonds consists of fishing diaries (1932-1964) and correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, maps, photographs, clippings and printed material (1907-1967).

65 cm of textual records.4 maps.38 photographs.

University of British Columbia Library

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University of British Columbia Library

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Brayshaw, Thomas, 1886-1967

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Thomas Brayshaw was born in Yorkshire, England and moved to Canada in the early 1900s. He was a well-known sport fisherman and devoted most of his adult life to catching, studying and drawing of fish. He also illustrated several of Roderick Haig-Brown's books. Brayshaw achieved recognition for his wooden fish carvings. He spent his retirement in Hope, B.C. after growing fruit in the Okanagan between the wars. From the description of Thomas Brayshaw fonds. 1907-1967. (University of Br...