Olive Allen Biller Collection. 1890-[ca. 1950]

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Olive Allen Biller Collection. 1890-[ca. 1950]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607089227

The collection consists of journals, clippings, and graphic material, including drawings, paintings, and photographs, relating to the collector's artistic pursuits and hobbies as well as her day-to-day family life both in England and Canada.

22 cm of textual records and other material.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7783791

University of British Columbia Library

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Allen, Olive, 1879-1957

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Olive Allen Biller (1879-1957) wrote and illustrated at least ten books for children's annual and magazines such as Blackie's and Girl's Realm prior to immigrating to Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan in 1912. In 1915 she returned to England while her husband, Jack Biller, was in World War I. He was killed in 1916 and she moved with her two children to James Island, near Victoria, BC, to be near her brother George. Subsequently she lived in Victoria (1927-1934) and Vancouver (1934-1957). A lack of...