Hugh MacIntyre Urquhart fonds. [1914-1950].

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Hugh MacIntyre Urquhart fonds. [1914-1950].

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The fonds consists of the notes for Colonel Urquhart's history of the 16th Battalion, his personal diaries from 1914 to 1918, correspondence pertaining to his military career, annotated newspaper clippings, various speeches, and a program for a Canadian Expeditionary Forces' Re-union Dinner.

9.9 cm of textual records.

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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SNAC Resource ID: 7974328

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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