Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document textuel
- Document graphique
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
- Variations de titre: NHS title: J.E. Gilpatrick Argentia Scrapbooks
- Source du titre propre: The title is based on the contents
Niveau de description
Cote
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
-
1941-1942 (Production)
- Producteur
- Gilpatrick, J.E.
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
14 cm of textual records
12 photographs
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
The fonds consists of a collection of letters, postcards, photographs, newspaper clippings, minutes of barracks committee meetings, official memos, U.S. Base publications, theatre programs and schedules, poems, miscellaneous receipts, stamped envelopes, a map and beer mat, which were pasted into two scrapbooks. The items were arranged chronologically as they were received by Mrs. Elsie P. Gilpatrick from her husband, Jerome E. Gilpatrick, while he was serving in Argentia, Newfoundland, from March 1941 to August 1942.
The most significant part of the collection is the correspondence, detailing the daily life, concerns and complaints of the men during the construction of the U.S. Naval Base, and the personal concerns of Mr. Gilpatrick and his family. To round out his description, Mr. Gilpatrick also sent ephemera such as the theatre programs, the base newsletter, photographs and official memos, resulting in an interesting portrait of this little American colony in Newfoundland in the early years of World War Two. There is some incidental commentary on the wider arena of the war and of Newfoundland.
The scrapbooks were carefully dismembered after taking sample photographs of their condition and compiling a page by page index of their contents. The material has been arranged in series according to form and function, and in the chronological order of their creation, as far as possible. Series are as follows: Series 1.00, Correspondence; Series 2.00, Photographs; Series 3.00, Newspaper clippings; Series 4.00, Memos; Series 5.00, Minutes; Series 6.00, Publications; Series 7.00, Theatre schedules; Series 8.00, Poems; Series 9.00, Miscellanea.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Leaves in both scrapbooks were very brown and brittle, and many items were discoloured from contact with them. Items were pasted in with brown gum, often on top of each other, and some minor damage has resulted from the dismemberment process.
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Classement
The original order can be reconstructed from the index compiled during dismemberment, and from photographs taken of selected pages.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
No restrictions
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Copyright is held by the creator is his/her heirs. Researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright clearance.
Instruments de recherche
Finding aid is available.
Éléments associés
Accroissements
Document d'accompagnement
Correspondence from the donor, notes and an original index, listed as appendices to the collection.
Description physique
Scrapbook I measured 28x32x3 cm, with green covers and 46 leaves. Scrapbook II measured 28x37x3 cm, with black covers and 16 leaves.
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Numéro normalisé
Numéro normalisé
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de la description du document
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles ou conventions
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision et de suppression
Created - May 13, 2013
Langue de la description
- anglais