Collection APL 009 - Samuel J. Broomfield collection

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Samuel J. Broomfield collection

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CA Them Days APL 009

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  • 1909 - 1936 (Creation)

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1 cm textual records

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Biographical history

Samuel J. Broomfield (1852-1938) was born in Groswater Bay and lived in Jack Lane Bay, Hunt's River, Big Bay and Davis Inlet, among other parts of Labrador. He was a trapper and warden throughout his life. In 1912, he wrote a letter to King George V congratulating him on his coronation and sending him a present of a handmade sealskin pouch. This letter was publicized in English newspapers. Broomfield married Eliza Learning (1858-1927) from Paradise River. They had 4 sons and 6 daughters and also raised a grandson, John.

Custodial history

Scope and content

Collection consists of correspondence from Buckingham Palace, his son Abram, Department of Agriculture and Mines in St. John's, Game and Inland Fisheries Board of Newfoundland, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Zenith Radio Corporation in Chicago; business receipts from Hudson's Bay Company; a sworn affidavit from the records of the Privy Council concerning the Labrador Boundary dispute (1909); 2 poems written by Broomfield; miscellaneous newspaper clippings.

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Records were copied and donated by Samuel J. Broomfield's grandson, Samuel, in 1978.

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      Originals stored in other repositories

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      No restrictions.

      Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

      Much material in THEM DAYS Archives has copyright protection. Researchers must obtain permission from copyright holders before publication in any form.

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      File lists and subject indexes available

      Associated materials

      Broomfield Genealogy file; Them Days Vol 3.3; photograph collection

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      No further accruals are expected

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2016-03-04

      Language of description

      • English

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