WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 5

 

WRG 5 - Millie Smith (Campbell) Collection

Collection dates, Series #1 of 1 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1967

           1944, 1967       

 

Historical Data

 

Millie Smith lived in Wells where she worked as a cook at the Cariboo Gold Quartz Hospital.  She married Colin Campbell, a miner (at CGQ?) and they had one son, Peter, who died at age 17.

 

Scope and Contents

 

The collection includes letters written to Millie Smith.  The bulk of the letters date from 1940 and 1941, with one letter dated 1944 and another is written in 1967.  The majority of the letters are from Agnes Macdonald, in Scotland.  She describes retionain and wartime conditions.  The other main correspondent is Donald Morrison (step brother to Florence Vear ?) who writes from the army camps at which he is stationed.  Also in the collection are a newspaper clipping, an unmarked postcard and a book.

 

The letters are organized in chronological order.

 

Series 1:

In this Series:

1. = Personal Letters

 

1. PERSONAL LETTERS

 

   1.1          (42)        Letters to Millie Smith from:

         -Agnes Macdonald (Leven Fife, Scotland)          Mar. 9, 1939

         -Agnes Macdonald       May 12, 1940

         -Shiriu (India)      June 26, 1940

         -Minnie Stewart         July 29, 1940

         -Agnes Macdonald       Aug 7, 1940

         -Donald Morrison        Sept, 6. 1940

         -Agnes Macdonald       Oct. 3, 1940

         -Alex Robertson        Oct. 9, 1940

         -Donald Morrison        Oct. 9 and 20, 1940

         -Agnes Macdonald       Nov. 1, 1940

         -Donald Morrison        Nov. 21, 1940

         -E.J. Stewart         Nov. 21, 1940

         -Agnes Macdonald       Nov. 26, Dec. 9,1940

         -Donald Morrison        Dec. 22, 1940

         -Mr. and Mrs. Burgess (Christmas card) Dec. 18, 1940

         -Alex (Robertson?)      Jan 6, 1941

         -Donald Morrison        Jan 10, 1940

         -Agnes Macdonald          Jan. 23 and Apr. 26, 1941

         -Donald Morrison                      Apr. 26 and May 18, 1941

         -Agnes Macdonald       May 12, 1941

         -Donald Morrison        May 24, 1941

         -Lisbeth Huidmarsh (?)         May 26, 1941

         -P.C. Donald        May 26, 1941

         -Donald Morrison        June 19, 1941

         -Agnes Macdonald       July 6, 1941

         -Donald Morrison             July 17, 19 and Aug. 13, 194

         -Agnes Macdonald       Aug. 26, 1941

         -Alex (Robertson?)      Sept. 8, 1941

         -Agnes Macdonald       Oct. 1, 1941

         -Mackenzies Ltd., letter of condolence  to Mrs.            Feb. 11, 1944

          R. H. Smith on the death of Her husband

         -Donalda to Mr. and Mrs. (Millie and Colin)Campbell  Oct.3, 1967

         - one unused postcard with Nelson’s Prayer Before      No date

          the Battle of Trafalgar

         -book “The Soul of Scotland”, by H.V. Morton   No date

          published by Methune and Co.

         -card from Millie Thompson  No date

         -newspaper clipping announcing death of Alexander      No date

          Robertson

 

*Missing from this box is copy of letter written by ‘Hulet’ by H.B. Mining Co.

 Photographs - stored seperatly