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Sid Unwin fonds
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7 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.375 prints). -- 28 photographs : prints
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Sidney Joseph Unwin, [1880?]-1917, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta. Born in England, Unwin returned, after serving with the volunteer cavalry in the South African (Boer) War, to his home in London, England for a brief period to work as a surveyor's clerk, and in the fall of 1904 he moved to Banff. Initially, Unwin worked for guides and outfitters Syd Baker and Jimmy Simpson. In the winter of 1905 he began his own trapline. In 1907, Unwin began work for Billy Warren and accompanied Mary Schaffer and Mollie Adams on their expeditions to the Maligne Lake, Saskatchewan River areas. After two years of working for Warren, Unwin began his own guiding outfit and in 1912, with the aid of his sister Ethel and brother Arthur, the Unwins established Unwin's Curios and Souvenirs. In 1914, Sid Unwin enlisted in the Canadian army and took up with the 22nd Battery (Howitzer), 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Division. In 1916 he saw his first action in France. He fought in the battle for Vimy Ridge, was injured May 3, 1917 and died on June 29, 1917 at the East Leeds War Hospital.
Custodial history
Textual records and three albums were in the custody of Josephine Parkinson of East Grinstead, Sussex, UK. Parkinson is the daughter of Fredrick Unwin, older brother of Sid Unwin. The papers came to her through the youngest of Sid Unwin's siblings, Edith, who came to live with Parkinson in the late 1970s. Other albums belonged to Joan May Hilton, daughter of Sid Unwin's younger brother Frank George Unwin and Nellie Unwin.
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Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds. Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South African (Boer) War records,1900-1901; B. Guiding and Banff related records, 1904-1914; C. First World War records, 1914-1919; D. Sid Unwin Memorials, 1917-1946; E. Personal photograph albums, 1898-1912. Unwin family sous-fonds consists of: A. Personal family records, 1917-1968; B. Alice Fulmer correspondence, 1965-1985.
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Two textual items are oversize. Three albums of 174 prints are in original form; others are photographic copies
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Acquired by donation, 1998
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- Language is English
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Some restrictions on access to originals;Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
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Related in part to the Ethel Unwin fonds (M178/V646)
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Record No. M31 / V25<br><br>
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- Unwin, Sid (Subject)