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Archival description- 2
- File
- Feb. 1933-Dec. 1933
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper regarding prison guards; conduct of convicts; matrons; absence of acting deputy warden; and the appointment of Major Poirier to Temporary Deputy Wardenship. Other correspondence includes a letter from Superintendent D. M. Ormond to Major I. A. Poirier regarding his transfer to the Deputy Wardenship of Piers Island Penitentiary; and a letter to a prisoner from his sister regarding the well-being of his children and lack of sufficient funds for their care. File also contains three memos; one telegram regarding the purchase of water tanks; as well as a list of construction costs.
[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island penitentiary, conduct of convicts
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- Item
- 3 Apr. 1933
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
Item is a letter regarding the construction of a wooden fence between two compounds; fire-fighting equipment; conditional correspondence and visits for prisoners.
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- File
- Jan. 1934 – Jul. 1934
Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection
File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper regarding the release of Doukhobor convicts; the sequence of events from the arrival of the “Sons of Freedom” at the penitentiary; and Deputy Warden R. S. Douglass, his responsibilities at Piers Island Penitentiary, and his successful performance of duties . File also contains one letter from G. Sloan, Attorney General of B.C., to Hugh Guthrie, Minister of Justice, pertaining to policies towards the “Sons of Freedom”.
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