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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 H. C. Fatt, Acting Superintendent in Ottawa to H. W. Cooper] re – temporary penitentiary - Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from F. W. Ross in Victoria to T. W. Fuller, Chief Architect in Ottawa re - lack of sewage and electric lighting system at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from H. W. Cooper to Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa re - sewage and electric lighting system at Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to J. P. Wardrop in Sidney re – construction of buildings to be completed by Doukhobor prisoners]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Telegram from H. C. Fatt, Acting Superintendent in Ottawa to H. W. Cooper re – space between compounds and distance between buildings]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Property of B.C Penitentiary, Pay / list Doukhobor Penitentiary Piers Island [empty manila envelope]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Memo by T. W. Fuller Chief Architect in Sidney] re – temporary penitentiary, B.C. [drawings of dormitories for officers and matrons]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Department of Public Works, Canada, District Engineer’s Office [letter from W. A. Gourlay, Senior Assistant Engineer to H. W. Cooper re – hose lines]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Translation of letter [letter from inmate no. 219 Anton J. Strelaeff to his wife Tania P. Strelaeff]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island, water

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island, water and fire protection

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – blankets and bedsteads, Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from D. M. Ormond to H. W. Cooper] re – Piers Island staff

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island division, “Sons of Freedom” inmates.

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[H. W. Cooper manuscript chronology written in shorthand regarding a search for an island to set up prison]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Piers Island division, special report [from L. Goss Active Deputy Warden to H. W. Cooper re – refusal of twenty-three prisoners to work]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Copy of telegram re – Coleman Ready Lite Lanterns]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary, Piers Island [transfer of first group male Doukhobors; interpreter; proclamation; water and sewage]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary, Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Item is a letter concerning the arrival of the keeper, clerk, and six guards in Piers Island on Aug. 8; the appointment of Goss as active deputy warden; personnel; first transfer of prisoners to Piers Island; field kitchens; fingerprinting the Doukhobors; and hiring an interpreter.

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re - temporary penitentiary, Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Item is a letter regarding temporary clerk Fleming; the wharf being in a state of preparedness to accommodate large vessels; bunk accommodation for Doukhobor prisoners; installation of pump for well; and prisoner reception identification program.

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary, Piers Island [number of guards and identification of Doukhobor prisoners]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

British Columbia Penitentiary [letter from H. W. Cooper to Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Item is a letter containing Cooper’s explanation regarding the fact that he did not request Mr. Ross to withdraw from Piers Island; also regarding the placing of steps in the women’s dormitories.

[Letter from H. C. Fatt, Acting Superintendent in Ottawa to H. W. Cooper and copy of memorandum from Minister of Justice to the Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries sent the previous day] re – Doukhobor prisoners

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter from H. W. Cooper to Acting Superintendent of Penitentiaries in Ottawa] re – temporary penitentiary – Piers Island

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[Letter and copy of telegram sent the previous night from H. C. Fatt, Acting Superintendent to H. W. Cooper] re - Piers Island [reprimand for asking Mr. Ross to withdraw from Piers Island Penitentiary]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

Warrant of commitment upon a conviction adjudging imprisonment in the first instance [from J. Cartmel to all constables and other peace officers of the county of Kootenay and H. C. Cooper re – imprisonment of Mike Woiken]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

[1932]

Part of Piers Island “Sons of Freedom” Doukhobor Imprisonment collection

File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper pertaining to the construction of the penitentiary and matters regarding the personnel and prisoners; a warrant prepared by J. Cartmel pertaining to Mike Woiken, one of the prisoners; a chronology written in shorthand by H. W. Cooper regarding a search for an island to set up the penitentiary; the translation of a letter from Russian to English from an inmate to his wife; a report on the refusal of some prisoners to work; telegrams regarding the construction of the penitentiary; and an empty manila envelope belonging to B.C. Penitentiary.

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