Fonds Acc5193 - Ross Graves fonds

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Ross Graves fonds

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CA PCA Acc5193

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  • [Copied ca. 1960s-1970s], 2017 (Reproduction)
  • [1811-1930s], 1940s-1995, 2001 (Creation)
    Creator
    Graves, Ross Gordon

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1.29 m of textual material
81 graphic items

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Graves, Ross Gordon (1933-)

Biographical history

Ross Gordon Graves was born 18 August 1933 in West Gore, Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (honours) in 1955 and a Bachelor of Education in 1956. Ross taught school in Nova Scotia from 1956-1958 before spending a year teaching in northern Scotland. Ross returned to Nova Scotia around 1960 and continued his teaching career.

Ross married Elizabeth Ann Schurman of Springhill, Nova Scotia. The couple had three children (Eloise Ina, Matthew Harmen, and Jonathan “Nathan” Allen). Ross had an interest in genealogy and was commissioned by H. B. Schurman of Prince Edward Island to research and write a history of the William Schurman family. The two-volume book, William Schurman, Loyalist, of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, and his Descendants, was published by H. B. Schurman in 1973.

In 2013 Ross was retired and living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of records created and gathered by Ross Graves for his book William Schurman, Loyalist, of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, and his Descendants (H. B. Schurman, 1973). Records include genealogy files, research and interview notes, correspondence about the book, copies of original Schurman family records, collected photographs, and scrapbooks. The fonds has been divided into four series: Genealogy files; Research material; Graphic material and scrapbooks; and Material related to Schurman book.

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE

Associated materials

Copies of William Schurman, Loyalist, of Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, and his Descendants (H. B. Schurman, 1973) are available at the Public Archives in the Reading Room and in Acc4289 (Bound Genealogy collection)

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Original file names and identifications by the creator have been maintained where possible

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Original newspaper clippings have been photocopied for preservation purposes. Original clippings were then discarded

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  • English

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