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George Hills fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
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RBSC-ARC-1245
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52 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
(1816-1895)
Biographical history
Born in Egthorne, Kent, George Hills became a minister in the Anglican Church. From 1848 to 1859 he served at St. Nicolas, Great Yarmouth, the largest parish in England. In 1859 Hills became the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of British Columbia. He resigned in 1892 and returned to England.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of transcripts of the diaries of Bishop George Hills, dated from 1860 to 1895.
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