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Francis Millerd fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1379
  • Fonds
  • 1893, 1921-2000

The fonds primarily consists of records from the Francis Millerd and Company Limited (Francis Millerd & Co. Ltd.) business. These records mostly relate to the company and its relationship with its fishermen. The two primary functions of Francis Millerd & Co. Ltd. were the processing of fish and the contracting of fishermen to supply these fish. The fish processed were mainly varieties of salmon, as well as herring, clams, bloaters, sardines, dog fish, kippers, and silvets. Processing mainly took the form of canning, but smoking, curing, and freezing was also used. Some fishermen merely sold their fish to the company while others used company gear or vessels, often on mortgage plans or promisary notes. Others worked for hourly wages. The company possessed at least one cannery, the Great Northern Cannery, which Millerd had purchased in 1923. Until the late 1930s, the company made its own cans from sheets of tin. There were one hundred employees at the time of its sale in 1968. A packer vessel named Great Northern 8 was associated with this cannery, most likely preceded by similarly named vessels.

Other records in this fonds include materials which reflect on Millerd's activities and interests within the Canadian fishing and canning industries.

The fonds consists of five series titled: Early fishing company ventures; Francis Millerd and Company Limited papers; Francis Millerd Papers; Francis Millerd journals and day planners; and Publications produced by and for other agencies. The majority of the records within this fonds contain day to day administrative and financial records of Francis Millerd & Co. Ltd., including ledgers, mortgages, purchasing transactions, other contracts and agreements, log books, documents concerning company property and promisary notes. Other documents include vessel licenses, bills of sale, letters, rough notes, receipts, blueprints, and property appraisals.

Other records in the fonds include photographs, journals, day planners, research papers, yearbooks, and government-produced acts, regulations, news releases and reports.

Francis Millerd

Francis Millerd journals and day planners

Series contains journals and day planners written by Francis Millerd. While the majority of these items contain information pertaining to day to day business ventures of the <i>Francis Millerd & Company Ltd.</i>, some of the diaries contain personal anecdotes and information pertaining to Millerd's previous business ventures.

Early fishing company ventures

Series mainly consists of business records related to early fishing and cannery companies in which Millerd either owned or co-owned. These companies include the <i>Sommerville Cannery Company</i>, and the <i>Gosse-Millerd Packing Company</i>, which was later known as <i>Gosse-Millerd Limited</i>.

The records include two ledgers. One is from the Sommerville Cannery Company, which contains debits and credits of persons acquiring foodstuffs and dry goods from a store, and of those working for the company. The ledger also includes index for 1924 by fishermens' names. The other ledger is a fishermen's ledger for 1929 that includes credits of fishermen, and an index for 1929 by fishermen's names. Other records included in this series consist of meeting minutes, reports, maps, correspondence, and bulletins.

Francis Millerd papers

The series consists of personal papers relating to Millerd's activities in various fisheries associations, including the Fisheries Council of Canada and the Fisheries Price Support Board. These records include news releases, news clippings, photographs related to council meetings, and reports. Other records include portraits of Millerd, and papers related to his interests in seining fishing techniques.

Francis Millerd and Company Limited papers

The series contains records recording the daily functions of the <i>Francis Millerd & Co. Ltd</i>. The majority of the records are related to the finances of the company and include records such as ledgers, mortgages, bills of sale, receipts, purchasing transactions, promissory notes, documents concerning company property, and property appraisals. Other records include a series of photographs, research papers, yearbooks, and government-produced acts, regulations, releases, and reports.

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