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Betty Clarke Pearson collection
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1939-2003 (Creation)
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3 cm of textual records
1 b&w photographs
3 b&w negatives
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This collection consists of correspondence and published materials gathered by Betty Clarke Pearson about the last voyage of Empress of Canada that was sunk by an Italian submarine on March 14th, 1943. Betty's father, John St.Claire Clarke, was the chief officer of Empress of Canada at the time of the attack. He survived while nearly 400 others were lost. Betty gathered these documents which include newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and a memorandum speech, reflecting stories of her father along with other survivors of the attack.
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Includes the following photographs: RBSC-ARC-1819-PH 01 to 04.
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- Clarke Pearson, Betty (Collector)
- Clarke Pearson, Betty (Subject)
- Clarke, John St.Clair (Subject)
- CP Ships (Subject)
- CP Ships. Empress of Canada (Subject)
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Finding aid created by Sadaf Ahmadbeigi, Feb 11th 2020.