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Katherine Emery fonds
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Katherine Emery fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1797
  • Fonds
  • 1895-1970

Fonds consists of Emery's photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, identification cards and ephemera. The records document Emery's service as a nurse during World-War Two, as well as her experiences of World-War One, and her life and career as a nurse in Vancouver and New Brunswick.
The fonds is comprised of two series; Nursing Records and Personal Records.
The Nursing Records series includes a photograph album captioned in detail by Emery covering her year of service overseas from 1944 to 1945, as well as immigration documents, certificates, and correspondence related to her nursing career.
The Personal Records series is comprised of correspondence with friends and family, as well as photographs of Emery, her family, and acquaintances.

Emery, Katherine Watson

Nursing Records

Series consists of records related to Emery's service as a Nurse, particularly during World War Two through St. John's Ambulance service. Record types include identification cards, certificates, correspondence, and photographs, including a detailed photograph album documenting Emery's time serving overseas from 1944 to 1945.

Personal Records

The Personal Records series contains records related to Emery's social activities, documenting her relationships with family and friends. Record types consist primarily of correspondence and photographs. Also included are news-clippings, particularly of obituaries of friends lost to Emery during World War One.