UBC AtoM

Typescript of an interview with Lieut.
Norah Cooper who was in charge of box 9000 whose purpose was to handle all mail going to Canadian sea-going ships.

HMCS "Burrard" Vancouver.

RBSC-ARC-1004-3-1
File
1942-1943, 1956

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

HMCS "Burrard" Vancouver 1942-43,Minutes 1956,Correspondence, Memos
Photographs.

HMCS "Bytown" Ottawa (D/Unit and Unit).

RBSC-ARC-1004-3-3
File
1942-1945, 1975

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

HMCS "Bytown" Ottawa (D/Unit and Unit) 1942-45,Correspondence 1975
Photographs, Minutes, Clippings.

HMCS "Cornwallis" Halifax.

RBSC-ARC-1004-3-8
File
1943

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Cornwallis n.d., Newspaper, The Crow's Nest July 1943, Includes an article about the first Wren to take a trip to sea.

Evelyn Cross - Correspondence.

RBSC-ARC-1004-4-1
File
1943-1968

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Correspondence, Photographs, Christmas cards, Essay, "First Impression of Kingsmill House".

Dieppe

RBSC-ARC-1004-4-2
File
1952-1980

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Clippings.

Rosemond Greer.

RBSC-ARC-1004-4-8
File
1983-1985

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Correspondence.

Marjorie Hazelwood

RBSC-ARC-1004-4-9
File
1951-1975

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Typescript smeary of interview, correspondence, clippings.

City of Halifax

RBSC-ARC-1004-4-10
File
ca. 1940-1978

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Dorothy Isherwood

RBSC-ARC-1004-5-(1-2)
File
1943-1985

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Correspondence (ca. 100), Alvey, A. Brodie, G., Photographs.

Rose Johnson.

RBSC-ARC-1004-5-3
File
1952-1969

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Transcript summary of interview, Letter, Clippings.

Wartime sheet music.

RBSC-ARC-1004-5-9
File

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Includes "Wren March" and "Wren Song."Song sheets, Song book.

City of Ottawa printed material.

RBSC-ARC-1004-6-1
File
n.d.

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Poems and Ditties - Humorous.

RBSC-ARC-1004-6-3
File
n.d.

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Clippings, Letters, Sheets, Printed material.

Pre-Service 1941-42.

RBSC-ARC-1004-6-7
File
1941-1942

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Diary, July 29-August 25, 1942, Correspondence (mainly about her entry into the service or with her mother).

HMCS"Protector" - Sydney.

RBSC-ARC-1004-6-8
File
1943-1944, n.d.

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

G. Brodie was unit officer, WRCNS for a period at HMCS "Protector." The file was created by G. Brodie, Correspondence, photographs.

Royal Canadian Navy.

RBSC-ARC-1004-7-1
File

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Doris Taylor

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-2
File
1952-1984

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Correspondence, Christmas cards.

Uniforms

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-5
File
n.d.

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Printed material

Vancouver Maritime Museum

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-7
File
1969-1971

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Correspondence, McCoy, L. (re: donations).

Women

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-8
File
1950's

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Civilians, Heroines, etc. 1950's, clippings.

Women

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-10
File
n.d.

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Queen Elizabeth II Clippings.

Women's Services - Foreign

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-12
File
1943-1961

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Clippings

Women's Services - Great Britain, Australia

RBSC-ARC-1004-8-13
File
ca. 1940-1983

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Printed material, Clippings.

Taylor, Doris (Mrs. Harry Taylor) "Tottie"

RBSC-ARC-1004-15-6
File

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Handbook for Warship Information Service- after 1974

RBSC-ARC-1004-16-1
File
1974

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

"WRCNS Collection- My Correspondence to: UBC Library, Provincial Archives, Maritime Museum, and Vancouver Public Library Donated to UBC Library- See UBC Library"/ Correspondence, BC-2125-11- Photograph of collection for donation [1985]

RBSC-ARC-1004-16-16
File

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

"Library U of W"- pamphlets, convocation, budget programs, correspondence with Harry C. Bauer/ 1969-1990

RBSC-ARC-1004-18-12
File

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

-arm badge worn by Arrivals of First Class

Wartime Wren Poster
-Crow’s Nest- Special Victory Number, June 1945
-MacLean’s – March 15, 1943 Special Navy Number
The Freedom we Defended
-British Empire and Commonwealth Map
-Illustrated London News Supplementary Issue: Britannia Rules the Air August, 1941

1ST WRCNS Reunion

RBSC-ARC-1004-19-2-BC-2125-50
Item
1950

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

1st WRCNS Reunion

RBSC-ARC-1004-19-2-BC-2125-52
Item
1950

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

Scrapbook

RBSC-ARC-1004-10b-1
File
1942- 1943

Part of A. Alexis Alvey fonds

This scrapbook (1942- 1943) was presented to Isherwood when she left Canada Sept. 1943. It includes items collected by leading Wren Humel, member of Isherwood’s office staff, newspaper clippings on WREN activities, and an index compiled by Alvey. Typing by Rosemary (Robb) Pimental.

Insigina and Decorations Canada and Britian- Armed Forces Ship Badges belonging to Grace Brodie, Legionalry News No.3 Vol. 20 Sept, 1944/ 1954