Fonds 85 - Walter C. Koerner fonds

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Walter C. Koerner fonds

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on provenance of fonds

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

85

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

12 binders of photographs and textual records ; 2037 photographs : b&w and col. negatives, prints, slides ; 11.3 cm textual records.

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1898 - 1995)

Biographical history

Walter C. Koerner was born in what is now known as Czechoslovakia (formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). In 1939, fleeing the expansion of Nazi Germany, he left Europe and emigrated to Canada. Upon his arrival in British Columbia, Koerner, with ... »

Scope and content

Fonds consists of physical and intellectual descriptions of objects in the form of photographs and textual records that provide relevant background information and bibliographic citations relating to Koerner’s personal collections. Fonds consts of two ... »

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Immediate source of acquisition

Accession number 1996-002: Records were donated to the Museum of Anthropology Archives in 1996 by The Koerner Foundation, as part of a bequest by Walter Koerner. They were later transferred to the Curator’s office for approximately 10 years before being ... »

Restrictions on access

Some records in this fonds are subject to access restrictions. Consult Archivist for details.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

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Alternative identifier(s)

Accession number

1996-002

Accession number

2018-16

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Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created December 9, 2015.
Revised November 2019 by Stuart Hill (added accession 2018-16)

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