Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Ira Allen Breck estate sous-fonds
Dénomination générale des documents
Titre parallèle
Compléments du titre
Mentions de responsabilité du titre
Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Sous-fonds
Zone de l'édition
Mention d'édition
Mentions de responsabilité relatives à l'édition
Zone des précisions relatives à la catégorie de documents
Mention d'échelle (cartographique)
Mention de projection (cartographique)
Mention des coordonnées (cartographiques)
Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
-
1853-1908 (Production)
- Producteur
- Breck, Ira Allen
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
0.45 m of textual records
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Ira Allen Breck was an agent and chief clerk for Calvin &Cook of Garden Island up until 1855 when he became a principal partner in the island firm and the name changed to Calvin and Breck. It was during Breck's tenure with the company that saw thegreatest increase in business and revenue. Ira Breck was involved with the firm until his retirement in 1880. While in Kingston Breck resided at Sunnyside on Union Street. Ira Breck is believed to have passed away in Toronto, in December of 1910.
Historique de la conservation
This sous-fonds forms part of the Kirkpatrick-Nickle legal collection. The documents came from the law firm of Nickle and Nickle, which was founded by Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1828, and which continued under various names (Kirkpatrick Nickle) and with various partners until 1968. The Breck estate papers were deposited, along with the papers of other clients of the firm, in Queen's University Archives during the 1960's.
Portée et contenu
The sous-fonds consists of records pertaining to the estate of Ira Breck and includes correspondence, business papers, financial records, land documents, insurance policies and material relating to bankruptcies and the settling of the estate. Of partucular interest are records pertaining to two schooners owned by Breck, the "Jessie H. Breck" and the "Oliver Mowat".
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Classement
Most of this material was loose in a box, some was folded up and some tied in bundles. Bundled material has been kept together.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
2269.25
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
Open
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Public domain