Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Bertie Stewart fonds : [1915-1916]
General material designation
- Textual record
- Graphic material
- Cartographic material
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
CA PCA Acc4589
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
Photocopied and copy prints made 1997 (Creation)
- Creator
- Stewart, Bertie
Physical description area
Physical description
1 textual item (104 p.)
5 photographs
5 photographs
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Stewart, Bertie
Biographical history
Alberta (Bertie) Emily Stewart was born on 18 February 1896, the daughter of Samuel Charles Stewart (1862-1936) and Harriet Burston Boswall (1864-1951). Her siblings included Laura (1890-1940) who married Robert Bruce MacCallum (1887-1977), Mable (b. 1892), Boswall John (1894-1975), Ruby who married Vernon Dennis, and Blanche who died in infancy. The family lived and farmed on the St. Peters Road at Dunstaffnage. Bertie attended Prince of Wales College and afterwards taught school at Donaldston where she boarded with the Court family. Throughout her teaching career she also taught in Dunstaffnage, Mt. Herbert and East Royalty. She married Roy S. Dennis, brother of Vernon, and son of Enoch Dennis and Eliza Squarebriggs who lived several farms away in Lot 34. After the marriage the couple resided in Massachusetts for a time before returning to Dunstaffnage. In 1959 they moved to Charlottetown. Alberta and Roy had three children, Wilfred, Irene and Muriel. Alberta (Stewart) Dennis died on 16 May 1974 at the Wood Convalescent Home in Charlottetown.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a daily entry diary kept by Bertie Stewart (age 19) during her last months at Prince of Wales College and her first months of teaching at Donaldston school and five photographs of Bertie and the Samuel Charles Stewart family. The diary contains few references either to her schooling or teaching experiences but concentrates on her daily home and social life. She participated in the usual housework chores of cooking, washing, and knitting but also lent a hand with the planting, milking, haying, digging potatoes and turnips, and picking berries.. Social events centred around trips to town, church activities, community festivals, visits to and from neighbours, occasional parties, clam bakes, basket and pie socials. She kept close track of the activities of her family members and mentioned special occasions such as births, marriages, illnesses, and deaths in the community as well. As it was the war years she also was active in the Red Cross and attended Patriotic meetings.
Notes area
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Originals were returned to the donor
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
Finding aids
ITEM LISTING OF PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE
Associated materials
Related materials
Accruals
General note
Copy prints are located in the photograph binders in the Reading Room
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Stewart, Bertie (Creator)
Genre access points
Control area
Description record identifier
Institution identifier
Level of detail
Language of description
- English