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Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School fonds
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- multiple media
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1935-1961 (Creation)
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- Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School
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2.8 m of textual records, 30 photographs, 8 maps
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Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School was part of a philanthropic scheme aimed at strengthening the British Empire and improving the condition of underprivileged British children, an idea conceived by Kingsley Fairbridge. The plan was to resettle selected British children in overseas dominions. The Prince of Wales school opened in 1935 near Duncan, B.C. Over 300 children passed through Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm school in its first ten years of operation. The estate was eventually sold in the early 1950s.
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The fonds consists of correspondence, reports, newsletters and case files as well as operational records regarding agricultural work on the farm site, a roll book, a scrapbook, loose pages from the Punishment Book, photographs and maps.
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These records are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other acts and access may be restricted. Please contact the BC Archives to determine the access status of these records.
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Box and file list available.
Associated materials
F-0647, the A.C. Lincoln fonds, contains related Fairbridge material, including moving image footage.
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Archives code(s): MS-2045; MS-2121; MS-2444; M856103; 198502-028; 198706-002
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- Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School (Subject)