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[Bookplate for J. Rumsey]

Description

Printed in black ink, a simple linear border with sparsely set flowers surrounds the text. The seal in the center of the bookplate displays an image of the Calvary Church.

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Title
[Bookplate for J. Rumsey]
Date Created
[between 1874 and 1961]
Description
Printed in black ink, a simple linear border with sparsely set flowers surrounds the text. The seal in the center of the bookplate displays an image of the Calvary Church.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Subject
Architecture; Religion
Geographic Location
Montréal (Québec)
Person Or Corporation
Rumsey, J.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
The Home Children (1869-1930) passenger lists from Library and Archives Canada documents that it is possible that the owner of the bookplate, J. [James] Rumsey, arrived in Canada via Québec, at the age of 18 in 1890. Rumsey came to Canada from Liverpool, [England] with other children from Barnardo Homes, which were orphanages and homes located across the United Kingdom until the 1970s. Calvary Congregational Church was organized in 1874 in Westmount, Québec (a small suburban community in Montreal) on the west side of Guy Street between St. Antoine and Dorchester. Between 1896 and 1925 the church merged with other congregations. In 1961 it merged with Westmount Park United Church, which is still around today.
References:
1) Westmount, Québec. Wikipedia. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmount,_Québec
2) Calvary United Church. Roots Web (though sourced by Beverly Levine from the United Church Archives). Accessed January 22, 2014.
3) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtl-w/Calvary.htm Our History. Westmount Park United Church Official Web Site. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://westmountparkuc.org/home/our-history/
4) Home Children 1869-1930. Library and Archives Canada. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/home-children/001015-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=31963
5) Barnardo's Homes. Barnardos. Accessed January 22, 2014. http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/our_history/barnardos_homes.htm
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P R948; BP_MUR_CAN_P_R948
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN P R948
Date Available
2014
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215806
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca