6.7A. Preliminary rule

6.7A1. Scope

See 1.7A1.

6.7A2. Punctuation

Precede each element of description with a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph for each element of description.
Separate the introductory wording of an element of description from the content of a note by a colon followed but not preceded by a space.

6.7A3. Form of presentation.

Follow the instructions set out in 1.7A4.

6.7A4. References.

Refer to passage in the unit being described, or in other sources, if these either support the assertions made in the description or save repetition in the descriptive entry of information readily available from other sources.

6.7B. Administrative history / Biographical sketch

6.7B1. Administrative history.

Give a concise administrative history as instructed in 1.7B1.

Beach Foundry Limited was established as B.C. Beach and Company in 1894 by Benson Clothier Beach (1870-1949) in Winchester, Ont. where it produced coal and wood ranges, heaters and furnaces for the local market. In 1903 it incorporated as Beach Foundry Company Limited. The company relocated to Ottawa in 1914. A dominion charter was obtained in 1920 changing the name to Beach Foundry Limited. A new plant opened in 1921 and the business expanded during the 1920s. During the World War II, the company was involved in armaments production. In 1955, the company was taken over by The Alexander Fleck Limited (established 1842) an Ottawa manufacturer of machinery for the pulp and paper industry. Both firms shared the Beach facilities. Fleck in turn became a division of Beach in 1968. The company was taken over by Canadian Admiral Corporation in 1973 changing its name to Beach Appliances International. The company was closed down in 1980 following the takeover of Canadian Admiral by York Lambton Inc.

6.7B2. Biographical sketch.

Give a concise biographical sketch.

Henry (Harry) Westlake Angus was born in London, Ont. Mar. 27, 1882 where he also received his primary and secondary education. He worked for a number of firms before establishing his own business. From 1897-1900 he worked for H.C. McBride, London, Ont. In 1901, he moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. where he worked for J. Thomson until 1902 when he and Thomson formed a partnership, Thomson & Angus, which ended in 1903. The partnership worked out of Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay. Angus formed his own company (Angus and Angus, Architects and Engineers) with his brother Robert in North Bay in 1904. He died in North Bay, Ont. on Nov. 28, 1929
Sources: The Nugget, Tues. Dec. 3, 1929; Who’s Who and Why in Canada, 1915-16, p. 1270

6.7C. Custodial history.

At all levels of description, give the custodial history of the unit being described as instructed in 1.7C.

Robert Angus gave the plans to Hugo Gomoll, a North Bay contractor, in the 1940s. Mrs Gomoll gave them to Mrs James (Eileen) Ross in 1955 when the Gomoll’s moved to Ottawa. James Ross (pipefitter) placed the plans in a tin box where they were kept until Mrs Ross donated them to the Nippissing Archives. The Nippissing Archives, North Bay, Ont., lent them to the National Archives of Canada for copying in Oct. 1983

6.7D. Scope and content.

At all levels of description, give information about the Scope and content as instructed in 1.7D.

At every level, give, as appropriate, the purpose of the drawings, etc., (e.g., presentation, working drawings, conceptual drawings, etc.).

Fonds consists primarily of architectural plans of private residences, schools, churches, hospitals and commercial buildings in New Brunswick. One project concerns alterations to the Restigouche and Baie Chaleur Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Restigouche, Quebec

Fonds consists of technical drawings Bowman did while taking correspondence courses at the International Correspondence School in Scranton, Pa. They include projections, mouldings, iron work, winding stairs, vestibules and timber trestles

Series consists of interior design drawings for building designed by Jean Paul Pothier, architect

Series consists of engineering drawings of urban and rural water systems, some of which were proposed but never built. Others represent systems built as shown in the drawings, or built but subsequently destroyed, or built and later modified. These drawings were provided pursuant to the Water Act (SBC 1939, c.63, s.6) and successor acts, to enable provincial authorities (particularly the Comptroller of Water Rights) to regulate the engineering standards of these water systems. Since 1939, the province has amended its statutes to place much of the regulatory responsibility for these systems on local corporate bodies (e.g., regional districts, municipalities, improvement districts)

File consists of drawing reproductions acquired by Eber during the design of Christ Church Cathedral Development

Item is a presentation drawing of the Blackburn Building (originally known as the Union Bank Building) located at 85 Sparks in Ottawa

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