Nelson Provincial Museum F G Gibbs Collection: A657.25
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Diary of Frederick Giles Gibbs, (b.1866, d.1953). This diary spans the period from 7 April 1918 to 10 August 1919. The headmaster of Nelson Boys’ Central School, secretary of the Nelson School of Music, astronomer, tramper, and champion of local causes, Frederick Giles Gibbs kept diaries recording his varied activities in Nelson city and around the province between 1883 and 1952. His notes regarding the progress of the war between Great Britain and Germany, and its impact on Nelson, are a fascinating insight into how the war was experienced in the province. |
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