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 entry for 7 April 1918 discusses war news of the German Spring offensive of 1918 and at home the Herr Lemmer affair continues to engage Fred Gibbs who acts in Herr lemmer's defense. |
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