Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
James Benjamin Westhaver fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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Fonds
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-587, SF Box 4, Folders 1-16; SF Box 45, Folders 25-32
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1901-1907 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
12 cm of textual records (24 folders)
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Capt. J. Benjamin Westhaver was a master mariner and inventor from Mahone Bay, N.S.
Custodial history
Fonds was sold to Dalhousie Archives by John Townsend.
Scope and content
Fonds includes items dealing with the invention of and patenting of a hydraulic gold extractor first registered in 1887. Also involves setting up a company to use the machine and begin gold mining. The material covers a period of 1883 to 1905, and involves many individuals in the business and legal community of Halifax and the South Shore. It also includes the original patent with the specification and diagrams, other diagrams, a 31 page hand written report by Westhaver on his trip to Dawson City, Yukon in 1902 to test his separator. A very interesting collection of letters, documents, legal correspondence, governmental material, etc., etc., dealing with the starting of a company to use the gold separate and Westhaver's various difficulties with financing and control.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English.
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
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No further accruals are required.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], James Benjamin Westhaver fonds, MS-2-587, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.