Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00085
Title
Peter Fidler Papers
Date(s)
- 1791-1812. (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
1 box and 1 portfolio
Context area
Name of creator
(1769-1822)
Biographical history
Born August 16, 1769 in Bolsover, England, Peter Fidler was a fur trader, surveyor, explorer and cartographer. In April 1788, he joined the Hudson's Bay Company as a labourer and reached York Factory in Manitoba later that year. He was soon promoted from labourer to post journal writer. Throughout his long and remarkable career, Fidler was a serious, dedicated and loyal servant of the HBC. His meticulous post journals, personal notebooks, and journey accounts reflect his zeal for writing and education. He died in 1822.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection contains journals (dated 1791-1792 and 1796-1812) of the fur trader and surveyor.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English