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Norman Barrass fonds
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5 cm of textual records;26 photographs
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Norman Barrass was born in Nanaimo in 1914. He was a dishwasher and later, relief chef at the Malaspina Hotel from 1933 to 1942. During the war, he was a cook at the Nanaimo Military Camp. In 1952, Barrass started work at Harmac and continued there for 27 years. He was also an avid amateur photographer and had a keen interest in local history.
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Fonds consists of Malaspina Hotel menus dating from Barrass' tenure as chef, as well as photographs by Barrass. Fonds is arranged in two series: 1) Malaspina Hotel menus; and 2) Photographs.
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Series descriptions and item level descriptions for photographs available on public database.<br> <a href="http://www.nanaimoarchives.ca/nanaimoarchives3_016.html">Online Finding Aid</a>
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BCAUL control number: NCAI-157
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- Malaspina Hotel (Subject)