Finding Aid
Series 1. Correspondence and documents. The material remains in the arrangement created by the transcriber.
NB the page count does not include the envelope unless noted. Most of the envelopes remain with their letters, but some did not arrive with the archive.
Box 1
F.1
Letter 1. William [Father] to Herbert and Euphemia. 15 February 1916. 3 pp.
Letter 2. Father to Herb. 21 March 1916. 1 p.
F.2
Letter 3. Herb to Euphemia [Mother]. 31 May 1916. 1p.
Letter 4. Herb to Clara [Sister]. 6 June 1916. 2pp.
Letter 4A. Roy Keays to Herb. 9 June 1916. 1p.
Letter 5. Herb to William. 14 June 1916. 2pp.
F.3
Letter 6. Herb to Euphemia. 24 June 1916. 2pp.
Letter 7. Herb to William. 26 June 1916. 3pp. including 7A newspaper clipping Barriefield at Night.
Letter 7B. Postcard of 130th Battalion, CEF, Lanark & Renfrew, Valcartier Camp. Herb to May Keays. 8 August 1916. 1p.
F.4
Letter 8. Herb to Euphemia. 28 June 1916. 1p.
Letter 9. Herb to Clara. 29 June 1916. 1p.
F.5
Letter 10. William and Euphemia to Herb. 1 July 1916. 3p.
Letter 11. Herb to Clara. 8 July 1916. 1p.
Letter 12. William to Herb. 11 July 1916. 2p.
Letter 13. Herb to Clara. 20 July 1916. 1p.
F.6
Letter 14. Herb to Euphemia. 7 August 1916. 1p.
Letter 15. William to Herb. 10 August 1916. 2pp.
Letter 16. Herb to William 15 August 1916. 2pp.
F.7
Letter 17. Herb to Euphemia. 9 September 1916. 1pp.
Letter 18. Herb to Clara. 23 September 1916. 1pp.
Letter 18A. Postcard of T.S. Lapland. Herb to May Keays. 30 September 1916. 1p.
F.8
Letter 19. Herb to Family. 5/7 October 1916. 6pp.
Letter 19A. Postcard of Sandling. 1pp.
Letter 20. Herb to Family. 18 October 1916. 2pp.
Letter 21. Herb to Family. 24 October 1916. 1p.
F.9
Letter 22. Herb to William. 5 November 1916. 2pp.
Letter 23. Herb to Euphemia. 11 November 1916. 4pp.
Letter 24. Herb to Clara and Euphemia. 23 November 1916.
F.10
Letter 25. Herb to Euphemia. 1 December 1916. 3pp.
Letter 25A. Postcard To my Mother. 1pp.
Letter 26. Herb to Family. 7 December 1916. 1pp.
Letter 27. Herb to Clara. 10 December 1916. 2pp.
Letter 28. Herb to William. 15 December 1916. 2pp.
Letter 29. Herb to Mary. 17 December 1916. 3pp.
Letter 29A. Field Service Postcard to Euphemia. 19 December 1916. 1p.
F.11
Letter 30. Herb to Family. 9 January 1917. 3pp.
Letter 31. Herb to May Keays. 10 January 1917. 4pp.
Letter 32. Herb to William and Euphemia. 17 January 1917. 4pp.
Letter 33. Herb to May Keays. 18 January 1917. 2pp.
Letter 34. Herb to May Keays. 23 January 1917. 4pp.
Letter 35. Herb to William. 23 January 1917. 2pp.
Letter 35A. Field Service Postcard to Euphemia. 25 January 1917. 1pp.
F.12
Letter 36. Herb to May Keays. 2 February 1917. 3pp.
Letter 37. Herb to Euphemia. 4 February 1917. 3pp.
Letter 38. Herb to Euphemia. 6 February 1917. 4pp.
Letter 39. Herb to May Keays. 16 February 1917. 2pp.
Letter 40. Herb to Euphemia. 24 February 1917. 3pp.
Letter 41. Herb to May Keays. [28] February 1917. 2pp.
F.13
Letter 41A. Reported wounded. 3 March 1917. 2pp. [includes envelope]
Letter 41B. Adjutant-General Canadian Militia to William. 9 April 1917. 1p.
Letter 41C. Adjutant-General Canadian Militia to William. 9 May 1917. 1p.
Letter 42. Herb to William and Euphemia. 9 March 1917. 1pp.
Letter 43. Herb to May Keays. 9 March 1917. 1pp.
Letter 44. Herb to Clara. 11 March 1917. 1pp.
Letter 45. Herb to May Keays. 13 March 1917. 3pp.
Letter 46. Herb to Euphemia. 14 March 1917. 2pp.
Letter 47. Postcard. Herb to William. 13 March 1917. 1pp.
F.14
Letter 48. Herb to Clara. 17 March 1917. 2pp.
Letter 49. Herb to May Keays. 17 March 1917. 2pp.
Letter 50. Herb to May Keays. 23 March 1917. 5pp.
Letter 50A. Postcard of Dunsdale, Westerham. Herb to May Keays. 30 March 1917.
Letter 50B. Herb to Clara. Copied from the Perth Courier, 13 May 1917. 24 March 1917.
Letter 50C. Herb to William. 10 November 2004 reprint of letter excerpt appearing 27 April 1917.
Letter 51. Herb to Clara. 30 March 1917. 2pp.
Letter 51A. May Keays to Herb. 30 March 1917. 1pp.
Letter 51B. Herb to Mr. Wilson. Copied from the Archives of Ontario.30 March 1917. 2pp.
F.15
Letter 52. Herb to William. 1 April 1917. 1p.
Letter 53. Herb to May Keays. 3 April 1917. 3pp.
Letter 53A. Postcard of Woodcote Park, Convalescent Camp. [8 April 1917]. 1pp.
Letter 54. Herb to Clara. 12 April 1917. 2pp.
Letter 55. Herb to May Keays. 14 April 1917. 2pp.
Letter 56. Herb to William. 18 April 1917. 2pp.
Letter 57. Herb to May Keays. 27 April 1917. 4pp.
Letter 58. Herb to William. [30] April 1917. 2pp. [Date the 2nd by Herb, but must that was when his father sent a letter.]
Letter 58A. Little Brass Maple Leaf. Photocopy of poem by May Keays. 1918.
F.16
Letter 59. Herb to May Keays. 2 May 1917. 2pp.
Letter 60. Herb to Clara. 8 May 1917. 5pp.
Letter 60A. Postcard of The Tay looking North, Perth. Herb to May Keays. 9 May 1917. 1p.
Letter 60B. Postcard of Scottish tartans and Forth Bridge from above Queensferry. Herb to May Keays. 12 May 1917. 1p.
Letter 61. Herb to May Keays. 14 May 1917. 2pp.
Letter 62. Herb to Clara. 18 May 1917. 6pp.
Letter 63. Herb to Clara. 22 May 1917. 1pp.
F.17
Letter 64. Herb to May Keays. 1 June 1917. 3pp.
Letter 65. Herb to Euphemia. 2 June 1917. Plus returning 3 letters sent to him by his nieces and nephew. 4pp.
Letter 66. Herb to William and Euphemia. 11 June 1917. 4pp.
Letter 67. Herb to May Keays. 15 June 1917. 4pp.
Letter 68. Herb to Euphemia. 18 June 1917. 2pp.
Letter 68A. Herb to Clara. 21 June 1917. 4pp.
Letter 69. Herb to May Keays. 22 June 1917. 4pp.
F.18
Letter 70. Herb to May Keays. 1 July 1917. 2pp.
Letter 71. Herb to May Keays. 4 July 1917. 5pp.
Letter 72. Herb to William. 4 July 1917. 5pp.
Letter 72A. Postcard of The Star Inn. 1pp.
Letter 72B. Postcard of Beachy Head from Hastings. From Herb to May Keays. July 1917.
Letter 73. Herb to Euphemia. 8 July 1917. 3pp.
Letter 74. Herb to Clara. 13 July 1917. 3pp.
Letter 75. Herb to Euphemia. 17 July 1917. 1p.
Letter 76. Herb to May Keays. 18 July 1917. 2pp.
Letter 77. Herb to Clara. 26 July 1917. 2pp.
Letter 78. Herb to Clara. 30 July 1917. 1p.
F.19
Letter 79. Herb to May Keays. 1 August 1917. 3pp.
Letter 80. Herb to William. 6 August 1917. 2pp.
Letter 80A. Capt. Fred Manning to William. 27 September 1917. 1p.
Letter 80B. Capt. George S. Easton to William. 28 September 1917. 1p.
Letter 81. Herb to Clara. 9 August 1917. 2pp.
Letter 82. Herb to May Keays. 15 August 1917. 2pp.
Letter 83. Herb to William. 24 August 1917. 2pp.
Letter 84. Herb to May Keays. 27 August 1917. 2pp.
F.20
Letter 85. Herb to Euphemia. 7 September 1917. 2pp.
Letter 86. Herb to May Keays. 9 September 1917. 3pp.
Letter 87. Herb to Clara. 16 September 1917. 3pp.
Letter 88. Herb to Clara. 20 September 1917. 2pp.
Letter 89. Herb to May Keays. 23 September 1917. 3pp.
Letter 90. Herb to Clara. 29 September 1917. 2pp.
Letter 91. Herb to May Keays. 30 September 1917. 3pp.
F.21
Letter 92. Herb to William. 4 October 1917. 1p. plus Bible Study Class pamphlet.
Letter 93. Herb to May Keays. 7 October 1917. 2pp.
Letter 94. Herb to May Keays. 14 October 1917. 2pp.
Letter 95. Herb to William. 15 October 1917. 1p. plus flyer for Captain W.A. Camerons The Fight that Wins.
Letter 96. Herb to May Keays. 24 October 1917. 1p.
Letter 97. Herb to Clara. The Bystander, pp. 187-190, 24 October 1917.
Letter 98. Herb to May Keays. 28 October 1917. 2pp.
F.22
Letter 99. Herb to Clara. 5 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 100. Herb to Euphemia. 5 November 1917. 1p.
Letter 101. Herb to May Keays. 9 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 101A. Herb to Clara. 10 November 1917. 1p.
Letter 102. Herb to William. 13 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 103. Herb to William 15 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 104. Herb to May Keays. 15 November 1917. 1p.
Letter 105. Herb to May Keays. 20 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 106. Herb to May Keays. 23 November 1917. 2pp.
Letter 107. Herb to William, Euphemia, and Clara. 26 November 1917. 1p.
Letter 108. Herb to May Keays. 26 November 1917. 1p.
Letter 108B. Herb to Clara. 29 November 1917. 1p.
F.23
Letter 109. Herb to May Keays. 1 December 1917. 1p.
Letter 110. Herb to William and Euphemia. 1 December 1917. 1p.
Letter 110A. Herb to William. 6 December 1917. 2pp.
Letter 111. Herb to May Keays. 7 December 1917. 1p.
Letter 112. Herb to William. 13 December 1917. 3pp.
Letter 113. Herb to May Keays. 13 December 1917. 3pp.
Letter 114. Herb to Clara. 17 December 1917. 3pp.
Letter 115. Herb to Euphemia. 23 December 1917. 2pp.
Letter 116. Herb to May Keays. 23 December 1917. 2pp.
Letter 116A. Field Service Postcard to Euphemia. 20 December 1917.
F.24
Letter 117. Herb to May Keays. 6 January 1918. 3pp.
Letter 118. Herb to Clara. 6 January 1918. 2pp.
Letter 119. Herb to May Keays. 13 January 1918. 4pp.
Letter 120. Herb to Euphemia. 13 January 1918. 2pp.
Letter 121. Mary Ellen Paul [sister] to Herb. 19 December 1917. 4pp.
Letter 122. Herb to Euphemia and Clara. 14 January 1918. 2pp.
Letter 123. May Keays to Herb. 3 January 1917 [sic. 1918].
F.25
Letter 124. Herb to May Keays. 2 February 1918. 2pp.
Letter 124B. Herb to May Keays. 31 July 1921. 2pp.
Letter 125. Herb to Clara. 7 February 1918. 3pp.
Letter 126. Herb to May Keays. 20 February 1918. 2pp.
Letter 127. Herb to May Keays. 25 February 1918. 2pp.
F.26
Letter 128. Herb to May Keays. 16 March 1918. 2pp.
Letter 129. Herb to May Keays. 23 March 1918. 2pp.
Letter 130. Director S.A. & A.P. to Clara. 26 March 1918. 1p.
F.27
Letter 131. Herb to May Keays. 5 April 1918. 2pp.
Letter 132. Herb to May Keays. 14 April 1918. 2pp.
Letter 133. Herb to May Keays. 19 April 1918. 1p.
Letter 133B. Director S.A. & A.P. to Clara. 23 April 1918. 1p.
Letter 134. Herb to May Keays. 26 April 1918. 1p.
F.28
Letter 135. Herb to Clara. 1 May 1918. 4pp.
Letter 136. Herb to May Keays. 4 May 1918. 2pp.
Letter 137. Herb to Clara. 11 May 1918. 3pp.
Letter 138. Herb to May Keays. 23 May 1918. 3pp.
Letter 139. Herb to Clara. 30 May 1918. 2pp.
F.29
Letter 140. Herb to Clara. 5 June 1918. 2pp.
Letter 141. Herb to May Keays. 10 June 1918. 1p.
Letter 142. Herb to May Keays. 18/21 June 1918. 6pp.
Letter 143. Herb to Clara. 25 June 1918. 2pp.
F.30
Letter 144. Herb to May Keays. 6 July 1918. 2pp.
Letter 145. Sister E. Robertson Sloan to Clara. 15 July 1918. 1p.
Letter 146. Herb to May Keays. 21 July 1918. 1p.
Letter 147. Sister E. Robertson Sloan to Clara. 27 July 1918. 1p.
F.31
Letter 148. Herb to May Keays. 1 August 1918. 2pp.
Letter 149. Mrs. B. Masterson Smith to Clara. 1 August 1918. 1p.
Letter 150. Herb to Clara and Jane. 2 August 1918. 2pp.
Letter 151. Herb to Joseph and Mary E. Paul. Copied from the Perth Courier, 2 August 1918.
Letter 152. Mrs. B. Masterson Smith to Clara. 6 August 1918. 1p.
Letter 153. Herb to Clara. 12 August 1918. 2pp.
Letter 154. Herb to May Keays. 12 August 1918. 3pp.
Letter 155. Mrs. B. Masterson Smith to Clara. 14 August 1918. 1p.
Letter 156. Herb to May Keays. 14 August 1918. 3pp.
Letter 157. Mrs. B. Masterson Smith to Clara. 26 August 1918. 1p.
Letter 158. Herb to Clara and Jane. 27 August 1918. 2pp.
Letter 159. Herb to Clara. 30 August 1918. 2pp.
Letter 160. Herb to May Keays. 31 August 1918. 2pp.
F.32
Letter 161. Herb to May Keays. 8 September 1918. 1p. Included is a copy of a postcard picturing Massey-Harris Convalescent home, Kingswood, Dulwich, London.
Letter 162. Herb to Clara. 12 September 1918. 1p.
Letter 163. Herb to May Keays. 16 September 1918. 1p. Includes blank piece of paper.
Letter 164. Herb to Clara. 24 September 1918. 1p.
F.33
Letter 165. Herb to May Keays. 1 October 1918. 1p.
Letter 166. Herb to Clara. 1 October 1918. 2pp.
Letter 167. Herb to May Keays. 8 October 1918. 1p. Includes two fliers and a souvenir sheet from Feed the Guns.
Letter 168. Herb to May Keays. 17 October 1918. 1p.
Letter 168A. Postcard of Feed the Guns to May Keays. 17 October 1918. 1p.
Letter 169. Herb to May Keays. 25 October 1918. 2pp.
F.34
Letter 170. Herb to Clara. 8 November 1918. 1p.
Letter 171. Mrs. B. Masterson Smith to Clara. 13 November 1918. 1p.
Letter 172. Herb to May Keays. 13 November 1918. 1p. Includes red, white, and blue ribbon.
Letter 173. Herb to May Keays. 17 November 1918. 1p.
Letter 174. Herb to Clara. 22 November 1918. 2pp.
Letter 175. Herb to May Keays. 24 November 1918. 3pp.
Letter 176. Herb to May Keays. 29 November 1918. 2pp.
F.35
Letter 177. Herb to May Keays. 18 December 1918. 1p.
Letter 178. Herb to May Keays. 30 December 1918. 1p.
F.36
Letter 179. Herb to Clara and Jane. 4 January 1919. 1p.
Letter 180. Herb to Clara. 11 January 1919. 1p.
Letter 181. Herb to May Keays. 13 January 1919. 2pp.
Letter 182. Herb to Clara. [6 February 1919]. 1p.
Letter 183. Herb to Clara. 15 February 1919. 2pp.
Letter 184. Invitation to Perth-Upon-Tay Chapter IODE reception. 10 March 1919.
Letter 185. Herb to Clara. 25 March 1919. 1p.
Letter 186. Herb to Clara and Jane. 3 April 1919. 1p.
Letter 187. James Machan to Leonard at the Lanark Era. Newspaper clipping. 5 January 1968.
Box 2
F.1 Musketry scoring book. 1916.
F.2 Leave Pass. 1916.
F.3 Pay Book. 1918-1919.
F.4 Discharge Certificate. 1919.
Series 2. Diaries
Box 2
F.5 30 March 31 December 1916.
F.6 1 January 31 December 1917. Includes pencil in spine.
F.7 1 January 1918 2 January 1919. Includes pencil in spine.
Box 2
Transcripts and Contextual Notes supplied by the donor.
Brief biography and service notes.
Doing His Bit: The Letters and Diaries of Pte. J. Herbert Gibson, Canadian Expeditionary Force. March 1916-March 1919.
Prologue, p.2
1916 letters transcription, p.4
1917 letters transcription, p.46
1918 letters transcription, p.187
1919 letters transcription, p.263
Diary transcriptions, p. 275
Index of Names, p. 311
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