[BCMA] Inquiry from Alberta re: Sapper James Turnbull

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Greetings, colleagues,

I am wondering if any of  you have ever come across some original 
sketches by James Turnbull, as per Lindsay Moir's inquiry addressed to 
me.  I regrettably could not be of assistance, but thought some one out 
there might be able to.  I am posting this with her permission. You can 
reply to me, or directly to Lindsay, whose email address appears below.

Roger H Boulet

On 2014-10-21 2:15 PM, Lindsay Moir wrote:

Hello, Roger: I'm going around in circles on a question, and I hope 
you'll be able to tell me if I'm totally wasting my time. We had an 
enquiry from a researcher in England

I am researching the above [the Royal Engineers] and came across a 
reference to the Glenbow-Alberta Institute holding some original 
sketches made by Sapper James Turnbull when surveying for a wagon road 
through the defiles of the Coquihall towards Kamloops.

The Archives received the original enquiry but couldn't find anything so 
sent it to the Art Dept. -- no luck there either. Have you come across 
any references to these sketches being in a collection somewhere? It's 
very possible that they might be sketch maps. I'd appreciate any 
suggestions you have.

Lindsay

Lindsay Moir
Senior Librarian
Glenbow Museum Library
Lmoir at glenbow.org


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