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[Bookplate for Harvey Reginald MacMillan]
Description
Heraldic bookplate. At the centre of the bookplate is a wreath out of which two arms are raised gripping a sword. Below the wreath is a ribbon with the Latin motto: "Miseris succurrere disco" (I learn how to help the wretched). Surrounding the image is a black frame with small white triangles.
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[Bookplate for Harvey Reginald MacMillan]
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| Date Created |
[between 1900 and 1999]
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| Description |
Heraldic bookplate. At the centre of the bookplate is a wreath out of which two arms are raised gripping a sword. Below the wreath is a ribbon with the Latin motto: "Miseris succurrere disco" (I learn how to help the wretched). Surrounding the image is a black frame with small white triangles.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
Latin
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| Notes |
H.R. MacMillan (1885 - 1976) founded the H.R. MacMillan Export Company in 1919 and is a key figure in Canadian corporate history. MacMillan studied at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph and at Yale University. Upon graduation MacMillan joined the forestry department of the Canadian government and in 1912 was hired as chief forester for British Columbia. MacMillan distinguished himself while working for the Federal government as a special trade commissioner wherein he explored the international market for Canadian lumber. This experience and the realization of the potential of the lumber industry inspired MacMillan to establish his own export lumber business. The firm grew from a small timber brokerage firm into several companies successful in logging, lumber, plywood and door manufacturing, railway tie production, and shipping. In 1951 MacMillan merged with Bloedel and in 1956 he retired. MacMillan left almost half of his estate to the H.R. MacMillan Forestry Building at the University of British Columbia.
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| Identifier |
BP GEN CAN P M3365; BP_GEN_CAN_P_M3365
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P M3365
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| Date Available |
2005-04-04
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0215011
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca