| Summary: | The archive documents William Parker’s career and family life, and also encompasses the lives of his children and the families into which they married. It contains naval documents from Parker’s career, as well as correspondence and other records belonging to Parker’s children and members of the Masini and Grenfell families. |
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| Date: | 1791-2016 |
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| Reference Number: | PKR |
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| Accruals: | No further accruals are expected. |
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| Arrangement: | The papers are chiefly grouped by family members, although papers relating to an individual may naturally be found in several different sections. Arranged as follows: PKR/1 - Biographical and photographic materialPKR/2 - William ParkerPKR/3 - Guillermo Parker and familyPKR/4 - Flora Parker and Maria Engracia ParkerPKR/5 - Augusto Parker and familyPKR/6 - Grenfell familyPKR/7 - Masini, Ferraro and Mendoza family |
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| Custodial History: | The papers were collected by William Parker's younger son Augusto Parker (1836-1902) and preserved by Augusto's son Arturo Parker (1873-1941). They were discovered by Arturo's grand-daughter, Bridget Krasinska, and used by Krasinska in her family history/academic research. |
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| Finding Aids: | A copy of this finding aid is available for consultation in the reading room. |
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| Related Material: | Readers may also be interested in the Grenfell Papers. |
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| Access Restrictions: | Reproduction and Licensing Rules available on request. |
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| Biographical/Administrative Information: | See individual sections for biographies of family members. |
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