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Article: Keepers of the Record: The History of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives.(Book review)
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- Manitoba History
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- February 1, 2008
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Keepers of the Record: The History of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives by Deidre Simmons
Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007, 360 pages.
ISBN 9780773532915, $80.00 (cloth).
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"World class" is a term one hears frequently these days. To their promoters, cities are "world class" as are museums and even sports and entertainment facilities. Many Winnipeggers, however, are unaware that for over three decades their city has been home to a truly "world class" resource, the business records of the Hudson's Bay Company. With documents dating back to the late 17th century, the Hudson's Bay Company ...