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Paul-Emile Mercier fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on provenance of the fonds.
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Copied 2001 (originally created 1901-1911, 1935-1994) (Creation)
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- Mercier, Paul-Emile, 1877-1926
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53 photographs : b&w copy negs;.01 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Paul-Emile Mercier was a civil engineer in the Yukon in 1901. He was the son of Honore Mercier, premier of Quebec from 1887-1891, and Virginie St. Denis. He met and married (June 1901) Marie-Louise Tache in Whitehorse. Her father, Jean Tache, was an engineer working on the construction of the White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&YR) railway.
Custodial history
The photographs and textual records belong to Mme Jeanne Mercier Depocas, daughter of Paul-Emile Mercier. The material was brought to the Yukon Archives by Yann Herry, president of the Association of Franco-Yukonnaise.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of copy negs and photographs of the families of J. Charles Tach
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- The magazine articles and photograph captions are written in French.
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Copyright is held by the donor. Reproductions may be made. Use of images must be credited as follows: Yukon Archives. Paul-Emile Mercier fonds 2001/137 plus specific photo number.
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Caption list is available.
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J. Charles Tache fonds
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- Tach (Subject)