Simpson Collection
https://archives.sac.on.ca/link/artifacts38
- Material
- Leather
- Paper
- Metal
- Cloth
- Description
- Various memorabilia from SAC between the years 1944-1948. Collection includes one brown leather-bound photo album with B&W photos, five SAC school patches, five SAC pins, one college pin, one graduation diploma circa 1946, and one official cadet corps photo in B&W (not pictured).
- Collection
- School Memorabilia
- Title
- Ronald Charles Simpson '48 Collection
- Name Access
- Ronald Simpson
- Original Owner
- Ronald Simpson
- Category
- Personal Artifacts
- Sub-Category
- Old Boy
- Photographic T&E
- Ceremonial Artifact
- Adornment
- Start Date
- 1944
- End Date
- 1948
- Description
- Various memorabilia from SAC between the years 1944-1948. Collection includes one brown leather-bound photo album with B&W photos, five SAC school patches, five SAC pins, one college pin, one graduation diploma circa 1946, and one official cadet corps photo in B&W (not pictured).
- Public Description
- A collection of memorabilia from Old Boy Ron Simpson in the years 1944 to 1948. Within the album you can find various candid photographs of various SAC students and the school grounds during this time, with many photos showcasing historic school landmarks such as the chapel, boarding houses, and St. Andrew's statue. For the patches, there are two red SAC crests, a white SAC crest, and two sports patches for basketball and cricket. Simpson also retained various pins in his collection. From top left there are: Class of '48 grad pin, Upper VI, Lower VI, SAC crest, and Water Safety. The final pin on the botton center is from the Royal Military College of Canada, which Simpson attended after graduating.
- Material
- Leather
- Paper
- Metal
- Cloth
- Width
- 7.5
- Length
- 11
- Units Of Measurement
- Inches
- Dimension Notes
- Diploma: 11 x 9 in, Patches: 5 x 5.5 in, Pins: 2 x 2 cm, Photo: 6.5 x 41 in
- Number Of Parts
- 4
- Part Names
- Photo album
- Cadet photograph
- Patches and pins
- Diploma
- Accession No.
- 2021-08
- Type
- Artifact