The Thomas Lindsay and Beatrice Muriel May Thacker Collection includes all the records in the custody of the Lab of Archaeology that relate to the couple’s amateur archaeological activities and record-keeping. This includes a range of drawings, notes, measurements, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs that record information about artifacts found, and cultural heritage in the area of Hope, and general archaeological and First Nations information in B.C. This collection consists of 1 box and series 1 – 5. Series 1 consists of three files that hold decontextualized newspaper clippings that have been kept with the Thacker collection since the Lab of Archaeology gained custody of the records. Files 2-3 in Series 1 are stored in the oversize storage/map cabinet area in drawer 7. Series 2 consists of a single file relating to an archaeological survey that T.L. Thacker contributed to starting in 1935. Series 3 contains handwritten notes and textual records, including one small publication. Series 4 consists of hand drawn images of artifact and two print photographs of one artifact. Series 5 consists of correspondence written by T.L. and Beatrice Muriel May Thacker to various museum and archaeology specialists, including Harlan I. Smith.
This fonds has been arranged into 5 Series:
• Series 1 – Newspaper Clippings
• Series 2 – 1935 Hope Archaeological Survey (formerly the Thacker survey project fonds)
• Series 3 – Notes and Miscellaneous Textual Records
• Series 4 – Artifact Drawings and Photographs
• Series 5 – Correspondence