Fonds MG 528 - H.F. Boyce fonds

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H.F. Boyce fonds

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MG 528

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  • 1914 (Creation)

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1 manuscript

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(1864-1951)

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Herbert Frank Boyce was born in India in December 1864. His father was an engineer who built bridges for the British in India. Boyce immigrated to Manitoba around 1882. The following year, he moved to Abernethy, Saskatchewan where he farmed. He served as a scout with the North-West Field Force under Captain John French during the armed conflict of 1885. In 1888, Boyce married Elizabeth Ward-Pridden and they had two daughters and two sons. Boyce moved to Qu’Appelle in 1892 where he operated the St. John’s College farm, where new British immigrants were taught farming skills. In 1907, Boyce became the librarian at the Carnegie Library in North Battleford. Upon his retirement in 1920, Boyce moved to British Columbia. After his wife died in 1928, Boyce moved back to Saskatoon around 1930. He spent his winters in Saskatoon but spent his summers at his cottage at Ladder Lake in the Big River area. Boyce was a lay-reader for the Anglican Church for 57 years and was involved in a number of organizations including a leader in the Brotherhood of St. Andrew’s, a life member of the Canadian Guild of Health, a Commissioner of the Boy Scouts, and a member of the Saskatoon Old Timers’ Association. Boyce had many hobbies including a noted stamp collection and a large collection of self-made walking sticks. Boyce died in Saskatoon on December 29, 1951. (“Veteran of Riel Rebellion, H.F. Boyce Dead at Age 87”, Saskatoon "StarPhoenix", 29 December 1951, p. 3).

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A typescript copy of Mystic Leaves or Thesis on Playing Cards (Copyright 1914). The illustrations in the book are by H.F. Boyce. (Total 92 pages). The purpose of the book is to present a consecutive account of the early history of cards and their connection with modern playing cards.

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There is little personal information about H.F. Boyce in the manuscript other than he was in North Battleford in 1914. Based on research into the life of Herbert Frank Boyce, archives staff believe that it is likely that he was the author of this manuscript as he was living in North Battleford at that time. However, archives staff were unable to verify with complete certainly that the author H.F. Boyce is the same person as Herbert Frank Boyce. The biography has been included because the likelihood is quite high that they are the same person but researchers should be aware that this is not certain.

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