Frappier,
Blanche and Edward
Blanche and Edward Frappier fonds. – 1943-1946. – 30cm of
textual and graphic material. – 8 photographs.
Edward Joseph Frappier (1918-2006) and Blanche (Hutchinson) Frappier
(1918-2002) both served in the Canadian Forces during the Second World
War. A resident of Ontario, Edward Frappier served in the Royal Canadian
Navy. In 1945 he served on the Flower class corvette, the HMCS Kenogami
and the costal defense vessel, the HMCS Glace Bay. Blanche Frappier
was born in Nottingham England. She immigrated to Canada in 1938 and
joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corp. shortly thereafter. The
couple married in 1945. In 1947 they moved to his hometown of Sudbury.
For more biographical information, consult Blanche and Edward Frappier’s
obituaries in the Sudbury Star, dated 8 May 2002 and 14 March
2006 respectively.
The fonds largely consists of letters written by Edward to Blanche Frappier
while Edward served at the HMCS Cornwallis, HMCS Stadacona,
and HMCS Scotian shore-based training facilities in Nova Scotia.
Letters were also written during Edward’s service on the HMCS
Kenogami and the HMCS Glace Bay. These letters are addressed
to Blanche while she resided in the Trinity Barracks in Long Branch,
Ontario. There is one letter to Edward from Blanche, 26 July 1945.
Box1 contains correspondence from Edward to Blanche dating 16 May 1943
until 30 May 1945. Box 2 contains the rest of their correspondence,
from 5 June 1945 until 18 November 1945. Box 2 also contains Blanche’s
letter to Edward, correspondence to the Frappiers from Edward’s
sister, Sister Xavier de Montfort, letters to Blanche from Pte. Vera
Rodgers, and additional letters, greeting cards, and photographs from
other friends and family members. Box 2 also contains Blanche’s
military and financial documents, a naval ribbon from the HMCS Kenogami,
and religious pamphlets.
Title is based on content of fonds.
The fonds (65-2009) was acquired from Gord Russell of Alexander Books
in October 2009.
Finding aid available as part of this description only.
There are no access restrictions.
No further accruals are expected.
