Item 2024.2.4 - The Black Ace: A Victorian Mystery

Identity area

Reference code

CA BWGPL LHC-Libr-LibraryLife-1990s-2024.2.4

Title

The Black Ace: A Victorian Mystery

Date(s)

  • 1997 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

Paper booklet, 9 leaves, pages numbered 1-12. Insert with 2 sheets of standard printer paper included. 2 copies.

Context area

Name of creator

Name of creator

Biographical history

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Transferred to the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives from the Library's records in February 2024.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Story and clues for "The Black Ace: A Victorian Mystery" by Maureen Jennings. The clues include a fictional newspaper for the story and a sketch of the layout of the fictional crime scene. Includes a 2-page insert titled "Murdoch's Report to Chief Constable Grassett, August 17, 1895" that includes the solution to the mystery. The story was part of the annual "Mystery Night" event at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library called Crime Between the Covers.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Finding aids

    Allied materials area

    Existence and location of originals

    Records Box #1, AR 9.2

    Existence and location of copies

    Related units of description

    Other items from annual Mystery Nights included in the same transfer (2024.2.1 - 2024.2.11).

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    Notes area

    Alternative identifier(s)

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    Description control area

    Description identifier

    Institution identifier

    Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD, ISAD

    Status

    Final

    Level of detail

    Partial

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    April 5, 2024

    Language(s)

    • English

    Script(s)

      Sources

      Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, May 17 1997, Page 17

      Accession area