Letter from Sam to Marie, with an attached letter and clipping sent to SBS from E.W. [N]utch, a former NWMP constable who served with SBS in the Yukon. He now owns a fruit farm in the Okanagan.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Attached letter from NWMP Office of the Commissioner asking for a photo of SBS
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Attached extract form a North-West Mounted Police report, news clippings; sheet music: "When the Bright Moonbeams", and sketch of a fort
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Colonel at Valcartier Camp, established as part of the mobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the onset of the First World War; includes correspondence to and from Sam Hughes, re: what SBS’s role will be in terms of the First Canadian Contingent; letters from individuals volunteering for military appointments; letters from SBS to Robert Rogers expressing frustration at the way he is being treated and at Hughes actions; etc. He is particularly upset by Hughes' dismissal of Henry Norland Ruttan whom Steele had recommended for brigadier. Handwritten; typewritten
Hughes, Sam, Sir, 1853-1921Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District #10, based at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg; includes correspondence to and from R.J. Gwynne, with SBS questioning reports that Gwynne has stated his dissatisfaction with Steele’s treatment of Saskatchewan officers; letters around the appointment of another officer for the District 10, and changing the District to a Division; the resignation of the Commander of The Cameron Highlanders; and other matters. There is a letter sent to SBS from O.W. Evans who served under Steele with the N.W.M.P. in the Yukon. Handwritten; typewritten
Gwynne, R.J.Correspondence and document s around the inquiry into the ‘compulsory retirement’ of Lt. Col. L.W. Herchmer from the NWMP. Handwritten; typewritten
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPCorrespondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Major-General, C.B., M.V.O. , Canadian Headquarters, Shorncliffe, England; includes confidential letters written to and from General J.E.B. Seely, Doctor Howard (Lord Strathcona's son-in-lawm married to Margaret) and others, regarding the command and service of Lord Strathcona’s Horse regiment; a letter (with attached copies) sent from SBS to Sir Robert Borden, regarding the Royal North West Mounted Police; and other general matters. Handwritten; typewritten
Borden, Robert Laird, SirSeton, Bruce. Elementary Veterinary Manual: For the use of Officers Attending Veterinary Classes. Gale & Polden’s Military Series. London: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1895. (signed by S.B.S with name and title)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Colonel Steele's Record of War Service report and a hand-written summary of his military and policing experience up to and including the Boer War.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letters sent to Colonel Steele, re: acquiring a sculptor to create a monument erected to the members of Lord Strathcona's Horse who fell in action in South Africa, for placement in Calgary. Includes an explanatory letter from SBS describing the horses used by LSH (and with the NWMP and Canadian Mounted Rifles).
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, and tying up loose ends; includes a list of the non-commissioned officers and constables of the NWMP who served with the Corp under Steele's command and a letter from Minister F.W. Borden acknowledging Steele's request that men from LSH be allowed to join the South African Constabulary.
Borden, F.W. (Frederick William), Sir, 1847-1917Smith, F. A Manual of Saddles and Collars, Sore Backs and Sore Shoulders. 3rd ed. London: Harrison and Sons, 1897. (‘Colonel S.B. Steele, C.B. MVO’ signed at front of book by [Marie Steele])
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919R.N.W. Mounted Police - To Accompany Annual Report, 1909: 1. Districts in the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan 2. Districts throughout Canada Two published, folded maps
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Plan showing the proposed posts from Lake Superior to Red River Settlement; compiled from Messrs Dawson and Napier's maps.
The map pre-dates the establishment of the NWMP, but likely used by the Force after its establishment in 1873.
Color is added to highlight the Pigeon River route and the the Kaministiguia Route.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth fibre map of the Dominion of Canada, published by the Department of Railways & Canada, Collingwood Schreiber, Engineer in Chief, Government Railways.
This map pre-dates the establishment of the NWMP but likely used by the Force after its establishment in 1873.
Annotated on the back of the map: "Col. S.B. Steele From Vivian"
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Two pages from The Globe of December 8th, 1897 with an article entitled: "Riders of the Plains". Policing in the Yukon and the Northwest generally is discussed and photographs accompany the article.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A NWMP Engagement form and Oath of Allegiance for Israel Dix; a front page from "The Canada Gazette" (August 18, 1900); Printed Bill 40: 'An Act respecting pensions to Officers of the North-West Mounted Police' (2 copies); loose printed sheet showing the distribution state of the Force by Divisions; and affidavit of a Mounted Police Pensioner form (5 copies).
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed 'Hand Book of Ready Reference, Police Duties for Non-Commissioned Officers and Constables of the North-West Mounted Police, Yukon Territory'; hand-written inscription at front of book reads: "Colonel S.B. Steele, C.B.M.V.O. With Compliments of [W.A.?], RNWMP of Canada, Dawson, Yukon, 1904".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed revised general orders booklet; also used by Steele with the South African Constabulary and stamped with the SAC stamp on the inside and back cover pages.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed revised general orders booklet; Steele's signature appears in booklet.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Rules and regulations for the guardrooms and cells of the NWM Police [when] used as prisons; a printed rule book for the 'Government of Gaols' in the North West Territories, heavily annotated to apply to NWMP jails in the Yukon.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Manual printed for the Winchester Carbine and the Enfield Revolver; printed in Ottawa by MacLean, Roger & Co. Includes some added hand-written annotation to the text.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Nominal roll of 'E' Division, NWMP, Calgary; black leather note book with covering explanatory note written by Harwood Steele (ca. 1969). Includes a roll of horses of 'E' Division.
Steele, HarwoodOne handwritten page extract of a NWMP report concerning threats and shooting involving individuals named Paisley and Ferguson. 1 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from Inspector W.H. Scarth, discussing claim activity and problems on Klondike Creeks. 3 pp.
Scarth, W.H. , InspectorA handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from an underground NWMP officer, [N.G. Della Tarre], reporting on claim owners on Hunker Creek defrauding the Dominion Government. 3 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten report sent to Col. S.B. Steele from an underground NWMP officer, Alfred J. Thomas, reporting on claim owners on Hunker Creek defrauding the Dominion Government. 5 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hand-written intelligence reports sent to Colonel Steele, reporting on activities on the Creek, including claim owner infractions; includes one undated report extract.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Monthly report of Superintendent S.B. Steele at Dawson City, Yukon; type-written.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Handwritten 1 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Handwritten 2 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919An undercover report written by a NWMP Officer, reporting on criminals and their activities in the Goldfields. Includes an envelope addressed to Col. Steele, Barracks
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hand-written intelligence reports sent to S.B. Steele about criminal activity and gang members in the Klondike.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Report of the Kootenay district with mention of Charcoal (Blood Indian) wanted for murder.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Report regarding NWMP Patrol accommodation 1 page hand-written report
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Gordon, A.R. (Andrew Robertson). Report of the Hudson’s Bay Expedition under the Command of Lieut. A. R. Gordon, R.N., 1884. Ottawa: [Department of Marine and Fisheries], 188[5].
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Supplementary Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1895. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1896.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1905. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1906.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police, 1902 printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Annual Report of the Department of the Interior for the Year Ended in December 1880. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament. Part II includes the North-West Mounted Police Force Commissioner's Report for 1880.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed report: The North-West Territories Gazette, December 15th, 1890 (extract pg. 205-218). Published by Authority.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919First Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1898. Supplement to the Thirty-First Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Statement of complaint taken by S.B. Steele from Samuel [Hetherington], a NWMP Sergeant.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for the Year Ended September 30, 1919. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament. Pencilled on the back cover of the report is: "[Met] 27 Regina in 1883".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal North West Mounted Police, 1911. Reports and Other Papers Relating to the McPherson-Dawson Police Patrol - Winter 1910-1911 and the Death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and all Members of the Patrol. Printed in Ottawa.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, 1908. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1903. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1904.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published report of the North-West Mounted Police Part III 1900. Published in Ottawa by Order of Parliament, 1901. Report is stamped in three places with "Commanding B Division, South African Constabulary, 9 July 1903".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of the commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1884. Printed in Ottawa by Order of Parliament.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published Report of The Commissioner North-West Mounted Police 1874, and printed by order of Department of Justice. The report title page is signed: "SB Steele Supt [?], D. Division, and also signed by G.A. French Lt. Col.
French, George ArthurPublished reports of the Department of Militia and Defence of the Dominion of Canada. Report Upon the Supression in the North-West Territories, and Matters in Connection Therewith, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1886.128 pp. and Report of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Jackson ... On Matters in Connection With the Supression of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1887. 44 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919"Extracts of monthly reports to the Commissioner North West Mounted Police by Superintendent S.B. Steele at Battleford"; hand-written but not Steele's handwriting. 5 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed and bound reports: Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1897, and Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1898. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 678 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: Report of the North-West Mounted Police 1898 (Commissioner L.W. Herchmer). Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1899. 359 pp. Three copies of report.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1897. Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1898. 318 pp. Two copies of report.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1896". Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1897. Two copies
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1894". Ottawa. Printed by S.E. Dawson, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1895. 235 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1890". Ottawa. Printed for the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1891. 200 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPPrinted report: "Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force 1888". Ottawa: Printed for the Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1889. 206 pp.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPNWMP Officers' Roll; hand-written copy on folded paper.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Nominal roll of 'D' Division, NWMP, Battleford; black leather note book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Excerpted report, possibly for publication in a newspaper or periodical, of Steele's account of his experience with the Steele's Scouts in tracking Big Bear and his band. Report is titled: "Gallant Attack on Big Bear's Band by the Mounted Police". Type-written, 5 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; very brief entries, largely empty; one cash accounts notation at back of journal.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand written entries from Fort Macleod; one memo written to SBS from [D.L. Meetison] requesting a loan, removed from diary and placed behind it in file.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries while in Fort Macleod; memo's and cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; mostly written from Fort Macleod. Memos, cash accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written intermittant entries from Fort Macleod, Milk River, and Pincher Creeek; memos and accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary, hand-written entries from Kootenay Ferry, Kootenay, Fort Macleod. Cash accounts kept at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; written while leaving the Yukon and travelling to Ontario. Memos, cash accountes and addresses maintained at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries, written at Dawson, Skagway, and Lake Bennett. A list of letters mailed and accounts register kept at end of journal.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Loose items removed from diary, including hand-written notes as well as a small photograph of a woman and inscribed on verso: "A souvenir of the trip of the Press Association to the N.W.T. [J.I.C.] Notes from officers who received medals for their services with Steele's Scouts.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound diary written from Fort Macleod, Lethbridge, and Willow Creek; memoranda at back of diary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries, written while travelling from Fort Macleod to the Yukon. Notes at the back of the diary include lists of Miles Canyon pilots.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Cloth-bound daily journal with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; more of a notebook and largely empty.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries from Fort Macleod; memos and cash accounts kept at back of book.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919