Rex vs. Edward Houston

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 British Columbia Archives

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Appeal book for Rex vs. Edward Houston, who was convicted of stealing a fishing net from Jacob Sognefest on 23 September 1942. Houston claimed that he had been framed by rival fishermen who did not want to share the space vacated by Japanese Canadian fishermen in Steveston. The entire appeal book has been photographed for context. Japanese Canadians are mentioned on pages 25, 93, 98, 103, 127, and 166 of the appeal book.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized in full.

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 bca_f0_gr0419_517_23b.pdf Rex vs. Edward Houston Attorney General's Department and others. Researcher Tess Elsworthy Metadata author Gordon Lyall Metadata author Lindsey Jacobson Metadata author Erin Chan Created file.
DescriptionTitle ProperF0 GR0419 BOX 517 FILE 23BDate(s) of material from this resource digitized1942General material designation

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Appeal book for Rex vs. Edward Houston, who was convicted of stealing a fishing net from Jacob Sognefest on 23 September 1942. Houston claimed that he had been framed by rival fishermen who did not want to share the space vacated by Japanese Canadian fishermen in Steveston. The entire appeal book has been photographed for context. Japanese Canadians are mentioned on pages 25, 93, 98, 103, 127, and 166 of the appeal book.

Name of creator

The Provincial Government of British Columbia created this archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized in full.

StructureRepositoryBritish Columbia ArchivesFondsGovernment Records CollectionSeriesAttorney GeneralSub-seriesF0 GR0419 BOX 517