After the death of her husband in the late 1950s Renee Chipman moved to Los Angeles where she worked for the U.S. Defense Department. B.C. Keenly interested in history, Chipman was credited as being the driving force behind the creation of the Lillooet Museum of which she became a curator until her death in 1986. Records relating to Renee Chipman's family can be found in the Haweis Family fonds. Top Series Descriptions Correspondence. 3 cm of textual records.
Series consists of a limited amount of incoming correspondence.
64 cm of textual records. 1.04 m of textual records. Series consists of manuscripts and other material written by Chipman. The bulk of this material relates to Chipman's experience with the Canadian Women's Army Corp and her experiences during the war. These is also some other material of a biographical nature, some fiction and some historical pieces and newspaper articles.