Clarior e Tenebris
Preserving records. Recovering stories.
For generations, the Purvis family and those whose lives intersected with theirs kept letters, records, and collections of stories passed from one generation to the next. This archive carries that work into the digital age. The family motto — Clarior e Tenebris, light out of darkness — speaks through this archive that hopes to keep the light of the lives contained within from fading. Find out more→
This is the evidential core: a structured collection of letters, notebooks, and records through which individuals, families, and careers can be traced and verified.
Drawing on the records preserved here, these essays recover the lived experience behind naval service, Company trade, parish life, and family history.
Clarior e Tenebris
Preserving records. Recovering stories.
For generations, the Purvis family and those whose lives intersected with theirs kept letters, records, and collections of stories passed from one hand to the next. This archive carries that work into the digital age. The family motto — Clarior e Tenebris, light out of darkness — speaks through this archive that hopes to keep the light of the lives contained within from fading. Find out more→
This is the evidential core: a structured collection of letters, notebooks, and records through which individuals, families, and careers can be traced and verified.
Drawing on the records preserved here, these essays recover the lived experience behind naval service, Company trade, parish life, and family history.