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Fred Cobb family correspondence and documents

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 …

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945

Accession Number: 2275

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Frederick "Ty" Cobb (1887 - 1969) of Banff worked as a labourer during his adult years. Cobb was enlisted in the 82nd Battalion in World War I, and he was stationed in England and France from 1915 - 1916. Fred Cobb did not marry and there are no records of him having children. In the early 1930s, Fred Cobb worked on a construction project along the road leading to the Mt. Norquay ski area. Following World War II, Fred Cobb worked on constructing and repairing boats and docks in Vancouver, B.C. Fred Cobb's grave could not be located in any records of cemeteries in Banff and his burial place is unknown.

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 and 1933 in which Fred Cobb was charged in a case involving the Alberta Liquor Board which was later dismissed. File also contains a certificate for financial relief under the government of British Columbia in Fred Cobb's name, membership cards for the Workers' Ex-Servicemens' League in Canada and The People's Movement, records from Fred Cobb's stay at a financial relief camp in British Columbia, receipts from various stores and cafes, including the Dominion Cafe in Banff and several from Banff Grocery; arrest records for Fred Cobb, and a notice that the charges for this arrest were revoked.

Notes: Letter dated July 3, 1931 possibly signed by Bob Liggat [d. 1941], who is buried in Banff Town Cemetery.

Name Access: Cobb, Fred (Ty); Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Liggat, Robert

Subject Access: Businesses; Personal and Family Life; Legal and Financial

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Items have been stored in acid-free tissue due to fragile nature

Category: Family and personal life; Law and justice; Commerce and industry; Labour

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.terrys.org.uk/charts/c/cobb401.htm; Most information drawn from contents of file

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal correspondence and community events

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-wr…

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 3109; 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Some items published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-written recipes; 8 notes, poems and other writings; and 4 event programmes. Content pertains to family and friends of the Kidneys (including the Hobkirk family, Mona and Gordon Houghton, the Meeker family, Tom Lonsdale, and Catharine Whyte), community events in Banff (including an open house at the Summit Tea House on Sulphur Mountain, the 25th anniversary of the Rundle Memorial Church and the opening of the Mineral Springs Hospital), local marriages, Mac's Sport Shop in Banff, correspondence between Maud Kidney and other former members of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, and Canadian centennial celebrations.

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Whyte, Catharine; Lonsdale, Tom; Houghton, Mona; Houghton, Gordon

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Christmas; Anniversary; Rundle Memorial United Church; Mineral Springs Hospital; Girls Flower Club Banff; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Mount Rundle; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pop's Holdings Ltd. receipts book

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one red and green bound expense book. Pertains to records from 1956 - 1974 of various businesses owned and managed by Forest "Pop" Kidney in Banff, including Pop's Bakery and Quaker Coffee Shop. Approximately 270 of 300 pages in expense book are annotated.

Date Range: 1956 - 1974

Reference Code: M74 / V / C / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / V : Legal and business records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / V / C : 1951 - 1980

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / V / C / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Responsibility: Produced by Pop's Holdings Ltd.

Date Range: 1956 - 1974

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 300 pages ; 35.5 x 22 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one red and green bound expense book. Pertains to records from 1956 - 1974 of various businesses owned and managed by Forest "Pop" Kidney in Banff, including Pop's Bakery and Quaker Coffee Shop. Approximately 270 of 300 pages in expense book are annotated.