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- Part Of
- Martin Nordegg fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscript "Pioneering in Canada, 1906-1924" by Martin Nordegg. Manuscript describes travels and activities in Canada, England and Europe resulting from negotiations, investment, coal prospecting, establishment and exploitation of coal fields in the Bighorn and South Brazeau Rive…
- Date Range
- [194-]
- Reference Code
- M315
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Martin Nordegg fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 315
- Sous-Fonds
- M 315
- Accession Number
- 2122
- Reference Code
- M315
- Date Range
- [194-]
- Physical Description
- 1 v. of textual records (168 p.)
- History / Biographical
- Martin Nordegg, 1868-1948, was an investment syndicate representative and manager at Nordegg, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nordegg became highly successful as a coal mining developer between 1906, the year of his arrival in Canada, and 1914. Nordegg travelled in the circles of high finance and politics in Canada, England and Germany prior to the First World War, but moved to the United States during the war to avoid harassment due to his German nationality. He divested himself of his western Canadian interests upon his return. While exploring and developing coal fields on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies, Nordegg frequently made Banff his base of operations and employed trail guides of Banff and Morley, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscript "Pioneering in Canada, 1906-1924" by Martin Nordegg. Manuscript describes travels and activities in Canada, England and Europe resulting from negotiations, investment, coal prospecting, establishment and exploitation of coal fields in the Bighorn and South Brazeau Rivers and Kananaskis regions and founding of the town of Nordegg. Stoney Indians, D. B. Dowling, Tom Lusk and others are discussed.
- Manuscript was published as: The possibilities of Canada are truly great : memoirs 1906-1924 / Martin Cohen Nordegg (Toronto: Macmillan, 1971)
- Name Access
- Nordegg, Martin
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Nordegg, Martin
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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