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Wellman family fonds
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- Part Of
- Wellman family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, legal and business papers and photographs of Frank Wellman, 1906-1919; also Wellman family papers and photographs, 1895-ca.1940. Frank Wellman papers pertain to land sales, livestock sales, guiding and outfitting business, partnership agreement and mining ventures. Inclu…
- Date Range
- 1895-[ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- M426 / V674
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Wellman family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 426
- V 674
- Sous-Fonds
- M 426
- V 674
- Accession Number
- 2001, 2573, 3234, 5207
- Reference Code
- M426 / V674
- Date Range
- 1895-[ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records. -- 95 photographs : prints. -- 2 photograph albums (182 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Francis Lorn Wellman, 1883-1919, was a guide and outfitter at Banff and Morley, Alberta, Canada. Wellman guided for Brewster Brothers, ca.1903, after first working with Tom Wilson's outfit. He was later involved with the Park Dairy in Banff and bought the former Dave McDougall ranch near Morley. Frank Wellman and Edith (Potts) Wellman, 1887-1949, had three children, Lorna, Edith and William. Edith Wellman's father, William John Potts, managed the Albert Hotel at Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, legal and business papers and photographs of Frank Wellman, 1906-1919; also Wellman family papers and photographs, 1895-ca.1940.
- Frank Wellman papers pertain to land sales, livestock sales, guiding and outfitting business, partnership agreement and mining ventures. Includes appointments as Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths and membership in fraternal organization.
- Wellman family papers include marriage certificate Edith Nellie Potts and Francis Lorn Wellman, 1906; baptismal records of Edith Helena Potts and Walter Gordon Potts, 1895; masonic certificate of William John Potts; and sheet music.
- Photographic prints pertain to Wellman family, friends and activities, Banff and Morley events, [Indigenous people] at Morley, includes the ceremony where Duke of Connaught was made honourary Stoney [Nakoda] Chief, 1916. Albums include Frank Wellman's guiding and outfitting activities, as well as Banff scenes.
- Name Access
- Wellman, Frank
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Wellman, Frank
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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