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Legal and financial records

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16582
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Bert Riggall fonds
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Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits,…
Date Range
1909-1957
Reference Code
M376 / 110 to 120
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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4 / Sub-series
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
M376 / 110 to 120
Date Range
1909-1957
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits, 1915-1947; bank records, 1922-1952; asset, expense and revenue records, 1909-1957
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Manuscripts

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists mainly of hunting and rifle articles for submission to sport magazines. Articles are: Sport in the Canadian Rockies, A Tramp after Bighorns, An Iliad of the Imp (re grizzly bear), My Lucky Stone, Hunting the Black Bear, Hunting Mountain Sheep, Giants of the Highrock, Horse Packing, T…
Date Range
1906-1950
Reference Code
M376 / 128 to 130
Description Level
5 / File
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5 / File
Series
IV. Writing series
Reference Code
M376 / 128 to 130
Date Range
1906-1950
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists mainly of hunting and rifle articles for submission to sport magazines. Articles are: Sport in the Canadian Rockies, A Tramp after Bighorns, An Iliad of the Imp (re grizzly bear), My Lucky Stone, Hunting the Black Bear, Hunting Mountain Sheep, Giants of the Highrock, Horse Packing, The Ascent of Chief Mountain, Just One of Those Things. Includes holograph and typescript versions of most.
Also includes poem "The King of the Rockies" and some drafts of out-going letters, 1906-1907
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Bird and plant records

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Bert Riggall fonds
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Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
Date Range
1904-1954
Reference Code
M376 / 136 to 142
Description Level
3 / Series
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3 / Series
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V. Natural history series
Reference Code
M376 / 136 to 142
Date Range
1904-1954
Physical Description
8 v. of textual records (15 cm)
Scope & Content
Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
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Title based on contents of series
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ITEM LIST :
* Budd, A. C. / A key to plants of the farming and ranching areas of the Canadian Prairies, 1952; annotations record occurrences at Waterton Lakes, F.H.R.'s [Riggall's] ranch, Twin Butte and Porcupine Hills and are found throughout the volume, 1953 photocopy
* Coulter, John M. / New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular plants), 1909; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1911-1953
* Hales, B. J. / Selected Western Flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, 1915; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1905-1952
* Rand, A. L. / Birds of Southern Alberta, 1948; annotations (throughout volume) record occurrences at Waterton Lake, [National] Park, [Riggall] Ranch and elsewhere
* Reed, Chester A. / Bird Guide, Part 2, Land Birds East of the Rockies . . . 1912; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1904-1953 and also annual lists, 1914-1917
* Saunders, Charles Francis / Western Flower Guide; annotations are mainly "nature notes" (plant and animal sightings) 1949-1952, list of species in rock gardens, 1915, and some plant sightings throughout volume
* Taverner, P. A. / Birds of Canada, 1949; annotations, 1951-1954; record sightings, (throughout volume) bird notes, 1951, loose clippings
* Vareschi, Volkmar and Ernest Krause / Mountains in Flower, 1940; annotations indicate flowers found or not found in the Canadian Rockies and closely related species
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Annotated books

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Bert Riggall fonds
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Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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4 / Sub-series
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VI. Other interests series
Reference Code
M376 / 146 to 148
Date Range
1907-[ca.1940]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records (4 v.)
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
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Title based on contents of subseries
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ITEM LIST :
* Boone and Crockett Club / North American big game competitions, 1939; note on Riggall's chapter "Hunting the Black Bear" in North American big game, 1939
* Gray, Prentiss N. / North American big game : official measurement records, 1934; additions of McKnight and Riggall records for bighorn sheep and black bear
* Hornaday, William T. / Campfires in the Canadian Rockies, 1907; extensive margin notes on people, places, flora and fauna
* White, Stewart Edward / The Mountains, 1904; some notes on trail life
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Bert and Dora Riggall personal papers

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists of cookbook; writings arising from Dora's death, 1951, including obituaries and articles, notes by Bert for same; extended "letter" (diary) written by Bert to Dora following her death; death, funeral and gravestone records, memorial notices
Date Range
[ca.1905]-1952
Reference Code
M376 / 164, 165
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5 / File
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5 / File
Series
VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 164, 165
Date Range
[ca.1905]-1952
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of cookbook; writings arising from Dora's death, 1951, including obituaries and articles, notes by Bert for same; extended "letter" (diary) written by Bert to Dora following her death; death, funeral and gravestone records, memorial notices
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Bert and Dora Riggall family correspondence

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
Date Range
1906-1955
Reference Code
M376 / 166 to 176
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5 / File
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VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 166 to 176
Date Range
1906-1955
Physical Description
11.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
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CONTENT DETAILS :
* Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family, especially overseas Riggall and Williams family members, 1906-1955, 2 cm.
* Correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall, 1945, 1951 (.5.cm)
* Correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters Doris "Babe" Burton and Kay Russell, 1935-1954, 2 cm. Letters pertain to family matters, illness and death of Dora Riggall and care and illness of Bert Riggall. Includes letter of instruction from Bert Riggall on disposition of his papers.
* Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris "Babe" Burton from Bert's mother Fanny Riggall, including letters from other Riggall and Williams family members to Fanny Riggall, subsequently sent by her to her son and daughter-in-law, 1926-1955, 7 cm.
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Frederick and Fanny Riggall family papers

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists of personal and legal papers of Bert Riggall's parents, grandparents and English relatives, 1905-1956, 2 cm; and Fanny Neave diary, 1877-1880, [ca.1948], 1 v. (1 cm). Diary was written at age 17; later notes and footnotes were written in advance of being mailed to her son, Bert Rigga…
Date Range
1877-1956
Reference Code
M376 / 177, 178
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5 / File
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VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 177, 178
Date Range
1877-1956
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of personal and legal papers of Bert Riggall's parents, grandparents and English relatives, 1905-1956, 2 cm; and Fanny Neave diary, 1877-1880, [ca.1948], 1 v. (1 cm). Diary was written at age 17; later notes and footnotes were written in advance of being mailed to her son, Bert Riggall, ca.1948. File also includes Doris (Babe) Riggall's notes on Riggall extended family
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Allan Riggall papers and photographs

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
Date Range
1900-1940
Reference Code
M376 / 179
V26 / VII / D
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5 / File
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VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 179
V26 / VII / D
Date Range
1900-1940
Physical Description
.5 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs : prints, transparencies
Scope & Content
File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
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F. H. Riggall correspondence

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Bert Riggall fonds
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Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent corresponden…
Date Range
1902-1959
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
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4 / Sub-series
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4 / Sub-series
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I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
Date Range
1902-1959
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent correspondents include: Russell H. Bennett (1918-1959), Russell M. Bennett (1913-1928), Charles C. Bovey (1919-1951), Martin Bovey (1918-1952), Bertram Chichester (1937-1959), F. M. Crosby (1921-1952), A. Phimister Proctor (1909-1912, 1952), Andy Russell (1947, undated) and Arnold C. Schueren (1940-1954).
Includes some copies of out-going letters, dated 1902, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1956
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Index to correspondents available
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LIST OF FOLDERS BY DATE :
* 1902, 1907 (M376/20)
* 1909 (M376/21)
* 1910, 1911 (M376/22)
* 1912 (M376/23)
* 1913, 1914 (M376/24)
* 1915, 1916 (M376/25)
* 1917, 1918 (M376/26)
* 1919, 1920 (M376/27)
* 1921 (M376/28)
* 1922 (M376/29)
* 1923-1925 (M376/30)
* 1926, 1927 (M376/31)
* 1928-1930 (M376/32)
* 1931-1933 (M376/33)
* 1934-1938 (M376/34)
* 1939-1940 (M376/35)
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* 1941 (M376/36)
* 1942 (M376/37)
* 1943 (M376/38)
* 1944 (M376/39)
* 1945 (M376/40)
* 1946 (M376/41)
* 1947 (M376/42)
* 1948 (M376/43)
* 1949 (M376/44)
* 1950 (M376/45)
* 1951 (M376/46-47)
* 1952 (M376/48-49)
* 1953 (M376/50)
* 1954 (M376/51)
* 1955-1959 (M376/52)
* undated (M376/53)
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Personal papers

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Bert Riggall fonds
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File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
Date Range
1884-1959
Reference Code
M376 / 54 to 57
Description Level
5 / File
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I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 54 to 57
Date Range
1884-1959
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
* Personal papers, 1884-1959, 1 cm, consist of birth, marriage and death certificates; homestead, fire arms, game, drivers, licences and permits, visa and passport, memberships; list of property including guns, cameras, books, equipment, photographs, furniture and effects; Riggall family tree, Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Award, 1955 (M376/54)
* School compositions, ca.1893, 2 items are by Bert Riggall, aged nine, and titled Half the Bargain and Christopher Columbus (M376/55)
* Notes on life of F.H.R. : [autobiography], after 1920, 16p (M376/56)
* Obituaries and funeral records, 1959, 1 cm, consist of two tributes, one by son-in-law Andy Russell; also funeral flower cards (M376/57)
Items from file: Personal papers. -- 1884-1959. -- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Includes 3 oversize items. Some material in fragile condition. -- Location: M376 / 54 to 57. Oversize items held in "B" (Certificates)
"H" (Miscellaneous)
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