Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
History / Biographical
Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
Scope & Content
Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
Notes
Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
Material Details
Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.
File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
0.5 cm of textual records ; 1 volume ; 10 x 16.5 cm
History / Biographical
Ireland Ranche may have been associated with members of the Copithorne family who settled as ranchers near Jumping Pound, Alberta between the 1880s and early 1900s.
Scope & Content
File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
File consists of collected correspondence and records pertaining to grant applications which Ben Gadd submitted to the Canada Council of Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts in 1990. File includes a draft excerpt of Ben's fictional novel, Raven's End, which he submitted as a writin…
File consists of collected correspondence and records pertaining to grant applications which Ben Gadd submitted to the Canada Council of Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts in 1990. File includes a draft excerpt of Ben's fictional novel, Raven's End, which he submitted as a writing sample to the Canada Council of Arts.
File consists of action items for the Executive Committee meeting, Executive Committee meeting minutes, the agenda for the Executive Committee meetings, and minutes of the Board meetings. Also includes the Executive Director's update to the national Club, and a report from the American Alpine Meeti…
File consists of action items for the Executive Committee meeting, Executive Committee meeting minutes, the agenda for the Executive Committee meetings, and minutes of the Board meetings. Also includes the Executive Director's update to the national Club, and a report from the American Alpine Meeting.
File consists of one copy of the book "The Canadian Alps: The History of Mountaineering in Canada Volume 1" (published in 1990) by R.W. Sandford, which belonged to Ben Gadd. The publication is heavily annotated with comments and corrections by Ben Gadd. Ben reviewed the book for Canadian Geographic…
File consists of one copy of the book "The Canadian Alps: The History of Mountaineering in Canada Volume 1" (published in 1990) by R.W. Sandford, which belonged to Ben Gadd. The publication is heavily annotated with comments and corrections by Ben Gadd. Ben reviewed the book for Canadian Geographic in 1991.
File consists of reports to the Boards for the May 1990 Board meeting, the President's report to the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs, a report on the 1990 Membership Drive, and the meeting minutes of the Executive Committee meeting from March 1990.
File consists of reports to the Boards for the May 1990 Board meeting, the President's report to the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs, a report on the 1990 Membership Drive, and the meeting minutes of the Executive Committee meeting from March 1990.