Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1877-1923 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Andrew Everett Porter, 1855-1940, received his medical degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. In 1878 he settled at Prince Albert, becoming the first civilian physician to practice in the North-West Territories. During the First World War he served as medical officer for the 218th Regiment. Following the war, he operated a sanatorium for tubercular ex-soldiers in southern Alberta. He retired to Edmonton and was an investor in the coal mining industry.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired by Max Perkins from an unknown source.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Max Perkins, 1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of A.E. Porter’s certificates of membership in the Masonic Lodge (1877, 1888), certificate to practice medicine in Yukon Territory (1898), certificate to practice pharmacy (1921) and certificate of membership in the Southern Alberta Pioneers’ and Old Timers’ Association (1923).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.