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- 1936-1983 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
ca. 5400 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Albert Henry Ellison, 1916-2008, was a geologist in Calgary, Alberta, employed by Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas and Royalite. Later he taught at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) for 20 years. He was married first to Margaret Burns and later to Shirley. He was an avid amateur photographer. Ellison retired to Brampton, Ontario.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of A.H. Ellison, 1984-1999.
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Scope and content
The collection consists of slides of Calgary, including the Royal Train (1939), Calgary Highlanders, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, buildings, street scenes, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, St. Andrew's district, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station, Calgary Tower, and Chinatown; and views of the Banff Springs Hotel; slides for geology courses at SAIT, including "Color Slides of Canadian Geology" for Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3CZEG0
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018