Fonds F2977 - Alex Dewar fonds

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Reference code

CA ACU GBA F2977

Title

Alex Dewar fonds

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1960-1961] (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

6 cm of cartoons and other material

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Alexander "Alex" Dewar lived in Calgary, Alberta in the late 1950s and early 1960s where he was a cartoonist for the Calgary Albertan newspaper. He and his wife Patricia Mary moved to Vancouver about 1968 and lived there until 1971.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Jeanne Harco, 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

The fonds consists of cartoons from the Calgary Albertan newspaper as well as sketches of various elements from the cartoons.

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Accruals

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Conditions governing access

No restrictions on access.

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      The material is in English.

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      No finding aid

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Friday, March 04, 2016

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