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- 1903-1931 (Creation)
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12.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Alfred Goodwin, 1876-1955, was born in Cheapside, Ontario. In 1897 he moved to Manitoba before settling in Calgary, Alberta in 1900. Between 1904 and 1933 he worked in the house-moving business, and operated his own company. His son, George Herbert, 1906-1960, continued to run the moving business after Alfred retired. Alfred's wife, Amy Ida Jane Goodwin, ?-1950, was born in Perth Ontario and came to Calgary in 1904. Alfred collected native artifacts.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George Herbert Goodwin, 1963.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of accounts, receipts, agreements, and business cards related to the moving business; Alfred's diaries (1909-1927) and Amy's diary (1909); personal correspondence; scrapbooks related to building-moving and native peoples; lists of Alfred's native artifacts collection; newspaper clippings and miscellany. Includes photographs of native personalities and views of moving.
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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/2R3BF1S3CVNGM
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- Goodwin, Amy (Subject)
- Barter, John J. (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Irrigation Colonization Company (Subject)
- Cassin, James (Subject)
- Ken, George A. (Subject)
- Luxton, Norman K. (Subject)
- Lyle, Mac W. (Subject)
- Richards, John B. (Subject)
- Russell, Charles Marion (Subject)
- Shackles, Guy (Subject)
- Shippen, I.A. (Subject)
- Stovel, Cyrus Richard (Subject)
- Weir, Robert Henry (Subject)
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018