Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1959-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Bashford's Corner Ltd., a Calgary, Alberta antique business, was registered under the Companies Act in 1958 by Captain Christopher C. Bashford, 1928-2005, formerly of the British Army and Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). The store, opened at 736-17th Avenue SW in 1959, specialized in English and Canadian silver, English china and old prints. Bashford was a charter member of the Canadian Antique Dealers Association, and in the 1980s sat on the Canadian Cultural Property Review Board.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Chris Bashford, 1981-1994.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of financial records and income tax returns (1959-1986); and architectural and interior designer's plans of the store (ca. 1976).
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.