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- 1889-1956, predominant 1912-1948 (Creation)
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12.5 cm of textual records. -- 24 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
William "Bill" Niven, 1876-1967, was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and came with his family (including brothers Alexander "Sandy", Andrew and James) to Lethbridge, Alberta in 1886. He began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1891 and retired in 1941. He became a fireman in 1892 and an engineer in 1900. He was transferred to Calgary in 1898. He married Laura Davies, 1880-1965, a Lethbridge teacher originally from Bobcaygeon, Ontario, in 1902. They had two daughters, Viva Grisella (Niles), 1902-?, and Zeta Roberta "Bunty".
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Bunty Niven, 1984 and Sheila Niles, 2008.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of CPR certificate (1889), train orders (1926), conductor's memo and report (1908, 1926), terminal clearance forms (1927, 1941), and manuals. Also consists of tax notices and correspondence (1909, 1918-1925, 1933), income tax return (1931), receipts and invoices (1912-1925, 1956), programs, postcards and miscellany. Includes Bunty's Western Canada High School yearbooks (1934-1938), Central Collegiate Institute newsletters (1919-1921), photographs of the 1912 and 1919 Calgary Stampedes and family photographs. Also includes teaching certificates of Laura Niven (1896-1899).
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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/2R3BF1S3C18HS
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NA 4600 are copy negatives.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2018