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- 1875-1951, predominant 1875-1925 (Creation)
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7 cm of textual records. -- 187 photographs
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William Robert "Bob" Newbolt, 1866-1957, was born in Woolwich, England and moved to southern Alberta in the 1880s as a rancher. He established the Bowchase Ranch near Indus, Alberta. He was a scout with the Alberta Field Force in the 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion) and was an active polo player. In 1891 he helped found the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary. He married Mabel Gordon Fraser in 1899 and they had no children.
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Gifts of the Robert Newbolt estate, Angus McKinnon and John Montgomery, 1962-1982.
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The fonds consists of Fraser family letters (1875-1901), legal papers regarding land disputes (1892), stock and ranch operation accounts and statements (1914-1925), and memoirs (as told to neighbour, Angus McKinnon, in 1951). Also consists of photographs of the ranch and family (1883-1908), 1939 royal visit, and Calgary.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3CUSPL
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The memoirs were published as "Memoirs of Bowchase Ranch" in Alberta History. - vol. 32, no. 4 (Autumn, 1984), p. 1-10.
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Thursday, June 07, 2018