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- 1959-1988 (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records. -- 1 map. -- 1 poster
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Biographical history
C. Redvers Perry, 1917-2003, was born in the Nose Creek Valley west of Balzac, Alberta. He farms the land originally settled by his father in 1902. During the Second World War he served overseas with the RCAF. He is an avid local historian and has been the chief researcher and archivist for the Nose Creek Historical Society. He has also been a correspondent for district newspapers including the North Hill News, the Five Village Weekly (Irricana), and the Airdrie Echo. He wrote a regular column in the Rocky View News for the Nose Creek Farmers' Union of Alberta. He married Dorothy Kininmonth, 1921- , and they had two children, Orvilla Janet (Warner) and Redvers Neil.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of C. Redvers Perry and Mr. W. Randall, 1968-1988.
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The fonds consists of biographical information about the Perry family (1971, 1973); the Nose Creek Historical Map (1967); poster outlining the history of the Nose Creek area (1968); a commemorative leaflet on the history of the Bell organ (1969); two scrapbooks (compiled in 1988) of his Nose Creek FUA articles (1959-1967); and commemorative material about Rev. George McDougall (1976).
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The McDougall material is restricted until 2076.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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There is an interview with Redvers in the Century Calgary fonds at Glenbow (RCT-144-27).
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018