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Date(s)
- 1909-1974 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Canniff Printing was founded in Calgary, Alberta by Bertram E. Canniff, ?-1944, and A.G. O'Brien in 1911 as Canniff-O'Brien Printing. The partnership was dissolved in 1942; Bertram acquired Advance Printing and the name was changed to Canniff Printing Services. The company premises at 634A-17th Avenue SW were destroyed by fire in 1962 and a new building was acquired nearby on 6th Street. After Bertram's death, his widow, Marion, ?-1981, ran the firm until her retirement in 1964. Roland Soper became president and Roy Warhurst, secretary-treasurer. Warhurst left the company in 1971 and Stan Clayton became a partner. New facilities were acquired in 1972 at 508-3rd Avenue S.W. In 1974 the firm was reorganized with Ron Seatter as president, Norman Kraft as vice-president and general manager, and Stan Clayton as secretary-treasurer and marketing manager. The business was acquired by Phoenix Press in 1981.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Roland Soper, 1986 and estate of Gordon Hurlburt Wray, 1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of ledger (ca. 1940s-1960s), price list (1909), newsclippings, book of printing samples (1944-1949), essay on the history of the firm, and miscellany.
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No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Title based on contents of records.