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- 1932-1984, predominant 1943-1979 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
3.5 m of textual records. -- 27 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Atlas mine was opened in the Drumheller, Alberta field in 1917 by the Atlas Coal Company. In the 1920s Dr. Omer H. Patrick, 1869-1947, bought an interest in the company and eventually took it over. New Atlas mines were opened near East Coulee in 1928 and 1936, and Dr. Patrick also opened other mines under the names Regal Coal Company and Commander Coal Company. In about 1947 Dr. Patrick's son, Lorraine, 1897-1978, merged all of these mines into Century Coals Ltd. In the mid-1950s a fourth Atlas mine was opened south of East Coulee. It remained open until 1979. Between 1963 and 1971 Century and Amalgamated Coals Ltd. jointly owned Charter Coals Ltd. From the 1950s until the present the company has been managed by Omer H. Patrick, Lorraine's son.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Omer H. Patrick and Phyllis Kibble, 1980-1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of records about all aspects of operations at Century Coals, including purchase and maintenance of mining equipment, accidents in the mines, financial and statistical reports of operations, inventories of equipment, payroll and time sheets for employees, labour negotiations, complaints from customers re coal delivery shortages and other problems, houses for employees, and leases of land. Includes records of Drumheller Coal Operators Ltd.
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No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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- Drumheller Coal Operators (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, May 31, 2018