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Date(s)
- 1900-1930, predominant 1918-1921 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 cm of textual records. -- 2 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles Edward Kendrew, 1878-1971, was born in Crathorne, England and moved to Quebec with his family in 1884. The Kendrews later moved to Manitoba, and in 1896 to Alberta. Charles fought in the South African War with Strathcona's Horse. On his return he homesteaded near Pine Lake, Alberta, where he continued to farm until 1965. In 1905 he married Margaret Ethel Walton, 1882-1965, who was also born in England. They had one son, Walton. Charles was secretary of Grassy Lake School District No. 770 from 1919 to 1921. He spent his last six years at the Rockyview Lodge in Carstairs and the Colonel Belcher Hospital in Calgary.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of C.E. Kendrew, 1961.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Grassy Lake SD attendance registers (1918-1920), tax receipt book (1918-1920) and statements of grants (1919-1921); photographs of Strathcona's Horse (1900-1901); and miscellaneous correspondence, circulars, and calendars (1914-1930).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available for some of the documents: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S33RRGG
Related units of description
Other Kendrew records are held by the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
NA 4480 are copies of documents in M 621.
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Place access points
Name access points
- Grassy Lake School District No. 770 (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Wednesday, November 22, 2017