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Date(s)
- 1966 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 audio cassette
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles Gideon Palmer, 1885-1971, was born in Sackville, New Brunswick and came to Calgary in 1911. He worked as a salesman, and in 1912 opened up the first automobile school in Calgary. In the early 1930s he helped organize the New Age Club which was instrumental in setting up the Social Credit Party in Alberta. He was owner-manager of a parking lot at 9th Avenue and Centre Street in Calgary from 1941 until 1953. He his wife, Gladys May de Clifford, ?-1959, had a son, Sackville.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George H. Gooderham, 1967-1971.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a transcript and taped interview of Charles about his involvement with the Social Credit Party.
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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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