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- 1901-1958, predominant 1901-1904 (Creation)
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4 cm of textual records. -- 12 photographs
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Biographical history
Eliza Jane Brown, ?-1949, was born in Scotland and came to Alberta with her parents in 1889. They settled near Queenstown and established the Arbuthnott Ranche. In 1901 she married John Wilson, ?-1922, and they had three children, Barney, Margaret (Lahd) and Dorothy (Fairbanks). The Wilsons lived in Alberta at Circus Coulee, Grassy Lake, Gleichen, Little Fish Lake, Bassano and Drumheller, and in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before settling in Calgary in 1921, where John was a butcher.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Dorothy Fairbanks, 1969-1972.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of diaries (1901, 1903-1904), letters (1902-1903), and photographs of the ranch, family and friends (early 1900s and 1958).
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3QUGSX
Related units of description
The papers of her father, William Brown, are also held by Glenbow.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017