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Date(s)
- Photocopied 1981 (originally created 1931-1957) (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ernest Corbett, 1893-1988, was born in England, came to Alberta in 1911, and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway's (CPR) land branch as a draftsman. He farmed from 1918 to 1922, then rejoined the CPR as an irrigation ditchrider in the Western Section. He was transferred to the land department in Calgary in 1930, and was promoted to general superintendent in 1949. He retired in 1957. He and his wife, Mabel, had five children, Helen, Eileen, Albert, Betty and Fred.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of reports, speeches and memoranda about his CPR work.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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
The originals are held by the Ernest Corbett estate.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
There is an interview with Ernest Corbett in the Tom Kirkham Oral History Project at Glenbow (RCT 386).
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.