Fonds F0600 - George A. Crane fonds

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CA ACU GBA F0600

Title

George A. Crane fonds

Date(s)

  • 1961 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

0.5 cm of textual records

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

George A. Crane was born in Liverpool, England and came to Alberta in 1905. He accepted a job in Morley with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and later began homesteading in the Hazel Bluff District. He worked at various places including a cement plant in Exshaw, Connaught Tunnel in Field, British Columbia, and a Canmore coal mine. In 1906 he worked with the geological survey mapping out homestead land.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of George A. Crane, 1961.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of George's reminiscences.

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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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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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