Identity area
Reference code
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.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George A. Crane, 1961.
Content and structure area
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