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- 1981 (Creation)
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3 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Hans Enoch Nielsen Wight, 1889-1965, was born in Hyrum, Utah, USA. He came to Cardston, Alberta with his parents in 1891. He was educated at Brigham Young College, Utah. In 1911 he married Alice McClung of Cardston, and they had three daughters, Bessie (Shafer), Marjorie and Eileen. He moved to Drumheller in 1916 and worked as a machinist and electrician for various coal companies. In the 1930s he worked as a machinist at the government elevator in Lethbridge. He sat in the Alberta Legislature as the Social Credit member for Lethbridge, 1935-1937. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After the war he and his family moved to Utah. He was active in the Mormon Church.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Eileen Wight, 1981.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of diaries (1917-1939), as edited for biography, "A Life of Service", compiled in 1981.
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No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Title based on contents of records.