Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2353
Title
Harry Robertson fonds
Date(s)
- [ca. 1909-1916] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
185 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Harry Robertson was born in Scotland and grew up in Shallow Lake, near Owen Sound, Ontario. About 1910 he homesteaded in the Peace River area near Grande Prairie, Alberta with his wife and three children, Clyde, Bernice and Hazel. Clyde trained as a physician in Toronto, Ontario but worked in the summer near Drumheller and Trochu, Alberta
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Janet Ashburner, 1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of Shallow Lake, Ontario; Robertson homestead (Teepee Ranch); Moberly, Sucker, Sturgeon and Saskatoon lakes in Alberta; and Grande Prairie and Trochu, Alberta.
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
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.