Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1974 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Henry Noah Sereth was a Jewish-Austrian immigrant to the USA in 1900 who came to Calgary in 1904. He established the Riverside Lumber Company in 1905 and the Southern Alberta Lumber Company in 1908. He was also involved in real estate. During the First World War the Riverside Lumber Company went bankrupt and Henry went into the lumber business in British Columbia and Seattle, Washington. He retired in 1935. He and his wife, Rachel Kleiner, had at least one child, Sophia (Weinfield).
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of Stanley H. Winfield, and Jewish Historical Society, 1976-1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a manuscript, "History of the Sereth Family".
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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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
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
An extra copy of the manuscript exists with the papers.