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Title
Date(s)
- 1974 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Howard Warner Tye, 1883-1974, was born in Haysville, Ontario and graduated in engineering from the University of Toronto in 1908. He began work for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in Alberta in 1902 and resided in Lethbridge, Drumheller, Lacombe, and Edmonton. He retired in 1949 as chief engineer with the Northern Alberta Railway. During the First World War he served overseas with the Winnipeg Grenadiers, and was a founding member of the Alberta Professional Engineers. He and his wife, Ellen, ?-1968, had four children, Madeleine (Pierson), Robert, Bill, and Ruth (McKenzie).
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of George H. Gooderham, 1975.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a transcript of an interview with Howard about his career.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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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
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
Consists of RCT-911-56, RCT-911-57, RCT-911-58 from the Riveredge collection (Barcodes: 00012236344, 00012236345, 00012236346)