Archives and Special Collections
Fonds F0178 - Francis Edwin Richmond fonds.
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC F0178
Title
Francis Edwin Richmond fonds.
Date(s)
- 1920-1928 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.125 m of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Canadian poet Francis (Frank) Edwin Richmond was born January 12, 1876 in Montreal, Quebec, the oldest son of Edwin Ellis Richmond and Florence Bradford. He was a locomotive engineer for Canadian Pacific Railway and was transferred to Calgary after his marriage to Georgina Hillman Bennett in 1904. He lived at 840 17th Ave. E. until his death August 30, 1931. He is buried in the family plot in Mount Royal Cemetary, Montreal. His only surviving child, Nora Margaret Ann, was born in 1906. She married Merlin Aubrey Goodger-Hill of England in 1927; they had four children, Jetta, Trevor, Nola and Gareth. Frank Richmond wrote poetry and published several poems during his lifetime. He also raised Chesapeake Bay retreivers and trained them for bird shooting and dog trials. He camped along the Bow River and wrote several poems about natural features in the Calgary area.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by Gareth Goodger-Hill in 2007.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of letter, notes and manuscripts of poems.
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
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
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 the fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
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3249549