Archives and Special Collections
Collection C0043 - Tony Rees material relating to Polo, the galloping game.
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC C0043
Title
Tony Rees material relating to Polo, the galloping game.
Date(s)
- 1890s-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.66 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archivist and author Tony Rees was born in Gt. Britain in 1948 and came to Canada in 1957. After obtaining a M.A. in 17th C English Literature at the University of Western Ontario, he was Archivist-Fine Arts and Supervisor of the City of Toronto Archives. He moved west in 1981 to become the first City Archivist of the City of Calgary. From late 1986 to February 1993 he was the Chief Archivist of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. He is the author of Polo, the galloping game; Hope's last home: travels in Milk River Country; and Arc of the medicine line: mapping the world's largest undefended border across the western plains.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired in 2004 from Tony Rees.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of material relating to Polo, the galloping game: an illustrated history of polo in the Canadian west (Cochrane, AB: Western Heritage Centre Society, 2000), including photocopies of research material from various sources, correspondence, photographs and published journals.
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 collection.
Note
Includes 170 photographs and 16 slides.
Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
3587328