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- 1909-1951 (Creation)
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0.5 cm of textual records. -- 6 photographs
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James Campbell came to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland in 1906. He worked as a foreman for a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) bridge-building crew in Saskatchewan and Alberta. In 1909 he purchased a homestead in Saskatoon. He and his wife had at least four children including Bob and Ion.
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Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Turner, 1973.
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The fonds consists of James' reminiscences of CPR work in Alberta and Saskatchewan, homesteading application and receipt, and a Second World War ration book. Includes photographs of railroad construction crews and bridges in Castor, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3PVN7U
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018