Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1913-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Cleave, 1880-1966?, was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He was injured in an industrial accident at the age of 11, and subsequently apprenticed for a career in business. In 1910, on the advice of his doctor, he emigrated to Calgary, Alberta. He became a partner in a real estate, insurance, and investment business; he became its sole owner in 1912; and renamed it James Cleave Agencies in 1914. He became a member of the Calgary Stock Exchange in 1926 and maintained his membership until 1966, the probable year of his death. He married Carrie Sherlock in 1908, and they had no children. For further information, see: “Profile: James Cleave”, Herald Magazine, April 19, 1958, p. 3.
Repository
Archival history
The fonds was acquired by Cameron Treleaven, an antiquarian book dealer, from an unknown source.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Cameron Treleaven, 1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of James Cleaves’s certificate of appointment as an insurance agent, and certificates of membership in Masonic organizations.
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.