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- [ca. 1918-1940s] (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
James H. Jefferies, [?-ca. 1956], fought with the 49th Canadian Battalion, an Edmonton regiment, during First World War. After the war he returned to Alberta and married Barbara Douglas of Edinburgh, Scotland in ca. 1918. In 1920 he began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and later worked for the Alberta Box Company, and as a carpenter. In 1945 he became a fireman with Municipal District No. 13, and in ca. 1955 was head of maintenance for the Department of Highways.
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Gift of Barbara Jefferies, 1982.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of James' army paybook (1918-1919), 49th Canadian Battalion programs and greeting cards (1918-1919), ration books (1940's); photographs of troops at Sarcee Army Camp (1915) and Alberta Box Company personnel; and First World War postcards.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid,
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3PVFO7
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NA 4455 are copies of PA 2441 and PB 598.
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Thursday, June 07, 2018