Fonds F0147 - James Reid fonds

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CA ACU TMM F0147

Title

James Reid fonds

Date(s)

  • 1897, 1908-1970 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

12 cm textual records
96 photographs

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Name of creator

(1879-1970)

Biographical history

James Reid was born in Perth, Scotland in 1879. In 1906 emigrated to Western Canada with his brother, John. He worked a series of general labour jobs during his early time in Canada, largely centred on logging work in Alberta, British Columbia and the north western United States. Reid, a veteran of the Black Watch in Scotland, volunteered for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in February of 1915. He served with 50th Battalion through to demobilization at the end of the war. Post-war, Reid settled in Calgary and worked as a custodian at the Land Titles Office for the Government of Alberta. He never married. James Reid died on March 6, 1970.

Archival history

Material created and gathered by Reid during his time as a lumber man, soldier, and labourer in British Columbia and Alberta. Presumably transferred to sister, Isa, after Reid's death, then on to niece, Margaret Shaw whose estate donated material to the Army Museum of Alberta (AMA) in 2010. AMA transferred to TMMLA in 2020.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Army museum of Alberta (MR 2010-010)

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of material related to the experience of James Reid (and to a lesser extent his brother John) while in Canada leading up to WWI, throughout Reid's time of service for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war, and then for some years after the war recording Reid's life in Calgary, Alberta.
Fonds is divided into 7 series suggested largely by the enclosing envelopes in which the donation was originally recieved from the estate of Reid's niece. These are:

  1. Lumber Camp Days
  2. Correspondence, WWI
  3. Photographs
  4. Notes to Self
  5. German material
  6. Post-war material
  7. Miscellaneous

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Appraisal complete, September 2020. JN

Accruals

No further accruals expected.

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Conditions governing access

No restrictions on access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Archival materials do not circulate and must be consulted in the TMM Library and Archives Reading Room. Duplication of materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and other restrictions. Please contact TMM Library and Archives staff for guidance on reproduction.

Language of material

  • English
  • German

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Some letters torn at creases.

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    Related units of description

    The WWI records of James Reid are available in digital form by Library and Archives Canada. They can be found here: https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B8166-S025

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    One leather binder and two WWI era wallets included in container 2.

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    Fonds processed November 2020 by Jason Nisenson

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        Archivist's note

        This AtoM record created by Jason Nisenson, November 2020.

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