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Date(s)
- 1897, 1908-1970 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
12 cm textual records
96 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
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)
Content and structure area
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:
- Lumber Camp Days
- Correspondence, WWI
- Photographs
- Notes to Self
- German material
- Post-war material
- 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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Language and script notes
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
Notes area
Note
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.