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- 1912-1972 (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records. -- 19 photographs
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Biographical history
James Wilson Richardson, 1882-1979, was born in Ontario. He graduated as a physician from McGill University in 1910, and practiced medicine and surgery in Calgary from 1911 until his retirement in 1972. During the First World War he served with both the British Imperial Army Medical Corps and the Canadian Army Medical Corps. In 1917 he married Elizabeth Ann "Dolly" Skinner, 1891-1962, and they had two children, Thomas and Catherine (Harradence).
For further information see The Country Doctors / Henri Chatenay. - Red Deer, Alberta : Mattrix Press, 1980, p. 165-172.
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Gifts of James Richardson, Thomas Skinner and Catherine Harradence, 1975.
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The fonds consists of reminiscences entitled "The Prairie Doctor" (1973), and photographs of Richardson, his homes and offices, and military service.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3PYIN1
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018