Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2525
Title
Jim Ross fonds
Date(s)
- [ca. 1975] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 audio cassette
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Garnet “Jim” Ross settled in the Fort McMurray district of Alberta in 1925. He maintained traplines in the district every winter for fifty years. He also worked as a forest ranger, carpenter, boat builder, and commercial fisher. He was one of the last trappers to use traditional dog teams for transportation. He was married to Margaret Ross.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of anonymous donor, 2001.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of an audio cassette, entitled Wilderness Trails, in which he reads his stories and poems about wilderness life, sled dogs, and wolves, while accompanying himself on the guitar.
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No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Tuesday, October 30, 2018