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- 1893-1946 (Creation)
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13 cm of textual records. -- 10 photographs
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Biographical history
John Clark, Jr., 1862-1929, was born in Scotland. His family moved to Lachute, Quebec ca. 1872, and to western Canada in 1883. He and his father, John Clark, Sr., and brothers, James and Duncan, settled initially on land at the junction of Crowfoot Creek and the Bow River, Alberta. The land was later discovered to be part of the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve, so the family moved to land north of the reserve boundary, near Cluny. John married Catherine Emily Wills in 1903 and they had one son, J. Roy, 1909- . He imported and bred Clydesdale horses and raised Suffolk sheep. He also served as the local inspector of noxious weeds, and did threshing for his neighbours. After his death Catherine and Roy continued to run the ranch.
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Gift of Mrs. Roy Clark and Walter H. James, 1964-1976.
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The fonds consists of Clydesdale pedigree records (1933-1946), sheep pedigree records (1904-1928), tax notices (1928-1941), threshing record books (1916,1923), noxious weeds notice book (1917), and various family certificates, photographs, invitations and programs.
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The material is in English.
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M 224 and M 225 should be amalgamated with M 226.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018