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Title
Date(s)
- 1911-1942 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
12.5 cm of textual records. -- 35 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Dickson Whetham, 1886-1969, was born in Ontario and came to Calgary in 1909. He practiced law and received a QC. He was secretary of Westfield Oils and Waite Valley Holdings, and invested in various Alberta oil companies. He and his wife, Cora Edna, ?-1958, had one son, Donald James, 1918-1995.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of J.D. Whetham and Donald J. Whetham, 1959-1991.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of minute books of Westfield Oils Ltd. (1929-1937), and Waite Valley Holdings (1926-1938); newsletters of Calgary Ski Club (1937-1942); miscellaneous brochures, programs, liquor price lists, and ration books (1911-1940s); prospectus of Hunter Valley Oil Co. (1930); brief biography of J.D. Whetham; and photographs of Calgary, the Whetham family and law offices.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39I6VK
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Waite Valley Holdings (Subject)
- Westfield Oils (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Tuesday, May 22, 2018