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Date(s)
- 1903-1912, 1928 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4 cm of textual records
1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Stokoe, 1882-1928, was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England and came to Wood Bay, Manitoba in 1903 to farm. He moved to Altario, Alberta in 1909. He married Maisie Masson, 1882-1957, of Pilot Mound, Manitoba in 1913. They had seven children, James Masson, 1914-1957, Jean Scott (Wittmack), 1916- , Donald Newton, 1917- , Mary Elizabeth, 1919-1998, Charles Tynne, 1921- , Robert Gordon, 1924- , and Dorothy Anne (Chiswell), 1925- .
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Dorothy Chiswell, 1970.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of letters to his parents regarding his farming experiences in both Manitoba and Alberta; Christmas cards; a farm work diary; grain elevator receipts; and a portrait of the family.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available of correspondence
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Title based on contents of records.
Note
John Stokoe, a Calgary researcher, undertook to transcribe the letters of his earlier namesake. He donated the transcriptions to Glenbow Archives in late 1995.