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- 1878-1973 (Creation)
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70 photographs. -- 6 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Julien Nash, 1889-1983, was born in England and joined the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) in Edmonton in 1908. He worked in many small communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He served in the First World War from 1915 to 1918 and joined the Alberta Provincial Police (APP) on his return. He married Alma, ?-1979, and worked for Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) in Calgary from 1920 to 1954. During the Second World War he was active with the Air Raid Precautions organization. He was very active in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Veterans Association after 1923 and was national president from 1937 to 1949. He and his wife had two children, Ruth (Morrissette) and Donald.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Julien Nash, 1970-1973.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of Mounted Police, RCMP veteran groups, the Calgary branch of the Legion of Frontiersmen and native peoples; and a scrapbook about criminal activities and RCMP personalities (photocopy). Includes correspondence and leaflets about the ARP organization (1942-1943).
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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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Existence and location of originals
The original scrapbook is held by the Julien Nash estate.
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3933OO
https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S33EXIA
Related units of description
Some Julien Nash records are held by Fort Calgary.
See also Oliver B. Buell fonds for related photos.
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12 original prints for NA 2172 are located in NA 2172 (boxed).
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NA-2172 is also included in the Oliver B. Buell fonds
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Thursday, February 22, 2018