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- 1929-1974 (Creation)
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87.5 cm of textual records.
4 photographs
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Biographical history
Kennett Irvin Lyle, 1904-1987, was born in Missouri, USA. He moved to Arrowwood, Alberta with his family and farmed. After graduating from the Calgary Normal School, he became a real estate broker in Calgary. He and his brother, Elmer B. Lyle, ran Lyle Brothers Ltd., a real estate firm, from 1929 until 1966 when it was purchased by Royal Trust. He was a founder of the Alberta Real Estate Association, and its first president, 1946-1948. He was president of the Canadian Real Estate Association, 1948-1949, and a Calgary alderman, 1954-1956. Lyle was also instrumental in the establishment of the Calgary Tourist and Convention Bureau. He and his wife, Kathleen, ?-2000, had three children, Daneve (Brasfield),?-2003, Kent and Richard.
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Gift of Kent and Kathleen Lyle, 1986, 1989.
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The fonds consists of speeches, income tax returns, newsclippings, scrapbooks, and real estate circulars, advertisements and house sales ledgers. Includes some of Elmer's records.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39E76B
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NA 4985 is a copy of a print in M 7485.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018