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- 1906-1913 (Creation)
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6 cm of textual records. -- 100 photographs
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Biographical history
Laurie Benjamin Elliot of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was a civil engineer who worked for the Dominion Government in Calgary. He was involved in projects including the Craven Dam in Saskatchewan, the Langevin Bridge in Calgary, Canadian Pacific irrigation districts in southern Alberta, and St. Andrew's Locks in Manitoba. In 1910 he married Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Howson, who was also from Nova Scotia.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of Mr. M.M. Jakeway and Alfred J. Elliot, 1980-1986.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of scrapbooks of newsclippings, photographs and postcard views of various engineering projects. Includes photographs and newsclippings about his family and friends.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S391NCQ
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All but one of the photoprints are in the M 5743 scrapbook - NA 4081 are copies of these.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018