Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1867-1935, predominant 1867-1924 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
25 cm of textual records. -- 89 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Laurence J.M. Clarke, Jr., 1859-1941, was born at Fort Rae, on Great Slave Lake, NWT, son of Laurence Clarke Sr., 1832-1890, and Jane Bell, ?-1869. (Their forename is spelled Lawrence on some documents.) His father was a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) employee. Laurence, Jr., was educated at St. John's College in Winnipeg and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1882. After travelling in Europe and military service on the Nile Expedition in Egypt, he joined the law firm of Mayne-Blanchard in Winnipeg where he was later admitted to the Bar. He spent some time in Washington State, but moved to St. Albert in 1889. In 1893 he became Deputy Registrar of Land Titles in Calgary, Alberta, was appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court in Calgary in 1898, and retired in 1930. He remained unmarried.
Repository
Archival history
These records were in the possession of Austin de B. Winter who, at one time, worked for Laurence Clarke, Jr. Austin de B Winter bequeathed the records to his son, Laurence Winter, donor.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Laurence Winter, 1982-1988.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, deeds, certificates, school reports and exams, income tax receipts, will, and photographs of family and friends. Includes some personal records of Laurence Clarke, Sr., including his letters of appointment to various HBC posts.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available
Related units of description
Further Laurence Clarke, Sr. records are held by the Hudson's Bay Company Archives.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
Negative accessions 5425 and 5804 are copies of PA 1996.