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- 1919-1957 (Creation)
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2 cm of textual records. -- 6 photographs
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Biographical history
William Fred "Lefty" Brown, 1893-1983, was born in Indiana, USA and moved to Irricana, Alberta in 1917. He married Anna E. Wilson in 1921 and they had three children, Kenneth Earle, Raymond Russel and Reta Irene (Kennedy). He pitched his first baseball game in Beiseker in 1918 and remained active in the game until the 1940s. He played for Rockyford, the Hillhurst Hustlers, and in the Western Canada League. He farmed at Irricana until 1953 when he retired to Calgary. After Anna died in 1971 he married Mrs. Dorothy Beattie in 1973.
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Gifts of Lefty Brown and Kenneth E. Brown, 1979-1985.
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The fonds consists of scrapbook and photographs of baseball teams.
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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/2R3BF1S395CVK
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NA 4871 are copies of PA 2813.
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Thursday, May 03, 2018