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- [ca 1940s-1970s] (Creation)
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2 m of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Leon Louis Plotkins, 1895-1974, was born in Paris, France and came to Calgary, Alberta about 1934. He worked for many years as the manager of Lion Oil Refining Company, and was heavily involved in oil industry investments, especially in the Leduc field. He also established several other businesses including Master Craft Homes, Premier Land Development Company and Copityper of Canada. He was a major landowner in Forest Lawn when it became part of the City of Calgary in the mid-1960s, a development that precipitated legal proceedings on the part of Plotkins against the City. He was an active member of the French Association in Calgary, Catholic charities and the Knights of Columbus. Plotkins married Gertrude Nadeau of New Brunswick and they had nine children, Leon Joseph, 1923- , Philip Joseph Albert, 1926-1952, Robert, Pierre, Marie, Lucille, Suzanne, Annette and Evangeline.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Leon J. Plotkins, 2006.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of personal papers regarding church activities and the French Association; legal proceedings related to Forest Lawn lands; investment activities in the petroleum industry including Lion Oils; and research files on petroleum investments.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English and French.
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No finding aid.
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