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Title
Date(s)
- [ca. 1915-1920] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 cm of textual records. -- 2 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Thomas Abbott, 1889-?, was born in Tottenham, London, England, the son of John Abbott, 1864-1937, and Edith Emma Sutton, 1870-1938. He emigrated with his family to Calgary, Alberta in the early 1890s. About 1895 the family moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA where his parents remained. John later moved to the Excel / Oyen district of eastern Alberta about 1915. In 1916 he married Lillian Marie Runnings, 1896-1990, originally from Detroit, Michigan. In the 1920s they moved to Martinez, California where John worked for the Tidewater Oil Company until about 1950. They had at least one son, John Robert Abbott, 1930-2002.
Repository
Archival history
These records were given to the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, Arkansas, which later transferred them to Glenbow.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 2007.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of letters from Lillian to John Abbott, and two family photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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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
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Abbott, John (Subject)