Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1905-1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
6 m of textual records.
9 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Edward Love, 1882-1962, was born in Prince Edward Island. He came to Calgary, Alberta in 1905 and established a hide and horsehair business at 4th Avenue and 4th Street SE. He expanded into the flour and feed business in 1912. His son, Horace John "Jack" Love, 1914-1990, joined the firm in 1933 and became a partner in 1941. During the Second World War the Loves began to develop and manufacture livestock feed concentrates for mixture with grains. When another son, Edward Ernest MacLeod "Ernie" Love, 1918-2002, joined the firm at the end of the war the name J.E. Love and Sons Ltd. was adopted. Jack became president of the company on his father's death, and Ernie became manager in the 1970s. The hide business and the buildings on 4th Street were sold in 1968. The feed business, Love Feeds Ltd., was taken over by Ernie's son, Mike, in the 1980s.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of H. Jack Love, 1979, 1982.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of personal and business papers, cashbooks and ledgers of J.E. Love, J.E. Love and Son, J.E. Love and Sons, and Love Feeds Ltd; and photographs of the family, business and home.
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: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39N9N9
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
M-6421 was amalgamated with M-4828.