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Date(s)
- 1885-1930 (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
3 cm of textual records. -- 153 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Malcolm Tanner Millar, ca. 1861-1937, was born at Inchrye Abbey, Perth, Scotland. He joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1880 and served at Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan and in the 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion). In 1887 he started ranching near Priddis, Alberta and the nearby village became known as Millarville. Millar Road in Calgary is also named after Constable Millar. He was a charter member of the Ranchmen's Club. He married Helen Alice Julia Shaw, 1863-1943, in 1893 and they had two daughters, Elsie Dorothy (Douglass), 1894-1990, and Evelyn Mildred (Macmillan), 1902-1998.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gifts of Elsie Douglass, Mrs. B.T. Chalmers, J.E.A. Macleod, Mildred Macmillan, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Sinclair-Smith, 1957-1976.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of brief account of settlement of Millarville and correspondence regarding the rebellion (1885); photocopies of Helen's diaries (1891, 1900, 1904, 1916, 1923); and photographs of the family and ranching.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Finding aids
No finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original diaries are held by the Elsie Douglass estate.
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available
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Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
NA 4796 copied from M 846.
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Name access points
- Millar, Helen (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Wednesday, July 04, 2018