Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2966
Title
Manchester Grocery fonds
Date(s)
- [ca. 1940s-1950s] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
50 cm of textual records.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Manchester Grocery was established in Calgary, Alberta about 1923 by Mervyn Humfrey, 1892-1948. Humfrey was born in Oxfordshire, England and came to Calgary in 1912. He was employed by John Irwin Ltd. and Pryce-Jones before opening the grocery at 6609 Macleod Trail South in the Kingsland subdivision. The firm was an affiliate of Associated Grocers Ltd. He and his wife Rose Edith, 1887-1973, had two daughters Muriel and Dorothy. The firm continued in operation until 1958.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of William E. Brown, 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of financial records.
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
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.