Fonds F0678 - Mary Dunn Dickson fonds

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CA ACU GBA F0678

Title

Mary Dunn Dickson fonds

Date(s)

  • Copied 1977 (originally created 1922-1976) (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

3 cm of textual records. -- 4 photographs

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Name of creator

(1902-1996)

Biographical history

Mary Dunn, 1902-1996, was born in Hamilton, Scotland and came to Edmonton with her family in 1913. She began to play basketball in high school under J. Percy Page, was a member of the Edmonton Grads basketball team, 1922-1926, and took part in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. She worked for the Soldier Settlement Board, 1919-1921, and the Northwest Company (a subsidiary of Imperial Oil), 1921-1926. In 1926 she married Robert G. Dickson, an Imperial Oil employee, and they had four children, Mary Louise (Lang), Robert Bruce, Jean (Ormiston), and Joan. The Dicksons moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1951.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of a scrapbook and photographs about the Edmonton Grads.

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      The material is in English.

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      No finding aid

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      Existence and location of originals

      The originals are held by the Mary Dickson estate.

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      Related units of description

      A recorded interview with Mary Dickson about the Northwest Company and the Edmonton Grads is in the Petroleum Industry Oral History Project at Glenbow (RCT-503).

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Thursday, August 30, 2018

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