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- Copied 1977 (originally created 1922-1976) (Creation)
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3 cm of textual records. -- 4 photographs
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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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The fonds consists of a scrapbook and photographs about the Edmonton Grads.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Existence and location of originals
The originals are held by the Mary Dickson estate.
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S398989
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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Thursday, August 30, 2018