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- [ca. 1940s] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
6 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Matt O'Reilly, ca. 1870-[after 1945], came to Alberta from Brutus, Michigan, USA in 1909. He homesteaded near Sunnynook. In the 1920s he moved into town and ran a secondhand store. He was very musical and a prolific writer of ballads, predominantly with western themes, including "The Calgary Stampede", "Happy Days at Sunnynook", "Carry Me Back to Old Calgary", and "Strawberry Time in the Rockies". He had a catalogue of his songs, which he distributed by mail, ca. 1940s. The O'Reillys had four children, Louis, Albert, Mary and Barney, born from 1909 to 1914.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Sister Aimee Larose, 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of songs composed and performed by O'Reilly.
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No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Title based on contents of records.