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- 1937-1943 (Creation)
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44 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Maynard Davies, 1908-1986, was born in Birkenhead, England. He came to Canada in 1928 and settled in Calgary, Alberta in 1930 where he was actively involved in the petroleum industry. Two of his most well-known companies were Davies Petroleums and Brazeau Petroleums. He later was the President of New Ranchmen's Oil Company. He was a member of various fraternal organizations. He and his wife, Herma, retired to Spokane, Washington.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Herma Davies, 1986.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a scrapbook of collected newspaper clippings related to Davies business ventures, career in oil wells, oil production in Alberta and worldwide. Clippings are from multiple newspapers including The Calgary Herald, Monetary Times and Western Oil Examiner. The fonds also includes a handwritten speech and company prospectuses for the New Ranchmen's Oil Company.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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- Davies, Maynard J. (Subject)
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Archivist's note
Records fragile.
Archivist's note
Pieces of clippings were discarded during processing after falling out of scrapbook pages.