Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1897-1936, predominant 1922-1936 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
25 cm of textual records. -- 108 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Melvin E. Jackson was a businessman from Seattle, Washington, USA. In the 1920s he and his associates took over Coal Mine No. 104 at Diamond City, near Lethbridge, Alberta and established the Consolidated Diamond Collieries. At the same time he was investigating mining possibilities throughout the state of Washington. The company closed the mine in 1928.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased, 1992.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of minutes (1924-1933), photograph albums, and reports regarding Consolidated Diamond Collieries. Includes reports and correspondence regarding other mining ventures.
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39JMOP
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Consolidated Diamond Collieries (Subject)