Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1912-1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
56 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Nanci Langford of Edmonton, Alberta gathered and created these records while undertaking research for a book on the Women of Unifarm, and its predecessors, United Farm Women of Alberta (UFWA) and Farm Women's Union of Alberta (FWUA). The book was published as: Politics, Pitchforks and Pickle Jars : 75 years of Organized Farm Women in Alberta / Nanci Langford. -- Calgary : Detselig Enterprises, 1997.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Nanci Langford, 1998.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of reference materials: copies of minutes, circulars, resolutions, brochures, newsclippings, etc.(1912-1994); brief histories supplied by various locals (1921-1990); District 9 minutes (1956-1985); transcripts of interviews with members (1990-1991); and miscellaneous biographical information about women prominent in the organizations (ca. 1980s-1990s).
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
Related units of description
The Women of Unifarm fonds is also at Glenbow.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.