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- [ca. 1907-2000] (Creation)
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50 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Oliver Deenfeldt Christensen, 1924-2017, was born in Alberta, the son of Otto D. Christensen of Standard. He was a cowboy at the Bar U ranch in the 1940s and later returned to farm at Standard. He retired to Strathmore, Alberta. He attended Our Saviour's Community Lutheran Church in Hussar.
For further information see To be a Cowboy / Oliver Christensen as told to Barbara Holliday. -- Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2004.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Barbara Holliday and Oliver Christensen, 2001.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of transcripts of interviews with Oliver Christensen, done by Barbara Holliday in February and March of 1999, about his life at the Bar U; photocopies of letters written to Oliver from his family in Standard (1945-1951); milk production records from Berkelow farm (1944); and family memorabilia (ca. 1907-1948). Includes records of the Hussar Lutheran Church (1952-1986), including annual reports, programs of services, financial statements, and insurance correspondence regarding the 1975 fire.
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No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid.
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Related units of description
The papers of his father, Otto D. Christensen, are also held at Glenbow.
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- Our Saviour's Community Lutheran Church (Subject)
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Thursday, November 02, 2017