Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1931-1954 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7 cm of textual records. -- 1 film reel
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Peter Burns was possibly an immigrant from Scotland. He lived in Calgary, Alberta from at least the 1930s to the 1950s, and was a painter in the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) freight car shop. He lived in Edmonton in the 1980s and 1990s.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Peter Burns, 1983-1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of home movie footage of the 1950 Calgary Stampede parade and Calgary scenes (1947-1954); a certificate commending Peter Burns for the safety record of his staff at the CPR shops; Calgary Transit bus passes (1948-1949); trans-Atlantic passenger ship brochures; advertiques; and collected British Second World War propaganda pamphlets.
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
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.