Series contains archival records from the Calgary Polo club, photocopies of records from other polo organizations or archives, and questionnaires sent by Rees to polo players asking for their reminiscences.
Polo
9 Archival description results for Polo
Series consists of correspondence with editors, promotional materials, reviews, speeches and articles
Series contains Tony Rees' correspondence relating to his research for Polo, the Galloping Game.
Series contains photocopied documents concerning various North American polo clubs
Series contains photocopied research conducted for Polo, The Galloping Game.
Series consists of photographs and slides of various polo events, communities, individuals, that were used or considered for publication in Polo, The Galloping Game.
Collection consists of newspaper clippings and photographs related to 1920 and 1921 polo games at the Hurlingham Club in England, background information on polo players, interviews with individuals involved in Alberta polo clubs, and a limited edition book by Nigel À Brassard on the Buck's Club and the International Polo Matches of 1921.
- Consists of pages 1 through 50 of Kells manuscript, based on interviews with pioneers about various topics.
- Pioneers: Thomas Clarke, Fort Macleod; A.E. Cox, Pincher Creek; Bertha Crooks, Pincher Creek; Mrs. Leverett George de Veber, Pincher Creek; Mrs. Richard Duthie, Pincher Creek; Norman MacLeod, Lethbridge; G.D. Plunkett, Pincher Creek; Abigail Sexsmitn, High River; Mrs. Steadman, Fort Macleod; Mrs. Alex Thompson, High River; R.N. Wilson, Standoff
- Topics discussed: Remittance men; Stopping places; Polo and other sports; Dominion Day (July 1); Balls and dances; Social life; Travelling; Christmas; Theatricals; Colonel J.F. Macleod’s house, Pincher Creek; Floods, blizzards, storms, chinooks and winds; Sunsets; Prairie fires; Loneliness; Charcoal (Blood); Houses and furniture
Fonds consists of material relating to Polo, the galloping game: an illustrated history of polo in the Canadian west (Cochrane, AB: Western Heritage Centre Society, 2000), including photocopies of research material from various sources, correspondence, photographs and published journals.
Rees, Tony