Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1911-1912 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
424 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Ralph Edwin West, 1892-1918, was born in Kettering, England and came with his family to Calgary, Alberta in 1907. He worked at Donnelly, Watson and Brown as a stenographer and bookkeeper and then became involved with the Calgary YMCA after training at the YMCA College in Chicago. In 1916 he became Boys work director at the Regina YMCA. In the latter position he travelled to numerous events in Canada and the USA. In 1917 he enlisted in the 249th battalion and was posted overseas with the First Canadian Mounted Rifles. West was killed at Monchy in August, 1918.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Mrs. A. Hornett, 1975 and Beverly Dorscheid, 2002.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of YMCA activities, the Calgary Stampede, Central Methodist Church, and the Athletic Baseball Club; information re West's grave in France and the Ralph West memorial tablet at the YMCA College in Chicago.
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
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EJTFV
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.