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- 1929-1939 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
18.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Raven Oils Ltd. was incorporated federally in 1929 to acquire and develop petroleum and natural gas leases. The head office was in Calgary, Alberta and the original shareholders and directors were Ernest W. Watson, Charles E. Meadows, Max R. Morrison, Frank E. Sandercock and Willard Roy Sandercock. The company drilled one well in 1933 north of Lundbreck, Alberta, but made no major find. It subleased part of its holdings to South Valley Oils, 1937-1939. It was incorporated in Alberta in 1937, and struck off from the companies register in 1941.
Repository
Archival history
These records were salvaged from the Hollinsworth Building, owned by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, before the Bankers Hall project renovations were begun. Raven Oils, or its lawyer, had offices in the building.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1984.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of letters patent, bylaws, prospectus, minutes, lease agreements and correspondence.
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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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Title based on contents of records.