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- [ca. 1900-1958] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records. -- 12 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Edward Reem, 1870-1961, was born in Minnesota, USA and came to Alberta with his family in 1903. He settled at Cayley and in 1920 moved to Calgary while still continuing to operate his farm. He and his wife, Clara Mae Stout, 1872-1954, had eight children Gladys Adaline, 1895-1918, Clarence William, 1897-1981, Ruth Gertrude (Springer), 1900-?, Esther Agnes, 1901-1975, George Stout, 1904-1918, Grace Ione, 1906-1988, Alice Irene, 1908-?, and Helen Mae, 1910-1984. Clarence was unmarried and operated the family farm at Cayley for most of his life. He was very active with the Alberta Wheat Pool. Ruth married George J. Stringer, ?-1935, who was a member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police before the First World War. They had one son, Roy.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Roy A. Stringer, 1998.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of the Reem and Stringer families in Cayley and Calgary; homestead and land documents of George Reem; and letters regarding family news.
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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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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EF27Y
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Name access points
- Stringer family (Subject)
- Reem, George (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, May 24, 2018