Archives and Special Collections
Fonds F0030 - Reid Crowther & Partners Limited fonds
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU CAA F0030
Title
Reid Crowther & Partners Limited fonds
Date(s)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
ca. 200 drawings
Context area
Name of creator
(1965-Present)
Administrative history
Reid Crowther & Partners Limited was established in 1965, but the genealogy of the company goes back to its origins as John Galt, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, 1885. Various partnership name changes as well as changes in location led ultimately to the current incarnation of the firm in Calgary, AB in 1965.
Significant projects include: Brooks Aqueduct (1912); water and sewer systems in Big Valley, Gleichen, and Bassano, AB; Bridge Dam, Kindersley, SK.
Repository
Archival history
Acquired by donation in 1977.
Reid Crowther & Partners
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of drawings of the consulting engineering practice of Reid Crowther & Partners Limited, 1906-1946. Significant projects include: Brooks Aqueduct (1912); water and sewer systems in Big Valley, Gleichen, and Bassano, AB; Bridge Dam, Kindersley, SK.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
Further accruals expected.
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Includes record nos: 9A/77.17
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
ckey
2991121
Original fonds identifier
CAA-8