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Date(s)
- 1951-1966 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
6 cm of textual records. -- 11 photographs. -- 1 video cassette
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert James Crawford, 1874-1966, was born in Ireland and came to Canada in 1893. He worked in Montreal, but when gold was discovered in the Yukon he headed north to prospect. He was one of the few survivors of the Chilkoot Pass snowslide on April 3, 1898. He brought the first team of horses into Dawson City and made a fortune hauling supplies and prospecting. In 1902 he moved to Alberta and homesteaded on Rosebud Creek until 1910, when he took a two year trip to Ireland. On his return he lived in Victoria for two years, then ranched near Strathmore and later Lloydminster before settling on the Bow River near Calgary in 1928. There he raised Jerseys and Herefords until he retired to Bowness in 1948.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Mary McDougall, 1989.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of certificates and memberships, a scrapbook about the Klondike, photographs of Crawford, and a video of a Front Page Challenge television show which featured him.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
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Note
Title based on contents of records.