Collection C0129 - Robert Llewellyn's Coal Mining collection

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CA ACU GBA C0129

Title

Robert Llewellyn's Coal Mining collection

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  • 1912-1981 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

74 photographs. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- 1 audio cassette

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Robert "Bob" Llewellyn, 1932-2017, was born in Drumheller, Alberta and was a local coal mine historian in the Drumheller Valley. He operated a bakery and later a real estate firm. In 1971 he started a local museum, for which he gathered documents and photographs relating to the coal mining industry. The museum was closed in the early 1980s.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gift of Robert Llewellyn, 1985.

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Scope and content

The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, etc. of Rosedale Coal and Clay Products, Great West Coal Co., and Comet Coal Co. (1917-1939); wage statements, certificate, etc. relating to the Rosedale, Wayne, and Drumheller mines (1916-1970); photographs of coal mines (1912-1972); and a recorded interview with Robert Llewellyn (1981).

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      The material is in English.

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Friday, May 16, 2014

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