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- [ca. 1910-1928] (Creation)
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24 photographs
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Robert W. White was born in Scotland and graduated from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. He moved to Calgary, Alberta about 1911 and became a florist. He married Betty Fream in 1916 and they had at least one child, Robert Tait, 1919- . In 1920 the Whites and his brother W. Tait White settled on a homestead south of Brooks. They were ardent golfers. Robert, Sr. lived in Medicine Hat for a few years during the Depression.
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Gift of Robert White, Jr., 1985-1998.
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The fonds consists of photographs of the White brothers at St. Andrew's Golf Club in Scotland; at Calgary St. Andrew Golf Club; and a Country Districts Golf Association meeting. Includes photographs of E.J. and Joan Fream.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EBDHA
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Thursday, May 24, 2018