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- Copied 1967 (originally created 1884-1935) (Creation)
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14 photographs. -- 0.5 cm of textual records
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Rufus Kimpton, [ca. 1859]-1934, was born at South Roxton, Quebec and at a young age travelled in the USA. He travelled west in 1883 and lived in Calgary, Alberta. The following year he moved to Donald, British Columbia, but when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) moved its divisional point to Revelstoke he moved to Lake Windermere. He and his wife had one son, Vaughn.
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The fonds consists of photographs of Calgary and Windermere, and newsclippings from a scrapbook.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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The originals are held by Vaughn Kimpton.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EP8YG
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Some of his reminiscences were published in the Edmonton Journal, June 21-29, 1933.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018