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- 1904-1948 (Creation)
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75 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Underwood, 1863-1948, was born in Leicester, England. He came to Canada in 1883, and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1885. He worked for a lumbermill for two years before opening his own building construction business in 1887. His firm built the first Bank of Montreal, Pat Burns' mansion, the Underwood Block and many other prominent Calgary buildings. In 1888, he married Kate Graves and they had six children. He served as mayor of Calgary from 1902 to 1903.
In 1906 he established the Diamond Coal Company, which operated a mine at Diamond City near Lethbridge. The mine went bankrupt in 1913. In 1915, T. Underwood Ltd., a rental agency, was established by Underwood and his wife. He managed it until 1947 when his son, Clifford, 1903-1993, took over. Underwood was very active in the Baptist Church, YMCA, YWCA, and the Chinese Mission.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Clifford Underwood, 1973.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of personal and business correspondence, and minutes, agreements and financial records of T. Underwood Ltd.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EN1PM
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Title based on contents of records.
Note
NA 2639 and NA 2652 contain copy negative of PA 1507 and PB 380.
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- Calgary Board of Trade (Subject)
- Canadian Western Natural Gas Company (Subject)
- Collard, Samuel E. (Subject)
- Edwards, Edward Ellis (Subject)
- Ellis, W.H. (Subject)
- Employers' Association of Manitoba (Subject)
- Hansell, Ernest George (Subject)
- Highwood Petroleum and Natural Gas Company (Subject)
- Lem, Ho (Subject)
- Inglis, R.M. (Subject)
- Kerby, George William (Subject)
- King, George Clift (Subject)
- McLaurin, Colin Campbell (Subject)
- Murphy, Emily (Subject)
- Richfield Petroleum Limited (Subject)
- Saskatoon Piano Company (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, October 04, 2018