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Date(s)
- 1909-[ca. 1975] (Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 cm of textual records. -- 282 photographs. -- 1 drawing
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Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Tom Ward, ?-ca. 1985, was a major in the Calgary Regiment during the Second World War. He later worked for the Public Information Department of the City of Calgary. He was an amateur artist, craftsman, photograph collector, and historian. He was the author and compiler of the book Cowtown : an album of early Calgary / Tom Ward. - [Calgary] : City of Calgary Electrical System and McClelland and Stewart West, c1975. His wife was Irene Ward.
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Gifts of Tom Ward, Aubrey Kerr, and Irene Ward, 1968-1986.
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Portée et contenu
The collection consists of essays by Tom Ward, “Chronological History of Calgary, 1875 to 1959”, “The Salvation Army”, and “History of Calgary Seals, Crests and Logos”. Includes a photocopy of the 1905 annual report of Calgary Public Schools; and a copy of a poem by Harry Hutchcroft, “The Spirit of Calgary”. Includes postcards from southern Alberta, photographs of City of Calgary seals and coat of arms designs, the 1925 Calgary jubilee medallion, historic Calgary personalities, public events, the 1915 Calgary flood, city Waterworks and Municipal Railway views and construction activities, Midnapore, Fish Creek, the Lacombe Home, personalities and activities in the petroleum industry (ca. 1942-ca. 1955), examples of Tom Ward’s artworks, Tom Ward’s military career, RCMP officer Doug Johnson, and Tom Ward. Includes album of views of the site of the Bowness subdivision and bridge construction start ceremony (ca. 1912). Includes an ink sketch of a West Coast totem.
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Conditions d’accès
No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3H6X_J
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Title based on contents of records.
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Mots-clés
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, May 17, 2018