Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1931-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
6 cm of textual records. -- 2 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The records in this collection were gathered together from 1990 to 1993 by Tom Watrous, a Winnipeg musician, who has had a long-time, personal interest in the career of the conservationist and author, Grey Owl (Archie Belaney).
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Tom Watrous, 1993.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of a photocopy of the diary kept by Grey Owl while he was a warden at Riding Mountain National Park in 1931; National Parks Service correspondence (1931-1958) concerning his service; Parks Canada reports concerning the restoration of his cabins in Riding Mountain and Prince Albert National Parks; materials related to Watrous's research and lectures concerning Grey Owl; and slides of Grey Owl and his wife Anahareo.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
The slides are stored in M 8359.