Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1962 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
13 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Petty was contract by the Glenbow Foundation to research and create the Trails of the Prairie Provinces Research Project collection, completed 1962.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of research files, and final reports, including maps, on the trails of each province. The reports document the Blackfoot Trail, Boundary Commission Trail, Calgary-Edmonton Trail, Fort Walsh-Qu'Appelle Trail, Macleod Trail, Missouri Trail, Old Wives Trail, Peace River-Yukon Trail, Red River Settlement Trail, Red River Trail, Whoop-Up-Fort Benton Trail, and other trails.
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
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
A large number of maps that are referred to in the texts are held by the University of Calgary Spatial & Numeric Data Services. Contact : https://sands.ucalgary.ca/
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.