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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of fonds.
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1912, 1963 (Creation)
- Creator
- Bell, Edward
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Physical description
0.5 cm of textual records. – 1 photograph
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Biographical history
Edward Bell arrived in Edmonton from Ontario in September 1912. He began work as a teacher in Strathcona at the Bennett School and by the spring of 1913, Ed Bell was the principal of the school. Mr. Bell resigned in February 1914 and moved to the Griffin Creek District, north of Peace River. By 1963, Edward Bell was in Victoria, B.C. It is not known what happened to Edward Bell after moving to Victoria.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Edward Bell’s account of becoming a teacher and then principal of Bennett School, including teaching in the school’s temporary accommodations on the second floor of a house in 1912 while awaiting construction of the school building. The Bennett School moved into their new building on Gallagher flats in the spring of 1913.
The photograph is of the temporary classroom that was used before the Bennett School building was opened.
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Immediate source of acquisition
This fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Edward Bell in 1963.
Arrangement
The photograph was assigned the prefix EA-281.
Language of material
- English
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There are no restrictions on access.
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Copyright may apply.
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Finding aids
See Scope and content above.
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Accession numbers: A63-92
General note
This MS was formerly Mrs. Marie Samuel fonds - those records have been deaccessioned.
The records currently in this MS, were formerly in the clipping file - Bennett School.
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