Fonds MS-144 - Graham Family fonds

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Graham Family fonds

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  • Textual record

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Fonds

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CA EDM MS-144

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  • 1906 - 1940 (Creation)
    Creator
    Graham Family

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2 cm of textual records

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Name of creator

(1881-1967)

Biographical history

Graham, Eva M. 1887-1967
Graham, George L 1881-1956

George L. and Eva Margaret Graham lived in Edmonton AB from ca. 1906. George Graham worked for the Edmonton Piano Co., ca. 1907, before establishing the firm of Graham and Reid Home Furnishings, with Horace P. Reid in 1908. The business began at 10373 Namayo Avenue (now 97 Street) and in 1917 moved to 10115 Jasper Avenue.
In 1932, Graham & Reid Home Furnishers became Henry, Graham & Reid located at 9905 Jasper Avenue. George Graham was president of the firm until ca. 1949. The business was sold to Harold Sprague in 1949, eventually becoming Sprague Furniture.
George Graham died in 1957 and Eva Margaret Graham died in 1967. They are buried at the Edmonton Municipal Cemetery.

Custodial history

It is not known how Marion Shipley acquired the records.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of personal and business documents of George and Eva Graham.
File List:
File 1: cancelled cheque from Geo. L. Graham to George S. Hill, 1906; invoice, Graham and Reid, home furnishers, Edmonton AB, 1918
File 2: ticket to Walsingham Fall Fair (Ontario), 1913; letters 1932-1940; Christmas Card, n.d
File 3: Merchants Bank of Canada cheque book, 1913; birthdate and address book, ca. 1934.

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Immediate source of acquisition

This fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Marion Shipley in 1973.

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The material was arranged according to the filing system of the creator.

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  • English

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    General note

    Accession numbers: A73-44

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    Formerly known as Marion Shipley fonds.

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    City of Edmonton Archives

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    Final

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