Collection MS-34 - Wallis Kendall collection

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Wallis Kendall collection

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    Collection

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    CA EDM MS-34

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    Date(s)

    • [ca. 1850]-[ca. 1930] (Creation)
      Creator
      Kendall, Wallis

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    Physical description

    1 cm of textual records. - 17 photographs

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    Name of creator

    ([ca. 1945]-current)

    Biographical history

    Wallis Kendall was a university student and writer at the time of donation. Later he worked as a freelance writer, eventually becoming an outreach advocacy worker for troubled youth in Edmonton.

    Custodial history

    Scope and content

    The collection consists of miscellaneous textual and photographic records collected by Wallis Kendall. It is possible some of the records are connected to each other.
    Item List:

    • handwritten Bond from Benjamin Walter Smith to George Perry, July 12, 1852, for the sum of 113 pounds,
    • Certificate of Recommendation for Homestead Patent (SE 22-38-38-W4) for William Stewart, August 8, 1903, with cover letter,
    • handwritten poem/manuscript, 'The Chase - A Tale of the Prairie', by E.H., n.d.
    • 3 postcards (one postcard to Miss L.M. Perry, from Etha Vale, 19 Aug [190-?],
    • newspaper clippings of poems.
      The photographs include people, horses, cars, homes and farming activities of the early 1900's.

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    Physical condition

    Immediate source of acquisition

    This collection was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Wallis Kendall in 1968.

    Arrangement

    The material was arranged according to the filing system of the creator.
    The photographs were assigned item numbers with the prefix EA-57.

    Language of material

    • English

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      There are no restrictions on access.

      Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

      Copyright may apply.
      Reproduction restrictions may apply.

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      See Scope and content above.

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      Further accruals are expected.

      General note

      Accession number: A68-90

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      City of Edmonton Archives

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      Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
      Archives Society of Alberta Subject Terms

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