ALBUM, RECORD

Description: 1. CASE. 2 PIECES. OUTER COVER IS A SHALLOW, RECTANGULAR BOX WITH ONE OPEN END. ON COVER IS A PICTURE OF FIREWORKS AND READS "POP PIANO FAVORITES" AT BOTTOM. TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER READS "READER'S DIGEST DYNAGROOVE . . .". BACK AND SIDES ARE ORANGEY COLOURED. A SLIGHTLY SMALLER, RECTANGULAR BOX FITS INSIDE OUTER COVER. THIS BOX IS WHITE AND READS "POP PIANO FAVORITES" ON ONE END. PRINTED ON BOX IS A LIST OF RECORDS AND THE SONGS CONTAINED ON THEM. 2. RECORD. CONTAINED IN A YELLOW PAPER SLEEVE, WHICH READS "1 POP PIANO FAVORITES * THE INIMITABLE FRANKIE CARLE PLAYS FOR LISTENING AND DANCING". RECORD ITSELF READS "SIDE 1" "1-A. I'M CONFESSIN' THAT I LOVE YOU . . ."; "SIDE 2" "1-A. ME AND MY SHADOW . . .". 3. RECORD, CONTAINED IN A PURPLE PAPER SLEEVE, WHICH READS "2 POP PIANO FAVORITES * COCKTAIL PIANO". RECORD ITSELF READS "SIDE 1" "1-BUTTONS AND BOWS 2- THE NEARNESS OF YOU . . ."; SIDE 2 "1-HEART AND SOUL 2-LOUISE . . .". 4. RECORD. CONTAINED IN A GREEN PAPER SLEEVE, WHICH READS "3 POP PIANO FAVORITES * RHYTHM RHAPSODIES". RECORD ITSELF READS "SIDE 1" "1-A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST; 2- IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON . . . "; SIDE 2 "1-ANNA; 2- THESE FOOLISH THINGS . . .". 5. RECORD. CONTAINED IN A BLUE PAPER SLEEVE, WHICH READS "4 POP PIANO FAVORITES * TWIN PIANO FUN". RECORD ITSELF READS "SIDE 1" "1-JAVA; 2-HONEYSUCKLE ROSE . . ."; SIDE 2 "1-DOWN YONDER; 2-12TH STREET RAG . . .".

History: DONOR PASSED AWAY AUGUST 3, 2001. BORN 10 MAY 1919 IN CARDIFF, ALBERTA, HE WAS RAISED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF EDMONTON. IN 1945 HE MARRIED MOLLY AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE PRACTICED CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR 30 YEARS IN THE FIRM MEECH, MITCHELL, ROBINS AND WATSON. UPON RETIREMENT, HE PRACTICED CONSULTING, AND CONTINUED HIS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. HE AND HIS WIFE ENJOYED VACATIONING IN MONTANA AND ARIZONA, BUT MADE SOUTHERN ALBERTA THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY LOVED IT. MAURICE'S WIFE MOLLY PASSED AWAY JUST PRIOR TO HIM. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING A TABLE PAD. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DONORS' NEXT-OF-KIN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. LETHBRIDGE HERALD RESEARCH ADDS TO THE INITIAL DOCUMENTATION. MOLLY MITCHELL WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND GREW UP IN EDMONTON, WHERE SHE MET HER HUSBAND MAURICE MITCHELL. THE COUPLE HAD THREE CHILDREN: MAURA, KURT, AND SCOTT. AFTER RAISING HER FAMILY IN LETHBRIDGE, MOLLY RETURNED TO WORK AS A SOCIAL WORKER. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES.; *UPDATE* IN 2021 TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT WORK.