TOWEL, BATH

Description: WHITE COTTON BATH TOWEL WITH A VINE-LIKE DESIGN ALL OVER TOWEL, WITH LARGE BRIGHT BLUE AND TURQUOISE FLOWERS WITH GREEN LEAVES. EACH END OF THE TOWEL HAS A FRINGED EDGE. SEWN TO A CORNER IS A LABEL MARKED "WABASSO" ON ONE SIDE, AND "WASH COLOURS SEPARATELY DO NOT BLEACH LAVER LES COULEURS SEPAREMENT PAS DE BLANCHMENT 90% COTTON/COTON 10% POLYESTER MADE IN/FABRIQUE AU CANADA CA 00175". PINNED TO THE TOWEL WITH A STEEL PIN IS AN ORANGE PAPER PRICE TAG MARKED "ZELLERS ...? 2 FOR $7.00", AND STUCK ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL TAG IS A WHITE, ORANGE, AND BLACK SALE TAG MARKED "1063410000 ZELLERS ON SALE 2 FOR $4.97". SECOND PIECE IS A WHITE PLASTIC BAG WITH THREE SHADES OF ORANGE STRIPED ACROSS THE FRONT, AND MARKED "ZELLERS" IN LARGE DARK ORANGE LETTERS. BOTH BAG AND TOWEL ARE LIKE NEW, BUT TOWEL HAS A FLAW IN THE FABRIC.

History: ITEMS WERE CONTAINED IN A TRUNK BELONGING TO THE DONOR'S MOTHER, WHO WAS BORN IN 1902 AND WAS RAISED ON A DOUKHOBOR COMMUNE UNTIL SHE AND FRED EVDOKIMOFF LEFT WHEN THEY WERE 18 YEARS OLD TO GET MARRIED. MANY OF THE ITEMS DATE BACK TO THE EARLY 1900'S, WHILE OTHERS ARE MODERN AND DATE TO THE 1980'S. DONOR'S PARENTS MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1952. MRS. EVDOKIMOFF DIED IN 1986 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS OLD. *UPDATE* NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, MET WITH DONOR WALLY EVDOKIMOFF IN 2010 TO DISCUSS HIS DONATION OF THE TRUNK AND ITS CONTENTS. SEE BELOW. EVDOKIMOFF WAS UNABLE TO ELABORATE ON THE HISTORY OF USE OF THE TOWEL. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES AND ACCSSORIES, INCLUDING A TOILET SET AND JACKET DONATED BY WALLY EVDOKIMOFF. DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH PUNDYK IN 2018, EVDOKIMOFF STATED HIS FAMILY LIVED IN YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN AND BRILLIANT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEY WERE MOST LIKELY A PART OF THE DOUKHOBOR COMMUNITIES IN THOSE AREAS. HE CONFIRMED THAT HIS PARENTS FIRST ARRIVED IN ALBERTA IN 1952.