Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

SET, PURCHASE CHECKS

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1950

Materials

PAPER

No. Pieces

13

Length

21.2

Width

13.2

Description

1. BROWN PAPER BAG WITH RED PRINT ON ONE SIDE, READING "DO NOT DESTROY THE PURCHASE CHECKS ENCLOSED IN THIS ENVELOPE" [...] "THE T. EATON CO. LIMITED WINNIPEG CANADA". BAG WORN, WITH SMALL TEARS AT EDGES. CONTAINS: 2. BROWN ENVELOPE. 15.2CM (L) X 8.8CM (W). UNUSED PAPER ENVELOPE, PRINTED IN BLACK ON ONE SIDE WITH "AVOID DELAY! BE SURE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ARE WRITTEN PLAINLY...". PRINTING ALSO ON REVERSE. 3-12. PURCHASE CHECKS. 22.8CM (L) X 10.1CM (W). WHITE PAPER SLIPS, PRINTED ON ONE SIDE WITH "THIS CHECK WITH INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE ENCLOSED IN PARCEL IF MAKING AN EXCHANGE [...]". STRIP OF PAPER DETAILING ORDER GLUED ACROSS CENTRE. VARIOUS PENCIL NOTATIONS ABOVE AND BELOW. EACH PIECE IS STAMPED ON REVERSE WITH PINK NUMERICAL CODE. 13. INSTRUCTION SHEET. 29.6CM (L) X 21CM (W). WHITE PAPER PRINTED DOUBLE-SIDED IN BLACK WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON "HOW TO MEASURE". DIAGRAMS INCLUDED. PAPER FOLDED INTO EIGHT SECTIONS.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

RETAIL TRADE

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S GRANDMOTHER. FOR MORE HISTORY SEE P19950049001-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING PARTS OF SEVERAL ITEMS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. LEVI MACDONALD PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 88 ON OCTOBER 6, 1977. HE WAS BORN IN WEST TILBURY TOWNSHIP, ESSEX COUNTY, ON ON JULY 30, 1889, THE SON OF HIRAM AND ALICE (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) MACDONALD. IN 1914, LEVI MARRIED ESTELLA AGNES CHALMERS. IN 1918, THEY LIVED IN BURDETT AND THEN IN TABER IN 1921. ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY, “HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE ALBERTA FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE, THE MOOSE LODGE, THE CANADIAN LEGION, AND THE ELKS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. ESTELLA AGNES MACDONALD (NEE CHALMERS) WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONTARIO. ESTELLA PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON MAY 11, 1981. LEA HIRAM MACDONALD WAS BORN IN LOWBANKS, ON ON MARCH 11, 1928 AND GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM IN TABER. HE MARRIED BEVERLY AYERS IN GREAT FALLS, MT ON MARCH 10, 1958. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79 ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007. THE DONOR IS THE DAUGHTER OF MAURICE/MAURY DAHLQUIST AND MARY (NEE MACDONALD) DAHLQUIST, OF BELLEVUE, WA. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19950049 FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILE ARTIFACTS AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING FIFTEEN ARTIFACTS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. ATTEMPTS MADE TO CONTACT THE DONOR TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC ARTIFACTS AND THEIR USE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

*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.

Catalogue Number

P19980063035

Acquisition Date

1990-10

Collection

Museum

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