Material Type

Manuscript

Date Range

1900

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Mr Sloan, the donor's father, was born in Ontario in 1888. His family moved to Lethbridge in 1899 after his father got a job with the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company in 1903. He took a job as a junior clerk at #3 Mine. He was also employed at the Macaroni Factory, Ellison Mills and Heinz and Sloan Stationers before securing a job with the Federal Government in Calgary in 1927. He retired in Calgary in 1954 and resided there until his passing in 1959 at the age of 70.

Acquisition Source

Gammie, Mrs K.F. Helen

Scope and Content

12 typed or handwritten photocopied reports. Reports on a variety of Lethbridge subjects written by Earle B. Sloan. 19780118001 - 2 typed pages - Lethbridge 1900; A Few Facts. Page 1 discusses coalmines in Lethbridge. Page 2 describes buildings and businesses on 1 Avenue South. 19780118002 - 7 tuped pages - "Number Three" - a report on the operations of # 3 Mine. 19780118003 - 5 handwritten pages - "The Turkey Trail". Describes the narrow gauge railroad between Lethbridge and Medicine Hat as well as the railyards at Lethbridge. 19780118004 - 5 typed pages "The Turkey Trail". Much the same as .3: decribing the railroad lines, yards and trains. 19780118005 - 2 handwritten pages - "Thirty Seven Bridges". Describes the railroad bridges on the St. Mary's line as well as theFort Whoop-up area. 19780118006 - 2 handwritten pages "Prairie Fire". Describes the prairie fire the family saw while on their trip west in 1899. 19780118007 - 4 handwritten pages. "The Square". describes Galt Park and the variouys sports played in the park. 19780118008 - 2 handwritten pages - "Baroness Burdett-Coutts". Discusses some of the financial backers of the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company and the naming of Lethbridge streets to commemorate them. 19780118009 - 3 handwritten pages - "The Floods". Discusses the early 1900's floods and Irrigation Company and the naming of Lethbridge streets to commemorate them. 19780118010 - 3 handwritten pages - "The Hospital Ball". Discussess the annual fundraising Galt Hospital Ball. Also mentions the animosity between Lethbridge's elite and the coal miners. 19780118011 - 7 typed pages - no title. Earle B. Sloan describes the family's trip west in 1899. 19780118012 - 23 handwritten pages - no title. Description of early Lethbridge example busineses, streets North Lethbridge, water system etc.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19780118000

Collection

Archive

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