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Dr. Donald Arthur Rice & Ruth Annette Rice fonds

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Material Type
Mixed Media
Date Range
1921-2005
Accession No.
20061073
Physical Description
0.06 m of textual records, 132 photographs
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of photographs and research materials. 2006.1073.001 Family History Research Notes (1959-1987) 2006.1073.002 Ruth Annette Rice (nee Anderson): school records, nursing education certificates, parents' marriage certificate, obituary (1923-2005) 2006.1073.003 Night and Day Year …
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Material Type
Mixed Media
Date Range
1921-2005
Physical Description
0.06 m of textual records, 132 photographs
Physical Condition
Excellent
History Biographical
Dr. Donald Arthur Rice earned a Bachelor of Science dgree from the University of Alberta, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the same university in 1945. He entered general practice briefly in Taber in 1946, and the same year moved to Lethbridge, where he practiced medicine until 1988. Dr. Rice was affiliated with the Roy Clinic. In 1966 he served as Chief of Staff of the Lethbridge Municipal Hospital, and from 1955 to 1988, as Director of the Lethbridge Cancer Clinic. Ruth Annette Rice (nee Anderson) was born in Claresholm, Alberta in 1925. She attended primary school in Claresholm and went to Nobleford for her high school years. She was a star basketball player for the Nobleford Petes. She graduated from the Galt School of Nursing in 1947. She was later working at the Galt Hospital. She married Donald Arthur Rice in 1949. Mrs. Rice served for many community organizations, in particular the alumnae of the Galt School of Nursing.
Language
English
Acquisition Source
Mieke and Robert Rice
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of photographs and research materials. 2006.1073.001 Family History Research Notes (1959-1987) 2006.1073.002 Ruth Annette Rice (nee Anderson): school records, nursing education certificates, parents' marriage certificate, obituary (1923-2005) 2006.1073.003 Night and Day Year Books - Galt School of Nursing (1955, 1956, 1961) 2006.1073.004 Photo Album (1944-1967) 2006.1073.005 Galt School of Nursing: personal file - alumni re-unions, obituaries, etc. (1957-2005) 2006.1073.006 Dr. Donald Arthur Rice: certificates, letters of appointment, retirement guest book, etc. (1921-1990) 2006.1073.007 Chinook Physicians' Association Remembers. Publication featuring profiles of retired local physicians (2003) Separated books: - White Caps and Red Roses: History of the Galt School of Nursing, Lethbridge, Alberta 1910-1979 - Evergreen and Gold Year Book of the University of Alberta 1940 Separated oversize materials: - 5 medical certificates of Dr. Rice
Notes
Accession 2006.1073
Supplied source: Donated by Mieke and Robert Rice
Access Restrictions
Public Access
Accession No.
20061073
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