Date Range

1921-1986

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Margaret Nelson

Physical Description

0.11 m of textual records, 67 photographs

History Biographical

Margaret (Brown) Nelson was born in Lethbridge, the eldest child and only daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George S. Brown. She attended Bowman Public School, the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute and summer school at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. Since 1945 she was a member of the Lethbridge Branch of Registered Music Teachers. Mrs. Nelson was active member of the Anglican Church and worked as teacher, chorister and organist at St. Augustine's Church in North Lethbridge. In 1956 she was instrumental in reviving the Lethbridge Music Club, which was started by her mother-in-law Mrs. W.J. Nelson. She also helped organize the Lethbridge Symphoy Board in 1960 and instituted inauguration of the Lethbridge String Instrument Program in 1974. Mrs. Nelson was also a long-time member of the Sir Alexander Galt Chapter of I.O.D.E, where she served three terms as Regent. Source: Pioneer Pemmican Club Roundup p.522-524

Scope and Content

2009.1025/001 Musical materials 2009.1025/002 Attendance and financial ledger of Musical Appreciation Club 1946-1947 2009.1025/003 Christmas card 1963 2009.1025/004 Membership certificates 1954, 1958, 1960 2009.1025/005 Coronation prayer brochure, regimental invitations, Christmas card, A.R.& I. Bldg. 1918, 1937, 1940s, 1950s 1 photo 2009.1025/006 Christmas cards by Frederick Cross; postcard, engineering certificate, various photographs of people 14 photographs 2009.1025/007 Staff of CPR Lethbridge section in verse 1919-1946 2009.1025/008 History of Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company no date 2009.1025/009 Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire 1930-1987 14 photographs 2009.1025/010 Governor General Roland Michener visit; DBE members 1970 38 photographs 2009.1025/011 Early application for city services; assorted clippings 1912, 1916, 1940s 2009.1025/012 Separation sheet for book: Blackfoot Confederacy Ancient and Modern

Accession No.

20091025

Collection

Archive

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