Fonds glen-1759 - Charles S. Noble fonds

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Charles S. Noble fonds

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CA GLEN glen-1759

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2.67 m of textual records. -- 149 photographs. -- 7 film reels. -- 2 audio cassettes

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The fonds consists of biographical, personal and family papers (1886-1982); records about the establishment and promotion of the Noble Foundation (1912-1921); material compiled in 1957 by Glenbow staff member O.S. Longman about the Noble Foundation, Cameron Ranch, Sir Roderick W. Cameron, etc.(1913-1957); Noble Farms records including correspondence about farming operations, and the development, manufacture, patenting and marketing of the Noble Cultivator ((1933-1940); Noble Cultivators Ltd. patent records, promotional literature, patent infringement correspondence, financial ledgers, employee timesheets, and films (directed by Carly Stewart) featuring Noble agricultural implements (1937-1986). Includes extensive photographs of agricultural activities on the Cameron Ranch and Grandview Farm, the farm implements factory, family members, and Nobleford (aerial views).
Records related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: agricultural machinery, Alberta Pacific Grain Company, Sir Roderick W. Cameron, Annie Delameter, George W. Gareau, Robert Gratz, R.J. Hutchings, John Deere Plow Company, Johnson Farm Machine Company (Barons), Ralph Kooy, Lethbridge Iron Works, Matthews Manufacturing Co. (Red Deer), Oscar A. Olson, Perfection Machine Works (Calgary), Riverside Iron Works (Calgary), Ralph and Daisy Vennum, and Victory Equipment Company (Lethbridge).

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Gifts of Lillian Noble, Alleen Reich, Shirley Noble, Gerald Noble, Carly Stewart, Mervin J. Nelson, Versatile-Noble Cultivators Ltd., Ruth Woolsey estate and Western Stock Growers' Association, 1956-1993.

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Inventory available. Please consult before requesting material. http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/noble.cfm

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Another interview with Shirley Noble is held by the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

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Record updated by Glenbow Archives, April 21, 2015.

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  • English

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