Life of W. J. Carter - 30 July 1923.

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Database ID26258
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionMorton Manuscripts Collection
SeriesC550
File/Item ReferenceC550-1-24-2a (Box 36)
Date of creation30 July 1923
Physical description/extent1 folder; .5 mm of textual records
Number of images14
Scope and contentTypescript of W.J. Carter's autobiographical account of his life and experiences in Western Canada during the period 1879 to 1910s. The most interesting part is Carter's account of the impact of the Northwest Resistance of 1885 on the Prince Albert community. Carter, a carpenter by trade, was hired by William McKenzie in August 1889 to build stations on the railway between Regina and Prince Albert.
ContributerW.J. Carter (author)
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesCorrespondence
Provenance Access PointMorton, A.S.
Other numbers/identificationSpecial Collections call no. MSS-C550/1/24.2.
Other notesPps. 7-14 give mention to the Northwest Resistance and the Red River Resistance. Remainder of items (one photograph, various correspondence) in file not scanned.
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesCarter, William J.
Clarke, Lawrence, 1832-1890 (HBC Factor, MLA)
Isbister, James, 1833-1915
Nisbet, James
Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
Smith, Donald A.
SubjectChurches -- Presbyterian
Forts
Hudson's Bay Company
Law Enforcement -- NWMP
Metis
Northwest Resistance
Red River Resistance
Businesses
Emmanuel College
Railroads
Date Range(s)1840-1859
1920-1929
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