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Alberta Historical Preservation and Re-Building Society fonds
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4 cm of textual records. -- 74 photographs.
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The Alberta Historical Preservation and Re-Building Society was founded in Calgary by Roseleen Heddinger and Susan Clark in August 1990. It was incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act in February 1991. The society's credo is to "preserve our past for the future". Its major projects have included lobbying to preserve the first home in Crescent Heights, the Cave and Basin swimming pool in Banff, Royal Doulton gargoyles on the Calgary Herald building, Brickburn and Lowry gardens, the Coste House carriage house, the McPherson farm, and the C.C. Matthews house. The society has also lobbied for improved legislation with respect to preserving heritage properties.
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Records originate from the Glenbow but are available at the Glenbow Western Research Centre, University of Calgary
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The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, slides, videotapes and copies of records pertaining to the C.C. Matthews house at 202-2nd Avenue SE, Calgary, including land titles documents, Matthews family tree, and photographs of the family and house.
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Gift of the Alberta Historical Preservation and Re-Building Society, 1995.
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- The material is in English.
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Record No. M-8431<br><br>