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Alexander Sims fonds
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15 cm of textual records. -- 30 photographs
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Alex Sims (1885 - 1983) and Herb Brown met in Edmonton as mechanics. They decided to set up a business and in 1917 moved to Wetaskiwin. In 1920, they rented a new building on Pearce Street and Sims-Brown became the agents for Ford Motor Cars. Alex was on City Council from 1942 - 1946. Sims and Brown sold out to Harold Ingles in 1945. Mr. Ingles operated the business for a number of years before selling the building to W.H. Odell who converted the space into a drug store. After selling his business, Alex Sims and his wife Leah (1913-1983) remained in Wetaskiwin for the rest of their lives. Both died in 1983.
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Gifts of Mr. A. Sims in 1977 and 1982. Mr. W.H. Odell in 1979 and James Bristow in 1984. W.H. Odell acquired the records when he purchased the building that housed the Ingles' garage. James Bristow was a British Guest child who boarded with the Sims during the Second World War and was the executor of the Sims estate.
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Fonds consists of personal and professional records created by Alex Sims of Wetaskiwin from 1885- 1947. Fonds consists of these series: 1. Sims-Brown Co. (1929 - 1936) Consists of invoices, receipts, contracts and other materials relating to the day-to-day administration of Sims-Brown Co., a Wetaskiwin based car dealership and repair shop. 2. Mail Contract (1929- 1933) Consists of contracts for conveyancing His Majesty's mail for W.H.Sims. 3. Personal (1885- 1947) Series consists of papers and photographs relating to family, friends and business. 4. Internment Camp (ca. 1915) Consists of photographs of Internment Camp, Edgewater, B.C.
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Record No. 77.4; 79.17; 82.28; 84.43.<br><br>
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- Sims, Alexander (Subject)