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Charles J. Rayner Whiteley fonds
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1 audio reel
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Charles J. Rayner Whiteley was born in Edmonton in 1889 to William William Eusby Whiteley and Martha (Plumley). William and Martha came to Edmonton from England and married in Edmonton in 1885. In 1900, the family moved north to Perryvale, Alberta. He began freighting to Athabasca at age twelve and continued until the railway reached Athabasca in 1912. He married Elizabeth (Bertha) Shopland in 1916 and they raised three daughters: Jean, Joyce and Edith. The family farmed near Colinton, Alberta. Whiteley passed away in 1978.
Custodial history
In 1970, R. MacGregor, a member of the Alberta Historical Society donated the material to the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
Scope and content
The fonds consists recording capturing a talk Charles J. Rayner gave to the Historical Society of Alberta in 1970. The recording discusses freighting and logging on the Athabasca River, the Klondike Gold Rush, and his family's arrival in Edmonton in 1885.
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- The material is in English.
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There are no restrictions on access. Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.
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For more information on the Whiteley Family, please see the Athabasca Archives Oral Interviews Collection, William Eusby Whiteley fonds, and the Charles J. Rayner Whiteley fonds at the Athabasca Archives
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Information for the administrative history/biographical sketch sourced from the fonds and the Charles J. Rayner Whiteley fonds description at the Athabasca Archives. R. MacGregor likely created the recording.<br><br>Record No. The fonds includes the following accession: PR1970.0335<br><br>
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- Whiteley, Charles J. Rayner (Subject)