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William Pearce family fonds

  • GLEN glen-1833
  • Fonds
  • 1885-1975, predominant 1888-1975

The fonds consists of William's correspondence, building plans, and financial statements related to the funding and construction of the Calgary General Hospital (1890-1903); his articles on the Riel Rebellion, National Parks, irrigation, CPR, and oil; report to the Economic and Development Commission on development of the West (1916); a genealogy of the Pearce family; architectural plans for the Pearce home (1888); survey plan of proposed irrigation ditch (1896); and various family certificates, invitations, programs, newsclippings and photographs of the family and the west. Includes Harry Pearce's will and collected articles about his father, as well as seven original watercolour Christmas cards (1895-1901) sent to him by his father.

Pearce, William (family)