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Pierre Lozeron family fonds Subseries
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Farm Records and Accounts subseries

The sub-series consists of a few papers from the original homestead, including the patent on NW ¼-10-73-7-W6th and a 1920 inventory and tax notice; eleven account books for the years 1934 to 1968 which include two United Grain Growers Farm Account books; income tax returns (most of them with supporting documentation) for the years from 1936 to 1962, including a 1949 income tax guide for Farmers and Fishermen; a 1937 manual and service policy for the farm Ford car; Canadian Wheat Board permits for 1945-1949; and a 1977 lease of land to Andre Lozerson.

United Grain Grower Files subseries

The sub-series consists of sixty-seven files containing information on crops, horticulture, vegetable crops, livestock, farm home, farm buildings and improvements, agricultural journals and education in agriculture. Material was filed by Pierre and Andre Lozeron and includes Lozeron farm certificates, crop reports, publications, printed information, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, and Andre Lozeron’s hand-written notes.

Paul Lozeron subseries

The sub-series consists of some letters Paul wrote to his brother Pierre after the latter’s visit to Switzerland in 1959, the announcement of his death in 1967, and a letter written in 1975 by his wife.

Dora Koberg Lozeron Papers subseries

The sub-series consists of a yearbook from Macalester College, in Saint Paul, Minnesota; notebooks and scrapbooks produced during her life as a wife and mother; an informational brochure for the Family Allowance Program when it was introduced in July, 1945; a 1964 certificate documenting Dora’s service as a member of the Ground Observer Corps of the Royal Canadian Air Force; booklets showing her interest in literature and child rearing; a small amount of correspondence; and a list of the books found in their library at home on the farm.

Post 1959 Correspondence subseries

The sub-series consists of postcards and letters written to Pierre and Dora Lozeron after his trip to Switzerland in 1959, when he renewed many old acquaintances and made new friends. The writers include Annemarie Morier-Lozeron, Paul Lozeron, the Galland-Robert family, the Jacot family, the Lagier family and William Chatelaine.

Agnes Christen Lozeron subseries

The sub-series consists of postcards, letters and photographs from the Christen-Lozeron family in Switzerland to Pierre and Jean Lozeron after their immigration to Canada

Albert Lozeron subseries

The sub-series consists of a few postcards sent to Pierre and Jean in Nebraska and later in Canada, and some correspondence from Albert’s wife Tredy, and later a daughter Antoinette.

Pierre Lozeron subseries

The sub-series consists of early school and employment records; a small notebook of notes and accounts during his immigration to America in 1910 and his return to Switzerland in 1959; exemptions from military service in WWI; various registration and membership certificates; records of his trip back to Switzerland in 1959, including a speech made there about his life as a pioneer in Canada; copies of news clippings on the life of Pierre and Jean Lozeron; and a series of letters written in the last few years of his life, reflecting his struggles with ailing health.

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