Fonds 0665 - Louise Arnold Findlay fonds

Pupils inside Currie School A Gathering at Bredin’s House A Gathering at the Wapiti River Louise Arnold Louise Arnold and Currie School Students Ladies in front of Bredin’s “Twin Shacks” An Outdoor Tea Party

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Louise Arnold Findlay fonds

General material designation

  • Graphic material

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of fonds.

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

CA GPR 0665

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

35 photographs

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1901-1983)

Biographical history

Louise Arnold, the youngest of ten children, was born in Michigan, in 1901. Her mother passed away in 1910 and her father Edward then married Sadie McDougall in Winnipeg in 1912. The Arnold family arrived in the Clairmont area on the first train traveling to Grande Prairie and rented Arthur Patrick's farm. Louise attended Big Horn school on the Scenic Heights corner, and her step-mother Sadie served as a postmistress for Niobe. Louise lived in Belmont, California until the end of her life and died on January 28, 1983 in a hospital in San Mateo, California.

When Louise's father Edward passed away in 1919 his wife Sadie left the area for the United States. Louise stayed and taught at Currie school which was located northwest of Clairmont. She also spent time with friends, particularly with the Bredin family at their home "Twin Shacks".

Louise left the area to take nurses training at the University of Alberta in 1925, though she didn't finish the program. She married William F. Findlay from Leduc in 1928. After their marriage William and Louise moved to California where they raised three children.

In 1934, Louise accompanied by her children Conn, Bill and Shirley made a trip back to see the Bredins and other Clairmont friends.

Custodial history

Scope and content

The series consists of photographs taken by Louise Arnold while she was living in the Clairmont area. The photographs consist of pictures of gatherings along the Wapiti, trip to the Beaverlodge Experimental farm, the gatherings at the Bredin family home and Currie school and students.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Location of originals

Availability of other formats

Restrictions on access

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Associated materials

Related materials

Accruals

Alpha-numeric designations

Accession number: 2017.012

Alternative identifier(s)

Standard number area

Standard number

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Control area

Description record identifier

0665

Institution identifier

South Peace Regional Archives

Rules or conventions

Level of detail

Partial

Language of description

  • English

Script of description

Sources

Accession area

Related subjects

Related people and organizations

Related places

Related genres