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Wanham Board of Trade fonds
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8.5 cm of textual records
2 phonograph records
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Administrative history
Wanham Board of Trade was organized in April 1929. Its main object was to promote the area and consolidate actions for better roads, bridges and rail service. In the community the board planned locations for the garbage dump, the sports ground, water supply, streets and avenues. The board worked with other boards of trade in the area and was a founding member of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Peace River District, which was formed in 1955. After more than 40 years of promoting the community of Wanham, the Board of Trade disbanded in 1972.
Custodial history
Ed Prevost, last president of the Board of Trade, left the records with Wally Tansem when he moved from Wanham. Ed Harrington, another past president, added two phonegraph records to the collection. Mr. Tansem donated the records to the archives in March of 2000.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, foundational documents from the Peace River Associated Boards of Trade, and news clippings regarding the upgrading of roads in the Peace Country. The Whitecourt cut-off and the Friendship Train of 1948 are two major issues in this collection. Two phonograph records promote the Whitecourt cut-off.
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Wally Tansem donated the records to the archives in March of 2000.
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- The material is in English.
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Restricted access on phonograph records until appropriate equipment is available.
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A finding aid is available at http://southpeacearchives.org/finding-aids/wanham-board-of-trade-fonds/
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Accession number: 2000.17
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- English