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Roy Fowler fonds
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High River and area history
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9 cm of textual records. -- 1 photograph. -- 91 slides.
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Biographical history
Roy L. Fowler, 1902-1975, was born near High River, Alberta. He ranched and farmed in the Gladys Ridge district near Aldersyde. He was the first warden of Steveville Provincial Park (later named Dinosaur Provincial Park) from 1958 to 1965. He retired to High River and was an active volunteer with the Museum of the Highwood. He was a member of the Archaeological Society of Alberta and a director of the Alberta Historical Society. His interest in archaeology, paleontology, and history was shared by his wife, Loretta Gladys Gehman "Reta", 1904-1990, whom he married in 1927. They had four children, Leroy Clare, Marvin Gehman, Ella Louise (Conners), and Loris Fraser.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists mainly of five scrapbooks titled "High River and area history", compiled from 1955 to 1974, consisting mostly of news clippings. Also includes a provincial government employees' newsletter containing an article on cattle brands; and a letter from a bookstore regarding purchase of a book. Includes notes and correspondence concerning Lineham's sawmill, a fasting shelter discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park, and fossil collecting by the Royal Ontario Museum. Includes a series of slides, including some copied from historical photographs, on the history of High River.
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Acquired from an unidentified sources, 1985 and 2002, Ella L. Conners, 2002, and High River Centennial Library, 2010.
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- The material is in English.
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There are no restrictions on access.
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Each scrapbook has a table of contents at the back.
Associated materials
Some of Roy L. Fowler's family papers are at the Glenbow Archives.
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General note
The identity of the compiler of the scrapbooks is not definitely indicated on the items themselves, but attribution is made to Roy Fowler, or possibly Roy collaborating with Reta, on the basis of annotations in Book 1, page 78; Book 2, page 18; and Book 4, page 10.<br><br>Record No. 985-100, 002-012-(001-005), 002-047, 010-008-010<br><br>
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- Fowler, Roy L. Fowler, Reta (Subject)