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Correspondence and records related to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company MacDonell, Father Andrew

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Correspondence and other textual records, received and assembled by Rev. Andrew MacDonell, and arranged chronologically as a file perhaps by Clare Lawrence. Includes letters from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Department of Natural Resources and Department of Colonization and Development regarding the settlement of Scottish immigrants in Alberta, particularly regarding the Clandonald settlement scheme. Includes several applications for farm work in Alberta and applications for settlement in Canada and for reduced rates for Scottish immigrants travelling via Canadian Pacific steamships to Canada and other related Canadian government Department of Immigration and Colonization forms completed by Scottish immigrants recruited by MacDonell.

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Title
Correspondence and records related to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Creator
MacDonell, Father Andrew
Date Created
1924-1927
Description
Correspondence and other textual records, received and assembled by Rev. Andrew MacDonell, and arranged chronologically as a file perhaps by Clare Lawrence. Includes letters from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Department of Natural Resources and Department of Colonization and Development regarding the settlement of Scottish immigrants in Alberta, particularly regarding the Clandonald settlement scheme. Includes several applications for farm work in Alberta and applications for settlement in Canada and for reduced rates for Scottish immigrants travelling via Canadian Pacific steamships to Canada and other related Canadian government Department of Immigration and Colonization forms completed by Scottish immigrants recruited by MacDonell.
Subject
Canada--Emigration and immigration; Colonists; Scots; Correspondence; Railroads; Land settlement; Emigration and immigration
Person Or Corporation
Clandonald
Genre
Correspondence; Record-keeping works
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_187_008
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection
Date Available
2015-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0132435
Category
Clandonald and Scottish immigration to Canada
RBSCLocation
Box 187
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/