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Waterton Lakes National Park [textual record]

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Date:

1904-1914

Reference:

R16315-32-5-E, RG84

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

181085

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Parks Canada Agency fonds

Western Regional Office

Waterton Lakes National Park
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Sub-series includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1904-1914

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of five diaries dating from 1904 to 1913 created by the Superintendent of Waterton Lakes National Parks. The entries contain information relating to accounting, expenses, administration and daily activities.

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Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada)

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Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) : In 1895, a scenic area near Waterton Lakes, Alberta, was set aside as a forest park (PC 1621, 30 May 1895). Waterton Lakes Forest Park fell under the supervision of the Superintendent of Forestry in the Department of the Interior. John George "Kootenai" Brown was placed in charge of the park in 1910. Born in County Clare, Ireland in 1839, after a brief service in the British Army in India, Brown left for North America. He travelled widely throughout the west, eventually settling in the Kootenay Lakes area. At age 71 he was appointed Ranger, where he continued until his death in 1916. During Brown's tenure, the Dominion Parks Branch changed the status of the Forest Park and created the much smaller Waterton Lakes Dominion Park (PC 1338, 8 June 1911). In 1914, after efforts by Commissioner of Parks J. B. Harkin, the park was significantly enlarged. In 1932 the park was joined by Glacier National Park in Montana to form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

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Textual reocrds (Electronic) The finding aid is a verified list containing file number and date of the diaries. 84-27 (90: Open)

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Government

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1996-01825-6
1996-97/826 GAD
72/010
RG84

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RG84
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG84] 2437

[Consultation 90 Open]

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