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Richard Gustav Berger [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1913-1915.

Reference:

R11669-0-0-E, MG30-C136

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3669680

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Richard Gustav Berger
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Date(s):

1913-1915.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

0.5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

German

Added language of material:

German, English

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The fonds consist primarly of correspondence between Richard Berger, Langenburg, Saskatchewan, and his father in Texas. Also included are some legal papers relating to business and family matters.

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Berger, Richard Gustav, 1873-1916

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Berger, Richard Gustav, 1873-1916 : Born in Germany, Richard Gustav Berger came to to Canada with his family in the early 1880s. After a brief stay in Eastern Canada, the family took up a homestead in Langenburg, Saskatchewan. At the beginning of the 1890s, Richard's father, David, left for Texas. Richard remained behind. He worked on the land and in 1903 opened the Imperial Hotel in Langenburg, which he operated until his death in 1916.

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General note:

The fonds were received from Charles Berger of Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1976.

Language note:

About 95 percent of textual records are in German and 5 percent in English.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1976-0519 MSS
1976/0519
MG30-C136

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MG30-C136
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Volume [MG30 C 136] 1

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