Fonds paa-8338 - Alda Dale Randall fonds

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Alda Dale Randall fonds

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CA PAA paa-8338

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  • 1920-[ca. 1960] (Creation)
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    Randall, Alda Dale
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    While the records were primarily created in the 1920s, there are some entries from 1938 and 1939, and then a comment on a 1920 entry written about 40 years later.

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0.05 m of textual records

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Leila R. Lawrence, daughter of Alda Dale Randall, donated the records to the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1994.

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The fonds consists of two diaries of Alda Dale Randall, primarily from the 1920s, which include accounts of her life as well as short stories. The diaries serve as a good example of the reuse of writing materials which had previously served another purpose.

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Some pages are torn and the binding is broken.

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  • The material is in English.

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Access Conditions: None. Use Conditions: Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.

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See also the Peace River Country Research Project collection at the Glenbow Archives in Calgary, Alberta.

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Information for the biographical sketch is taken from <em>Turning the Pages of Time: A History of Nampa and Districts, 1800-1981</em> and <em>"Where the Redwillow Grew:" Valleyview and Surrounding Districts</em>, which are available in the Provincial Archives of Alberta Reference Library, 971.231 N152 and 971.231 W574r, from <em>Trails We Blazed Together: History of Grouard, High Prairie & Surrounding areas</em>, from information provided by the Glenbow Archives, from Dale Randall's obituary in <em>South Peace News</em> and from the records. The diary was used in the Archives Society of Alberta's 1998 virtual exhibit <em>Dear Diary</em>, which can be viewed at <A href="http://www.archivesalberta.org/diary/diary.htm" target="_blank"> www.archivesalberta.org/diary/diary.htm </A>, last accessed January 18, 2007. It was also used as part of the 2005 Provincial Archives of Alberta Archives Week event <em>Voices of the Past</em>.<br><br>Record No. Fonds consists of the following accessions: PR1994.0202<br><br>

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