Fonds 586 McNaught Family Fonds

116 photographs

46 negatives

20 postcards

Date: [ca 1911-1950] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of correspondence regarding Appleton School District 2818, for which Charles was the Secretary-Treasurer; bills from Credit Foncier F.C., with whom they had a loan in the 1920s; three letters written by Eliza from Glenmorris Farm to daughter Margaret, first in Beaverlodge, then in Delia, Alberta; a 1928 letter from The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire addressing Eliza as Madam Regent; a 1938 letter of condolence from Nurse Olive Watherston to Eliza after the death of Charles; and a notice from the Government of Alberta regarding tax arrears on their land in 1938.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Letters from Eliza McNaught to her son John in series 586.02

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1908-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of three sub-series: Personal Papers, including a diary written by John when he came in to the Peace Country over the Edson Trail in 1912, and his World War I Pay Book containing records from 1915-1919; correspondence with his wife, his family, his students, and various friends from 1908-1971; financial records, mostly for the farm, from 1912-1968; and some miscellaneous papers.

Physical description: 25 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

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Published

Date: 1912-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of a World War I pay book and three copies of a diary written by John when he was traveling into the Peace Country over the Edson Trail. The diary begins Sunday, July 14, 1912 when he arrived in Edmonton, and ends on Friday, August 2, 1912, when he forded the Smoky River. There is a rough, pencil copy on onion-skin note paper, assumed to be the one carried on the trail, a good pen copy on foolscap written soon after the trip, and a transcription of the good pen copy typed by donor Kathy Pfau ca. 2000. The World War I pay book for John McNaught, Regimental No. 910229, opens on March 31, 1918 and is described as a New Book, with the Old Book on file. There are, however, entries dating from August 14-November 13, 1915 showing previous payments. The Units listed are Epsom and Bramshott. There is also a certificate recognizing Noel’s contributions to Alberta’s heritage.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Published

Date: 1908-1971 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence received by John from his mother, Eliza McNaught; his sister Marion (McNaught) Martin; his sister Margaret McNaught; his sister Isabel (McNaught) Perry; his firend and wife Noel (Cameron) McNaught; his cousin Crosbie McNaught; and various friends. Most notable among the correspondence from friends are H.K. Mortwedt from 1912-1968; Nelson Brown, who became a Prebyterian minister, from 1910-1914; cousin Grace and her husband Mac from 1912-1962; the Inksaters and L.E. Mans. Some of the earlier letters have been transcribed. The letters from his mother include a series written while Charles and Eliza were traveling into the Peace Country over the Edson Trail. The letters from Isabel are signed from Bell, as are some from their cousin Bell, so all letters from Bell and from Aunt Nim (with whom Bell was living) are in one file. The file on Crosbie McNaught contains a few letters from Crosbie to others as well. There is also a file of miscellaneous correspondence from business dealings and students when he was teaching in Carberry, Manitoba.

Physical description: 15 cm textual records

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Published

A postcard addressed to John McNaught from his sister Marion. The postcard shows a street in Glen Morris, Ontario.

A postcard addressed to John McNaught from W. Steele. The postcard is a shows Patrick St. in Holland, Manitoba.

A postcard to John McNaught from Nelson. It shows the Knox Presbyterian Church in Saskatoon.

A postcard to John McNaught from A. Stratton who is a teacher at Clearwater Intermediate School in MacGregor, Manitoba. The picture is of the Clearwater School.

A postcard from the 10th Annual Provincial Firemen’s Tournament in Paris, Ontario, Aug. 2-4, 1909. Addressed to John McNaught.

A postcard written to John McNaught from B. McKay who is Nokomis, Saskatchewan, John is teaching in Quinton, Saskatchewan. The image shows a building with a sign on the side that could say General Store. There are three men on the sidewalk.

A postcard to John McNaught from N.C. Qua. The postcard depicts lower town in Paris, Ontario.

A postcard written to John McNaught from A.J. Struthers in Kingston, Ontario. The image on the postcard is a portrait of A.J.

Postcard image shows two men and two women posing behind a frame with an illustration of a hot air balloon.

A postcard to John McNaught from his mother Eliza Edson, Alberta. The image is of a group of horses heading from Edson to Grande Prairie with the mail. Buildings can be seen on both sides of the street.

A postcard to John from his sister Marion. It shows a street view of Edson facing the horses carrying the mail to Grande Prairie. The image also shows a water pump on the street.

A postcard to John McNaught from his sister Marion. The image shows horses on the trail and the caption is “A shady drive, Edson Trail.”

Date: 1912-1968 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of financial records from John McNaught’s farming activities and personal life from 1912-1968. From 1912-1950, there are seven small booklets which detail expenses, income, customers, and activities on the farm. These contain sporadic, sometimes undated and rough notes. From 1959 to 1968, the records consist of bank statements and receipts filed according to the year. There is also a file of miscellaneous papers which contains assessment and insurance papers, and a booklet about farming the prairies called, The Canadian Desert published by the Albertan Publishing Co. Ltd., Calgary (n.d.).

Physical description: 9 cm textual records

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Published

Date: 1918-1930 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of two letters written by George Martin to Marion’s mother, Eliza, and one to Marion’s sister Effie (Euphemia) from France during World War I; several letters from Marion to her mother from Delia and Monitor; and several letters from Marion’s children Margaret and Janet to their grandmother and aunts in Beaverlodge.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Published

Date: 1922-1926 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of about a dozen letters written to Margaret from various correspondents, including E.C. Weber, Bell, Chrissie Bigelow, JMW, Jack, Jean MacIntosh, Helen Blaney, and Marion.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Published

Date: 1923-[ca. 1940] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of correspondence from Credit Foncier F.C. regarding a loan on the NE 15-71-10-W6 from 1923-1925. There is also one letter regarding medicinal herbs ca. 1945.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Published

Date: 1912-1939 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists mainly of letters written by Betty to her family while she was studying in Toronto in 1928-1929, and from Mount Royal College in 1931. There are also a few letters to Betty in Toronto from her family and friend Cliff in 1928, from friend Lisle and Alex Watt in 1939, and from Leon Brooks (California) in 1955. The file contains one pencil drawing done in 1912, called Crossing a Stream. It shows a woman on a horse accompanied by three dogs. On the back is written, Bell and Margret from Effie. It had been sent to John McNaught in Carberry, Manitoba.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

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Published

Date: [ca. 1900-ca. 1960] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of two small albums of undated and unidentified photographs and a collection of loose photographs and postcards. These were preserved with the records of John McNaught, and are presumed to be the McNaught family, mostly from Ontario.

Physical description: 116 photographs

46 negatives

8 postcards

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Published

Two ladies standing outside a grand entrance to a building.

A group of three women and three girls sitting in the grass outside a brick home. Possibly the McNaught home in Glen Morris. The photograph appears twice in the same photograph album.

A grove of trees with a barn in the background.

An older woman seated and surrounded by six girls.

Two women wearing fancy hats, sitting surrounded by flowers. Three people are standing in the background.

Two young girls sitting on a porch with an arch and a ladder in the background. One copy is in the red photograph album; the other copy is in the black photograph album.

Four boys wearing hats sitting side by side on a log with grassy hills in the background.

Note:

This photograph includes unidentified people of colour.

Three women standing in front of a tree. One copy of this photograph is pasted into the red photograph album, while the other is loose in an envelope.

Thirty-three unidentified photographs pasted into a a red book. Likely the photographs taken by the McNaught family while they were living in Glen Morris, Ontario. There are photographs of children at a school, people with horses, houses, and unidentified groups of people.

There are two additional copies of 0586.07.033 inside the black photograph album.

Image shows a woman seated on the ground with a notebook open on her lap. She is seated next to what appears to be a walking path with a body of water beyond it.

A postcard of ten men working on constructing a building.

Postcard of the 3rd annual Grande Prairie Fair.

A postcard of seven men in World War I military uniforms.

A postcard showing an aerial view of Pilot Mound, Manitoba.

The main street of Pilot Mound, Manitoba with the bank identified as one of the buildings.

A caption on the front of the postcard reads, “The schools lined up on the grounds. Crystal City. Field day May, 24, 1913.” John McNaught may have been at this event with his students from Pilot Mound.

The Pilot Mound High School, which is the school that John McNaught taught at from 1913-1916.

A postcard by Wm. Notman and Sons showing a painting of three boys on a toboggan.

The Union Bank of Carberry, Manitoba.

A church possibly in Paris, Ontario.

A line of horse and wagons, possible a group ready to embark on the Edson Trail.

Unidentified photographs, possibly showing members of the McNaught family as well as various outdoors scenes.

Three photographs show groups of men with ball gloves and bats. One photograph shows a group of young women standing in front of a building, possibly a school. These images may include members of the McNaught family. There are two copies of 0586.07.066 in the same photograph album.

The school at Pilot Mound, Manitoba where John McNaught taught from 1913-1916.

Nine men and women standing outside Pilot Mound School in Manitoba. One copy is pasted into a photograph album, while the other is loose. A caption on the back of the loose photograph reads “Our third form.”

A lady sweeping the steps of Pilot Mound School in Manitoba.

A large group pf young people on the steps of Pilot Mound School in Manitoba.

The view of a community from a distance, possibly Pilot Mound, Manitoba.

A man standing outside a house with a dog, another man standing outside the same house and a photograph of a house.

Young men and boys with ball gloves and bats.

Horses pulling a wagon with two men over a bridge, possibly on the Edson Trail.

Horses and wagon with two passengers riding a ferry.

Breakneck Hill, southeast of the Athabasca River along the Edson Trail.

Horses pulling a wagon with three men passengers on the Edson Trail.

Two teepees, one with no canvas but with branches offering shade to the people inside. A log building is visible in the distance.

A man seated by a river with a log building in the background.

Three men driving a wagon along the Edson Trail.

A man standing in a field.

A man standing with telephone poles behind him.

A woman with two children, possibly Lizzie McNaught with children Ted Chambers and Euphemia McNaught.

Two copies of a photograph showing people standing outside their tents, possibly Lizzie and Charles McNaught.

A girl outside on the Prairie, maybe Euphemia McNaught.

A young man dressed in a suit.

A man holding the reigns of a horse outside a stable building.

The McNaught & Chambers Family on the Edson Trail. Charles McNaught, Betty McNaught, Ted Chambers, Mrs. McNaught, Rhea Chambers, and Marion McNaught (as identified on page 62 of “Beaverlodge to the Rockies”).

A young girl holding a whip on wagon being pulled by a team of oxen. This could possibly be Euphemia McNaught.

Two young children riding bareback. Could possibly be Ted Chambers and Euphemia McNaught.

Ten photographs of unidentified people and places.

Horses and riders crossing a river by raft. One photograph is in the black photograph album; the other photograph is loose in an envelope. The two images are slightly different.

Travel with horses and cattle.

A four-story building.

A group gathered for a picture outside a home. Possibly the McNaught family outside their house in Paris, Ontario.

A group of children in the school yard.

A group of students outside of Pilot Mound School.

A group photograph of a women’s basketball team. Probably students of John McNaught at Pilot Mound, Manitoba School. The caption on the back reads “Champions Field Day. May 24th 1915. Basketball.”

A group of students outside their school.

A school building.

The Carberry Mill building.

A white home, possibly the McNaught home in Paris, Ontario.

Combining in Beaverlodge, Alberta. The caption on the back reads “Combining Nov. 15, 1951. Just going to fill & grease.”

Threshing in Beaverlodge, Alberta. The caption on the back reads “Threshing on Bill’s 9th of Dec. Just finishing up. This is a poor snap but the only one left.”

Two young men in suits.

Portrait of a young man.

A bride in front of a fireplace with three young girls. The bride may be Noel McNaught.

Negatives of pictures taken by or of the McNaught family including many school classes. These negatives mostly represent the McNaught family before they settled in Alberta.

Date: 1931-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a 1951 Beaverlodge graduating class program, 5 scribblers with school work possibly belonging to John McNaught, Answers to Arithmetic Work Books Seventh Year belonging to Margaret McNaught, 7 poems for recitation, and some teachers’ notes.

Physical description: 4 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published