Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | West Sexsmith Mutual Telephone Company fonds |
| Reference code: | 0033 |
| Date: | 1936-1967 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 7.7 cm of textual records
2 blueprints |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Exported from AoR and added to new database March 2022 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
The West Sexsmith Mutual Telephone Company was formed in 1936, to provide telephone services for 25 shareholders in the area between the towns of Sexsmith and Buffalo Lake. Legally, the company covered parts of Townships 73 & 74, Range 6 & 7, West of the 6th meridian. The company was active until 1965, when Alberta Government Telephones agreed to supply multi-party service to the area. Dissolution occurred in 1965, and the company’s license was revoked in 1967.
Custodial history
Records donated by Mr. D. J. Sommerville, the last secretary of the West Sexsmith Mutual Telephone Co.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of one metal binder containing minutes of organizational and annual meetings, financial records and shareholders lists; two maps showing the area covered by the exchange; correspondence between West Sexsmith Telephone Co. and Alberta Government Telephones; and the Minutes of Special Meeting, June 7, 1965, dealing with the dissolution of the West Sexsmith Telephone Co.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Architectural drawing (documentary form)
- Communications* (subject)
Table of contents: Series
0033.01, Records Binder, 1936-1966
0033.02, Correspondence, 1965-1967
Series descriptions
| Series 0033.01: Records Binder
Date: 1936-1966 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of minutes, cash accounts, payable accounts, control account, and customer accounts for approximately 28 customers bound together in a metal binder. Physical description: 7.5 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0033.02: Correspondence
Date: 1965-1967 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of correspondence between Alberta Government Telephones and the West Sexsmith Telephone regarding license agreements and the provision of multi-party service to the area. It includes the minutes of a special meeting on June 7, 1965, dissolving the company. Physical description: 0.2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0033.03: Maps
Date: 1951-1952 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of 2 maps (plan no. 642) approved by the Deputy Minister of Telephones, which show amendments to the original area covered by the license agreement. The 1951 amendment adds 1/4 section; the 1952 amendment transfers 1/2 section to the Pine Creek Rural Mutual Telephone Co. Physical description: 2 blueprints Access points: • Architectural drawing (documentary form) |