Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Jillian Wright fonds |
| Reference code: | 0680 |
| Date: | 2010 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 2 cm textual records |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Processed by Josephine Sallis, May 2019Added to new database November 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Jillian Wright was a local woman hired by the County of Grande Prairie No.1 to research and write a series of articles commemorating white settlers in the region. Jillian was an Economic Development Summer Student. In order to make the scope of the project manageable, she focused on ten early settlers.
Custodial history
This material was collected and created by Jillian Wright while producing the booklet. The material was donated to the South Peace Regional Archives by Jillian’s mother, Lola Wright, in 2019.
Scope and content
This fonds contains records collected or created by Jillian Wright for her research about surveyors and early pioneers in the Peace Region.
These records consist of two copies of the booklets written by Jillian and photocopies of the newspaper articles the booklet was based upon.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Settlement and Immigration (subject)
Series descriptions
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| FC3695 W75 F76 2009 c. 2 | Item – From Survey to Today Jillian Wright |
2010 | 1 booklet : 28 pp. |
| Scope and content:
This booklet contains the stories of early settlers: Robert Cochrane, Arnold Johnson, Leonard Konshak, Walter McFarlane, Alexander Monkman, John Oatway, Arthur Patrick, Amos Sherk, Gordon Sherk, James Somerville, Bernhard Strand, Frank Tofer, and Margaret Wilson. |
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| 2019.025.02 | Item – From Survey to Today Jillian Wright |
2010 | 1 booklet : 28 pp. |
| Scope and content:
This booklet contains the stories of early settlers: Robert Cochrane, Arnold Johnson, Leonard Konshak, Walter McFarlane, Alexander Monkman, John Oatway, Arthur Patrick, Amos Sherk, Gordon Sherk, James Somerville, Bernhard Strand, Frank Tofer, and Margaret Wilson. |
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