Item FM30.1 - Extension to Zelma Rural Telephone Co.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Extension to Zelma Rural Telephone Co.

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  • Cartographic material

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Description type

Local Government

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Item

Reference code

FM30.1

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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1929 (Creation)
    Creator
    Zelma Rural Telephone Company, 1917-1977

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Physical description

1 map ; 31 x 53

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Name of creator

(1917-1977)

Biographical history

The first organizational meeting of directors of the Zelma Rural Telephone Company took place on March 20, 1915, with George R. Duff elected President and director. Additional directors elected at that time were J.W. Cline, G.A. Campbell, Major Shout and James Murray. Charles W. Cline was elected Secretary-Treasurer, a position in held until 1964.

Regulated by the Saskatchewan Government Telephones Department, the company proceeded to construct telephone lines in the area serving the town and surrounding farms in the district. The board of directors decided rates, telephone extension applications, contracts and salaries.

In 1977, SaskTel absorbed the Zelma Rural Telephone Co. into its provincial telephone system. The last meeting of the directors of the Zelma Rural Telephone Co. took place on January 8, 1977.

Custodial history

Scope and content

Line-route map.

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Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Use, publication and/or reproduction of records subject to terms and conditions of the Copyright Act. Please consult reference archivist for assistance.

Finding aids

SAFA 44 consists of a fonds level description, map listing and file listing.

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General note

Fonds Name: Zelma Rural Telephone Company fonds

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Original ID

23

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Description record identifier

FM30.1

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Rules or conventions

Saskatchewan Archives. Archival Description Manual 2004.

Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Language of description

  • English

Script of description

  • Latin

Sources

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