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Title proper
Thomas B. Patton family fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
- Graphic material
- Architectural drawing
- Technical drawing
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Description type
Private
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Fonds
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ca. 1886 to 1957 (Creation)
- Creator
- Thomas B. Patton Family , 1863-1963
Physical description area
Physical description
0.360m of textual records
288 photographs
2 plans
1 album (scrapbook)
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Custodial history
Eugene Griffith of the Montreal Trust Company in Regina donated some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in one accession in 1963: 344 (R) (July 1, 1963). The records were part of the estate of John McDonald Patton.
The photographs were donated to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in one accession in 1963: 680 (Photo R) (August 1963).
Scope and content
This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used by Thomas B. Patton, Elizabeth Patton, and John McDonald Patton of Regina, Saskatchewan. The records of Thomas B. Patton relate mainly to his activities as a businessman; income tax adjustor; sponsor of the T.B. Patton Cup; returning officer for the electoral division of Regina City; auditor for the Dominion Day Territorial celebration and president of the Regina Board of Trade and the Regina Exhibition Association. Elizabeth Patton's records relate mainly to her involvement with various organizations, including the Canadian Red Cross Society. John McDonald Patton's records relate mainly to his engineering career.
The types of records included are correspondence; membership cards; financial and legal documents, including shares, leases, agreements and last will and testaments; minutes; notebooks; manuals; reports; plans; photographs; and a scrapbook possibly compiled by Mrs. Patton.
No series assignment was applied to the records in this fonds.
Notes area
Physical condition
Records are in fairly good physical condition. The spine of the scrapbook is broken. Some of the textual records are ripped.
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Order imposed by archivist. File titles supplied by archivist.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Records are open for research use.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication, and/or reproduction of records are subject to terms and conditions of the Copyright Act. Please consult reference archivist for assistance.
To consult the records, visit or contact the Regina office.
Finding aids
SAFA 583 (old guide GR 193) consists of a fonds description, file listings of some textual records, and item descriptions of photographs. The paper guide consists of a fonds description and file listings of some textual records.
Please consult the Reference Archivist for assistance.
Uploaded finding aid
Associated materials
Related material: A copy of an article on Mrs. Patton's funeral from the Leader-Post, Regina is located in the Regina office (Clippings File - Biographies - Patton, Mrs. T.B.)
Photographs of the Patton family are located in the Historical Photographs collections in Regina and Saskatoon.
Records created by Elizabeth Patton as an executive member of the Regina Council of Women (F 80) and Canadian Club of Regina (F 424) are located in the Regina office.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Location for retrieval: Regina - Hillsdale
Plans were retained in textual records.
Some electronic copies of photographs are available in Archival Digital Storage.
Conservation
Conservation practices in place at the time of processing were applied to the records in this fonds.
Alpha-numeric designations
Textual records: old guide GR 193 (R-80); R-E4250; R-E4251; R-E4314; R-E4342; Pamphlet File - Children's Stories
Photographs: R-A6518 to R-A6628; R-B3196 to R-B3213; Patton Family Scrapbook.
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Rules or conventions
Saskatchewan Archives. Archival Description Manual 2004.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Language of description
- English
Script of description
- Latin
Sources
Content of the fonds.