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William George Wood fonds
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- Textual record
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0.50 cm of textual records.
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William George Wood was born in Hounslow, England in 1895 and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1912. His family tried to book passage on the Titanic; however, they were unable to reserve tickets and left on another ship the following day. The family settled in Moose Jaw and Wood began work at the CPR. In 1918, he joined the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Wood retired from the CPR in 1958. He was married to Maye (Atkinson) Wood and they had four children: Joyce, Lynn, Dennis, and Garth. He died April 26, 1985.
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This fonds contains the schedule of rates and rules for the trainmen. The document was produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway company’s western division and was owned by William George Wood. ‘Thank you’ is inscribed in the left had corner of the document. The document was approved by the Brotherhood of the Railway Trainmen.
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This material was donated to the archives by Joyce and Mac Clarke in 1988. William George Wood was Joyce Clarke’s father.
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Finding aid and file list available. See attached finding aid.
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Associated materials
MJ-131 – The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen fonds.
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No further accruals expected.
Conservation
This fonds was re-boxed and refoldered in 2013.
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Box V-205
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- Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) (Subject)