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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | | No.: | PR0177 | | TITLE: | Pierre Gauvreau fonds | | CREATOR: | Pierre Gauvreau | | DATE RANGE: | 1869-1964, predominant 1885-1964 | | EXTENT: | 0.60 m of textual records. – 36 photographs. – 35 maps | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Pierre Richard Gauvreau, a Peace River pioneer who came to be known as P.R. “Peace River” Gauvreau, was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1888. His father, Pierre Valmore Gauvreau, was the first Dominion Land agent in Edmonton. His grandfather, P.G. Laurie, was actively involved in the Riel Rebellions and was the founder of the Saskatchewan Herald. Pierre Gauvreau was a well-known Edmonton citizen and a noted sports figure who played hockey for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1909 and 1910. He worked for some time as a telegraph operator for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Castor, Alberta. In 1911 he married his wife Mae and together they set out for Peace River country, travelling on foot, by riverboat and in a wagon. In Peace River Gauvreau became the first telegraph operator in the north. Years later in 1928, Gauvreau opened an insurance office in Peace River. This office remained open until 1961 when Gauvreau retired to his homestead. Gauvreau was interested in local, provincial and federal political affairs. He was a supporter of Social Credit and often exchanged letters with men like William Aberhart and Ernest Manning. He corresponded regularly with various Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament and wrote letters to the editors of Alberta and national newspapers on a variety of subjects. Pierre Gauvreau died in Peace River in 1966. | | CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | Pierre Gauvreau's wife deposited the records of PR1966.0135 and PR1973.0480 with the Provincial Archives of Alberta over the course of several years. The records found in PR2010.0591 were first donated to the Peace River Museum and Archives by Pierre Gauvreau's grandson, Andy Gauvreau, and were then transferred to the Provincial Archives of Alberta in the interest of keeping Pierre Gauvreau's records together. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | Fonds consists of records pertaining to Gauvreau’s personal life, political interests and involvement in various associations as well as business records pertaining to his work in the Peace River area. The fonds has been divided into two series: Personal records and Business activities. | | GENERAL NOTE: | For the French version of this description, click here.'
A number of images are available in the 'A' collection at the Provincial Archives of Alberta under the numbers A6732 to A6746. | | RELATED FONDS: | SL0177 (Fonds Pierre Gauvreau)
| | RELATED FILES: | Display FileList | | RELATED ITEMS: | A6732 (Sightseeing in Castor, Alberta)
A6733 (New Telegraph and Post Office, Peace River, Alberta)
A6734 (Homesteaders, Peace River, Alberta)
A6735 (Dogteam, Peace River, Alberta)
A6736 (Post Office and Telegraph Station, Peace River, Alberta)
A6737 (Government Telegraph Office, Peace River, Alberta)
A6738 (Lumber Man, Peace River, Alberta)
A6739 (Northern Alberta Railways Depot, Peace River, Alberta)
A6740 (Nagles Cafe and Rooms, Peace River, Alberta)
A6741 (World War I)
A6742 (Len Foster)
A6743 (McKenzie Cairn, Peace River, Alberta)
A6744 (View of Peace River, Alberta)
A6745 (Esso Garage, Peace River, Alberta)
A6746 (Peace River Milling Co. Ltd., Peace River, Alberta)
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