| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | | No.: | PR0862 | | TITLE: | Ruth Corlett fonds | | CREATOR: | Ruth Corlett | | DATE RANGE: | 1946 - 1990 | | EXTENT: | 33 photographs | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Ruth Corlett (nee Wright) was born in 1912 in Millet, Alberta. She is the daughter of Millet pioneer Langdon Porter Wright, who moved to the area from North Dakota in 1898, and Susan Wright (nee McDougall), originally from Winnipeg. Porter Wright was the son of Henry and Gladys Wright, who homesteaded four quarters of land two miles west of Millet after joining their son in 1898, and owned a store in the town. Both Ruth Corlett and her mother were active members of the Alberta Women's Institute, Mrs. Corlett in Edmonton and Mrs. Wright in Millet.
Ruth Wright married William Corlett of Innisfree, and in 1942 moved to Edmonton, where she still resides.
| | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds is made up of copies of photographs depicting activities of the Millet Branch of the Alberta Women's Institute in the 1910's, activities of the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Women's Institute in 1957-58, twelve views of Coalspur, and one view of Banff. The Banff and Coalspur photographs are originals donated to the Provincial Archives of Alberta by Mrs. Corlett. | | GENERAL NOTE: | Photographs have been assigned photo numbers A18565 to A18588 |
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