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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR2947 |
| TITLE: | Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce Fonds |
| CREATOR: | Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce |
| DATE RANGE: | 1971 |
| EXTENT: | 0.01 m of textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | In 1908, citizens of the Town of Athabasca formed the Athabasca Board of Trade. In 1909, William Leslie Wood was elected President, Isaic Gagnon 1st Vice President, J.L. Lessard 2nd Vice President, James H. Wood 3rd Vice President, and Lance T. Smith Secretary/Treasurer. In 1955, the Board incorporated and became the Athabasca Chamber of Commerce. Current objects of the Chamber include promoting the commercial, industrial, agricultural, civic, educational, and social welfare of the District of Athabasca. |
| CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | In 1971, the Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce donated the material to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of a commemorative sticker created by the Athabasca Chamber of Commerce celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Athabasca in 1971. |
| ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: | See the Athabasca Archives for more information on the Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce. |
| RELATED RECORDS: | See the County of Athabasca fonds at the Provincial Archives of Alberta for more information on Athabasca. |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history/biographical sketch sourced from the Athabasca District Chamber of Commerce website located at http://www.athabascachamber.com/index.html (Accessed Oct 2, 2008). |