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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR1959 |
| TITLE: | XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation fonds |
| CREATOR: | XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation |
| DATE RANGE: | 1978 |
| EXTENT: | 0.12 m of textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The XI British Commonwealth Games, Canada (1978) Foundation was incorporated under the Companies Act on August 16, 1972. The name of the Foundation was changed to the XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation on March 5, 1975. The foundation planned and organized the XI Commonwealth Games, which were to be held in Edmonton, Alberta in 1978. The president of the Foundation was Dr. Maury L. Van Vliet. The XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation was dissolved July 31, 1984. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of two bound volumes of the programs from the XI Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Alberta from August 3 to August 12, 1978. |
| ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: | See also the Commonwealth Games fonds at the City of Edmonton Archives in Edmonton, Alberta. |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history is taken from the Alberta Gazette and from the records. |