Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Hovdestad family fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on source
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Physical description
ca. 15 cm of textual records and assorted ephemera (cards)
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Archival description area
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Biographical history
A detailed scrapbook/history of the Hovdestad Family in the Stewart Valley/Swift Current area of Saskatchewan can be found at: https://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/family/hovdestad-family-history-6144489
Custodial history
On August 6, 2010 the records were transferred to the Swift Current Museum.
Scope and content
The fonds, related to the Hovdestad family, were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.
The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-10 cards addressed to Louise Hovdestad ( Colleen Eliason, donor's mother)
-3 cards addresses to a father from his children (Lois, Orlando, Stanley, Dennis and Elmer)
-a letter from Francis in Saskatoon, SK to Sydney Olson (Colleen Eliason, donor's father?) in Stewart Valley, SK
-three black notebooks (the notebooks contain prose and poems in English and Norwegian)
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
No formal arrangement has been applied to the items in this fonds.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, reproduction, and/or publication of records are subject to the Copyright Act and the Terms and Conditions of the Swift Current Museum. Please consult the Swift Current Museum for further information.
Finding aids
Minimal fonds level description is listed in AtoM. Until fully appraised and arranged record lists are available through the Swift Current Museum.
Associated materials
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Name access points
- Eliason, Colleen (Custody)
- Hovdestad (family) (Subject)
- Eliason, Colleen (Subject)