Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | South Bear Lake Mutual Telephone Company fonds |
| Reference code: | 0040 |
| Date: | 1936-1972 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 17 cm of textual records |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Exported from AoR and added to new database April 2022 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
The South Bear Lake Mutual Telephone Company, connected to the Dimsdale exchange, was chartered October 4, 1936, with Percy Clubine as president and Hayes as secretary. At that time, 35 shares in the company were sold for $20.00 per share. Shareholders were also charged $1.00 per month rental fee and no more than 10 subscribers were allowed on each of the lines, Rural 1 and Rural 5. Some notable early customers were the Dimsdale Cash Store and three grain companies: National Grain, United Grain Growers and Alberta Wheat Pool. When the area was integrated into the Alberta Government Telephone system, ca.1970, the lines, poles and materials were sold and the money returned to the shareholders. The company was dissolved on January 10, 1972.
Custodial history
Records donated to the museum in 1972 by E. Wald.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of minutes of annual and special meetings, financial statements, customer accounts and company accounts, and the material inventory upon dissolution of the company. Some publications from Alberta Government Telephones are included in the fonds, namely, the Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act of 1963, the Articles of Association 1955, and “Planning the Line,” a 30 page document showing how rural lines were to be laid, attached to poles and houses, and secured for safety.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Communications* (subject)
- Organizations* (subject)
Table of contents
0040.02, Foundational Documents, 1936-1966
0040.03, Financial Records, 1955-1971
Series descriptions
| Series 0040.01: Minutes
Date: 1936-1972 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of minutes of annual and special meetings, financial statements. Some minutes are on the back of old customer account sheets and yearly summary sheets from 1936-1948. Physical description: 4 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0040.02: Foundational Documents
Date: 1936-1966 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of publications foundational to the company: the Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act; Articles of Association; Planning the Line document; and inventories of materials upon dissolution of the company. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0040.03: Financial Records
Date: 1955-1971 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of a customer accounts ledger and cash book, 4 receipt books, 2 books of cheque stubs, and 11 annual customer statement books. Physical description: 8 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |