Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Grande Prairie Mutual Telephone Company fonds |
| Reference code: | 0051 |
| Date: | 1936-1993 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 14 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 Grande Prairie Mutual Telephone Company was formed in 1936 to provide services for Rural Telephone Line No. 2 on the Grande Prairie Exchange, with Robert Cochrane as president and Gerald Carveth as secretary. Twenty-four shares were sold for $20.00 per annum and lines purchased from Alberta Government Telephones. In May of 1970, the 39 shareholders of the company reached an agreement with AGT to integrate with AGT at the time of conversion to buried cable service.
Custodial history
Records donated by Joyce Blimke, last secretary of the Grande Prairie Mutual Telephone Co.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of legal records of incorporation, including 7 maps showing the boundaries of the Company, sale agreements and reports to the registrar; minutes of annual meetings including financial accounts and lists of subscribers; financial statements and accounts ledger pages; correspondence and circulars from AGT; telephone statistics and annual reports.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Arrangement
The metal Accounts Ledger has been disassembled and pages are filed with the appropriate series of minutes and financial records.
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Communications* (subject)
- Organizations* (subject)
Table of contents
0051.01, Legal Records, 1936-1970
0051.03, Financial Records, 1937-1969
0051.04, Correspondence, 1938-1971
Series descriptions
| Series 0051.01: Legal Records
Date: 1936-1970 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of the Certificate of Incorporation, Connecting Company Agreement, agreement of sale with AGT, a Memorandum of Association, a book of share certificates with stubs showing shareholders, and annual statistics and reports sent in to the registrar. Physical description: 4 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0051.02: Minutes
Date: 1936-1970 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of minutes of annual and special meetings, including the organizational meeting on October 20, 1936. Financial accounts and shareholder records are included in the minute books. Physical description: 4 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0051.03: Financial Records
Date: 1937-1969 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of detailed Financial Statements showing Assets, Liabilities, Statements of profit and loss, Statements of Receipts and Expenditures and Schedule of share capital. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
| Series 0051.04: Correspondence
Date: 1938-1971 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of the Rural Mutual Telephone Companies Act passed by Alberta Government Telephones, circulars from AGT to Mutual Telephone Companies, and the business correspondence of the Grande Prairie Mutual Telephone Company. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |