The fonds consists of returned cheques, payroll records, bills of lading, and the envelope used in 1949 to transfer the records to UFA Central Co-op.
Administrative History
The Beaverlodge U.F.A. Co-op began operations in Beaverlodge (or Beaver Lodge), Alberta in 1948. It sold building supplies to its members. Mr. Helgie Holmberg was its first manager.
File consists of an envelope addressed to Helgie Holmberg of Beaverlodge.
Names
Beaverlodge U.F.A. Co-op
Holmberg, Helgie
Places
Beaverlodge
Date
1949
Notes
Handwritten annotations on the envelope read " Beaverlodge Building / Holmberg Records," indicating this envelope contained the records of Helgie Holmberg in his role with the Beaverlodge UFA Co-op.
The file includes minutes of the Newspaper Committee of the United Farmers of Alberta (1926), minutes of The U.F.A Limited (1929-1949), record of shares issued.
The fonds consists of the 1928 Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, quarterly and annual financial statements, minutes of annual meetings (1926-1949) with lists of shareholders, share certificates issued to shareholders, agreements, and instructions to mailing room staff.
Administrative History
The official newspaper of the United Farmers of Alberta, The U.F.A., began publication in March 1922. W. Norman Smith was its editor. Initially publication was supervised by a committee of the United Farmers of Alberta, but in 1928 "The U.F.A." Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act of Alberta to allow the newspaper to operate with legal independence. The U.F.A. was renamed The United Farmer in 1934 and ceased publication in 1936. A subsequent publication of the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Association, 1962-1985, was also titled The United Farmer. The officers of the United Farmers of Alberta generally were concurrently officers of The U.F.A. Limited. The company apparently wound up its affairs in 1949.