The file consists of a share certificate issued by Delia Farmers' Co-operative Association and a covering letter issued following the formation of United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
Administrative History
C. Moritz of Morrin, Alberta was a member of Delia Farmers' Co-operative Association and United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative
The file consists of a circular letter from George Thring to the membership of the Junior U.F.A. sending Christmas greetings and commenting on his experiences as a private in the Canadian Army.
Administrative History
K. George Thring of Coronation was president of the United Farmers of Alberta, Junior Branch (Junior U.F.A.) from 1939 to 1942.
The file consists of C. Redvers Perry's reports of the 1947 and 1948 United Farmers of Alberta annual conventions to the Balzac U.F.A. Local
Administrative History
C. Redvers Perry, 1918- , farmed in the Nose Creek Valley west of Balzac, Alberta. He was a local historian, columnist, and archivist; and author of !00 Years of Nose Creek Valley.
Creator
Perry, C. Redvers
Subjects
Conventions
Names
Perry, C. Redvers
United Farmers of Alberta
Balzac U.F.A. Local
Places
Balzac
Accession Number
31-54
Date
[Transcribed ca. 2001 (originally created 1947-1948)]
The file consists of Ray Buckler's share certificates issued by U.F.A. Central Co-operative Association and United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative.
Administrative History
Ray Buckler of Cochrane, Alberta was a member/customer of U.F.A. Central Co-operative Association in 1943. Upon reorganization of the Co-op in 1948 his shares were transferred to United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative
The fonds consists of the Society's newsletter for 1944 and 1947-1951.
Administrative History
In March 1944 a group of five UFA Co-op employees began publishing a monthly staff newsletter, provisionally titled You Name It?? By 1946 the newsletter was titled UFA Sco-ops, and it was the official organ of the U.F.A. Staff Co-op Society. Doug Thornton of the Educational Department of UFA Co-op served as its editor during most of its history. The Society organized social and recreational activities and produced the newsletter. In 1949 the Society's name was changed to U.F.A. Co-op Staff Society and the newsletter's title was changed to Sco-ops. In 1951 the Society disbanded and the newsletter ceased publication. A later staff social and recreational association known as ECHO (Employees of the Co-op Head Office) existed from the 1970s onward.
Custodial History
The newsletters had been collected by Doug Thornton.
The file consists of two items: the certificate of incorporation of The U.S. Farmers' Lands and Supply Company Limited (an Alberta corporation, 1919); and George Thring's certificate of lifetime membership in the U.F.A. (1942).
The file contains George Knight's patronage dividend statements, related correspondence, and statement of equity.
Administrative History
George Knight of Grande Prairie, Alberta was a long-time member and customer of U.F.A. Central Co-operative Association Ltd. and United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
The file consists of the UFA Co-op membership card of the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 53.
Administrative History
The Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, located in east-central Alberta surrounding the town of Castor, was formed in 1944 from the amalgamation of the Municipal Districts of Coronation and Progress and part of the Municipal District of Stocks. In 1945 it was renumbered No. 53. In 1962 it became the County of Paintearth No. 18. In the 1950s it was a member and customer of the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
The collection consists of membership cards, petroleum cardlock cards, membership certificates, share certificates, certificates of completion of training, training manuals, award certificates, receipts, patronage dividend statements, correspondence, receipt books, advertisements, advertiques, articles, reports, speeches, photographs, retirement presentations, and other items or small collections of material from members, employees, or agents of United Farmers of Alberta, U.F.A. Central Co-operative Association Ltd., United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd., and local consumer co-ops.
Administrative History
The United Farmers Historical Society was established in 2002 to document and disseminate the history of the United Farmers of Alberta and the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd. It was interested in collecting examples of membership cards, share certificates, receipts, patronage dividend statements, and other documentation of transactions of members, employees, and agents of United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative and its predecessor and affiliated organizations. These records, if they only consisted of only one or two files, were compiled into the UFA Members' Collection beginning in 2010.
Receipt and membership card issued to Howard C. Herrle, 1944.
Administrative History
Howard C. Herrle was a member of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1944.
Custodial History
Donated by Helen Herrle, wife of H.C. Herrle, 2001
Creator
United Farmers of Alberta
Herrle, Howard C.
Subjects
Membership
Names
Herrle, Howard C.
Accession Number
UF 2001.0001.01
UF 2001.0001.02
Can I use it?
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The file includes a transcript of Andy Silver's diary kept during his tour of mainland China in 1964; an issue of The United Farmer featuring a news item and photograph about Andy Silver's service award (1973); a covering letter; a souvenir postcard; a pamphlet about the Rochdale pioneers of the cooperative movement (1934); a textbook for directors of agricultural marketing businesses (1972), and fragments of UFA Co-op documents.
Administrative History
Andrew F. Silver was born in St. Cyrus, Scotland. He farmed in the district of Huxley, Alberta for many years. He and his wife Vi had five children, Ian, Evan, Greig, Irene, and Esther. Andy was an active volunteer in several community organizations and in the governance of UFA Co-op. He was one of its Directors from 1961 to 1973 and served as a Vice-President from 1964 to 1970.
The file consists of one membership share in United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
Administrative History
Robert Shore of Lethbridge was an employee of U.F.A. Central Co-operative store in Calgary, ca. 1941-ca. 1945. His father Eric Shore was manager of the Co-op store in Milo, Alberta, 1933-1942, and manager of the U.F.A. Central Co-op store in Calgary, 1942-1948.
Creator
United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative
Related Material
The United Farmers Historical Socierty collection includes an interview with Bob Shore recorded in 2002.