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- Textual record
- Graphic material
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Dates of creation area
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1900-1957 (Creation)
- Creator
- Watt, Arthur Balmer
Physical description area
Physical description
-0.07 m of textual records. - 278 photographs.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Journalist, 1876-1964. After working as a reporter for various Ontario newspapers, A.B. Watt moved to Alberta in 1905. He established and published several local papers: the Edmonton Saturday News, the Edmonton Capital, and Alberta Homestead. He joined the Edmonton Journal as associate editor in 1912 and was editor from 1921 to 1945. During his tenure, under publisher John Imrie, the Journal won the Pulitzer Prize (1938) for its reporting of the early Social Credit government's legislation, especially the Alberta Press Act. Mr. Watt was a supporter of Edmonton theatre groups, president of the Alberta and Eastern B.C. Press Association (1907-1908), and president of the Edmonton Canadian Club (1932-1933). He was the husband of Gertrude Balmer Watt and father of Frederick Balmer Watt, both authors and journalists.
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Scope and content
Accession consists of records pertaining to Arthur Watt including correspondence, photographs, and Martin Photograph Album.
Notes area
Physical condition
Good.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
RCRF Main
RCRF Cold Room
RCRF Small Accessions
RCRF Map Cabinet
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Restrictions on access
Open.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
accession register; index; file inventory
Associated materials
Textual records are located in accession UAA 1975-054.
Accruals
2.19.1976. No further accruals expected.
General note
Text is filed with 1975-054
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- Watt, Arthur Balmer (Subject)
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DBRACEWELL 8.13.2009. Updated by M.Fraser on 6 April 2020.