"Beatty, Reginald Bird-Diary & Correspondence"
Database ID | 27436 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Beatty, Reginald Bird | |
File/Item Reference | A-651 | |
Date of creation | 1885-1898 | |
Physical description/extent | one folder; 5 mm of textual records | |
Number of images | 37 | |
Scope and content | This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Specific document types | Correspondence Diaries | |
Provenance Access Point | Beatty, Reginald Bird | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Subarctic | |
Names | Bear, Robert (Chief) Beatty, Reginald Bird, 1854-1928 (HBC clerk) Olgilvie, William | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance Culture -- Spirituality External representations -- Culture Early European Settlers Indigenous Relations Agriculture Law Enforcement -- NWMP Standard of Living -- Living Conditions Hunting and Trapping Hudson's Bay Company | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1890-1899 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27436 |