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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | "Comments on the Note: James Bird Junior (1892) and Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana" |
| Archival Reference | M-4561-7 |
| Sub-collection | Southern Alberta Research Project |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Biographical notes |
| Contents | Consists of 5 pages dedicated to relating a short history of James Bird Junior, with references to his marriages, extended family, and business as a horse dealer. |
| Sub-collection Information | This collection was compiled by Eleanor Luxton, a Glenbow Museum staff member, who was hired from 1956 to 1961 to gather information pertaining to southern Alberta pioneers, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Presbyterian missionaries, Fort Whoop Up, whiskey traders, Fort Benton, newspaper and newspaper editors, First Nations of Canada, and southern Alberta history in general. The information came primarily from interviews with pioneers and their descendants, and from articles in Montana and Alberta newspapers.The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations of Canada (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s). |
| Region | American Midwest |
| Subjects | Death Piegans [Piikáni] Hunting Commerce and Trade First Nations Children and Family Health and Medical Indigenous Peoples |
| Places | Montana |
| People | Bird, James Junior West, John Rev. John, James Simpson, Thomas Bird, Curtis J. Jock, Jimmy Townsend J.K. Gary, Nicholas Robertson, James P. |
| Themes | Business, Trade & Commerce |
| Library | Glenbow Museum |
| Copyright | Glenbow Museum |