Here are detailed file-by-file descriptions of the contents of specific fonds and/or links to scanned documents.
 John Ware and family, ca. 1896
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| Series 1 |  Textual records. -- 1887-1960 |
| Series 2 |  Photographs. -- 1867-1970 |
Inventory
| Series 1 | Textual records. -- 1887-1960. -- 4 cm of textual records. -- Consists of miscellaneous papers relating to the Lewis and Ware families. All the papers have been scanned. |
| M-1281-1 | Legal papers relating to the Lewis and Ware families. -- 1892-1917. -- The file consists of the following: Announcement of marriage between John Ware and Mildred Lewis. -- 1892. -- Published in the Calgary Tribune. -- March 2, 1892 Agreement of sale of land to John Ware by John K. Clark. -- 1901. -- Photocopy only. Daniel V. Lewis' deed of land to the Kootenay Central Railway Company. -- November 21, 1911 Right-of-way agreement between Daniel Vant Lewis and Charlotte Lewis of Calgary. -- 1912. Statutory Declaration made by Charlotte Lewis in application for a military allowance from grandson William James Ware's service in the First World War. -- April 12, 1917. |
| M-1281-2 | "John Ware, Famous Cowboy, of the Bar U". -- Consists of reminiscences by Slim Marsden of Vulcan, written as a tribute to the Ware family. -- n.d. |
| M-1283 | Correspondence of John and Nettey [also spelled Nettie] Ware re brand registrations. -- 1898-1899. -- Photocopies only. The originals are held by the provincial Brands Office. Newspaper obituary of Nettie Ware. -- March 22, 1989. -- Published in the High River Times. |
| M-2597 | Daniel Courtney's cattle transfer agreement with John Ware. -- December 27, 1887. -- Photocopy only. |
| M-4215-1 | Interview with Nettie Ware regarding the life of her father John Ware. -- August 1956. -- The interview was conducted by Eleanor Luxton in Vulcan. |
| M-4215-2 | Correspondence with Janet "Nettie" Ware re opening of the Ware Cabin at Dinosaur Provincial park. -- 1959-1960. -- 18 pages |
| Series 2 | Photographs. - 1867-1970. -- 16 photographs. -- The series consists of views of the Lewis and Ware families, family documents including marriage certificates, the Ware Ranch, and unveiling of a cairn to the Ware family.
All of these photographs have been scanned.
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| NA-262-(1-7) | Daniel Lewis family photos and documents. -- 1867-1940. -- 7 photographs. -- Includes photos of John and Mildred Ware's marriage certificate. |
| NA-263-1 | John and Mildred Ware and children. -- [ca. 1896]. -- 1 photograph |
| NA-266-(1-6) | Views of the Ware ranch, family, and dog. -- 1896-1901. -- 6 photographs |
| NA-2566-(1-2) | John and Mildred Ware (1892) and unveiling of Ware family cairn at Millarville (1970). -- 2 photographs |
