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Discussion of the Paper on "Shopping in the Early '80s"; Given by Mr. J. Clinkskill Before the Saskatoon Historical Society

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Repository	University of Saskatchewan Special Collections
Repository Link	http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26244
Fonds/collection	Morton Manuscripts Collection
Series/title reference	MSS C550
File/item reference	MSS_C550_1_26_4
Physical location reference	Box 37
Copyright/terms of use	Public Domain
Title	Discussion of the Paper on "Shopping in the Early '80s"; Given by Mr. J. Clinkskill Before the Saskatoon Historical Society
Description (Scope and content)	Discussion of James Clinkskill's paper done in a question / answer format. Clinkskill describes his experiences with the Hudson's Bay Company, conditions in Battleford during and after the Northwest Resistance, scrip and the cattle trade.
Date(s) of creation / publication	[192-?]
Date range	1880-1889 1920-1929
War	Northwest Resistance
Names	Clinkskill, James, 1853-1936 (Saskatoon mayor/merchant)
Primary media	Textual documents
Specific medium	Articles
Physical extent	1 folder; .5 mm of textual records
Language of material	English
Historical Note	James Clinkskill was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1853. He had established himself in business in Scotland as a groceryman when he decided to come to Canada in 1881. He started his life in Canada in Winnipeg where he joined as partner to start a merchandising business in Prince Albert. He moved to Battleford shortly after that. The Northwest Resistance of 1885 took place while he was in Battleford and during the rebellion he lost his building and all his goods. James Clinkskill was active in his community in serving in the home guard during the rebellion and also helped to set up a Presbyterian Mission for Battleford. In 1888 he entered politics for the first time as a member of the Territorial Assembly representing Battleford and, later, the area around Saskatoon. Clinkskill came to Saskatoon in 1889 and purchased James Leslie's general store. He was an astute businessman and expanded his business involvement. He erected a block on Twenty-first Street in downtown Saskatoon where the sidewalk still bears the insert that spells out "Clinkskill" even though the building is now gone. He also became involved in the local community after his move to Saskatoon. He was mayor of Saskatoon when it became a town and again mayor when Saskatoon grew into a city during which he was actively involved in guiding the installation of the light, water and sewer systems of the new city. He also became one of the governors of the University of Saskatchewan at its very beginning. Clinkskill died at age 83 in August 1936.
Date created	2010-12-09

Fonds/collection	Morton Manuscripts Collection
Title	MSS-C550-1-26-4-p01
Language of material	English
Date created	2010-12-09

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