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Suitable for the wilds : letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931 / Mary Percy Jackson ; edited with introduction by Janice Dickin.

Title
  1. Suitable for the wilds : letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931 / Mary Percy Jackson ; edited with introduction by Janice Dickin.
Published by
  1. Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press, c2006.
Author
  1. Jackson, Mary Percy, 1904-

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Additional authors
  1. McGinnis, Janice P. Dickin (Janice Patricia Dickin), 1947-
Description
  1. xii, 324 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "Suitable for the Wilds is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929 to 1931. The letters offer a glimpse of life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the region was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and Metis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Jackson, Mary Percy, 1904- > Correspondence
  2. Jackson, Mary Percy > Correspondance
  3. Jackson, Mary Percy > Entretiens
  4. Jackson, Mary Percy, 1904-
  5. Frontier and pioneer life > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)
  6. Missions, Medical > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.)
  7. Women pioneers > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Correspondence
  8. Pioneers > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Correspondence
  9. Women physicians > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Correspondence
  10. Physicians > Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Correspondence
  11. Vie des pionniers > Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.)
  12. Femmes médecins > Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.) > Correspondance
  13. Médecins > Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.) > Correspondance
  14. Physicians, Women > history
  15. History, 20th Century
  16. Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Description and travel
  17. Peace River Region (B.C. and Alta.) > Biography
  18. Alberta, Northern > Biography
  19. Keg River, Région de (Alb.) > Biographies
  20. Alberta (Nord) > Biographies
  21. Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.) > Biographies
  22. Paix, Région de la rivière de la (C.-B. et Alb.) > Descriptions et voyages
  23. Alberta
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies
  2. Records and correspondence
  3. Collected Correspondence
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain