Economic Development - ETRC

Classification System P136
P136/001 Civil Status (1964)
P136/002 Anniversaries ([1949]-1961)
P136/003 Family ([18--]-[195-])
P136/004 Jeweller (1954)
P136/005 Mayor of Sherbrooke ([193-]-[195-])
P136/006 Diaries (1911-1912)
P136/007 Correspondence (1932-1934)
P136/008 Certificates (1960)
Albert Carlos Skinner
P136/009 Scrapbooks (1934-1954)
P136
Albert Carlos Skinner fonds. - [18--], 1912-1964. - 0.1 m of textual records. - 23 photographs.
Biographical sketch:
Albert Carlos Skinner was born in Waterloo on 26 November 1871. He is the son of Carlos Young Skinner and Emily Elliot. He moved
to Sherbrooke with his parents in 1878. He married Margaret Cowan in 1899. He was the father of five children (three sons and two
daughters).
He was the President of the jewellery firm “A. C. Skinner Limited” in Sherbrooke until 1935, which was founded in Waterloo by his
father in 1859. Albert C. Skinner began working with his father in 1898 and took over after his death in 1915. Albert C. Skinner’s sons,
Carlos C. and Neil, took over the company in 1935 and changed its name to “Skinners Brothers”. In 1954, the company was sold to
another jeweller of Sherbrooke, “Nadeau & fils”.
In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Albert C. Skinner was involved in municipal politics. He was a member of the Sherbrooke City Council from
1917 to 1926, and the Mayor from 1930 to 1932. Throughout his political life, he fostered the “bonne entente” between the Anglophones
and the Francophones of the city to build up a strong community.
He was a member of many organizations. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. At once, he had been the President of the Sherbrooke
Board of Trade, Sherbrooke Library, Sherbrooke Rotary, and the Wales Home (Richmond). He also was a member of the Sherbrooke
Snow Shoe Club, Sherbrooke Country Club, Sherbrooke Curling Club, St. George’s Club, Canadian Club.
Albert C. Skinner died in August 1964 at 92 years old.
Scope and content:
The fonds contains source material on Albert C. Skinner and his family. It also contains information mostly on the current events of
Sherbrooke from 1934 to 1954, but also of Canada. It consists mainly of a scrapbook, a diary, a guest book, a book of remembrance,
correspondence, two addresses, photographs, press clippings. The fonds is comprised of the following nine files: Civil Status (1964),
Anniversaries (1949, 1961), Family ([18--]-[195-]), Jeweller (1954), Mayor of Sherbrooke ([193-]-[195-]), Diaries (1911-1912),
Correspondence (1932-1934), Certificates (1960), and Scrapbooks (1934-1954).
Notes:
Title based on contents of fonds.
There are 8 photographs glued in the scrapbook, 1 in the Book of Remembrance, and 4 photographs in the diary.
The documents were donated in 2001 by Richard Callan, A. C. Skinner’s grandson.
The documents are in English and French.
Researchers may also consult the Skinner family fonds (P162) and the Carlos Young Skinner file (P997/001.04/005).
P136/001
Civil Status. - 1964. - 8 textual records.
Scope and content:
The series contains source material on the death of Albert C. Skinner from 1964. It contains a remembrance book with details on
the funeral, and several newspaper clippings illustrating his life and accomplishments.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English and French.
P136/002
Anniversaries. - 1949, 1961. - 2 textual records.
A.C. Skinner’s Wedding day, Albert Carlos Skinner fonds P136/003
Scope and content:
The series contains source material on the anniversaries of Albert C. Skinner from 1949 and 1961. It contains a guest book for the
reception for Skinner on his 90th birthday, and a newspaper clipping detailing Skinner and his wife’s 50th wedding anniversary.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English.
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