RC0926 Samuel C. Nickle fonds Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.9.2 2026-03-11 01:21 UTC English Samuel C. Nickle fonds RC0926 1943-1946 11 maps and aerial photographs9 textual records1 photograph. Nickle, Samuel C.

Samuel Nickle was born in Winnipeg in 1913/14 to Olga and Sam Nickle. The family moved to Calgary in 1917. In 1935 he started the Nickle Map Service Ltd. In 1935 in response to the Turner Valley oil boom. During the Second World War he served in the Calgary Highlanders and was commissioned in the Intelligence Corps in 1943.Following the war he resumed his mapping business working in the oil and gas industry. He continued to support the Calgary Highlanders and was appointed to Honorary Colonel. He passed away on 26 January 1994.

Published

The archive consists mostly of maps and aerial photographs from Nickle's time in the Second World War. There are additional documents related to his military service.

The archive is arranged into three series:1. Maps2. Aerial photographs3. Additional documents

Second World War, 1939-1945 WWII - Canadian

The archive (2020-012) was donated by Darcy Ellison in 2020.

No further accruals are expected.

B. Whittle, 2022.

There are no access restrictions.

[Finding Aid](https://library.mcmaster.ca/finding-aid/nickle)