Series 4 - Facilities

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Facilities

General material designation

  • Textual record
  • Graphic material - photograph
  • Technical drawing

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Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of series.

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Series

Reference code

CA EDM RG-21-4

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Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1910] - 2012, predominant 1959 - 1997 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

13.18 m of textual records. - 4157 photographs. - 7 technical drawings

Publisher's series area

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Archival description area

Custodial history

Scope and content

This series consists of records relating to the erection, operation and maintenance of sports, athletic, recreation and leisure facilities, pools and arenas. It contains records relating to organizations and facilities providing sports and recreation opportunities, including special events (like the Universiade Games in 1983) and festivals, for the citizens of Edmonton. It includes specialty and educational attractions such as the zoos, Fort Edmonton Park, John Janzen Nature Centre, the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium, the Edmonton Science Centre, and the Muttart Conservatory, and includes the programming aspects of animating those facilities.

This series contains the following sub-series:

  • Subseries 4.1: Recreation Facilities
  • Subseries 4.2: Valley Zoo
  • Subseries 4.3: Fort Edmonton Park
  • Subseries 4.4: Universiade ‘83
  • Subseries 4.5: Muttart Conservatory

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

This material was transferred to the City of Edmonton Archives between 1973 and 2021, as well as some material that was found in the collection in 2019.

Arrangement

The photographs were assigned item numbers with the prefixes EA-20, EA-263, EA-320, EB-45, ET-18, and ET-27.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Location of originals

    Availability of other formats

    Restrictions on access

    These records contain information that is protected in alignment with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act.

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    Copyright may apply.
    Reproduction restrictions may apply.

    Finding aids

    Associated materials

    Related materials

    Accruals

    Further accruals are expected.

    General note

    Accession numbers: A73-12, A73-66, A75-91, A75-126, A76-16, A76-37, A76-55, A76-57, A76-76, A76-93, A77-8, A77-11, A77-67, A77-100, A77-119, A77-115, A78-114, A78-137, A78-149, A79-25, A79-49, A79-96, A79-122, A79-127, A80-5, A80-20, A80-37, A80-47, A81-129, A82-78, A84-54, A84-138, A84-171, A86-79, A89-55, A89-106, A92-142, A93-63, A93-74, A93-90, A94-50, A94-130, A94-152, A95-3, A95-64, A95-197, A96-2, A96-181, A97-8, A99-52, A99-171, A2000-97, A2000-158, A2001-44, A2005-80, A2005-81, A2005-86, A2005-87, A2005-88, A2005-93, A2005-176, A2005-179, A2006-74, A2006-81, A2006-86, A2006-90, A2006-91, A2006-98, A2006-133, A2006-135, A2006-139, A2006-141, A2006-184, A2006-186, A2007-5, A2007-58, A2007-80, A2008-50, A2009-53, A2009-66, A2010-1, A2010-41, A2011-72, A2011-75, A2013-34, A2013-35, A2013-37, A2013-113, A2013-114, A2013-127, A2013-138, A2013-141, A2013-163, A2014-25, A2014-121, A2014-133, A2015-99, A2015-135, A2016-2, A2018-21, A2019-60, A2021-3

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    Description record identifier

    Institution identifier

    City of Edmonton Archives

    Rules or conventions

    Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
    Archives Society of Alberta Subject Terms

    Status

    Final

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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      Script of description

        Sources

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