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Bessie McAvoy fonds
CA EDM MS-526 · Fonds · 1922-1992
  • The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Bessie McAvoy of Edmonton and dating from 1922 to 1992. The fonds consists of clippings; a list of the city mayors; a history of the Edmonton school district with documentation from that history's research; a manuscript of Irene Cornwall re: George Hustler and Lotta Dempsey; Miss McAvoy's memoirs and an autobiography, including details of her old neighbourhood - now the downtown core of Edmonton; miscellaneous articles and a copy of "News for Seniors", October 1992; and photocopies and clippings on her life, and her teaching and tennis careers.
  • MS-526.3: This fonds consists of related to the life and career of Bessie McAvoy, including her childhood home, her sister Doris Redman, her tennis career, and her education (including two university papers and a copy of "The Souvenir -- Calgary Normal School, 1925-26". This fonds also includes information on clothing, the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr. Chase's Marvelous Medicinal Almanac, and the Second World War Homefront.
McAvoy, Bessie
Nancy Cheyne collection
CA EDM MS-576 · Collection · [1943?]

This fonds consists of a document entitled "Civil Defense Instructions for the City of Edmonton" created in 1943.

Cheyne, Nancy
CA EDM MS-575 · Collection · 1900-1902

The collection consists of tax notes and receipts from 1900 to 1902 sent to Daniel Brown of Regina, Saskatchewan for land owned in the City of Edmonton.

Saskatchewan Family Foundation
Zaychuk family fonds
CA EDM MS-607 · Fonds · 1946-1994

The fonds consists of materials created by the Zaychuk family of Beverly and Edmonton, Alberta between 1946 and 1994. The fonds consists of various photographs, personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, Zaychuk Berry Farm and Beverly Motel documents, Town of Beverly Minutes ca.1950's, scrapbooks, certificate and a list of winners (photocopy) from 1956 Edmonton Exhibition Culinary competition, which includes Mary Zaychuk.

Zaychuk Family
Lewis Evans collection
CA EDM MS-635 · Collection · 1936

The collection consists of a single Prosperity Certificate from 1935.

Evans, Lewis
CA EDM MS-651 · Fonds · 1954-1988

The fonds consists of biographical materials collected by Antony Sheppard concerning his grandfather William Henry Sheppard and dating from 1954 to 1988. The collection consists of biographical information on Mr. William Henry Sheppard and a MacDonald's Brier program for 1954.

William Henry Sheppard Family
Ken Slater collection
CA EDM MS-658 · Collection · 1959-1960
  • The fonds consists of 4 essays providing histories of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System: "A brief history of the NWT & Y Radio System", "R. C. Signals
  • A History of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System 1923 to 1960"
  • "North Radio Service" has colorful history by Ron Hayter
  • and "The Khaki Telco commercial activities of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals 1923 - 1959"
  • and 3 photographs which are catalogued separately.
Slater, Ken
Louis Day fonds
CA EDM MS-305 · Fonds · 1907 - 1990

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Louis Day of Edmonton and dating from 1907 to 1990. The fonds consists of correspondence and contracts relating to the purchase of fire fighting equipment for the Edmonton Fire Department between 1907 and 1913, as well as pension and group life insurance arrangements for the Fire Department between 1956 and 1974. The published works include the Fire Department's annual reports to Mayor and Council and reference materials for fire fighting.

Day, Louis
William H. Ferguson fonds
CA EDM MS-691 · Fonds · 1900 - 1953

This fonds contains an Edmonton Fire Department Souvenir book from 1908, a constitution and by-laws of the fire brigade of the Town of Edmonton, a promotional Examination for the Chief of the Fire Department, a Fireman seniority list, newspaper clippings, and one Vote No! cloth banner (1920).

Ferguson, William H.
Vincent M. Dantzer fonds
CA EDM MS-692 · Fonds · 1965-1980

This fonds contains 4 scrapbooks related to Vincent Dantzer's career as a politician and his tenure as the mayor of the City of Edmonton. This fonds also includes gifts to Dantzer as mayor, notes on a visit to Japan, magazine articles dealing with civic politics in Edmonton, and other ephemera.

Dantzer, Vincent