The series consists of records pertaining to the operation and administrative functions of the Edmonton Art Gallery. Included in the series are financial records, reports, correspondence, certificates, and promotional materials. Also included in the series are plans relating to the acquisition of land for new gallery, records related to the Edmonton Art Club, and architecture design drawings for the gallery.
The series also includes records from the Blow Condell family who donated money to build the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1962. The building was named the Arthur Blow Condell Memorial Building after Dr. William Newton and Abigail Edith Condell's son who died in 1910.
The series consists of records pertaining to the governance and administration of the St. David's Welsh Society from 1966 to 2007. Records include minutes, reports, correspondence, and membership lists. Also included in the series are minutes and correspondence from the St. David's Welsh Society Welsh Ladies Auxiliary.
Sem títuloThis subseries contains reports, promotional materials, architectural plans, photographs and artwork related to work done by Roman Fodchuk and Associates Ltd. on the Capital City Recreation Park. This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Edmonton and the Government of Alberta. The project was created to provide the public new accessible ways to access and entertain in nature including hiking, biking, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, picnic spaces and water sports. Roman also put a great deal of work into protecting the natural wildlife by limiting erosion, creating the wildlife thoroughfare where there was none before, and strategic planting to encourage longevity of the park through native plant species.
Parks covered by this project include: Kinsmen Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, Baden-Powell Park, Cloverdale Park, Grierson Hill Park, Forest Heights Park, Dawson Park, Riverside Park, Kinnaird Ravine, Highlands Park, Capilano Park, Lower and Upper Gold Bar Park, Floden Park, Lower and Upper Rundle Park, Strathcona Science Park and Hermitage Park.
This sub-series contains correspondence, reports, minutes, and other material relating to City recreation facilities. It also contains material from community organizations that worked closely with recreation facility staff.
The series consists of records pertaining to Gail Hall's catering company Gourmet Goodies. Records include newsletters, recipes, culinary tour information, promotional materials, menus, financial records, and a guest book. Also included in the series are photograph of various Gourmet Goodies staff, events, and food.
Sem títuloThis series consists of records related to the City Clerk's Office. This series contains the following subseries:
1.1 Bylaws and Licenses
This subseries contains correspondence, drafts, final copy, and enforcement regulations relating to bylaws and licenses enacted in the city.
1.2 Elections and Census
This subseries contains correspondence, drafts, promotional materials, information circulars, and other materials relating to elections and census studies held in the city.
1.3 Shared Management Services
This subseries contains records which deal with the number of services which were provided to many or all of the City's departments. This includes printing services, advertising and promotions, communications, information technology (IT) services, the Civic Garage, the legal department, the stores and works department, and the coordination of civic special events (such as VIP visits, anniversary celebrations and commemorations of historic events).
1.4 Mayor / Council Inquiries & Correspondence
This subseries contains correspondence, to and from the Mayor, Commissioners, and Councilors relating to issues raised for council action, including complaints and inquiries.
1.5 Departmental Reports / Policies
This subseries contains reports prepared by City departments, and policies and procedures they proposed to be approved by the Councilors.
1.6 Personnel / City Employees
This subseries contains correspondence and procedures dealing with city employees, including negotiations with unions, contract staff, benefits, and attendance at conferences.
1.7 Advisory and Standing Committees
This subseries contains correspondence, reports, action requests, and other administrative materials relating to committees struck by and reporting to City Council.
The files in Sub-series 10.1 consist of an accounts ledger (1909-1920); Commissioner's reports to City Council (1923-1928); City of Edmonton monthly Departmental reports and statistics (1927- April 1932); and City of Edmonton Engineering Department summary of revenue and expenditures (1923, 1925-1927). Note that duplicates of these reports are also found in RG-11 Series 10.2, with the monthly Departmental reports and statistics and Engineering Department summaries often attached as addendum to the Commissioner's reports
This series consists of records related to the operational functions of the Garneau Community League. At the head of the community league was the executive committee which was elected by the registered members of the community league. The manager of the Garneau Community Centre reported to the executive committee along with the heads of the various sub-committees and clubs such as the Planning Committee and the Tennis and Lawn Bowling clubs. The executive committee was responsible for many of the initiatives undertaken by the League such as the Street Signs Project and organizing the programs that took place at the Centre. This series contains minutes, reports, correspondence, grant applications, contracts, newsletters, and programmes. These records provide context for the Community League’s role within the community and within Edmonton as a city. Also included are documents concerning leasing of the Garneau Community Centre to Catalyst Theatre.
Sem títuloThe series consists of textual records and photographs predominantly pertaining to Harold and Winnifred Ross, and to a lesser extent their daughter Jeane. The textual records includes postcards written from Winnie to some of her family and from Harold to Winnie shortly before they were married. Some photographs include other family members of the Ross and Thompson families. The records reflect Harold and Winnie’s life from coming west as young single adults, becoming a family in Edmonton before Harold went off to war, and Winnie’s later life on the farm in Millet.
Sem títuloThis series consists of documents related to the regular operation of the Foundation. Included in this series are minutes and agendas of the Board of Directors and various committees that reported to the Board, incorporation records, bylaws and their amendments, financial statements, budgets, annual general meetings including annual reports, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to the larger operation of the Foundation. The documents in this series have been arranged to roughly correspond to their subject matter. For example, files related to the Princess Theatre’s operation are grouped together though there may be some documents with higher file numbers to reflect later accruals to the collection.