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Humphreys / Green fonds
CA EDM MS-706 · Archief · 1855-1944

This fonds primarily consists of military records from Thomas Humphreys from the Crimean War (including a brief family history and a diary) and Lt. P.A. Green from the First World War (including information on his service and his pension). This fonds also contains Lt. P.A. Green's medals and ribbons from the First World War, including his Military cross, Military Medal, and other service medals.

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CA EDM MS-690 · Archief · 1875 - 1996

The fonds consists predominantly of material relating to Mickey Macdonald's acting career, Alan Fraser Macdonald's legal and military career, and his involvement in community organizations, as well as their family life. The records include theatre programmes, correspondence, personal notes and writings, news clippings, and photographs.

To a lesser extent there are also records relating to other members of the extended Macdonald-Clifton families, particularly John Kenneth Macdonald and Therese Fraser Holland (Alan's parents), Henry Frances Holland and Selina Fraser (Alan's maternal grandparents), Faith Clifton (Mickey's mother), Bruce Fraser Macdonald (Alan's brother), Vernis McCuaig (Mickey's sister), and Brian Macdonald (Mickey and Alan's son).

The fonds has been arranged into series:
Series 1 – John Kenneth Macdonald & Therese Fraser Holland
Series 2 – Donald Walter Macdonald
Series 3 – Henry Francis Holland & Selina Fraser
Series 4 – Faith Clifton
Series 5 – Mickey Macdonald
Series 6 – Alan Macdonald
Series 7 – Bruce Fraser Macdonald
Series 8 – Vernis Clifton McCuaig
Series 9 – Brian Macdonald
Series 10 – General Theatre

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CA EDM MS-679 · Archief · 1918-1919

The fonds consists of a partial copy of a document labelled 'Sailed for Vladivostok' which is the nominal roll of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919.

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Andrew L. Parnham fonds
CA EDM MS-674 · Archief · [ca. 1900] - 1976

The fonds consists of a documents, photographs, scrapbooks and news clippings related to Andrew Parnham’s military service and the 51st Battalion, C.E.F.
This fonds also consists of records of the 51st Battalion Association, including minutes, correspondence, membership and financial records and the nominal roll of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the battalion. It also includes the association gavel and the leather briefcase that held the association records.
The material is arranged into two main sections, Andrew L. Parnham and the 51st Battalion Association.

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CA EDM MS-669 · Collectie · 1939 - 1995

The collection consists of personal items, photographs, stories, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and memorabilia relating to the experiences of some Edmontonians in the Second World War. There are also two books – ‘The Royal Canadian Legion 1926-1986’ (369.271 ROY SWI 1986) and ‘Valour Remembered: Canada and the Second World War 1939-1945’ (940.540 GIE c. 2).

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Ken Slater collection
CA EDM MS-658 · Collectie · 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.
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Lane family Collection
CA EDM MS-623 · Collectie · 1944

The collection consists of 2 propaganda pamphlets dropped by German pilots during World War II.

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Kenneth Wayne Tingley fonds
CA EDM MS-610 · Archief · 1986-1994

The fonds consists of certificates for Halley's Comet 1986 sighting, a copy of the site profile on the 1908 house in downtown Edmonton later converted into a restaurant called Vi's and information on the Oliver area. Another accrual in 2010 contained documents used for site profiles on the Canadian Furniture Company, Armstrong Drug Store, W.W. Arcade, Mike's News, Pantages (Strand) Theatre and the Princess Theatre.

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James W. Taylor fonds
CA EDM MS-597 · Archief · 1901 - 1903

The fonds consists of records of James Taylor’s military career:

  • a notice of parade for the Winnipeg Rifles, 90th Regiment, “A” Company, 1900;
  • a Certificate of Discharge from the Winnipeg 90th Rifles, March 2, 1901;
  • a one-page hand written personal account of James W. Taylor's time in South Africa, 1901-1902 (includes place, date and notes).
  • 7 pages of typewritten accounts from James W. Taylor's diary in South Africa from February 24, 1902 to June 1, 1902; Certificate of Discharge from the South African Constabulary, February 21, 1903;
  • a pass from the South African Constabulary, 1903;
    The photographs are also from James Taylor’s military carrier and include Canadian troops in South Africa.
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Lorna Garrett collection
CA EDM MS-583 · Collectie · 1914 - 1921, 1947

The fonds consists of one map created by the Archives and Landmarks Committee to depict historic sites in Edmonton and one photograph of the 51st Battalion (Edmonton), CEF.