Print preview Close

Showing 110 results

Archival description
35 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects
Frederick J. Marshall fonds
CA EDM MS-180 · Fonds · 1913-1965

The fonds consists of material created or collected by Frederick Marshall, including records on McDougall Church, Rev. Rundle’s Mission in Alberta, patient newsletters from the Royal Alexandria Hospital, some promotional material for Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, and handwritten reminiscences by Frederick Marshall.

The photographs include several photos of Indigenous men, women and children, including Chief Full Moon, Chief Duck and Chief Hector Crawler, and a photograph of George T. Montgomery, Mayor of Fort Saskatchewan.

The fonds also includes books and periodicals: St. Paul’s United Church Edmonton (287.9 PAU 1956), Canadian Born and Other Western Verse (819 AND 1913), Mission Among the Buffalo: The Labours of the Reverends George M. and John C. McDougall in the Canadian Northwest 1860-1876 (266.71 NIX) and Moccasin Telegraph: Magazine for HBC Fur Traders (1949 December, 1951 Winter, 1952 December).

Marshall, Frederick J.
Arthur Cload fonds
CA EDM MS-182 · Fonds · [191-?] - 1987

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Arthur Cload of Edmonton and dating from ca. 1910-1987.This fonds consists of one small album of postcards, mainly of scenes in early 20th century Prairie Provinces. There are also typewritten copies of "Recollections of Arthur Osborne Cload", "My Own Story" which includes the memories of his youth, WWI, coming to Canada in 1925 under the British Empire settlement Scheme and "Recollections of Early Auctioneers" pertaining to Edmonton.

Cload, Arthur
Alex Barr fonds
CA EDM MS-19 · Fonds · 1894, 1939

The fonds consists of a list of banks in Edmonton from September 1891 to December 1938, including the names of managers and terms of office (Edmonton Clearing House 1939) and a programme from the First Annual Dinner of the Old Timers’ Association, 1894 (which would later become the Northern Alberta Pioneer & Old Timers’ Association).

Barr, Alex
Edmonton Hotel fonds
CA EDM MS-191 · Fonds · 1908 - 1909

The fonds consists of one Christmas menu for the Edmonton Hotel.

Edmonton Hotel
Nichols Brothers Ltd. fonds
CA EDM MS-197 · Fonds · 1939 - 1969

The fonds consists of records used and created by the Nichols Brothers Ltd. including three parts and price books from Nichols Brothers, Machinery Dealers, 1939-1957, business correspondence, bills, and receipts. There are also copies of specification sheets on various pieces of machinery in which Nichols Brothers dealt and 2 copies of the 1969 auction poster for the shop's closing.
The photographs include an interior of the shop.

Nichols Brothers Ltd.
CA EDM MS-201 · Fonds · 1890 - 1940

This fonds consists of materials created by the Sache and Christie families between 1890 and 1940. The records document the professional and personal lives of the members of the Sache and Christie families. Material includes correspondence, business papers, engineering papers, books, postcards, and blueprints. The first 43 files primarily concern the Sache family while the remaining files primarily concern the Christie family. The records contained in this fonds provide insight into how real estate and construction business was conducted in Edmonton's early history. In addition, these records showcase how very interconnected the prominent families of Edmonton's early history were.

Sache and Christie Families
CA EDM MS-210 · Fonds · 1948 - 1973

The fonds consists of materials created by the Edmonton Stock Exchange between 1948 and 1973. The fonds consists of correspondence, bylaws, annual reports, clippings, financial and legal records of the Edmonton Stock Exchange. It also includes a photograph of the original directors of the exchange and the stock exchange's seal.

Edmonton Stock Exchange
Uncle Ben's Exchange fonds
CA EDM MS-214 · Fonds · 1912 - 1970

The fonds consists of photographs, correspondence, journals, financial statements, and account books relating to the operation of Benjamin Leibovitz’s sporting goods store, Uncle Ben’s Exchange, with a range of dates from 1912 to 1970.

Uncle Ben's Exchange
G.D. Clark fonds
CA EDM MS-23 · Fonds · [19--]

The fonds consists of a handwritten account by G.D. Clark on the first fireworks display in Edmonton, held 1 July 1893 at the racetrack on the Hudson’s Bay Reserve lands. It includes references to Tommy Lauder and Bill Ibbotson.

Clark, G.D.
Nicholas D. Beck fonds
CA EDM MS-231 · Fonds · 1893 - 1906

The fonds consists of personal papers of Nicholas Beck, including:

  • 8 pages of Beck's account with John Cameron General Wholesale and Retail, from 9 Feb 1893 to 1 Aug1894 (itemized list with the prices each item)
  • 2 pages of Beck's account with John Cameron General Wholesale and Retail for August & September 1894 (itemized list with the prices each item);
  • 2 cancelled cheques, Imperial Bank of Canada, 1906;
  • employment contract between the Town of Edmonton and Nicholas Beck, as Solicitor and Advocate for the Town of Edmonton, dated 28 Feb 1900.
Beck, Nicholas D.