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Ethel Marliss fonds
CA EDM MS-586 · Fonds · 1949 - 1991

This fonds consists of the records created by Ethel Marliss. The fonds has been arranged into the following series:

Series 1: Professional Production
Series 1: Subseries 1: CBC Broadcast Scripts
Series 1: Subseries 2: Edmonton Sun Articles
Series 1: Subseries 3: Speeches and Presentations

Series 2: Research Files

Series 3: Personal Records

Marliss, Ethel
CA EDM MS-601 · Fonds · [ca. 1910], [ca. 1962]

The fonds consists of a manuscript “Memoirs of Anna Laura” written by Annie Robertson Harrison recounting her life in Edmonton at the end of the 19th century and one photograph of Annie.

The memoir mentions Annie’s family – parents (W. Scott and Harriet Robertson), siblings (Harry, Nell, Carrie, Fred, Robert, Grace), husband (Dr. John Darely Harrison), as well as her children and grandchildren. It also covers family activities and buildings including her father’s Cooking Lake residence, Spruce Lodge, and her father’s opera house, Robertson Hall, including the night the hall burned down.

It also includes references to various events and people: the 1885 Rebellion, 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, construction of the CPR and EY&P railroads, Strathcona, Fort Edmonton, Long Lake, St. Albert, Herschel Island, Athabasca Landing, Eggies Halfway House, Louis Daniels, Grasshopper, Mrs. Grey, Mary Bobsleigh, Kenny McLeod, Colonel Jamieson, Dr. and Mrs. McKay, Casey family, and Muchias,

The memoir describes a number of "firsts" in Edmonton, such as the first: public school (McKay Avenue School), sheriff, women's hockey team, theatrical hall, and piano. There are also references to many original settler families, such as, the Olivers, Walters, Macauleys, Griesbachs, Mckays and McDougalls.

There is also a photocopy of a newspaper article about Annie Robertson Harrison and her memoir, "'It Was Wonderful To Be Young In Edmonton'... As Mrs. Harrison Recalls Settlement 72 Years Ago", by Ruth Bowen, Edmonton Journal, September 1, 1955.

Harrison, Annie Laurie Robertson
Miller family fonds
CA EDM MS-611 · Fonds · 1919-1978

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Georgia and Clarence Miller and dating from 1919 to 1978. The fonds consists of 13 photographs including the New York Exchange, Star Exchange, Palace Cafe, Hugo's Jewellery, Low Level Bridge, Northern Hardware store interior, CNR station, Queen's Avenue School, Clarence Miller in the Calgary Power showroom in Wetaskiwin

Miller Family
CA EDM MS-629 · Fonds · 1879 - 1895

The fonds consists of letters written by Arthur Meredith to his family in Ontario about his experiences, predominantly regarding his settling in Edmonton in the 1890s. A transcription was provided along with the records.

Meredith, Edmund Arthur Jarvis
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
Violet Tomlinson fonds
CA EDM MS-660 · Fonds · 1939-1942
  • The fonds consists of: Alberta College office training books and business forms
  • 3 Alberta College Calendars 1940 -1943
  • and 6 Alberta College Observers, December 1941 - May 1942 (transferred to the library), as well as, 2 scrapbooks of the Royal Visit to Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Tomlinson, Violet
Donald Whitford collection
CA EDM MS-673 · Collection · 1992-1995

The collection consists of materials collected about Donald Whitford between 1992 and 1995. The fonds consists of excerpts from the diaries of Donald Whitford, a family tree of Mr. Whitford, and correspondence about Mr. Whitford and relates to his life as a surveyor, trapper and settler in Western Canada in the mid to late 1800s.

Whitford, Donald
Hazel Strang-McCardell fonds
CA EDM MS-693 · Fonds · [190-?]-1991

This fonds contains material from Hazel Strang-McCardell's music career, including song books, sheet music, and music books. Material also included some genealogical information on the Strang family.

Strang-McCardell, Hazel
Joseph Henri Picard fonds
CA EDM MS-708 · Fonds · 1910-1945

This fonds consists of various material from J.H. Picard, including a membership certificate from the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association dated 1926, a paid Banque D'Hochelaga of Edmonton promissory note from 1922, receipts from trips to England and France in 1911 and 1924, correspondence with Senator J.L. Cot� (in French) in 1924, a $10 share for the the Great War Veterans' Memorial Hall, letter to Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and a thank you response from the Prime Minister's Office from 1910, a menu from a luncheon signed by Edward Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII) from 1919, a CFCN announcement on the Alberta Wheat Pool in 1945, a copy of a Souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration at Edmonton (1897) signed by Ernest Brown, an invitation from the Lt. Governor of Alberta to a ball with the Edward the Prince of Wales and a seating chart, and a copy of Men and Makers of Edmonton Alta (1913)

Picard, Joseph Henri
John C. Dickins collection
CA EDM MS-709 · Collection · [199-?]

This collection consists of material collected by John C. Dickins on his father "Punch" Dickins, including his own reflections on his father's life, a laser copied picture of Punch Dickins, advertisements for artwork that includes Punch, and an obituary from the London Weekly Telegraph (U.K.).

Dickins, John C.