The fonds consists of annual handbooks of the Alberta Lawn Bowling Association, trophies and photographs of the Highlands Lawn Bowling Association.
Sin títuloThe fonds consists of records pertaining to the Light Opera of Edmonton including, programs, invitations, scripts, sheet music, clippings and photographs. Also included in the fonds are scrapbooks and a framed baton presented to Eileen Turner in 1963. The scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, and other materials.
Sin títuloThe collection consists of materials collected by Jack Manson and dating from 1931-1932. The collection consists of the estate record for Ernest Scales, a copy of the Edmonton Handicraft Guild letterhead and a copy of the Civil Service Bulletin (1932).
Sin títuloThis fonds consists of a history of the Alban, Treals, Cartmell and Fry families, transit maps, an Alberta Railway timetable, a price list for Hazletts' store, and materials on the Edmonton Bird Club.
The photographs include Edmonton buildings, street scenes, events and people.
The fonds consists of textual and photographic records of some of the Magee family members, mostly those who settled in Alberta, and predominantly Hannah Magee.
The records have been arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Sophia Jamieson Magee
Series 2: Jenny Magee
Series 3: William Magee
Series 4: Mary Magee
Series 5: James Magee
Series 6: Hannah Magee
Series 7: Henrietta Magee Haigler
The fonds consists of invoices and receipts from various businesses in account with W.S. Robertson for Robertson Hall.
Robertson Hall, sometimes called Edmonton Opera House, was located on the south side of east Jasper Ave, at approximately 9671 Jasper Avenue, across from the Jasper House Hotel and Mathers’ Photograph Studio. The building was a two-storey frame structure, 45 feet x 65 feet. It had a large cellar, two shops on the main floor with the large hall on the second floor. The hall was entered via a five foot wide stairwell, seated 300 to 350 people, and featured an 18 foot stage with dressing rooms on either side.
Robertson’s Hall was used for a variety of events including town meetings and receptions, dances, musical and dramatic performances, concerts, political debates, charitable events, and variety shows. Robertson himself managed the hall for many years, until Neville White was hired as manager in 1899.
Robertson’s Sheriff office was located in Robertson Hall for many years. Later, Robertson’s son Frederick M. Robertson had a Provisions, Flour and Feed shop in the second office.
Robertson Hall is considered as Edmonton’s first theatre or venue and was in regular use until it burned down on May 23, 1906.
Sin títuloThis fonds consists of the text of a speech entitled "The early history of the Mayfair Golf and Country Club" given by Judge Crockett at the 60th anniversary banquet, 1982.
Sin títuloThis fonds consists of:
- a paper entitled written by John Gilpin in 1982 entitled "Patterns of Land Development in Edmonton, Alberta, 1881-1917"
- "Farming in Alberta Canada" by the Government of the Province of Alberta, Department of Agriculture (1949)
- "The Peace River Country Canada: Its Resources and Opportunities" by F.H. Kitto (1930)
- "Where Go the Boats...: Navigation on the Peace 1792-1952" by Evelyn Hansen for The Friends of the Museum, Peace River Centennial Museum (1978)
The collection consists of two copies of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper collected by Harold.
File 1: Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, September 8, 1887
File 2: Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, August 8, 1888.
The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Edith Sparks of Edmonton and dating from 1886 to 1981. The fonds consists of miscellaneous notes on Edmonton, Strathcona, Edmonton hotels, schools (especially Norwood), clippings from the Bulletin (or transcriptions of) concerning Community Leagues, the Dickens Fellowship and the International Order of Daughters of the Empire in Edmonton, a history of the Mounted Police, a biography of Mary Harvey Hilton, Royal Canadian Air Force badges and buttons, coupon book, Demolay programs and "the Alberta Story".
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