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1998 Aerial Photographs
1998 Aerial Photographs
CA EDM RG-200-4-28 · Subseries · 1998 October
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This subseries consists of aerial photographs taken of the City of Edmonton and surrounding areas for the purposes of land surveying. Each section consists of images that have been stitched together to form composites from the individual discs on which the images were stored. Each section, numbered 1 to 7, corresponds to the disc number.

Each square of the City map (above) is comprised of a sequence of individual images. Each image file is watermarked with its original file name, which is comprised of an 'y' and 'x' coordinate (yyy+xx(n)) where n represents the number in the sequence of images for that square.

Example: The file name of the center image of square 931+28 would be '9312813.jpg.'
Aerial Photographs
CA EDM RG-200-4 · Series · 1924 - 2002
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This series consists of aerial photographs taken of the City of Edmonton and surrounding areas. The series has been arranged into the following subseries:

  • Subseries 1 - 1924 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 2 - 1930 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 3 - 1943 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 4 - 1944 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 5 - 1948 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 6 - 1949 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 7 - 1950 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 8 - 1952 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 9 - 1954 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 10 - 1957 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 11 - 1958 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 12 - 1962 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 13 - 1965 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 14 - 1967 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 15 - 1969 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 16 - 1971 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 17 - 1974 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 18 - 1976 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 19 - 1978 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 20 - 1980 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 21 - 1984 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 22 - 1986 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 23 - 1988 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 24 - 1990 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 25 - 1992/93 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 26 - 1995 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 27 - 1997 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 28 - 1998 Aerial Photographs
  • Subseries 29 - 2002 Aerial Photographs
Map Collection
CA EDM RG-200-8 · Series · 1882 - 2003
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This series contains maps that were found in the collection of the City of Edmonton Archives. The maps had no provenance, and were therefore combined into a single series.
Our Voice
Our Voice
CA EDM RG-200-10-3 · Subseries · 1994-2005
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This series consists of issues of the Spare Change and Our Voice Newspapers. The first mention of Edmonton's Spare Change was in the March 1994 edition of Vancouver's Spare Change Newspaper, and the first issue of the Edmonton Newspaper being released in April 1994. The final issue was released in May 2005. Early editions were published by Martin Garber-Conrad, before becoming a co-production of the Bissell Centre, the Calgary Urban Project Society, and the Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (E4C). The partnership lasted until 1997, at which point the papers were published by the Bissell Centre and E4C. By 1999 the sole published listed was the Bissell Centre.

The newspapers were envisioned as a way to provide an income to economically marginalized people while communicating their issues to the public. The publication provided a venue for stories relating to poverty and homelessness in Edmonton and to provide a voice for those who were largely ignored by the mainstream media. Other topics included topical news stories, and articles on prostitution, drug addiction, as well as profiles of members of the community. Licensed vendors would pay a small amount to cover the cost of publication and then sell the papers on the street for a donation.

Many people associated with the paper would play other important rolls in other areas of Edmonton ; editor Michael Walters became a City Councilor, writer Marjorie Bencz became Executive Director of the Edmonton Food Bank. Writer Jim Gurnett became Executive Director of the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, writer Linda Numont went on to publish Edmonton Street News and Alberta Street News as well as being a lifetime housing advocate with the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness.
Poster Collection
Poster Collection
CA EDM RG-200-11 · Series · 1964 - 2011
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This series contains posters that were either anonymously sent to the Archives or found in the collection of the City of Edmonton Archives. The posters had no provenance, and were therefore combined into a single series. The posters relate to festivals, theatre productions, community events, and fundraisers held in the Edmonton area.
Clippings files
CA EDM RG-200-1 · Series · [ca. 1880 - 2013]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

In the 1940s, the Archives and Landmarks Committee, together with the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timer’s Association, began keeping subject based clippings files. Another collection of clippings files was started by the Legislative Library, donated to the Provincial Archives of Alberta and then transferred to the Archives and Landmarks Committee. When it was formed in 1971, the City of Edmonton Archives took over the Committee’s textual collections, including the clippings files. The Archives continued to add to the clippings files until 2017.

Over the years, diverse arrays of materials ranging from original documents to publications were kept in these files. This type of cataloguing was common, however archival best practice has moved away from this method. Many archives no longer maintain clippings files and when they do, they generally contain only published materials.

Currently, there are three distinct types of material located within the City of Edmonton Archives Clippings Files:

  • Clippings: Materials removed, or clipped, from a larger piece, usually a newspaper or periodical.

  • Ephemera: Materials, usually printed documents, created for a specific, limited purpose, and generally designed to be discarded after use. Examples include advertisements, tickets, brochures, and receipts.

  • Discrete Item: An item, usually unique and original, that is not part of a larger body of material (e.g., a fonds or collection). Repositories sometimes acquire materials that do not form a part of a larger fonds, collection or series. Context of creation, accumulation and use may or may not be known and, even if they are known, no other materials of the same provenance may be held by the repository. At the City of Edmonton Archives some discrete items were once part of a larger body and were moved to a clippings file.

This series consists of over 26,000 clipping files. The series has been divided into the following subseries:

  • Subseries 1: Biography clippings files
  • Subseries 2: City clippings files
  • Subseries 3: General clippings files
General clippings files
General clippings files
CA EDM RG-200-1-3 · Subseries · [ca. 1880 - 2013]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This sub-series consists of over 14,000 clippings files that relate to a variety of topics. These include, but are not limited to: buildings, businesses, cultural communities, events, festivals, industry, organizations and clubs, rural areas, schools, and sports.
City clippings files
City clippings files
CA EDM RG-200-1-2 · Subseries · [ca. 1880 - 2013]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This sub-series consists of over 2000 clippings files related to business units in the City of Edmonton. It also includes files on municipal elections, mayors and council, City facilities and parks, roads, utilities, unions, awards, programs and services, and neighbourhoods.