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Edmund H. McDougall fonds
CA EDM MS-219 · Archief · 1897 - 1935

The fonds consists of three scrapbooks created by Eddie McDougall containing newspaper articles, photographs, poems, and pictures relating to the McDougall family and Edmonton from the 1890s to the 1930s.

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CA EDM MS-207 · Archief · [ca. 1885] - [ca. 1935]

The fonds consists predominantly of photographs covering three generations and five of the six branches of the W. Scott Robertson family. The photographs include Frederic’s parents (Robert and Isabel Robertson), siblings, as well as aunts, uncles, and cousins.

There are also many unidentified photographs but it is likely these belonged to Frederic’s mother-in-law, Cassie Bain Foley, as ‘C.B.’ is written on the back of the photos.

The textual records consist of one birthday card from Alice J. Wright (Frederic’s maternal grandmother) to Bob, likely Robert Robertson (Frederic’s father) (n.d.) and a calendar card from Isabel Wright Robertson (Frederic’s mother) to ‘Dolly’ (1939).

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Haydak Family fonds
CA EDM MS-145 · Archief · 1910 - 1936

The fonds consists of personal papers of Michael Haydak and his wife Maria Furjak, as well as some documents for their farm and business.
Item List:

  • Birth certificate for Michael Haydak, 29 September 1885;
  • Certified translation of birth certificate for Maria Furjak, born 21 October 1887, certified 25 May 1937;
  • Certificate of Naturalization, Dominion of Canada for Michael Haydak, 29 August 1913;
  • 5 purchase payments to Cockshut Plow Company, 1911-1914;
  • note from Baldwin & McLaren, Solicitors referring to transfer of title from Joe Swedzinski to Mike Haydak, certificate title no. 242-F-43, 23 April 1918;
  • Resident Farmer's Big Game License, Department of Agriculture, Province of Albert, 1920;
  • 5 loan documents - Bank of Commerce and Merchant Bank of Canada, 1923-1933;
  • building contract between Mike Hayduk and Lukas Mras, 3 July 1936.
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Johnston Family fonds
CA EDM MS-111 · Archief · 1927 - 1938

This fonds consists of letters, greeting cards, a normal school evaluation, property financial documents, three issues of The Gateway (University of Alberta student newspaper) featuring articles on socialism.
The photographs include family members, the Johnston home and automobile.
The books include the 'Gold Medal Flour Cookbook', 1910 (641.5 WAS) and 'The Eugene Field I Knew', by Francis Wilson, 1898 (811.4 WIL).
File List:
File 1. Provincial Normal School, Edmonton – evaluation for Miss Pauline Johnston, n.d.;
File 2. Correspondence - Letter from Pauline to her father, Jan. 17, 1934; Letter from National Institute of Music and Arts to Mrs. Johnston, re Ben’s music lessons, Sept. 7, 1938.
File 3. Cards including Christmas and Valentine’s Day (hand made)
File 4. Financial records - City of Edmonton taxes, 1927; American Express travel insurance, 1937; Invoice for Electrolux vacuum cleaner, 1938
File 5. The Gateway (University of Alberta student newspaper), Nov. 16, 1934; Nov. 20, 1934, Nov 23, 1934.

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John Sutherland Wright fonds
CA EDM MS-175 · Archief · 1910 - 1939

The fonds consists of correspondence, particularly relating to legal affairs, invoices and bank records of Dr. John Sutherland Wright. The records also include references to Ashael Wright, Abel Wright and Marion Georgina Weatherston.

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John Joseph Duggan fonds
CA EDM MS-28 · Archief · 1897 - 1939

This fonds consists of personal papers of John J. Duggan as well as some records for the Town/City of Strathcona, including Duggan’s mayoral candidacy.
The photographs are predominantly of the activities of the Old Timers’ association but there is also one of the first hand car into Edmonton.

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Gertrude Lake fonds
CA EDM MS-134 · Archief · [ca. 1920]-[ca. 1939]

The fonds consists of greeting cards and other memorabilia belonging to Gertrude Lake. There is also a photograph of a 1914 Ladies basketball team, with a basketball lettered “A.G.T. L.D.O” and 2 travel photographs.
File List:

  1. Greetings cards (includes ‘Maple Leaf Forever’; Smile Messenger postcards, and advertisement card ‘Klever Kard’ for Ki-Moids for Indigestion)
  2. Valentine’s Day cards
  3. Easter Cards
  4. Christmas Cards (includes Christmas cards sent by Gertrude Doughty)
  5. New Years Cards
  6. Baby cards (includes a Baby Book from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company)
  7. Birthday
  8. Calendars (miniature) – 1922, 1926 (with photo of child)
  9. Paper cutouts (used to decorate cards or gifts)
  10. Travel postcards and booklets (Kingston, Ont.; Seattle, Washington; Venice, California) and travel prints (Peace Tower, Ottawa; Bob’s Lake, Ontario; Athabasca Falls,
  11. Booklet – AGT “The Silent Partner” Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1927; paper print of Aladdin Home ‘The Lockwood’
  12. Health articles, advertisements, and recipes, 1930-1949
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CA EDM MS-1179 · Archief · [ca. 1940]

The fonds consists of photographs of Dr. Norman L. Terwillegar.

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Graham Family fonds
CA EDM MS-144 · Archief · 1906 - 1940

The fonds consists of personal and business documents of George and Eva Graham.
File List:
File 1: cancelled cheque from Geo. L. Graham to George S. Hill, 1906; invoice, Graham and Reid, home furnishers, Edmonton AB, 1918
File 2: ticket to Walsingham Fall Fair (Ontario), 1913; letters 1932-1940; Christmas Card, n.d
File 3: Merchants Bank of Canada cheque book, 1913; birthdate and address book, ca. 1934.

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CA EDM MS-201 · Archief · 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.

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