- The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Alex Mair of Edmonton between 1973 and 1995. The fonds consists of materials collected during research for columns, including a history of the Tegler Trust, a copy of the Hudson's Bay anniversary publication, books including the "EPS: the First Hundred Years - A History of the Edmonton Police Service," badges and a copy of the "Edmonton Journal" (08/23/1973) on the James Cameron bomb threat edition, and a videotape titled "Canada in View: Living Ghosts" (CFRN April 1995).
- MS 531.1: This fonds consists of Mair's research into the Edmonton Police Service, including his finished manuscript and drafts, files from the Edmonton Police Service, Newspaper clippings primarily from the 1980s, and his research into the Frank Willey and Robert Nevelle murders (both murder files are restricted).
- MS 531.2: This fonds consists of Alex Mair's research into the history of the Edmonton Police Service, including transcripts and notes from interviews with various members of the EPS, as well as research notes and manuscript drafts.
- MS 531.3: This fonds consists of Alex Mair's research into the history of Edmonton and Alberta, some personal papers (including engineering material), and his scripts and notes for his CBC radio broadcasts from the 1970s to 2001.
The fonds consists of a birth record from the Tait family bible, and a clipping from the "Edmonton Journal" (11/11/63).
Tait, Cassel MortonThis fonds consists of correspondence relating to the Premium mine created between 1921 and 1953.
Premium Coal CompanyThe fonds consists of correspondence, and legal documents of William J. Martin and members of his family.
Martin, William J.The fonds consists of materials created between 1939 and 1991 by the Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth and consists of correspondence and other materials.
Legion of Frontiersmen of the CommonwealthThis fonds consists of a thesis written in 1972 by Mr. Wickman entitled "The Seven Stages of Omniplex". The Omniplex was a development of downtown land which would have seen a convention, trade and sports facilities collected under one roof. The issue was debated over a twenty year period and several proposals made before the issue was finally voted down by the electorate in 1972.
Wickman, PercyThe fonds consists of a Norwood School pin.
Blacklock, Pat (Mrs.)The fonds consists of a brochure about the Senior Girls Baseball League in 1933.
The Senior Girls Baseball LeagueThis 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, EthelThis fonds consists of correspondence, ledgers and account books, and land scrip registers from the firm of McDougall & Secord reflecting their business operations as fur traders, general merchants, and land speculators.
Some of the records demonstrate the potential impact of the Metis scrip system created by the Canadian government. The government issued scrip documents to the Metis people living in the West ostensibly to assist with their transition to an agrarian lifestyle but really to effect an exchange for their Indigenous land rights. The scrip was redeemable for either land or money. However, the system was complex, possibly misunderstood or underappreciated by the Metis who did not wish to transition away from their traditional lifestyle, and the government’s tolerance of entrepreneurs acquiring the scrip (essentially rights to land ownership) in turn from the Metis is in itself controversial as potentially an extension of the Government's policy to extinguish Indigenous title to the land.
It is notable that the degree to which land sale documentation was completed is noticeably different depending if the other party in the sale was Indigenous or non-Indigenous.
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