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CA EDM RG-70 · Fonds · 1892 - 1997, predominant 1942 - 1994

Fonds consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, speeches, log books, scrapbooks and other records relating to the various functions performed by the Edmonton Fire Department.

An order has been imposed on the material. The arrangement includes 7 series. The series are as follows:

  • Series 1: Administrative Records
  • Series 2: Communications
  • Series 3: Correspondence
  • Series 4: Fire Prevention
  • Series 5: Fire Fighting
  • Series 6: Affiliated Organizations
  • Series 7: Reports
Edmonton Fire Department
Gladys Hanson fonds
CA EDM MS-124 · Fonds · 1893 - 1960

This fonds consists of song books and sheet music, ranging from 1893 to 1960. It also includes stationery eraser guides marked “John Underwood & Co.” and three Klondike coins.

The photographs include her father William M. Jones at the Rat Creek incinerator, including an interior of the incinerator.

Hanson, Gladys Lillian Jones
Nicholas D. Beck fonds
CA EDM MS-231 · Fonds · 1893 - 1906

The fonds consists of personal papers of Nicholas Beck, including:

  • 8 pages of Beck's account with John Cameron General Wholesale and Retail, from 9 Feb 1893 to 1 Aug1894 (itemized list with the prices each item)
  • 2 pages of Beck's account with John Cameron General Wholesale and Retail for August & September 1894 (itemized list with the prices each item);
  • 2 cancelled cheques, Imperial Bank of Canada, 1906;
  • employment contract between the Town of Edmonton and Nicholas Beck, as Solicitor and Advocate for the Town of Edmonton, dated 28 Feb 1900.
Beck, Nicholas D.
CA EDM MS-360 · Fonds · 1893 - 1916

The fonds consists of day book receipts, cash books, stock lists, and account ledgers created during the operation of McLean & Company Hardware. Customer names and their purchases are collected in the day book receipts, with some customer accounts reflecting outstanding debits. An unused counter sales book has also been included with the records and bears custom printing with the McLean & Company Hardware name. The McLean & Company Current Ledger and Monthly Statements have been preserved in their original, custom bindings to reflect how the records were used and added to as needed.

The photographs include images of the McLean Family, the McLean house, landmarks around the McLean home, and of the hardware store. There are some notations on the backs of the images, though most are untitled.

McLean & Company Hardware
CA EDM MS-54 · Fonds · 1894 - 1957

The fonds consists of accounting and other records created by William C. Marshall. It includes personal and business correspondence, financial records, account books, tax notices, real estate information, programs and photographs.

Business records include the records of Lee and Marshall, Great West Land Co. Ltd., Smith Bros. Ltd., Beaver Securities Co. Ltd. and Jasper Forest Sawmills Company Limited, as well as an investment partnership, H.R. Smith - T.G. Ashbaugh.

Marshall, William Cunningham
Hamilton Family fonds
CA EDM MS-30 · Fonds · 1894 - ?

The fonds consists of invitations, programmes, pamphlets, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to Mary Hamilton, her mother Eliza Hamilton and brother Robert Hamilton. The photographs include Mary (Maisie) Hamilton and her family and friends.

Hamilton Family
CA EDM MS-100 · Fonds · 1896 - 1910

The fonds consists of correspondence relating to his activities as a candidate for the North-West Territories Legislature, service as Secretary-Treasurer of the Town of Strathcona, N.W.T., officer of the Strathcona Liberal Association and Premier of Alberta. There is also one framed photographic collage, first mayor and council, Strathcona, 1899.
Also included are documents relating to Alexander Cameron Rutherford and the Town of Strathcona, possibly acquired by Doug Babcock during his research for his biography, 'Alexander Cameron Rutherford : A Gentleman of Strathcona', 1980.

Rutherford, Alexander Cameron
Edmonton Hockey Club fonds
CA EDM MS-598 · Fonds · 1896-1911

This fonds consists of records produced by the Edmonton Hockey Club during its existence from 1896 to 1910. Materials include correspondence, player contracts, minutes, receipts, and postcards. Also included in the fonds are photographs of various sports clubs and athletes in Edmonton such as the bowling team, baseball players, skiers, and track runners. Records also relate to hockey in Alberta and the Alberta Amateur Hockey League.

Edmonton Hockey Club
Hubert A. Hollingworth fonds
CA EDM MS-59 · Fonds · 1897 - 1985

The fonds consists of textual records and photographs created or collected by Hubert A. Hollingworth. The textual records reflect Hollingworth’s business and photography work, as well as his family and household life. There are also records where it is not known how they are specifically related to Hollingworth, so it has been assumed he collected the pieces. These records, as well as the books and maps, reflect Hollingworth's variety of interests.

The photographs cover a wide array of Edmonton including buildings and street scenes, activities and events, as well as people and businesses.

The photograph records are divided into two series:
Series 1 – Hollingworth Photographs.
Series 2 – Glass Slide Photographs.

Hollingworth, Hubert Alan
John Joseph Duggan fonds
CA EDM MS-28 · Fonds · 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.

Duggan, John Joseph