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Photographs
CA EDM MS-323-12 · Series · [before 1973] - 1979
Part of Edmonton Social Planning Council fonds

The series consists of photographs from the Edmonton Social Planning Council's 1979 Annual Meeting and of Edmonton housing, both interiors and exteriors.

Edmonton Social Planning Council
James N. Stephens fonds
CA EDM MS-794 · Fonds · 1948-1979

This fonds consists primarily of architectural drawings, including plans, sections, elevations, floor plans, electrical layouts, and sketches (of both home exteriors and design features). Included are original and copied plans and drawings. The drawings reflect all aspects of Stephens' career, but the bulk of the material is from his 1968 incorporated company, James N. Stephens Limited. A few textual records and photographs are also included, relating to both Stephens’ own company and his work with G. W. Golden Construction.
The Stephens fonds were with the family until it was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives, and most of the material had been stored rolled for many years. While all attempts were made to discern original order, much of the material was loose, and lacked identifiers such as dates, clients’ names, or project addresses. In some cases the plans were generic, and meant to be built where a client lot was purchased. The material was arranged according to the following five series:
Series 1: Home and Commercial Designers/Home Designers
Series 2: G. W. Golden Construction Ltd.
Series 3: Christenson Homes
Series 4: James N. Stephens Ltd.
Series 5: Unidentified drawings
As mentioned, it is not always possible to determine who or when (or where) a plan was created. There is a lot of material that was completed without dates, locations, or Company logos. When no information about the company could be determined, the plans were moved to series 5.
The fonds remained in James Stephens’ possession until his death in 1993, and was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives on behalf of the family by Alison Stephens, James’ daughter-in-law.

Stephens, James Noble
Hook Signs Ltd. fonds
CA EDM MS-687 · Fonds · 1912 - 1980

The fonds consists of records created by Hooks Signs Ltd. of Edmonton.
The textural records (1912-1949, predominantly 1912-1919) include 9 invoice books from 21 Oct 1912 to 31 Oct 1919 and 2 Sep 1947 to 31 Jan 1949, as well as Hook Signs labels, certificates, Licenses, administrative records, and materials for an anniversary book.
The photographs (1920-1980) include images of the billboards and signs created by Hook Signs. There are also various street scenes and intersections in Edmonton, with a blank billboard sign in the background. These were used to show advertising opportunities to potential clients.

Hook Signs Ltd
John J. Chalmers fonds
CA EDM MS-876 · Fonds · 1969-1981

The fonds consists of photographs taken by John J. Chalmers of Fort Edmonton Park for the September-October 1973 issue of ATA Magazine. Also included in the fonds is a copy of the issue of ATA Magazine. The fonds also consists of 61 colour slides with images of downtown Edmonton and the River Valley and photographs of Fort Edmonton Park taken by John Chalmers.

File list:

  1. Edmonton : Souvenir of the Alberta-Inaugural Ceremony-Friday, September First, Nineteen Hundred and Five
  2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins game program February 20, 1981
  3. Slides 1 to 10
  4. Slides 11 to 20
  5. Slides 21 to 30
  6. Slides 31 to 40
  7. Slides 41 to 50
  8. Slides 51 to 60
  9. Slide 61
Chalmers, John J.
Council Projects
CA EDM MS-323-6 · Series · 1949 - 1982
Part of Edmonton Social Planning Council fonds

This series consists of a variety of records concerning projects the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its numerous committees were involved in or concerned with. The projects concern social issues such as the needs of the elderly, community services and development, child welfare and day care services, the Christmas Bureau, the development and support of cooperatives, community schools, services for people with physical disabilities, services for homeless people, women’s shelters, Indigenous and Metis welfare, poverty, rehabilitation, and more. In some cases the E.S.P.C. was the primary driving force behind a project while in other cases it provided support to other organizations’ projects. The types of records included in this series include minutes, correspondence, memorandums, reports, proposals, and studies. The records provide insight into the social issues the E.S.P.C. was concerned with as well as how it worked to address them. In addition, the records help paint a picture of how the E.S.P.C. and its role within the community changed over time.

Edmonton Social Planning Council
John Matishak fonds
CA EDM MS-910 · Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1983, predominant ca. 1930

The fonds consists of photographs of early-20th-century images of Edmonton including stores, streetscapes, and parades.

Matishak, John
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
Richard York Secord
CA EDM MS-46-3 · Series · 1902 - 1986
Part of Secord Family fonds

The series consists of agendas, minutes, correspondence and supporting documentation relating to Richard York Secord’s service on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 1959-1968, the Edmonton Archives and Landmarks Committee/Edmonton Historical Board, 1964-1972, the Alberta Heritage Sites Board, 1973-1976, and the Fort Edmonton Foundation, 1970-1975.

There is also personal and business correspondence, including correspondence relating to the Secord family history, as well as research material, correspondence and manuscripts relating to the Richard Henry Secord biography and Richard York Secord memoirs.

The photographs and books reflect many aspects of Richard Y. Secord’s activities and interests.

Secord, Richard York