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The fonds consists of two scrapbooks created by Ethel MacKenzie between 1900 and 1930, consisting of newspaper clippings, marriage announcements, wedding invitations, dance cards, postcards, theatre programs, and souvenirs.
File list:
Box 1, File 1: ephemera removed from scrapbook 1
Box 1: Scrapbook 1
Box 2, File 2: scrapbook 2
Box 2, File 3: plan of table at civic luncheon in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Box 2, File 4: page from scrapbook 1, includes Summer School for Teachers 1917, bulletin no. 24 and Western Universities Battalion 196th, October 21, 1916
Box 2, File 5: Summer school for teachers, 1917, bulletins 1 thru 23

The fonds consists of records from Thomas Henry Jones life in Edmonton, Lizzie Boyle and the Edmonton Exhibition.

File 1:
Municipality of the Town of Edmonton Tax Assessment for T.H. Jones of lots 83 & 84, 3 block HBR (Hudson’s Bay Reserve), 1902;
Northwest Territories Summon For Jurors to Thos. H. Jones, to appear at Court in Edmonton Wednesday October 1, dated September 19, 1902;
City of Edmonton Voter’s List 1904 (includes Jones, T.H.).

File 2:
Dominion Lands receipt, issued to Lizzie Boyle for scrip purchase of land, SE ¼ and E ½ of SW ¼, of Section 4, in Township 56, Range 24, west 4 Meridian, December 19, 1900 (land is near Morinville);
Envelope addressed to Miss Lizzie Boyle, c/o Harry Jones Esq (likely for Dominion Lands receipt).

File 3:
Printed programme – Alberta’s Grand Summer Fair, July 1 to 4, 1901, Edmonton (includes Citizens’ Day, Old Timers’ Day, Farmers’ Day, Americans’ Day), by the Edmonton Industrial Exhibition Association Limited;
Printed programme – Edmonton’s Annual Exhibition, 1907 (July 1-4), Official Race Programme.

The fonds consists of records belonging to Kenneth William MacKenzie. They include:

• An Address to Governor-General, Sir Gilbert John Elliott Murray Kynnymond [sic], 4th Earl of Minto, signed on behalf of Town of Edmonton, Kenneth William MacKenzie, September 1901;
• A petition requesting Kenneth MacKenzie to stand as Mayor of the City of Edmonton, 1904.

The fonds consists of records of James Taylor’s military career:

• a notice of parade for the Winnipeg Rifles, 90th Regiment, “A” Company, 1900;
• a Certificate of Discharge from the Winnipeg 90th Rifles, March 2, 1901;
• a one-page hand written personal account of James W. Taylor's time in South Africa, 1901-1902 (includes place, date and notes).
• 7 pages of typewritten accounts from James W. Taylor's diary in South Africa from February 24, 1902 to June 1, 1902; Certificate of Discharge from the South African Constabulary, February 21, 1903;
• a pass from the South African Constabulary, 1903;
  The photographs are also from James Taylor’s military carrier and include Canadian troops in South Africa.

This fonds contains records relating to the financial administration of the City of Edmonton. It has been divided into the following series:

• Series 1: Debentures
• Series 2: Annual Financial Statements and Reports
• Series 3: Payroll
• Series 4: Employee Pensions
• Series 5: General Ledgers
• Series 6: Investment Management
• Series 7: Reports
• Series 8: Budget Documents
• Series 9: Office of the Comptroller
• Series 10: Contracts
• Series 11: Project Files
• Series 12 : Office of the General Manager
• Series 13: Risk Management
• Series 14: Tax Collection Branch

This fonds contains the records of the Planning Department and its predecessors. An arrangement has been placed on the records. They have been placed into the following series:

• Series 17.0: Planchecker's Files
• Series 1: Planning Department Records 1970-1982
• Series 2: Municipal Planning Commission
• Series 3: Names Advisory Committee
• Series 4: Address Coordination Committee
• Series 5: Permits
• Series 6: Photographs
• Series 7: Scrapbooks
• Series 8: Development Appeal Board
• Series 9: Heritage Planning
• Series 10: Town Planning Commission
• Series 11: Condominium Subdivision Files
• Series 12: Subdivision Files
• Series 13: Land Use Bylaw Files
• Series 14: Zoning Appeal Board
• Series 15: Interim Development Appeal Board
• Series 16: Zoning Committee
• Series 18: Census Aggregates
• Series 19: Edmonton District Planning Commission
• Series 20: Reports and Publications

The fonds consists of a photograph of the mining boat where Orville Waddell worked – the Mongamorie.

The fonds consists of an album of Byron-May photographs. Many of the photographs were part of their business, including commissioned images.
The album also includes photographs of the Percy Byron and Gustave May families.

The fonds consists of 9 photographs pertaining to the life of Duncan Campbell, including a bridge in Whitemud, his cottage, and portrait. Also included are photographs of teachers in Fort Saskatchewan and H.B. McKenzie.

Fonds consists of transcriptions of court cases and hearings, correspondence, bylaws, contracts, architectural drawings, maps, photographs and artwork relating to city activities the law branch believed where of historical significance.

An order has been imposed on the material. The arrangement includes multiple series based on the function law was serving within the City. Within each series the records were processed following the order received from the creator as much as possible.

• 13.1: Mayors and Council
• 13.2: Bylaws
• 13.3: Contracts
• 13.4: City Land and Property Development
• 13.5: Legal proceedings and Administration
• 13.6: Divestments