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CA EDM MS-1251 · Collection · 1914 - 2023

This collection consists of records from Edmonton cultural communities or communities of interest. It also includes community records obtained or collected by the City of Edmonton Archives, such as oral histories or digital copies. The collection contains the following series:

  • Series 1: Yong Fei Guan - Goji book and research
  • Series 2: Chinatown Greetings - Untouchable Chinatown book
  • Series 3: Alberta Thai Association สมาคมไทยในอัลเบอร์ต้า - Association records
  • Series 4: Ging Wei Wong 黃景煒 - Edmonton Chinese directories and Chinese restaurant menus
CA EDM MS-1245 · Fonds · 1941, 1976 - 2016

This fonds consists of records by the Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA). Association records include The Aurora [オーロラ] newsletters, Moshi Moshi [もしもし] newsletters, Metro Edmonton Japanese Community School annual reports, and the History Project survey and oral history interviews and publications. There is also a directory of Japanese in Canada from 1941 and a film reel titled "Japanese Heritage in Alberta" from the Alberta Cultural Heritage Film Series.

Edmonton Japanese Community Association
CA EDM MS-595 · Fonds · 1969 - 2010

The Gay and Lesbian Archives captures many aspects of Edmonton’s gay and lesbian population, ca. 1970 to the mid-2000s and the growth of organizations and groups to facilitate and serve them. The primary organizations represented in the fonds, and described as the first four series of the fonds are: the Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE), Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA), the AIDS Network of Edmonton Society, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE). Within each of these organizations, are administrative records including bylaws, constitution, meeting minutes and documents, financial statements, and correspondence, as well as any type of activity or committee records maintained by the said organization.

There is inter-relatedness to many of these organizations, and the boundaries between their activities and mandate can be hard to distinguish from one another. Series 5, as an example, is the Edmonton Pride Festival Society records, which had origins with both GALA and GLCCE but outgrew both organizations to form its own society in 1999, and is concerned with numerous on-going annual pride events organized for Edmonton. Other series in the fonds that have origins in earlier organizations include Series 9: Civil/Human Rights; Series 12: Organizations; and Series 13: Resources and References. Responsibilities for collecting in these series shifted as organizations and their committees closed and reopened under new names and structures, and so the decision was made to organize the records within separate series to better describe them and capture this evolution.

The remaining series in the fonds represents a way to organize the records to reflect what has already been donated, but also allow for expansion as further accruals are received.

Smaller series in the fonds include series 6, the University of Alberta Gay organizations; series 7: Sporting Associations; and Series 10, Youth Related Organizations and Resources. While relatively small yet in extent, there is the potential for growth within each of these series as new University-related groups, sporting organizations, and youth-focused associations relating to Edmonton’s GLBQT population form. Gay cultural and social organizations were also established in Edmonton, and two of the series in the fonds relate directly to these: Series 8 is records of the Vocal Minority Music Society which later became Edmonton Vocal Minority, and Series 11 contains records from some of the clubs and entertainment venues that operated in Edmonton. The connection between series is again obvious, as for example, the gay entertainment clubs often hosted events and activities as fundraisers for the Aids Network of Edmonton. Continued expansion in these series is also likely.

A final series was created to capture those files created by Michael Phair, a well-known Edmontonian and activist for the gay community of Edmonton. His name is connected with many of the groups represented in this fonds, and he was a prime mover behind the gathering and preserving of the Gay and Lesbian archive.

Series are as follows:

  • Series 1 – Gay Alliance Toward Equity (GATE)
  • Series 2 – Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA)
  • Series 3 – AIDS Network / HIV Edmonton
  • Series 4 – Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE) / Pride Centre of Edmonton
  • Series 5 – Edmonton Pride Festival Society / Pride Events
  • Series 6 – University of Alberta Gay Organizations
  • Series 7 – Sporting Associations
  • Series 8 – The Vocal Minority Music Society / Edmonton Vocal Minority
  • Series 9 – Civil / Human Rights
  • Series 10 – Youth Related Organizations / Resources
  • Series 11 – Clubs / Entertainment Venues
  • Series 12 – Organizations
  • Series 13 – Resources and References
  • Series 14 – Michael Phair records
Gay and Lesbian Archives of Edmonton
CA EDM MS-1212 · Fonds · 1989 - 1999

The fonds consists of the records of the Avenue of Nations Business Association from its creation until its disestablishment by City Bylaw. The records include minutes, agendas, budgets, project files, and photographs of events held or attended by the Association. These events included Annual General Meetings, Heritage Days Parades, Children’s Carnivals, Lunar New Year Celebrations. and Green Day Cleanup events. Also included are two street lamp banners bearing the Avenue of Nations logo that were hung on street lamps in the BRZ when the Association was active.

The Avenue of Nations Business Association
CA EDM MS-1240 · Fonds · 2002-2019

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the Phoenix Multi-Faith Society for Harmony in Edmonton.

File list:

  1. Preparatory Materials: agendas, minutes, correspondence - Jewish Community and Police Liaison Centre - Jewish/Muslim Community Steering Committee, 2002-2005 (Internally Restricted)
  2. Documents of Incorporation: certificate of incorporation and bylaws, 2006 August 29 (Internally Restricted)
  3. Launch of Society: press release, Western Catholic Reporter article, Backgrounder, letters of appointment - Christian members, 2006 (Internally Restricted)
  4. Board of Directors : agendas, minutes (board and committees), correspondence, membership lists 2006-2008 (missing 2008-12-12 meeting minutes) (Internally Restricted)
  5. Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, financials, correspondence - correspondence re: "Our Stories" publication (2009) and Tri-Faith celebration at Edm. City Hall (2011), 2009-2011 (Internally Restricted)
  6. Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, financials, correspondence - re: "Our Stories", TRC, Tri-Faith Event at City Hall, Alberta Hate Crimes, Safe and Caring Schools, Rev. Cliff Guebert, 2012-2014 (Internally Restricted) [photograph glued to card]
  7. Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, financials, membership lists, correspondence - re: strategic planning retreat, Tri-Fatih celebrations, Daniel Woodall, Edm. Public School Diversity Day, Edm. hate crimes, 2015-2017 (Internally Restricted)
  8. Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, financials, membership lists, correspondence - re: North American Interfaith Network, Edm. Public Schools Diversity Day, Mapping Diversity Project, Hate Crime in Edson, Upstanders initiative, website redesign, memorial, archiving project, 2018 (Internally Restricted)
  9. Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, financials, membership lists, correspondence, 2019 (Internally Restricted)
  10. Resources: "Our Stories" book and membership brochure, 2009
Phoenix Multi-Faith Society for Harmony
CA EDM MS-745 · Fonds · 2003 - 2004

The fonds consists of records created during the Rossdale Flats Aboriginal Oral History Project, as well as the two volumes of the final report published in 2004. The project was undertaken in 2003, coinciding with the establishment of the Rossdale Burial Site Memorial. The objective of the project was to collect and transcribe the oral histories of Indigenous people and other individuals who have a historical relationship with the Rossdale Flats area. The twenty-seven participants were drawn from activists and advocates, including Elders, community members, residents, and historians, who wished to participate in the project to promote awareness of the significance of the site. The work was carried out by three researchers, Jacqueline Pelletier, Dianne Stretch-Strang, and Melanie Poole. Each file contains interview recordings, transcripts, and notes about the interviewee.

Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee
Frank Bernard Jamerson fonds
CA EDM MS-386 · Fonds · 1914 - 1988

The fonds consists of a historical and biographical narrative handwritten by Frank Bernard Jamerson regarding Black immigration into western Canada as well as the Black experience in the prairies, specifically northern Alberta Black communities. The first file in the fonds consists of this narrative while the second file consists of newspaper clippings, family photographs, an anniversary booklet of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and correspondence used by Jamerson in the creation of his narrative.

Jamerson, Frank Bernard
CA EDM MS-1213 · Collection · [ca. 201-?]

This collection consists of records created and collected by Dr. Evans in his work regarding Chinese immigration and settlement in Western Canada. The records consist of original research materials written by Dr. Evans, copies of newspaper clippings of events featuring members of the Chinese community, and copies of documents originally found in Library and Archives Canada regarding Chinese immigration and movement.

CA EDM MS-93 · Fonds · 1976

The fonds consists of one letter from Vera Neilsen describing the early history of the club. It includes references to Tage Aaquist, Art Anderson, Erling Peterson and the Danish Canadian Soccer Club.

Danish Society of Edmonton
CA EDM MS-99 · Fonds · 1976

The fonds consists of a brief history of the American Women's Club of Edmonton written by Doris Hayashi.

American Women's Club of Edmonton