The collection consists of materials collected by Alfred Want of Edmonton dating from 1903-1905. The fonds consists of a memoir of Ed Tel and Ed Tel reports and correspondence from 1903-1905.
Want, Alfred H.J.The collection consists of a copy of the Edmonton Bulletin, No. 1, November 2, 1889 and 1970 newspaper clipping from the Sarnia Observer noting the Edmonton Bulletin, first issued December 6, 1880, as the first newspaper in Alberta.
The photographs include images of Indigenous peoples and one image of the Daily (Edmonton) Bulletin building.
Haines, Alfred HenryThis series consists of records related to the proposed privatization of ED Tel in 1994. The records include correspondence, a memorandum, presentations, proposals, and notes relating to different options. The material was used by Allan Bolstad in his capacity as a City Councillor.
The Edmonton Telephones Corporation (ED Tel) was created in 1990 as a result of the provincial Telecommunications Act, which allowed municipalities to provide telecommunications services and products through a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation, but not through a City department. In early 1994 the outgoing ED Tel President publicly raised the idea of selling the utility. Ultimately the Edmonton Telephones Corporation was sold to Telus on March 10, 1995 for $470,221,872.
Bolstad, AllanThis fonds contains material Allan Shute gathered for his Edmonton Access Catalogue. This includes newspaper clippings, assorted publications, pamphlets, newsletters, as well as other material. Shute has arranged this material into various subjects, and has filed them alphabetically.
Shute, AllanThis series contains architectural drawings of City Hall, used by the Telephone Department to install and maintain telephone service. It contains the following files:
- File 1: City Hall electrical plans (1954 September)
- File 2: City Hall main floor telephone system revisions (1956 November 29)
- File 3: City Hall basement, 2nd floor, 3rd floor plans (1967)
- File 4: 2nd floor City Hall alterations to P.B.X. Room (1972); City Hall 3rd floor plan details, interior alterations (1975)
The collection consists of copies of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, including the first issue Vol. 1, No. 1, December 6, 1880 (2 copies) and Vol. 1., No. 3, December 20,1880
Cameron FamilyThis fonds consists of correspondence, publications, pamphlets, ephemera and other records created as a result of the City's function of communicating with the public and planning for and celebrating special events. It has been divided into the following series:
- Series 1: Photographs
- Series 2: Citizens Action Centre
- Series 3: 1994 Commonwealth Games Bid Committee
- Series 4: Civic Centennial Committee
- Series 5: Edmonton's 75th Anniversary Committee
- Series 6: RCMP Centennial Committee
- Series 7: Correspondence Files
- Series 8: Alberta 75th Municipal Anniversary Committee
- Series 9: Corporate Newsletters
- Series 10: Discrete Items
- Series 11: Special Events Office
This fonds consists of records generated by the Telephone Department. It includes the following series:
- Series 1: Reports
- Series 2: Photographs
- Series 3: Equipment Records
- Series 4: Discrete Items
- Series 5: Architectural Drawings
- Series 6: Executive
- Series 7: Correspondence
- Series 8: Edmonton Telephones Corporation
This series contains correspondence to and from the department. There is also material which relates to later departmental policies and procedures.