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CA EDM MS-1220-1 · Series · 1892-2003
Part of Edmonton Art Gallery fonds

The series consists of records pertaining to the operation and administrative functions of the Edmonton Art Gallery. Included in the series are financial records, reports, correspondence, certificates, and promotional materials. Also included in the series are plans relating to the acquisition of land for new gallery, records related to the Edmonton Art Club, and architecture design drawings for the gallery.
The series also includes records from the Blow Condell family who donated money to build the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1962. The building was named the Arthur Blow Condell Memorial Building after Dr. William Newton and Abigail Edith Condell's son who died in 1910.

CA EDM RG-200-12-1 · Item · [between 1967 and 1994]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Olav Aaberg (1897-1994) was born in Norway, the third of eleven children. He graduated from University of Oslo as a land surveyor and engineer, then immigrated to Canada in 1927. After a brief time in Calgary, he moved to Edmonton, where he began work for Northern Alberta Railway in 1930. That year, he married Mabel Marshal (1909-2002). Olav painted watercolours starting in the 1940s, and after he retired in 1962 focused on oil paintings. His obituary states that he created hundreds of oils and portraits over the years, but was most proud of his scene of the Klondike Days Promenade. It took two years to complete, and was displayed in City Hall and other government buildings.

Minutes
CA EDM MS-1227-1 · Series · 1982-2002
Part of Society of Western Canadian Artists fonds

The series consists of minutes from the monthly, executive, and general meetings of the Society of Western Canadian Artists/Federation of Canadian Artists, Alberta Region, Edmonton Branch. The series also includes agendas and supporting documentation.

CA EDM RG-200-12-10 · Item · 1986
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

L-R: Roy Ellwood (Information Technology), John Pare (Personnel), Don Ausman Parks and Recreation), Ed Podivinsky (Sanitary Services), Ed Kyte (Edmonton Power), Bruce Duncan (Planning and Development), Bob David (Public Works and Transit), Cy Armstrong (City Manager), Garry Weese (Real Estate and Supply Services), John Lackey (Social Services), Jack McAuley (Finance), Cal McGonigle (City Clerk), Stu Scott (City Assessor), Bob Lunney (Police Chief), Reg Bird (Edmonton Telephones), Bob Walker (Fire Chief).

The artist is believed to be Sandra Thornton, who was the Senior Production Coordinator in the Corporate Services' Corporate Communications Office.

General Theatre
CA EDM MS-690-10 · Series · 1936-1991
Part of Macdonald, Clifton Family fonds

The series consists of various programmes, newsletters and news clippings pertaining to theatre in Edmonton, collected by various members of the Macdonald and Clifton families.
However as several members of the Macdonald and Clifton families were involved in theatre, it is not specifically clear who collected what material, hence attributed to the family in general.

Macdonald, Clifton Family
Clubs/Entertainment Venues
CA EDM MS-595-11 · Series · 1970 - 2009
Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of Edmonton fonds (GALA)

This series consists of records of some of the clubs described above, but predominantly Club 70, The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR) and The Roost Nightclub. There are early administrative records for Club 70, as well as newsletters and photographs. ISCWR records include Coronation programs and information from the first coronation in 1976, and then further programs and records from courts held from 1985 to 2009. There are numerous event and promotion files for The Roost Nightclub, including monthly event calendars, broadsheets and flyers, news clippings and event posters. Included with the records were Roost Nightclub plaques and trophies.

Clubs / Entertainment Venues
Poster Collection
CA EDM RG-200-11 · Series · 1964 - 2011
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This series contains posters that were either anonymously sent to the Archives or found in the collection of the City of Edmonton Archives. The posters had no provenance, and were therefore combined into a single series. The posters relate to festivals, theatre productions, community events, and fundraisers held in the Edmonton area.

CA EDM RG-200-12-18 · Item · [195-?]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This work was painted by Agnes Teviotdale. Agnes Teviotdale was born in Strathcona to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson in 1893. She was a member of the first graduating class at the U of A in 1912. She worked for EPSB until 1918, then went to England where she worked as a nurses aid with the Voluntary Aid Division, returning to Edmonton in 1919, where she worked as secretary to the Dean of Arts at U of A. In 1922 she married David Teviotdale. At some point they moved to California, but when David died in 1940 she returned to Edmonton with her two children. She worked with others to create the Historical Map of South Edmonton (EAM-29). She wrote a book on her father in 1972 called “Vast Prospects and Splendid Songs: Harry Wilson Strathcona Pioneer of 1892” (920 TEV). She died in 1977.

CA EDM RG-200-12-19 · Item · [between 1942 and 1959]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Ruth Gaynor Haley joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1942, and participated in numerous Art Club exhibitions between 1942 and 1954. A member of the Alberta Society of Artists, Ruth Haley worked in numerous artistic media, including oil, watercolour, egg tempera, and casein. She passed away April 12, 1959 and was buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

Scrapbooks and Invitations
CA EDM MS-1220-2 · Series · 1925-2003
Part of Edmonton Art Gallery fonds

The series consists of scrapbooks created by the Edmonton Art Gallery and invitations received by the Edmonton Art Gallery. The scrapbooks contain clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and various textual records collected by the EAG.