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CA EDM RG-200-12-40 · Item · 1997
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Painting features the James Macdonald Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River with downtown Edmonton in the background.

Ivan Salisny was born in 1921 in Ukraine, and moved to Edmonton with his wife Helen in 1953. He attended NAIT, and worked at the City of Edmonton as a draftsman until his retirement in 1984. He passed away in Edmonton in 2016.

CA EDM MS-56 · Fonds · [ca. 1885]-2009, predominant 1914-2009

The fonds consists of textual records, historical documents, photographs, paintings and maps gathered by NAPOTA in support of the association’s goal of preserving the history of Edmonton. The fonds also includes the records of the association including minutes, membership records, correspondence, financial documents and news clippings.
The fonds is arranged as follows:

  1. Minutes 1914-1989
  2. Correspondence files 1926, 1928-1929
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  3. Topical files 1887-2009
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  4. Membership records
  5. Newspapers and Clippings
  6. Financial records
  7. Certificates
  8. Ephemera
  9. Maps
  10. Books
Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association
Lillian Maze fonds
CA EDM MS-486 · Fonds · [ca. 1910] - [ca. 1980]

The fonds consists of the following:

  • File 1: Article titled 'The Big Hotel' by Lillian Maze about the Columbia Stopping House, which was published in the Edmonton Journal (1953) and formed the basis of an article published in the Spring 1964 edition of The Alberta Historical Review. There is also a souvenir booklet 'Souvenir of the Edmonton Schools - Issued at the Opening of the High School, May 9, 1911' (1911). The Edmonton High School was later known as Victoria School.
  • File 2: Painting by Lillian Maze's daughter and Edmonton Art Club member Kathleen Anne Elizabeth (Betty) Hickey titled "Columbia Stopping House". The building was located at the corner of Grierson (101A Avenue) and 96 Street. The painting was formerly described as EAA-66-1.

The photographs include EA-512-1: a portrait of Lillian Maze [ca. 1980] and EA-512: a photograph of Columbia House [ca. 1910].

Maze, Lillian
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.

Dorothy May King fonds
CA EDM MS-237 · Fonds · 1977
  • File 1: "Childhood Memories of Edmonton, 1902-1911" written by Dorothy May King in conjunction with Christina McQueen McKnight, and Jean McQueen Siemens (1977)
  • File 2: Portrait of John Rowand painted by Dorothy May King (n.d.)
King, Dorothy May
CA EDM MS-2-76 · File · [ca. 1905]
Part of Emily Murphy fonds

This painting shows an artist's portrayal from the top of McDougall Hill looking south and west towards Rossdale and the river valley. The painting includes the Edmonton Hotel, the Edmonton Brewing and Malting Co., and the City Flour Mills.

CA EDM MS-46-3-File 142 · Item · [ca. 1933]
Part of Secord Family fonds

Joseph van der Gracht was born in the Netherlands in 1880. He married Florence Ethel Ross, and joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1929. He moved with his family to Vancouver around 1933. He died in 1959.

This painting was included in the Edmonton Art Club 1933 exhibition.