The fonds consists of scrapbooks, photographs and other records pertaining to the construction of the Alaska Highway and the Canol Project and the air facilities related to them and dating from 1942 to 1945.
File list:
File 1: Reports on the Canol project, poetry, menus, bulletin
File 2: Welcome American, The Alaska Highway revised edition, money. Includes 10 coins
File 3: The Story of the tour on the Skagway, Alaska Street Car
File 4: Menus, newspaper clippings, letters, maps, train time table, work feasibility chart
File 5: Scrapbook on the military. 49 photographs : b&w
File 6: Scrapbook on newspaper articles on Alaska Highway and Canol Project. – 1943-1944. Scrapbook extremely fragile, access copy in box.
File 8: Whitepass Railroad. 11 photographs : b&w
File 9: U.S. Army H.Q. Site – Jesuit College. 5 photographs : b&w & sepia
File 10: 3 photographs : sepia & b&w. Alaska Highway, Lt. Col. E.E. Kirkpatrick portrait, unidentified military group portrait.
Library: 665.54 FIN o/s Canol: the sub-Arctic Pipeline and Refinery Project constructed by Bechtel-Price-Callahan for the Corps of Engineers United States Army 1942-1944.
This series consist of records relating to tenants of the airport, including leases, agreements, and correspondence with government organizations and private companies conducting business on airport land.
The fonds consists of photographs of the Edmonton skyline from various viewpoints.
Zonder titelThe fonds consists of research papers written by Raymond Corley on the history and development of the Edmonton Interurban Railway and the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway.
The Edmonton Interurban Railway ran between Edmonton and St. Albert. The line opened on September 30, 1913, and was partially phased into the Edmonton Radial Railway System in 1916. In 1920, the system was purchased by the City of Edmonton.
The Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railway was the first railway built into Edmonton, before amalgamation with Strathcona. The EY&P railway connected with the Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C&E) and eventually became part of the Canadian North Railway.
The records include the original research papers, with subsequent revisions.
Note – the later revisions are only the pages that were changed, not the entire paper.
File List:
File 1. Edmonton Interurban Railway - original paper 1970/1971 (2 c.), revised 1983; revised pages 1987.
File 2. Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railway, original paper – original paper 1968, revised pages n.d., revision 1970/1971, revision Dec 1971, revised pages 1972, revised pages 1987.
The fonds consists of textual records and photographs created or collected by Hubert A. Hollingworth. The textual records reflect Hollingworth’s business and photography work, as well as his family and household life. There are also records where it is not known how they are specifically related to Hollingworth, so it has been assumed he collected the pieces. These records, as well as the books and maps, reflect Hollingworth's variety of interests.
The photographs cover a wide array of Edmonton including buildings and street scenes, activities and events, as well as people and businesses.
The photograph records are divided into two series:
Series 1 – Hollingworth Photographs.
Series 2 – Glass Slide Photographs.
This fonds consists of an information brochure on the Council, annual report (1974), list of presidents (1962-1976) and an operational summary as of July 1975 including a history and list of accomplishments to that date.
Zonder titelThe fonds consists Parker’s research and manuscript for his book ‘The Edmonton Incline Railway’, as well the published book ‘Interurban To St. Albert: The Edmonton Interurban Railway’ by R.F. Corley and Douglas V. Parker (388.4 COR). The photographs consist of Edmonton Transit trolley and transit cars.
File List:
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Research material for Parker's book The Edmonton Incline Railway, including:
~ Handwritten excerpts (1994-1996) from newspaper articles and government reports (1901-1986, predominant 1905-1913) relating to the Edmonton Incline Railway;
~ Notes on Joe Hostyn and family;
~ Handwritten excerpts from newspaper articles (1905-1906) relating to Edmonton area steamers;
~ Lists of newspaper articles (1905-1913) regarding steamships;
~ Lists of newspaper articles (1901-1913) regarding streetcars and the Canadian Pacific Railway;
~ 20 February 2007 Canada.com article on proposed funicular in river valley;
~ 20 January 2005 RealEstateWeekly.com article on Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company -
The Edmonton Incline Railway by Doug V. Parker, including:
~ draft manuscript of The Edmonton Incline Railway
~ typed excerpts (18 February 2001) from newspaper articles and government reports (1905-1986, predominant 1905-1913) relating to the Edmonton Incline Railway;
~ photocopied images of the Edmonton Incline Railway.
The series consist of correspondence between Municipal Airport officials and City employees, other levels of government, clients, and private individuals relating to the operation of the Municipal Airport.
The fonds consists of photos taken by Eric Bland for the Edmonton Bulletin in the last five years of the Bulletin’s existence (April 1947-January 1951) (EA-600). The photos include Edmonton personalities, accidents, events, clubs and societies, buildings (including churches, schools and hospitals), commerce, industry, transportation and military.
The fonds also includes images used in the publication 'Edmonton Bulletin Special Edition 1911' (EB-26). This publication gave a history of Edmonton to that point. The photographs include people, houses, buildings businesses, street scenes, bridges and transportation.
The fonds consists of records created by Hooks Signs Ltd. of Edmonton.
The textural records (1912-1949, predominantly 1912-1919) include 9 invoice books from 21 Oct 1912 to 31 Oct 1919 and 2 Sep 1947 to 31 Jan 1949, as well as Hook Signs labels, certificates, Licenses, administrative records, and materials for an anniversary book.
The photographs (1920-1980) include images of the billboards and signs created by Hook Signs. There are also various street scenes and intersections in Edmonton, with a blank billboard sign in the background. These were used to show advertising opportunities to potential clients.