Harry V. Shaw and a dog, possibly an Airedale.
This fonds consists of correspondence, artwork, photographs, and objects belonging to Margaret Chappelle. The fonds reflects Chappelle's work as an artist and a leader and active participant in Edmonton's art scene. The photographs include images of her completed works, and also document her and her husband's life and their relatives. There are also several photos of MacKinnon Ravine and Whitemud Creek which speak to her interest in environmental conservation.
Sem títuloThis series consists of records that Cam and Joy created and collected mostly through the 1950s to the 1990s including their involvement both professionally and personally in environmental organizations, environmental protest, the creation of wildlife sanctuaries, their feedback on various environmental projects by the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta, Cam and Joy’s work in Edmonton Parks, and their later birding and nature exploration column with the Edmonton Journal. It also includes some records of their son Brett Finlay, now Dr. Finlay, and his involvement with the Junior Nature Federation and environmental protest. It also includes some records not related to environmental activities including some Edmonton history books, an early computer users group, and Joy’s pottery hobby.
This series consists of records created as a part of Joy's work in Outdoor Education. It includes publications, curriculum development documents, correspondence, conference documents - both attending and speaking at - workshop documents and records documenting the development of educational programming in alternative education spaces including museums, radio programs and television. It covers Joy's work with K-12 education in Edmonton and the surrounding area, some work in Banff and Jasper, invitiations to speak in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, her education at and sessional instruction at University of Alberta, education in the playschool and preschool years and teacher training workshops she attended and taught.
These records also document the subtle and constant discrimination Joy faced as a woman in Science Education. It includes notes about her published papers having non-contributing male co-authors , Joy's husband Cam receiving credit for her work, her personal information and family status being elevated over her career achievements in professional allocates, and her eventual failure to get Outdoor Education included in the Edmonton and Alberta school curriculum as its own unit and then men who took on her work after her.
This series contains records documenting communities' participation in the Wildlife '87 celebration and the documentation they sent back to the National Committee or the Alberta Association. It includes records from governments, hobby groups, children and youth groups, political lobbyists, professional organizations, clubs, national and provincial parks, heritage associations, and international charities. Some groups' influence also stretches into the Eastern United States. The records include correspondence, newspapers, publications, speeches, and pictures. Where possible, records were grouped by location and organizing body.
This series consists of materials created by the Wildlife '87 National Committee and the Alberta Wildlife Conservation Centennial Association Committee in their administration of the Wildlife '87 celebration. It includes their founding documents, meeting documentation, promotional materials including posters, stickers and pins, fundraising activities, awards, speeches, correspondence, political lobbying, and participation and planning of national and provincial events including their involvement in the 1986-1989 Christmas Bird Count events.
Fonds consists of records collected and created by Joy and Cam Finlay, their son Dr. Brett Finlay and Rainer Ebel. They primarily relate to Joy and Cam’s environmentalism and how they acted out their beliefs in their personal and professional lives. The fonds includes a sous-fonds “Wildlife ‘87” which documents Joy, Cam and Rainer’s work and volunteer activism creating the national celebration of the 100 years of wildlife conservation in Canada. This fonds also includes two series, one including Joy’s Environmental Education Teaching and Curriculum Development career. The final series includes records that Cam, Joy and Brett created and collected throughout their adult and teenage lives in both their professional and personal activities.
Sem títuloFonds consists of photographs and textual records collected and created by Barbara in her quest to find the Edmonton ACC chapter's Terwillegar Hut. It includes copies of records already held by the City of Edmonton Archives with Barbara's notes on them which assisted in her identifying the location of the site.
Sem títuloThe Edmonton Fire Department band in front of Thistle Rink on 102 Street.
Col. Peter Anderson of Edmonton, Alberta.