This series consists of correspondence, brochures, and newsletters relating to Festival '78 held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, studies and reports, financial statements, contracts and agreements, statistics, technical specifications, invitations, newsletters, press releases, and assorted material relating to the operation of the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
It contains the following subseries:
Subseries 1: Accreditation Division records (1975-1978)
Subseries 2: Advisory Board Division records (1973-1977)
Subseries 3: Association (British Commonwealth Games Association of Canada) records (1972-1978)
Subseries 4: Ceremonial Division records (1970-1978)
Subseries 5: Communications Division records (1973-1978)
Subseries 6: Coins and Stamps records (1972-1978)
Subseries 7: Federation (Commonwealth Games Federation) records (1972-1978)
Subseries 8: Finance Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 9: Foundation (XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation) records (1971-1978)
Subseries 10: Fund-raising Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 11: Headquarters records (1972-1978)
Subseries 12: Host Broadcaster records (1976-1978)
Subseries 13: Legal Committee records (1969-1978)
Subseries 14: Lotteries Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 15: Management Advisory Committee records (1972-1978)
Subseries 16: Marketing Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 17: Media '78 Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 18: Medical Division records (1971- 1978)
Subseries 19: Miscellaneous records (1971-1978)
Subseries 20: Other Games records (1967-1978)
Subseries 21: Public Affairs and Awareness Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 22: Planning and Production Committee records (1972-1978)
Subseries 23: Protocol Committee records (1973-1978)
Subseries 24: Security Committee records (1973-1978)
Subseries 25: Services Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 26: Special Events Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 27: Sports Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 28: Tickets and Accommodation Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 29 Transportation Division records (1973-1978)
Subseries 30: Venues Division records (1973-1978)
Subseries 31: Village Division records (1972-1978)
Subseries 32: Welcome and Entertainment records (1972-1978)
This series consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, studies, agreements, and assorted material relating to the involvement of different civic departments in the preparation for the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
This series has been divided into the following subseries:
Subseries 1: Administration records (1971-1978)
Subseries 2: Background Material records (1967-1975)
Subseries 3: City '78 records (1971-1978)
Subseries 4: XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation records (1972-1978)
Subseries 5: Consultants' records (1973-1977)
Subseries 6: Equipment records (1975-1978)
Subseries 7: Financial records (1974-1978)
Subseries 8: Management Advisory Committee records (1974-1978)
This collection consists of correspondence, blueprints, design proposals, reports, and a wide variety of records generated by the City of Edmonton and the XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation. The Foundation records, which make up over fifty percent of the collection, have been organized according to an existing file index and numbering system.
The collection has been divided into the following four series. Wherever possible this division was done with respect to the original order of the records. The series are as follows:
Series 1: City of Edmonton records
Series 2: XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation records
Series 3: Festival '78 records
Series 4: Publications and Manuals
The XI Commonwealth Games Canada (1978) Foundation
This series contains material created by the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bid Committee in the process of preparing the City of Edmonton's bid to host the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
This series consists of photographs documenting the work of the Parks and Recreation Department. Photos numbered EA-20 include images of civic properties, leisure programs, special events, sports, green spaces such as boulevards and parks, and City staff. It also includes a photographic inventory of several thousand images of schools, community halls, playgrounds, pools, parks, and facilities from around 1968. Photos numbered ET-28 were created as a slide library to be used by staff in presentations.
This series consists of records relating to external agencies that have regular dealings with the City of Edmonton in its capacity to provide a safe, healthy and vibrant city, including Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, School Boards, sports organizations and other community organizations. These organizations may use City facilities to provide programs for recreation, sports, arts, culture, and education.
This series contains the following subseries:
Subseries 5.1: Community Leagues
Subseries 5.2: Sports and Recreational Organizations
The Parks and Recreation Department was very involved in the 1983 World University Games. The Department worked in conjunction with the Federation Internationale du Sportif Universitaire to schedule and prepare facilities for the games. The City of Edmonton also appointed an International Events Coordinator to deal almost exclusively with Universiade '83. The role of the Parks and Recreation Department also included finance and budgeting, transportation, and media and public relations.
This subseries includes administrative records including correspondence, reports, and minutes of committee meetings from the Universiade '83 Corporation and the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department relating to the bid to host the 1983 World University Games and the subsequent organization of the event. There are also records relating to the organization and construction of facilities for Universiade '83, as well as correspondence, brochures, and programs from other major sporting events held in Edmonton and their relationship to Universiade '83. There are also bulletins, notices, and minutes of meetings from the Federation Internationale du Sportif Universitaire, and press clippings and media releases relating to Universiade '83.
This sub-series contains records created in the planning and operation of Fort Edmonton Park. The material includes research, reports, proposals, and planning documents.
The sub-series also includes photographs taken of Fort Edmonton Park, John Walter Museum, the Historical Exhibits Building, the Cromdale Warehouse (former Cromdale Bus Barns), the Nature Centre, the C.W. Cross Residence at 12729 Stony Plain Road, the McCauley House at 10042 92 Street, general shots of Riverdale and the Edmonton skyline, and an interior photo of the Ukrainian Bookstore.
