The collection consists of materials collected by Alfred Want of Edmonton dating from 1903-1905. The fonds consists of a memoir of Ed Tel and Ed Tel reports and correspondence from 1903-1905.
Sans titreThe fonds consists of an interview by Henry with his uncle Samuel Archibald Dickson and a set of ‘Edmonton First’ broadcast spots (transcripts) by John E. Barron, Sunwapta Broadcasting, for CFRN radio, to which Henry Ward contributed ideas.
The photographs include the home where Marshall McLuhan grew up in Edmonton AB and of Samuel Archibald Dickson.
File List:
File 1. Interview with Samuel Archibald Dickson
File 2. Edmonton First Broadcasts – transcripts, CFRN Radio (photocopy)
The fonds consists of greeting cards and other memorabilia belonging to Gertrude Lake. There is also a photograph of a 1914 Ladies basketball team, with a basketball lettered “A.G.T. L.D.O” and 2 travel photographs.
File List:
- Greetings cards (includes ‘Maple Leaf Forever’; Smile Messenger postcards, and advertisement card ‘Klever Kard’ for Ki-Moids for Indigestion)
- Valentine’s Day cards
- Easter Cards
- Christmas Cards (includes Christmas cards sent by Gertrude Doughty)
- New Years Cards
- Baby cards (includes a Baby Book from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company)
- Birthday
- Calendars (miniature) – 1922, 1926 (with photo of child)
- Paper cutouts (used to decorate cards or gifts)
- Travel postcards and booklets (Kingston, Ont.; Seattle, Washington; Venice, California) and travel prints (Peace Tower, Ottawa; Bob’s Lake, Ontario; Athabasca Falls,
- Booklet – AGT “The Silent Partner” Vol. VIII, No. 4, October 1927; paper print of Aladdin Home ‘The Lockwood’
- Health articles, advertisements, and recipes, 1930-1949
The collection consists of post cards dating from 1905-1910.
Sans titreThe fonds consists of materials created by the Edmonton Community Worship Hour Church between 1988 and 1995. The fonds consists of programmes and financial reports for the Edmonton Community Worship Hour Church and a copy of a paper written by Pastor Collins on the Shiloh Baptist Church, "The Spiritual Role of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Edmonton" .
Sans titreThis fonds contains material Allan Shute gathered for his Edmonton Access Catalogue. This includes newspaper clippings, assorted publications, pamphlets, newsletters, as well as other material. Shute has arranged this material into various subjects, and has filed them alphabetically.
Sans titreThis fonds consists of records generated by the Telephone Department. It includes the following series:
- Series 1: Reports
- Series 2: Photographs
- Series 3: Equipment Records
- Series 4: Discrete Items
- Series 5: Architectural Drawings
- Series 6: Executive
- Series 7: Correspondence
- Series 8: Edmonton Telephones Corporation
The fonds consists of the scripts for Harry Farmer’s television program “Sunday Visit” broadcast by CFRN-TV. The program highlighted the history of various churches in the Edmonton area. Each of the scripts begins: "The story of … Church as told by Harry Farmer, Producer of CFRN Television’s Sunday Visit Series". For a list of churches covered by the program scripts, see attached list.
The fonds also consists of photographs of the churches likely used in the show.
The fonds consists of speeches, newspapers, and articles relating to Tadeusz Walkowski and the activities of the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Polish Congress. Included are cards, maps, and articles showing Poland's involvement in World War II.
Sans titreThe fonds consists of five copies of the "Nor'East Ad-visor" (1941-1942).
File 1: The Nor-East Ad-Visor - January 17, 1941 [Volume 10, No. 27]
File 2: The Nor-East Ad-Visor - January 24, 1941 [Volume 10, No. 28]
File 3: The Nor-East Ad-Visor - May 2, 1941 [Volume 10, No. 42]
File 4: The Nor-East Ad-Visor - May 16, 1941 [Volume 10, No. 44]
File 5: The Nor-East Ad-Visor - May 29, 1942 [Volume 11, No. 46]