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CA EDM MS-1236 · Fonds · 1979-2017

The fonds consists of handbills and large and midsized posters created by Nightlife Promotions Ltd. The publications feature advertisements for various Edmonton events, theatrical productions, dances, festivals, nightclubs, and attractions.

Nightlife Promotion Ltd.
Meredith Evans collection
CA EDM MS-1247 · Collection · 1979 - 1983

This collection consists of prints created by Meredith Evans collected from various sources.

Evans, Meredith
Fred Lohstroh fonds
CA EDM MS-246 · Fonds · 1978

The fonds consists of an audio cassette recorded by Fred Lohstroh of him singing “Capital City” and two sheets of accompanying lyrics.

Lohstroh, Fred
CA EDM MS-358 · Fonds · 1978 - 1984

The fonds consists of the records of The Whale Society of Edmonton from shortly before its formal incorporation in 1979 until shortly after its dissolution in 1983. The records include correspondence, newsletters, briefing notes, public presentations, posters, financial records, and minutes of meetings. Also included in the records is a T-Shirt designed by a Society member and sold as a fundraising item at public events. The banner used by the Society to identify their booth at public events is also included. There are also information files initially created by Dr. Dennis Wighton of the Department of Genetics, University of Alberta. These files were used by the Society in the development of their newsletters, merchandise, and briefing notes to government officials.

The Whale Society of Edmonton
CA EDM MS-1237 · Fonds · 1977 - 2005

This fonds consists of the administrative records of the Jazz City Festival Society, including year-end financial statements, grant applications, venue and musician contracts, musician immigration and payment records, sponsorship correspondence and contracts, volunteer reports, and many festival planning documents. Additionally, this fonds contains press coverage from Jazz City, Jazz City programs, and several records relating to the promotion of Jazz City including t-shirts, posters, pins, and felt patches. Also included are photographs of artists and the festival, as well as VHS tapes with interviews and advertisements for Jazz City.

Jazz City Festival Society
CA EDM MS-727 · Fonds · 1977 - 2003

The fonds consists of Board of Directors meeting minutes, Board motions, annual general meeting minutes, and monthly statistics of the Edmonton Women’s Shelter. Also included is a cookbook published by the Edmonton Women’s Shelter as a fundraising initiative and a clipping file of newspaper articles written about the Shelter.

Edmonton Women's Shelter
Elly De Jongh fonds
CA EDM MS-731 · Fonds · 1977 - 1999

The fonds consists of records relating to the Urban Reform Group of Edmonton (URGE), including production of a 1978 historical calendar, Board minutes, reports and correspondence. It also contains records relating to the Society for the Protection of Architectural Resources in Edmonton (SPARE) and personal correspondence.
The photographs consist mostly of buildings and street scenes in Edmonton and Toronto, ca. 1980, taken as part of research into heritage buildings for SPARE. They include the Ross Brothers and Brighton Block in Edmonton, and the St. Lawrence Market and Gooderham Building (flatiron) in Toronto (EA-560). One photograph is a portrait of Elly De Jongh used for an Edmonton Historical Board award in 1984.
The artwork consists of an ink drawing of Primrose House, 1979, as part of research on heritage buildings for SPARE (EAA-113).

De Jongh, Elly
Mufty Mathewson fonds
CA EDM MS-1204 · Fonds · 1976-1987

The fonds consists of records pertaining to Mufty Mathewson's photography projects including Positive Images Women by Women and Logomania. The fonds also consists of issues of Branching Out, HERizons, and Webspinner.

Mathewson, Mufty
CA EDM MS-216 · Fonds · 1974 - 1977

The fonds consists of records from 1974 to 1977 created by various committees who coordinated the commemoration of the International Women's Year 1975 in Edmonton. These committees included the International Women's Year Coordinating Committee, Ad Hoc Committee, the City of Edmonton's International Women's Year Steering Committee, and the Anthology Committee.

Records include newsletters, correspondence, minutes, finances, and a City of Edmonton proclamation. Majority of the fonds consists of nomination forms with supporting documentation for each category of the City of Edmonton Recognition Program. The fonds also includes a copy of the manuscript for the anthology titled, 1975 International Women’s Year Anthology and a copy of the final publication, which was published in collaboration with the City of Edmonton’s Public Relations Department.

International Women's Year, 1975
Richard Asmet Awid fonds
CA EDM MS-734 · Fonds · 1973 - 1999

The fonds consists of materials created and gathered by Richard Awid in his research on the Arab pioneers of Northern Alberta and of Muslim families in the Edmonton area. The records include correspondence, a flyer for his election run for alderman, booklets on Muslim pioneers in Northern Alberta, and cultural and religious association communications.

Awid, Richard Asmet