The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts and newspaper articles written by Stan, as well as articles written about Stan Williams. There are also booklets pertaining to the newspaper industry, pamphlets from various churches in Edmonton, and photographs of Stan and Margaret, and various buildings and scenes around Edmonton.
Williams, StanThe collection consists of two copies of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper collected by Harold.
File 1: Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, September 8, 1887
File 2: Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, August 8, 1888.
The collection consists of newspapers and a booklet focusing on Edmonton and Athabasca Landing. There are also photographs of the Edmonton Meat Market, Chave & Co. in St. Albert and Athabasca Landing.
Item List:
- newspaper reproduction of The Edmonton Bulletin, Vol. 1., No. 15, March 14, 1881
- newspaper ‘The Northern Light’, Athabasca Landing, Vol. 1, No. 3, Dec 5, 1908
- booklet ‘Gateway to the Great North Country - The Town of Athabasca, formerly known as Athabasca Landing’, [Athabasca AB]: Athabasca Board of Trade, July 1, 1912
This series contains correspondence to and from the department. There is also material which relates to later departmental policies and procedures.
This 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
This series contains records that were transferred to the Archives from the Telephone Department either individually or in small groups. Because of their lack of context, they were described together as a collection of discrete items.
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
This series contains reports created and collected by the Telephone Department and it's successor bodies.
This series contains records of equipment installed by the Telephone Department. It contains the following files:
- File 1: Monthly equipment record (1926-1933)
- File 2: Monthly equipment record (1934-1939)
- File 3: Monthly equipment record (1940-1949)
- File 4: Monthly equipment record (1950-1956)
- File 5: Monthly equipment record (1968-1964)
- File 6: Monthly lines and stations report (1964-1968)
The 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]