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Archival description
CA EDM MS-56 · Fonds · [ca. 1885]-2009, predominant 1914-2009

The fonds consists of textual records, historical documents, photographs, paintings and maps gathered by NAPOTA in support of the association’s goal of preserving the history of Edmonton. The fonds also includes the records of the association including minutes, membership records, correspondence, financial documents and news clippings.
The fonds is arranged as follows:

  1. Minutes 1914-1989
  2. Correspondence files 1926, 1928-1929
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  3. Topical files 1887-2009
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  4. Membership records
  5. Newspapers and Clippings
  6. Financial records
  7. Certificates
  8. Ephemera
  9. Maps
  10. Books
Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association
CA EDM MS-1206 · Fonds · 1891 - 2007

This fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, financial ledgers, regalia, certificates, and photographs produced by Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodges throughout Edmonton geographic area and history.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Edmonton Club fonds
CA EDM MS-628 · Fonds · 1899 - 1994

The fonds consists of the records of the Edmonton Club and includes minutes, correspondence, membership registers, maps, building plans, constitutions, rule books, reports, menus, acts of incorporation, and financial statements. The photographs consist of headshots of the Presidents of the Edmonton Club, as well as a few images of the Club’s annual general meetings and of the Imperial Bank of Canada both as it was being built and when it was completed in 1907. Large membership registers and bound guest books are also included.

Edmonton Club
CA EDM MS-89 · Fonds · 1909-2013

The fonds consists of textual records relating to the administration of the Edmonton Horticultural Society and the events of the organization.

This fonds is divided into six series:

  • Series 1 - Administrative records: including incorporation documents, insurance, leases and rental agreements, documents related to board activities, minutes of the Board of Directors, annual reports and membership information.
  • Series 2 - Financial records: including audits, financial statements and general ledgers, fundraising records, grants and budgets.
  • Series 3 - Program and Event records: including those relating to programs such as the annual bench shows, the annual garden competition, the vacant lot gardening program, the monthly speakers' program and others. Of note are the vacant lot rental records.
  • Series 4 - Publications: of the society, including histories, newsletters and annual prize lists. Of note is the almost continuous collection of annual bench show prize lists from 1921 to the present.
  • Series 5 - Miscellaneous and oversize documents and artifacts: includes guest books, ribbons and posters.
  • Series 6 - Other Societies: material related to horticultural organizations, primarily in Alberta, that are linked to the Edmonton Horticultural Society through partnerships, affiliate ties or through common interests. These include the Alberta Horticultural Association, the Edmonton Exhibition Association and various horticultural and gardening organizations around the city.
Edmonton Horticultural Society
Edmonton Grads Club fonds
CA EDM MS-604 · Fonds · 1915-2003

The fonds consists of correspondence, brochures, scrapbooks, photographs, video cassettes, publications and news clippings, and memorabilia relating to the Edmonton Commercial Graduates Basketball Club and its alumnae reunion organization, the Edmonton Grads Club.

Edmonton Grads Club
Edmonton Burns Club fonds
CA EDM MS-761 · Fonds · 1921 - 2016

The fonds consists of records created and collected by the Edmonton Burns Club for their various events and activities.
The fonds has been arranged into 6 series:

  • Series 1 - Membership. This series consists of Edmonton Burns Club membership rosters and lists of Presidents. Also included are the Burns Club constitution as well as obituaries and funeral addresses for members of the Club.
  • Series 2 - Administration. This series consists of minutes and financial statements of the Club. The President's’ Books have also been included in the series.
  • Series 3 - Correspondence. This series consists of letters written in regards to the Club. The letter recipients have been named unless otherwise noted. Due to the nature of the scholarships awarded by the Burns Club, all material related to awards has been included here as well.
  • Series 4 - Events. All major Burns Club events have been listed in chronological order here for ease of access. Events held by other Burns Clubs have also been included.
  • Series 5 - Poetry, Music, and Reference Library. This series consists of the works collected and written by members of the Burns Club. The series includes poems, historical accounts, music sheets, articles, and books.
  • Series 6 - Media. Series 6 is comprised of scrapbooks, media, audio (reel to reel and cassette recordings), ephemera and photographs related to the Club and various events.
Edmonton Burns Club
CA EDM MS-9 · Fonds · 1924 - 1967, predominant 1940 - 1966

The fonds consists of administrative and financial records of the Alberta Pensioners' Society, including correspondence, scrapbooks of minutes, news clippings, legislative materials from various jurisdictions and other publications.
The photographs include portraits of Chief Justice William R. Hawson and a photo of the Fred Marshall family.
The material was arranged as follows:

  • Correspondence files
  • News clippings
  • Incorporation and Policy
  • Other Literature
  • Records scrapbooks
  • Financial records
Alberta Pensioners' Society
CA EDM MS-403 · Fonds · 1926 - 1973

This fonds consists of records from the Royal Lawn Bowling Club from the years 1926 until 1974. The fonds contains correspondence, financial statements, minutes, organization constitutions and by-laws, tournament rules, yearbooks, and meeting minutes for the Royal Ladies Lawn Bowling Club. Also included are two trophies: the Col. Simms Challenger Cup, and the National Home Furniture Trophy. The correspondence includes communications with elected officials, sponsors, other lawn bowling organizations, and members. Also included in the correspondence are several proposed floor plans for the new clubhouse which was built in 1958.

Other lawn bowling organizations mentioned in this fonds include:
Edmonton Lawn Bowling Club
City of Edmonton Lawn Bowling Association
Edmonton Ladies Lawn Bowling Association
Alberta Lawn Bowling Association
Patricia Lawn Bowling Club
Eastwood Ladies Lawn Bowling Club
Garneau Lawn Bowling Club

Royal Lawn Bowling Club
Edmonton Kennel Club fonds
CA EDM MS-638 · Fonds · 1926 - 2006

The fonds consists of minutes, financial statements, newsletters, photographs, objects, moving images, and catalogues of events and dog shows the Edmonton Kennel Club held, and helped organize, throughout the twentieth century. The fonds also consists of commemorative material created to celebrate achievements of the Club’s members, such as for birthdays or anniversaries, in the form of scrapbooks and certificates. Also included are objects gathered by Edmonton Kennel Club members who performed judicial duties for dog shows hosted by the Edmonton Kennel Club, as well as for other organizations across the world.

The photographs of the fonds are images primarily taken of the Club’s dog shows with a smaller number of images drawn from the Club’s various social activities.

Edmonton Kennel Club
CA EDM MS-364 · Fonds · 1927-1974

The fonds consists of records from the Edmonton Branch of the Dickens Fellowship from 1927 to 1974. Materials include correspondence, minutes, ledgers, invoices, receipts, and clippings. The fonds also includes the Edmonton Branch membership rolls and membership certificates, along with minutes from a 1973 meeting of the Council of the Dickens Fellowship.

Dickens Fellowship (Edmonton Branch)