The 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
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
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’
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 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)
This series contains architectural drawings of City Hall, used by the Telephone Department to install and maintain telephone service. It contains the following files:
File 1: City Hall electrical plans (1954 September)
File 2: City Hall main floor telephone system revisions (1956 November 29)
File 3: City Hall basement, 2nd floor, 3rd floor plans (1967)
File 4: 2nd floor City Hall alterations to P.B.X. Room (1972); City Hall 3rd floor plan details, interior alterations (1975)