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Vincent M. Dantzer fonds
CA EDM MS-692 · Fonds · 1965-1980

This fonds contains 4 scrapbooks related to Vincent Dantzer's career as a politician and his tenure as the mayor of the City of Edmonton. This fonds also includes gifts to Dantzer as mayor, notes on a visit to Japan, magazine articles dealing with civic politics in Edmonton, and other ephemera.

Dantzer, Vincent
CA EDM RG-103 · Fonds · 1910-1922, predominant 1910-1917

The fonds consists of materials created by the Village of West Edmonton.

The fonds includes the following series:

  • Series 1: Minutes
  • Series 2: Financial Records
  • Series 3: Correspondence
Village of West Edmonton
CA EDM RG-104 · Fonds · 1910 - 1912

The fonds consists of materials created by the Village of North Edmonton between 1910 and 1912.

An order has been imposed on the material. The arrangement includes 9 series. The series are as follows:

  • Series 1: Minutes (1910-1912)
  • Series 2: Financial Records (1910-1912)
  • Series 3: Correspondence (1911)
Village of North Edmonton
Valley Zoo
CA EDM RG-21-4-2 · Subseries · [ca.1910] - 2004, predominant 1959 - 1997
Part of City of Edmonton. Parks and Recreation Department fonds

This sub-series contains records created in the planning and operation of the Storyland Valley Zoo. The material includes correspondence as well as records relating to administration, strategic planning, facility and exhibit development, animal acquisition and care, programming, finances, personnel, external organizations, and media coverage.

The sub-series includes photographs of animals and zoo facilities around 1970 (EA-20-623 to EA-20-633), as well as postcards of Edmonton and photos of Fort Edmonton Park (EA-20-635 to EA-20-641), and historic photographs of the construction of the High Level Bridge, Fort Edmonton, the Legislature, and the Edmonton Ski Club (EA-20-642 to EA-20-645). The subseries also includes a set of postcards depicting the Valley Zoo from ca. 1970 (EA-20-5471 to EA-20-5500).

The file list was arranged by type of record.

Edmonton Valley Zoo
Utilities and Engineering
CA EDM RG-8-8.27 · Series · 1968 - 1984
Part of City of Edmonton. Office of the City Clerk fonds

This series consists of meeting minutes, agendas, attachments, reports to Council, and correspondence created by the Utilities and Engineering Committee. Over the years the Committee had various names, including the Utilities Committee (1968-1971), the Utilities and Engineering Committee (1971-1982), the Utilities and Protective Services Committee (1982-1984), and the Utilities and Finance Committee (1984).

Between 1968 and 1972 only the meeting minutes were filed, with associated attachments being kept separately in subject files. Between 1973 and 1978 meeting minutes were filed with agendas, attachments, and associated reports to Council. Starting in December of 1978 reports to Council were filed separately.

Utilities
CA EDM RG-11-6 · Series · 1926 - 1969
Part of City of Edmonton. Office of the City Commissioners fonds

This series of records is related to the Commissioners' role of overseeing the City's utilities. For many years the City operated most of the utilities services within the City. Eventually, many of these were sold off into private ownership or arm's length governing bodies. This series contains the following subseries:

6.1 Telephones
This subseries consist of records relating to the Edmonton Telephones System.

6.2 Power / Light
This subseries consist of records relating to Edmonton Power, the power plants, and the provision of street lighting in the City.

6.3 Water and Sanitation
This subseries consist of records relating to the provision of water to citizens, the water treatment plants, dumps, the incinerator, and other waste management works.

6.4 Natural Resources / Fuels
This subseries consist of records relating to gas and oil contracts, coal mining and other provisions for providing heat and fuels within the city.

Universiade '83
CA EDM RG-21-4-4 · Subseries · 1975 - 1984
Part of City of Edmonton. Parks and Recreation Department fonds

The Parks and Recreation Department was very involved in the 1983 World University Games. The Department worked in conjunction with the Federation Internationale du Sportif Universitaire to schedule and prepare facilities for the games. The City of Edmonton also appointed an International Events Coordinator to deal almost exclusively with Universiade '83. The role of the Parks and Recreation Department also included finance and budgeting, transportation, and media and public relations.

This subseries includes administrative records including correspondence, reports, and minutes of committee meetings from the Universiade '83 Corporation and the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department relating to the bid to host the 1983 World University Games and the subsequent organization of the event. There are also records relating to the organization and construction of facilities for Universiade '83, as well as correspondence, brochures, and programs from other major sporting events held in Edmonton and their relationship to Universiade '83. There are also bulletins, notices, and minutes of meetings from the Federation Internationale du Sportif Universitaire, and press clippings and media releases relating to Universiade '83.

Una MacLean Evans fonds
CA EDM MS-371 · Fonds · 1967 - 1974

The fonds consists of records created during Una MacLean Evans’ terms as an Alderman for the City of Edmonton. Included are reports, annotated minutes of committees, photographs, and letters from citizens covering many issues. The photographs include two images of the proposed redesign of Century Place; one of the interior and one of the exterior.

MacLean Evans, Una