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William A. Griesbach fonds
CA EDM MS-209 · Fonds · 1891 - 1974

The fonds consists of William Griesbach’s political, military, and personal papers, as well as numerous books from his personal library.

Political papers consist of reports, correspondence, contracts, and financial documents concerning the City of Edmonton and the City of Strathcona between 1892 and 1935. There is also a 1912 Edmonton Subdivision map (EAM-178).

Military papers include correspondence, clippings, programs, pamphlets and other materials related to Major-General Griesbach's military career, created between 1919 and ca.1943.

Personal papers include correspondence, financial documents, theatre programmes and other materials relating to Griesbach's personal activities and interests. It includes correspondence on the memorial window in the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Edmonton.

The books reflect the various aspects of Griesbach’s life, career, and interests covering military, political, diplomatic, economic, and historical topics. It should be noted that the books published after Griesbach’s death in 1945 were added by the Western Command HQ Library.

Griesbach, William A.
CA EDM MS-423 · Fonds · 1985-1990

The fonds consists of materials created by the Physicians for Social Responsibility between 1985 and 1990. The fonds consists of information videos and brochures, membership lists, accounts, fund raising records, minutes, reports, briefs and newsletters of the society.

Physicians for Social Responsibility
CA EDM MS-554 · Fonds · 1939-1991

The fonds consists of materials created between 1939 and 1991 by the Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth and consists of correspondence and other materials.

Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth
Kenneth Wayne Tingley fonds
CA EDM MS-610 · Fonds · 1986-1994

The fonds consists of certificates for Halley's Comet 1986 sighting, a copy of the site profile on the 1908 house in downtown Edmonton later converted into a restaurant called Vi's and information on the Oliver area. Another accrual in 2010 contained documents used for site profiles on the Canadian Furniture Company, Armstrong Drug Store, W.W. Arcade, Mike's News, Pantages (Strand) Theatre and the Princess Theatre.

Tingley, Kenneth Wayne
Lane family Collection
CA EDM MS-623 · Collection · 1944

The collection consists of 2 propaganda pamphlets dropped by German pilots during World War II.

Lane Family
Cdr. W.A. West collection
CA EDM MS-723 · Collection · 1979-1998

This collection consists of material from W.A. West's work on the book "Army of the West" on the history of western Canadian military units and their involvement in various military campaigns. This includes his research, book drafts and proofs, as well as numerous photographs. Also with this collection are files related to updating the chain of office for the Mayor of the City of Edmonton, and a scrapbook and tapes from the second ride of the Alberta Field Force from Calgary to Edmonton in 1979 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the City of Edmonton. Finally, this collection includes files, newspaper clippings and photographs related to the Prince of Wales Armoury Foundations efforts to "save" the Prince of Wales Armouries.

West, W.A.
Charles Hodson fonds
CA EDM MS-909 · Fonds · 1915 - 1920

The fonds consists of photographs of Charles "Charlie" Hodson's time in the 51st Battalion during the First World War.

Hodson, Charles Edward
CA EDM MS-55 · Fonds · 1940 - 1957, 1963

The fonds consists of financial records and correspondence of the Veterans' Volunteer Reserve, South Edmonton Battalion.

File list:
File 1: Notices of reunion and annual meeting, 1952-1956
File 2: Revenues and expenditures, 1950-1957
File 3: Statement of expenditures re: annual reunion, 1950-1955
File 4: Special permit - liquor, 1955, 1956
File 5: Letterhead sample, 19--
File 6: Correspondence re: donation to Edmonton home for ex-servicemen's children, 1957-1963
File 7: Payments and receipts, 1940-1955
File 8: Financial journal, 1941-1957
File 9: Financial journal, 1940-1957

Veterans' Volunteers' Reserve, South Edmonton Battalion Association
CA EDM MS-690 · Fonds · 1875 - 1996

The fonds consists predominantly of material relating to Mickey Macdonald's acting career, Alan Fraser Macdonald's legal and military career, and his involvement in community organizations, as well as their family life. The records include theatre programmes, correspondence, personal notes and writings, news clippings, and photographs.

To a lesser extent there are also records relating to other members of the extended Macdonald-Clifton families, particularly John Kenneth Macdonald and Therese Fraser Holland (Alan's parents), Henry Frances Holland and Selina Fraser (Alan's maternal grandparents), Faith Clifton (Mickey's mother), Bruce Fraser Macdonald (Alan's brother), Vernis McCuaig (Mickey's sister), and Brian Macdonald (Mickey and Alan's son).

The fonds has been arranged into series:
Series 1 – John Kenneth Macdonald & Therese Fraser Holland
Series 2 – Donald Walter Macdonald
Series 3 – Henry Francis Holland & Selina Fraser
Series 4 – Faith Clifton
Series 5 – Mickey Macdonald
Series 6 – Alan Macdonald
Series 7 – Bruce Fraser Macdonald
Series 8 – Vernis Clifton McCuaig
Series 9 – Brian Macdonald
Series 10 – General Theatre

Macdonald, Clifton Family
Andrew L. Parnham fonds
CA EDM MS-674 · Fonds · [ca. 1900] - 1976

The fonds consists of a documents, photographs, scrapbooks and news clippings related to Andrew Parnham’s military service and the 51st Battalion, C.E.F.
This fonds also consists of records of the 51st Battalion Association, including minutes, correspondence, membership and financial records and the nominal roll of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the battalion. It also includes the association gavel and the leather briefcase that held the association records.
The material is arranged into two main sections, Andrew L. Parnham and the 51st Battalion Association.

Parnham, Andrew L.