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Wallis Kendall collection
CA EDM MS-34 · Collection · [ca. 1850]-[ca. 1930]

The collection consists of miscellaneous textual and photographic records collected by Wallis Kendall. It is possible some of the records are connected to each other.
Item List:

  • handwritten Bond from Benjamin Walter Smith to George Perry, July 12, 1852, for the sum of 113 pounds,
  • Certificate of Recommendation for Homestead Patent (SE 22-38-38-W4) for William Stewart, August 8, 1903, with cover letter,
  • handwritten poem/manuscript, 'The Chase - A Tale of the Prairie', by E.H., n.d.
  • 3 postcards (one postcard to Miss L.M. Perry, from Etha Vale, 19 Aug [190-?],
  • newspaper clippings of poems.
    The photographs include people, horses, cars, homes and farming activities of the early 1900's.
Kendall, Wallis
CA EDM MS-564 · Collection · 1953-1978
  • This collection consists of a variety of materials collected by the Cameron library and relating to the City of Edmonton. The collection includes a 1954 Christmas Card from the Edmonton Eskimos football team and a manuscript biography of Richard, Jane and Arthur Whiteside, the first minister of the First Methodist Church in Edmonton.
  • Also includes assorted papers and brochures relating to: the Al Rashid Mosque, Bob Bradburn of CJCA radio, the Coliseum and the Omniplex projects, Dominion Folk Festival, Downtown, Edmonton and Radioland weekly guides, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, Edmonton District Labour Council, Edmonton Aquarium Society, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues, Edmonton Fish and Game Association, the Edmonton Monastery of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Communion tickets for Mrs. Peckham, Ukrainian Canadians, the circus in Edmonton, YWCA history
  • a copy of The Olympus and arts magazine of Harry Ainlay High School.
University of Alberta: Cameron Library
Thoman McMinn collection
CA EDM MS-150 · Collection · 1926 - 1927, [ca. 1940]

The collection consists of materials collected by Thomas McMinn, including:

  • programme: The Women’s Musical Club of Edmonton - Song Recital by Amelita Galli-Curci, Empire Theatre, October 19th, 1926.
  • programme: Organ Recital by Monsieur Louis Vierne, Titular Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (North American Tour), First Presbyterian Church, March 10th, 1927 (2 copies).
  • programme: Nation Council of Education, Programme of Concert to be given by The Gentlemen of His Majesty’s Free Chapel of St. George in Windsor Castle and the Choristers of Westminster Abbey, n.d.
  • programme: International Basketball Championship, Chicago “Taylor-Trunks” vs “The Grads”, Edmonton Arena, Oct 25th and 27th, 1927.
  • 1 Canadian meat ration token, WWII, [ca. 1938].
McMinn, Thomas
Mrs. P.J. Conlin collection
CA EDM MS-133 · Collection · 1908 - 1912

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
Conlin, Mrs. P.J.
CA EDM MS-1263 · Collection · 2012 - 2014

This collection consists of records relating to the grieving process of Michelle Shegelski’s family in the aftermath of her passing. The records illuminate the challenges of losing a family member to homicide, as well as the challenges of grieving in the public eye given the highly publicized nature of Michelle’s passing. Records include news clippings about Michelle Shegelski, sympathy cards sent to the family, and materials about Michelle’s funeral and the memorial held for all three lost G4S guards. Also included in this collection is a series of records relating to victim and grief support for the family, largely from the Edmonton Police Service’s victim services unit. These documents include media training, preparation for entering the trial and court, victim impact statement information, and support groups for victims of homicide. This collection also includes one box of newspapers collected by the family related to the shootings, arrest and trial, and memorials following the incident.

Michelle Shegelski
Mary Moore collection
CA EDM MS-351 · Collection · 1899-1970

The collection consists of a variety of cookbooks including an 1899 copy of "The Dominion Cook Book" and a 1904 edition of the "Blue Ribbon Cook Book".

Moore, Mary
CA EDM MS-578 · Collection · 1992-1994

The collection consists of the following:

  • File 1: an article by Victor Whitbread on the Longmore family and a pamphlet on "La Residence de la Faculte Saint-Jean" par [by] Julia Gill.
  • File 2: "St. Stephen's Chapel", 1 print : col ; 46 x 45 cm ltd. Ed. 16/500 signed by artist T. Kehoe (formerly EAA-87-1)
Brugeyroux, Marie Louise
Lon Marsh collection
CA EDM MS-377 · Collection · 1939-1988

The collection consists of materials collected by Lou Marsh and created between 1939 and 1988. The collection consists of publications relating to the rail transportation system in Alberta. Several brochures relate to the Edmonton Streetcar System. Also included: articles, clippings, brochures and copies of newspapers or magazines relating to the 1987 tornado in Edmonton, Royal visits, sports events, antique collections, trolley cars, railroads, and railway history. There are also minutes, bylaws, correspondence and the newsletter of the Studebaker Drivers Club Inc., Edmonton Chapter.

Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. Edmonton Chapter
Lily Dalton collection
CA EDM MS-63 · Collection · 1910 - 1912

This collection consists of two photographs from Sidney, Eliza, and Lily’s early life in Edmonton. One photograph is of the D.P. Muir Harness Shop, where the family lived while in Strathcona. The other photograph is of a work crew at the Alberta Legislature Building, where Stanley worked – it is likely Sidney France is in the photograph.

The collection also includes a tax notice and redemption receipt relating to tax arrears owed by Bruce Armstrong on Lot 31 Blk 5 SW21, City of Strathcona. It is not known how or why these are with the family photos.

File List:
File 1: 1911 Tax notice and redemption receipt

Dalton, Lily
Judge C.W. Morrow collection
CA EDM MS-773 · Collection · [ca. 1900-1910]

The collection consists of photographs of Edmonton, including road construction, residential scenes, Jasper Avenue and the North Saskatchewan River

Morrow, C.W.