The series consists of records pertaining to the operation and administrative functions of the Edmonton Art Gallery. Included in the series are financial records, reports, correspondence, certificates, and promotional materials. Also included in the series are plans relating to the acquisition of land for new gallery, records related to the Edmonton Art Club, and architecture design drawings for the gallery.
The series also includes records from the Blow Condell family who donated money to build the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1962. The building was named the Arthur Blow Condell Memorial Building after Dr. William Newton and Abigail Edith Condell's son who died in 1910.
The series consists of photographs of buildings, street scenes and people of Edmonton.
Olav Aaberg (1897-1994) was born in Norway, the third of eleven children. He graduated from University of Oslo as a land surveyor and engineer, then immigrated to Canada in 1927. After a brief time in Calgary, he moved to Edmonton, where he began work for Northern Alberta Railway in 1930. That year, he married Mabel Marshal (1909-2002). Olav painted watercolours starting in the 1940s, and after he retired in 1962 focused on oil paintings. His obituary states that he created hundreds of oils and portraits over the years, but was most proud of his scene of the Klondike Days Promenade. It took two years to complete, and was displayed in City Hall and other government buildings.
The verso contains a similar scene that was scratched out.
The series consists of records pertaining to John Kenneth & Therese Fraser Macdonald. They include programmes of early Edmonton theatre productions, correspondence, news clippings and photographs. All of the programmes include John Kenneth Macdonald in the cast.
File List
File 1: Personal papers
- New Year's card (from Mother), Christmas 1887,
- playbill 'Confusion', Opera House, May 6-7, ?,
- programme 'The Edmonton Komikal Koons', Robertson's Hall, May 26, 1896,
- playbill 'Betsy', La Cigale Comedy Company, n.d.,
- playbill 'My Friend From India', [Edmonton Amateur Dramatic Club], Ross Hall, Strathcona, [July 12, 1900]
- play reviews for 'My Friend In India', Alberta Sun, July 9, [sic, 10?] 1900, Edmonton Post, [July 11, 1900], Strathcona Plaindealer, July 13, 1900
- playbill 'The Wedding March', Robertson Hall, n.d. (John Kenneth Macdonald in cast),
- List of barristers in Alberta admitted prior to 1905, n.d. (includes John Kenneth Macdonald),
- newspaper article, 'Through The Yellowhead To The End of Steel and Beyond' by John Kenneth Macdonald, Edmonton Bulletin, Aug. 26, 1911, pp. 9-10. (o/s folder in map cabinet)
- marriage announcement, Therese Fraser Holland and John Kenneth Macdonald, 1 Jan 1912,
- retirement as Deputy Attorney General, ca. 1907,
- typescript story, 'Tige' by J.K.M., n.d.,
The series consists of minutes from the monthly, executive, and general meetings of the Society of Western Canadian Artists/Federation of Canadian Artists, Alberta Region, Edmonton Branch. The series also includes agendas and supporting documentation.
L-R: Roy Ellwood (Information Technology), John Pare (Personnel), Don Ausman Parks and Recreation), Ed Podivinsky (Sanitary Services), Ed Kyte (Edmonton Power), Bruce Duncan (Planning and Development), Bob David (Public Works and Transit), Cy Armstrong (City Manager), Garry Weese (Real Estate and Supply Services), John Lackey (Social Services), Jack McAuley (Finance), Cal McGonigle (City Clerk), Stu Scott (City Assessor), Bob Lunney (Police Chief), Reg Bird (Edmonton Telephones), Bob Walker (Fire Chief).
The artist is believed to be Sandra Thornton, who was the Senior Production Coordinator in the Corporate Services' Corporate Communications Office.
This painting was exhibited through the Edmonton Art Club.
The series consists of various programmes, newsletters and news clippings pertaining to theatre in Edmonton, collected by various members of the Macdonald and Clifton families.
However as several members of the Macdonald and Clifton families were involved in theatre, it is not specifically clear who collected what material, hence attributed to the family in general.
This series consists of records of some of the clubs described above, but predominantly Club 70, The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR) and The Roost Nightclub. There are early administrative records for Club 70, as well as newsletters and photographs. ISCWR records include Coronation programs and information from the first coronation in 1976, and then further programs and records from courts held from 1985 to 2009. There are numerous event and promotion files for The Roost Nightclub, including monthly event calendars, broadsheets and flyers, news clippings and event posters. Included with the records were Roost Nightclub plaques and trophies.
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