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The Alpine Club of Canada is a non-profit organization established in 1906. The club has promoted mountaineering, fostered a sense of adventure, and advocated for the protection of the alpine environment for over a century.

Altitude Publishing was established by Carole Harmon and Stephen Hutchings.

The Alumni Association, formed in 1915, confers automatic lifetime membership, without fee, on every graduate of the University. It reviews programs, provides advice and support to the University and is represented on the Board of Governors and the Senate. A president is elected each year to head the Council; the President of the University is an honorary member, and the presidents of the Students' Union and the Graduate Students' Association are ex officio members of the Council. Branches of the Association have been formed throughout the world and their representatives also sit on the Council. Graduates from the professional schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Business, Nursing, Education, Forestry) can join special associations which promote the welfare of their Faculty under the aegis of the general Alumni Association. Elected secretaries kept the Association's records from 1915 to 1926. Geoffrey B. Taylor, Assistant Registrar, provided his unpaid services as Secretary from 1926 to 1946. A full-time paid position was established in that year. The purpose of the Alumni Affairs Office, headed by a Director, is to provide professional administrative management and support to the Association, and to oversee alumni involvement with the University. While it may be possible to distinguish between the activities of the Association and the Office, and between some of the papers of each, because the two are so intertwined and because the Office provides all of the administrative support necessary for the functioning of the Association, the Archives has combined the records in this description. Secretaries: 1946-1947 John Clemence Gordon Brown; 1947-1951 John William Evans Markle; 1951-1977 Alex Gilmour Markle

Publishing house which specialized in LGBTQ+ fiction and non-fiction.

An American manufacturing conglomerate that began as a fertilizer company and added many additional lines of business before merging with American Home Products in 1994. The combined company sold off most of its divisions, adopted the name of its remaining Wyeth division, and was bought by Pfizer in 2009, becoming defunct as a separate concern.

The American Society for Information Sciences is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the field of information science and technology. Known today as the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), the organization promotes research, education, and professional development in the field. It sponsors conferences and events, publishes scholarly journals and books, and provides a wide range of resources and services to its members. There are also various geographically-defined chapters to encourage communication among members, as well as student chapters to foster fellowship and create informal contacts.

ASIS&T was founded in 1937 as the American Documentation Institute (ADI), with the mission of promoting the effective communication and dissemination of scientific and technical information. The organization was originally focused on the development of documentation systems for scientific and technical literature.

In 1968, the organization was renamed the American Society for Information Science (ASIS), reflecting its broader focus on the study of information science as a field. The name was again updated in 2000 to the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), due to the growth of online databases. ASIS&T established an international presence in 2000 by opening a chapter in Europe, and later expanded further to include chapters in Asia and Africa.

In 2013, ASIS&T changed its name again to the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), to better reflect the evolving nature of the field and the organization's global focus.

Over the years, ASIS&T has played a leading role in shaping the field of information science and technology, through its publications, conferences, and professional development programs. It has also been involved in the development of standards and guidelines for information management and retrieval.

Founded in 1972 as the Clothing Studies Association of Canada, the Apparel Studies Association of Canada Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and received its national charter in 1974. Its aim was to support research and facilitate professional communication among clothing researchers and users of research through newsletters and general meetings. Its head office was located in the Department of Clothing and Textiles at the University of Alberta. The Association was dissolved in 1988.

Archambault Photo of Montreal operated from ca. 1878 until 1891.

Independent publishing house based in Vancouver (B.C.).

The Assiniboia Community Housing Cooperative (ACHC) began its existence known as Campus Co-operative Association in March of 1967. Its initiative at that time was to provide low-cost housing to students at the University of Alberta, in a time before HUB, Lister Hall, or Michener Park were completed. In September of 1967, the University’s Board of Governors, whose task it was to oversee University-owned properties, rented six houses to the fledgling organization in the North Garneau area. By the early 1970’s, the Co-op reached its membership peak of about 65 members, and purchased their first house in the Strathcona area. A second home was purchased in 1973 in Parkallen. Using a ‘capital loan’ system where members ‘loaned’ the Co-op $25 each upon taking out membership, monies were collected for initial down payments on homes. A ‘capital levy’ plan was later introduced whereby the Co-op charged a capital levy per member, on top of the monthly housing charge, as a means of raising capital for the expansion of the Co-op and for meeting maintenance costs on existing properties. In the early 1970’s, as well, the Co-op obtained a further four rented houses from the City of Edmonton. Original University-owned houses were occasionally demolished in the North Garneau neighbourhood, and the Co-op received other houses in replacement. A few other houses were rented from private landlords and by the summer of 1973, there were twelve houses in the Campus Co-operative Association. In 1977 the Campus Co-operative Association was dissolved by the Co-op Development Branch of the Alberta Department of Consumer and Corporate body Affairs for failing to submit an audit form on time. A new set of by-laws and a policy manual were developed and the Co-op was reincorporated on September 27, 1978 as the Campus Co-operative Association (1977). By 1981, the new name of Assiniboia Community Housing Cooperative was chosen to reflect a shift away from a majority student membership which prevailed at its inception in 1967. Membership in the houses was open to anyone accepted by the members of a Co-op household, and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consisted of four executive members elected at semi-annual general meetings, and of one house representative from each house; board meetings were held monthly, and were open to the general membership to attend. Various committees were established to deal with specific matters, and members were expected to work on a committee or do some other specified work for the Cooperative. Members also shared cooking and other house chores. Membership criteria evolved over time to accept both student and non-student membership, and houses were co-ed. In 1986, the AHCC owned five houses and ceased leasing property from the University. While the records in the fonds go only to 1990, the Assiniboia Community Housing Cooperative continues to function. They are a listed entry in the University of Alberta’s Student Union Housing Registry (as of 2006), and advertise three houses available in the Cooperative.

The University Professional Librarians' Group, founded in 1960, was succeeded in 1966 by the Association of Professional Librairians of the University of Alberta (APLUA) which, unlike its predecessor, has a formal constitution. Its mandate includes the promotion and advancement of the interests and welfare of professional librarians to provide the best possible professional service. APLUA also promotes continuing education and encourages an interest in and knowledge of the profession at all levels and in all types of libraries.

In 1987 University of Alberta Professors Emeriti Dr. Tom Nelson, Dr. Earle Waugh, and Prof. Sharon Brintnell, formed a committee to redress the absence of provisions that support continuation and development of the research, professional, and public service roles that the professors had begun in their academic career. The original committee, chaired by Dr. Earle Waugh, quickly built interest both within and beyond the University community. A survey was then undertaken that showed the formation of an association of Professors Emiriti was welcomed by a majority of the Alberta Academic community that would facilitate the individual and collective development of the University of Alberta Emeriti. In addition this association was seen as a vehicle that would safeguard their status and privileges. With support from the federal government, the department of advanced education, as well as then University President Dr. Myer Horowitz, the Association opened an office in the Edmonton neighborhood of Garneau. The association began publishing a registry and newsletter, and in May 1987 the Constitution of the Association was formed. The association also sponsors several groups for Emeriti where members can meet, listen to guest speakers and discuss subjects such as the perils and opportunities of retired life, travel, and books.

In 1936 the President created a Faulty Relations Council to act as a liaison between the Univeersity administration and the academic staff. Its members were appointed. In 1945 the Association of Teaching Staff of the University of Alberta was established, with the Faculty Relations Council remaining as its executive. In 1950 the ATSUA approved a new constitution by which it initiated the election of the executive and discontinued the Faculty Relations Council. The ATSUA revised its constitution in 1959 and changed its name to AASUA.

In 1936 the President created a Faculty Relations Council to act as a liaison between the University administration and the academic staff. Its members were appointed. In 1945 the Association of Teaching Staff of the University of Alberta was established, with the Faculty Relations Council remaining as its executive. In 1950 the ATSUA approved a new constitution, by which it initiated the election of the executive and discontinued the Faculty Relations Council. The ATSUA revised its constitution in 1959 and changed its name to the AASUA. The organization underwent another name change in 1961 to AASUAE (Edmonton) to distinguish it from the Calgary campus branch, the AASUAC (Calgary). When the University of Calgary became autonomous in 1966, the Edmonton association re-assumed the name AASUA. The AASUA's aim is to represent academic staff at the University of Alberta through collective bargaining, grievance representation, and expression of opinion.

The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) was formed in 1911 and assumed its present name in 1965. Its members are Canada's public and private, not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges. Four provincial and regional associations of universities and some 20 national organizations representing specific academic or administrative interests are also members. A voluntary organization based in Ottawa, the AUCC promotes and facilitates co-operation and sharing among its members, and administers under contract scholarships and international programs. The AUCC also publishes a magazine, University Affairs, and an annual Directory of Canadian Universities.

The Banff School of Advanced Management was established in 1952 by the University of Alberta and from 1953 has been sponsored as a cooperative undertaking by the Universities of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. By pooling the teaching resources of the four Universities and supplementing these with a selection of instructors from other universities, government and private businesses in Canada and the United States, the Banff School of Advanced Management has been able to offer a course which has met with an enthusiastic response from business institutions in North America and abroad. Directors: 1952-1969 Donald Roy Cameron; 1969-1973 Allan H. Anderson; 1973-1974 Victor Henning; 1974-[1977?] Jim Moran; [1978?]-1981 Edwin M. 'Ted' Mills. Vice-President, Banff Centre: 1981-[19þ] Gary Frey.

The Banff School of Fine Arts was established by the Department of Extension in 1933, under a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, to provide training in theatre arts. It expanded its mandate to include fine, applied and performing arts: painting, music, ballet, modern languages, writing, handicrafts, photography and figure skating as well as theatre. Courses were taken for University credit, Banff School certificates, or for recreation and pleasure. The School operated every summer until 1954, when, under the title Banff School of Fine Arts and Centre for Continuing Education, it began to offer year-round facilities for all types of courses, seminars, workshops, conferences and meetings. For its services to adult education, in 1951 the School received the Henry Marshall Tory Award from the Canadian Association for Adult Education. Under the Universities Act of 1966, the School was placed under the administration of the University of Calgary. In 1970 all of the units at Banff were combined into the independent Banff Centre, which received its own legislative Act in 1978. Directors: 1933-1936 Edward Annand Corbett; 1936-1968 Donald Roy Cameron; 1968-1970 Donald F. Becker (Acting); 1970-1982 David Leighton; 1982- Paul Fleck .

A national voice for barley growers with membership across Canada including the research and life science community, malting and brewing sector, feed and livestock industry and select grain handling companies.

Activities of the malting and brewing industries in the barley improvement field were formalized in 1948 when the Barley Improvement Institute (now the Brewing and Malting Research Institute) was established to cooperate and assist, financially and otherwise, in the development and testing of improved barley varieties and to disseminate factual information on the production, improvement, marketing and processing of malting barley.

A German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, one of the largest in the world. Areas of business include pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds, and biotechnology products.

Bibliotheque Saint-Jean (BSJ) is a University of Alberta Library serving Campus Saint-Jean. Campus Saint-Jean is a French-language multidisciplinary faculty at the University of Alberta with around 800 students. It was founded in Pincher Creek, Alberta in 1908 by an Oblate priest as a school to prepare members for life in the Oblate order of the Catholic Church. Three years later it moved to its current location in Edmonton along Mill Creek Ravine, six kilometres east of the University of Alberta North Campus. Over the years it transitioned into providing post-secondary education. In 1976, the Oblate priests sold Collège Saint-Jean to the University of Alberta, and in 1977 the name was changed to Faculté Saint-Jean. In October 2005 the francophone campus was renamed again to Campus Saint-Jean.

In September 1983 the library at Faculté Saint-Jean merged with the University of Alberta Libraries, adding approximately 100,000 volumes to the library’s collection. In January 1997 a spacious new Bibliotheque Saint-Jean was opened as a result of a $6 million dollar grant from the federal government. BSJ provides French-language materials in printed and electronic formats for Campus Saint-Jean’s programs in the areas of education, arts and social sciences, languages ​​and literature, health sciences, natural sciences, and business administration.

Brewery in Calgary (Alta.). Owned by the Calgary Brewing and Malting Company.

Founded by Dorothy (Duff) Burt, the Blue Stocking club was a general discussion group for women at the University of Alberta. The emphasis of the group was on history and public affairs.

The Board of Governors is a corporation which consists of a Chair appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, the Chancellor, the President, and persons appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, who include representatives from the Alumni Association, the Senate, the academic and non-academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public. The conduct, management, and control of the University and all its property, revenue, business, and affairs are vested in the Board. The Board appoints the deans of all faculties, all members of the teaching staff, the Librarian, the Registrar, and all members of the administrative staff, but no one may be appointed to a senior administrative post or to the academic staff of the University unless first nominated by the President of the University. The Board provides for the maintenance of buildings and the erection of new buildings. It has authority to purchase and acquire property. It fixes the fees charged for courses and it makes financial provision for the establishment of new faculties, departments, and courses. It may establish extension programs to contribute to the educational and cultural advancement of the people of Alberta. When any question arises as to the powers or duties of the Senate, any other University body, the President, a dean, or any other officer or employee, and these powers and duties are not definitely provided for in the Universities Act, the Board's decision on the question is final (Calendar, 1990/91). The Board was created by the University Act (1910) which was modelled on the Ontario statute which created the University of Toronto. Chairs: 1911-1917 Edwin Charles Pardee; 1917-1940 Horace Harvey; 1940-1950 Harold Hayward Parlee; 1950-1966 Charles Malcolm Macleod; 1966-1972 John Edward Bradley; 1972-1975 Fred T. Jenne; 1975-1978 Eric A. Geddes; 1978-1990 John Schlosser; 1990- Stanley A. Milner. Executive Directors: 1911-1968 University Bursar; 1968-[1979] John Nicol; 1979-1984 Brian J. Silzer; 1984- Paul Robison.

The Boreal Institute for Northern Studies was established in 1960, and had as its prime objective the gathering and dissemination of information about the North in an effort to increase understanding and awareness of that part of Canada. To achieve this goal, the Institute adopted a fourfold mandate: to promote scholaly research on the North; to disseminate knowledge about the North; to foster communication among northern-oriented researchers at the University of Alberta and beyond; and to encourage the involvement of Northerners in the activities of the Institute.Long-term and comprehensive research programs as well as grant-funded and contract projects were also operated under the aegis of the Institute. The Institute established a multi-disciplinary library of information on polar and cold regions. The name of the Boreal Institute was changed to the Canadian Circumpolar Institute in 1990.