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Place: Saltcoats, Assiniboia

From: Alf, T.A.P. [Thomas A. Patrick]

To: Miss Marion Griffith, Byron, Ontario, Canada

Delivery: registered Canadian Post, via London, postmarks

Details: 11pp + envelope, note on envelope “240” and “246”

Notes: Alf tells of a party he attended, an abscessed knee he treated, his good opinion of Bishop Anson of Qu’ Appelle, and an eyebrow he sutured. Alf enjoys teaching and is pleased to also be paid for it. He is unhappy at the unexpectedly high taxidermy bill for the mounting of a pelican. Alf had news of the death by consumption of his cousin, Mary Ann Hobbs, and it is expected that her father and sister will also pass soon. Alf has arranged to rent a house owned by Mr. Fisher, with plans to live in one bedroom while sub-renting part to Mr. and Mrs. Lauder and part to Mr. Cumming. A suit Marion selected for him arrived and Alf is very pleased with it. Writing again later, on returning from Crescent Lake to treat Mr. Kent, Alf believes the man to die soon and will not be charging the family as they are in financial straits.

Place: Byron [Ontario]

From: Marion [Griffith]

To: Alf / T.A. Patrick, M.D., Saltcoats, Assiniboia, N.W.T.

Delivery: Canada Post, postmarked

Details: 10 pp + envelope, note on envelope “No. 236”

Notes: Marion writes to her fiance, Alf [Dr. Thomas A. Patrick]. Her Grandpa is doing poorly. He surprised Marion by giving her and her sister Annie a gift of $175.00 the morning after speaking with his doctor. She finishes writing the letter while in Strathroy. She received Alf's photograph and is surprised that he grew a moustache. Marion and Annie continue to make plans to move to Saltcoats in the near future.

Souvenir program for the Glenora Figure Skating Club's 1946 Ice Show, held from 28 February - 2 March 1946.

Contents:
Lest We Forget; Foreword; Glenora Figure Skating Club [Officers and Directors; Ladies' Committee; Ice Show Committee; Acknowledgements]; The Ice Show Orchestra Under the Direction of Mrs. J. B. Carmichael [pictured]; Programme [The Toymaker's Dream - Act I; Act II; Act III].

Photographs:
Mrs. J. B. Carmichael, Musical Director; By Popular Demand, Betty Atkinson and Chuck Hain, Former Stars "Ice Follies", "Radio City Center Theatre"; The Caley Sisters - Dorothy and Hazel; Fred Astle and Bob Blackett, Our own Glenora Club ever-sensational comedy pair; Stephanie MacDonald, Professional - Greater Edmonton Figure Skating Club; Shirley Martin and "Muffy" McHugh MacKenzie, Stars from Glencoe Club, Calgary; Dorothy and Jimmie Stephens, Professionals Glenora Figure Skating Club; Phyllis Sutton, Ladies' Senior Club Champion; Lillian Munro, Intermediate Ladies' Club Champion; Arlene Jones and Diana Keltie, Girls' Junior "Dance Pair Champions"; Carol Taylor, Champion Preliminary Class; Barbara Park and Xenia English [Juvenile Club Champion]; Donna Knight [Ladies' Junior Club Champion]; Jane Emery, Barbara Blackett, and Peggy Newland; group photograph "Fairies" [Elaine Cross; Donna Webber; Joyce Lumsden; Daurel Mills; Geraldine Morris; Francis Wharton; Arlene Howarth]; group photograph [Barbara Gowan; Nancy Armstrong; Allison Day; Pat. Hall; Jean Huckell; Margaret Roth].

Additionally includes several print advertisements for various local businesses.

Handwritten letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Urges her not to dwell on his past life but for both of them to start anew as partners, with reference to a conversation they had the night before.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Sends well wishes for a friend in hospital and regrets for another friend’s loss. Describes being in a bad mood.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Describes a busy week at work. States how he enjoyed their most recent visit and that he is more contented than he has been in years.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Anticipates a busy week at work, with several banquets planned. Apologizes and expresses embarrassment after some unspecified events that occurred on the weekend.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Mentions having gone to a movie. States that he wants to say some things that have been on his mind, namely how he trusts that they will be able to overcome obstacles together, and how he has been pondering a taxi driver’s words to him that he was lucky to have a girlfriend who looks after him as she did when he was sick in the car.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Mentions playing cribbage and buying a radio and a new pair of shoes. Describes visiting the dentist, who said he was recovering well from his dental problems. Sends well-wishes to acquaintances.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to his newly-wedded wife Louise in Calgary. Describes looking for a home for them to share in Red Deer, mentioning a particular possibility which did not pan out. “Well dear, I don’t know what to write or say. I guess the last two weeks has spoiled me … so dear this is short and sweet like me.”

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at Camp Borden Ontario, to his wife Louise Stewart in Red Deer. Describes beginning the course he is taking at the camp. Mentions a planned trip to Toronto, where they will tour Canada Bread Co., Canada Packers, and a large dairy operation. Mentions plans to visit his family. States that some of the men in the mess are Freemasons like himself, which has helped him in getting acquainted. Asks to be sent the Sports Week and Red Deer Advocate.

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at Camp Borden Ontario, to his wife Louise Stewart in Red Deer, Alberta. Describes test results and his current placement in the officer’s mess. Mentions a bingo game. Writing on clean-up day.

Group photo of students in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps School Cook Group III Course at Camp Borden, Ontario, in the cohort running from February 2 to April 25, 1953. Clayborne Stewart is in the second row from the front at the far left. Black and white.

Head and shoulders portrait of Clayborne Stewart in military uniform. Black and white.

Black and white studio portrait of a couple. The woman is wearing a blazer and the man a suit and tie. Signed “Love Betty + Les”. Likely the same Betty and Les who sent several greeting cards to the Stewarts, included in this collection.

Black and white photo of a man standing outdoors in front of a hedge, wearing a military-style shirt with a tie.

Christmas card featuring a cartoon bear gawking at an overstuffed mailbox and shocked to find several tax papers within it. “The postbox may be a bit overtaxed, but aren’t we all.” Unsigned and unaddressed.

Easter card from Louise Stewart to her husband Clayborne. Inscribed “To my Dear, all my love, Louise.”

Valentines Day card from Clayborne Stewart to his wife Louise. Inscribed “Love, Clay.”

Birthday card inscribed “Best wishes, Marj + Bill.” Recipient not named, but presumably Clayborne or Louise Stewart. Features a cartoon depiction of a hotdog expressing pun-filled birthday wishes.

Christmas card to Clayborne and Louise Stewart, inscribed “To Mr + Mrs. Stewart from Mr. + Mrs. Mar.”

Christmas card, inscribed “Love and Best Wishes, [illegible].” Recipient not named, but presumably Clayborne or Louise Stewart, or both.

Christmas card inscribed “Best wishes, Ruth Cane.” Recipient not named, but presumably Clayborne or Louise Stewart, or both.

Wedding anniversary card for Louise and Clayborne Stewart, inscribed “To Louise + Clay, from Dolly, Les + Trudy.”

Birthday card inscribed “All my love, Janet.” Recipient not named, but presumably Louise Stewart.

Birthday card, unsigned and not addressed. Features cartoon illustrations of a chicken consoling another, and then running together from moths with nets. Text reads “Cheer up! Another birthday should be no cause to fret- We may not be spring chickens, but the moths ain’t got us yet!”

Christmas card from Louise Stewart to her husband Clayborne. Inscribed “To the best. Love, Louise.”

Valentine’s Day card from Clayborne Stewart to his wife Louise. Inscribed
“All my [?], Clay.”

Fourth wedding anniversary card from Clayborne Stewart to his wife Louise. Inscribed “All my love, Clay.”

Advertising document from the HBC, which lists the benefits to trappers of selling their furs to the HBC.

Advertising document from the HBC, which lists the benefits to trappers of selling their furs to the HBC. The document includes a simple street map, showing the location of the HBC's Raw Fur Buying office in Toronto.

A blank piece of HBC letterhead. Additionally enclosed is a postal envelope from the HBC, also unmarked.

An informational and advertising booklet, issued by Simpson's Raw Fur Marketing Service. Includes information and tips on trapping, both in general, and for individually for several types of animal, as well as instructions on packing pelts for shipping. Additionally enclosed is a postal envelope from Simpson's Raw Fur Marketing Department; the reciepient name on the envelope has been scribbled out.

Advertising brochure from the HBC, which contains a catalogue of items intended for fur trappers, including traps, as well as general utility items such as snowshoes and knives.

8. Social Credit candidate Harry Strom’s political campaign poster. The poster prominently features a colour portrait of Harry Strom, where the subject is surrounded by presumably identifiably Canadian imagery such as the Alberta seal, hockey players, grain elevators and other farm items, cattle, the wild rose, bison, and a representation of an Aboriginal figure as well as one of an RCMP official. The caption below it reads "Harry Strom; A New Kind of Leader." On the back side there are 6 black/white photographs of Strom in various settings: with his family, horseback riding, partaking in a meeting, with his wife and children, walking, and a shot of a supporting crowd. The captions provide a background narrative to the images. There is a handwritten note on top right corner that reads "A doctor son of Harry Strom operated on Graydon Arksey at the Royal Alex Hopital (sic) Edmonton May 1976." Published by the Alberta Social Credit League.

13. Various articles pertaining to Social Credit members:

A) 11.5 x 21.3 cm article from the Edmonton Journal, dated September 22, 1988, titled: "Social Credit Leader resigns." Contains one b&w photograph of Martin Hattersley.

B) 4.7 x 23.5 cm article titled: "Edmonton Ma Admitted To Bar." Contains one b&W photograph of J. M. Hattersley.

C) 8.7 x 10.5 cm clipping titled: "Solon Low Leaving Politics, Classroom." Contains one b&w photograph of Solon Low.

D) 12.4 x 37.7 cm article from Southam Newspapers in the Calgary Herald titled: "Reform MP juggles farm life, politics." Article is concerning Reform MP Ray Speaker. Contains one b&w photograph of Ray Speaker and a herd of cows. Photo credited to The Calgary Herald. A handwritten note at the top dates the article to February 26, 1996.

E) 22.3 x 12 cm article titled: "Book review doesn’t do Aberhart justice." Article is regarding a book review done by Dr. Kenneth Munro for the book: "Bible Bill: A Biography of William Aberhart by David Elliot and Iris Miller."

F) 31.5 x 25 cm article from the Edmonton Journal, dated May 3, 1998, titled: "At least 'Bible Bill’ cared about people." Contains two b&w photographs: one is a portrait of a man, the writer, located at the top of the article and captioned "Alan Kellogg." The other, located on the right side, contains a photo of William Aberhart, captioned "'Bible Bill' Alberhart on the hustings." Photo courtesy of The Glenbow Archives.

G) 11.5 x 14 cm newspaper article from The Edmonton Journal titled: "Old Guard keeps faith in Social Credit Theory." Article concerns Clover Bar MLA Floyd Baker. Written by Mike Sadava.

H) 21.5 x 28 cm resume for Euan R. A. Temple. Page is very thin and in poor condition, with a rip at the bottom, and several folds along the edges. Page is very yellowed. Very fragile. A handwritten note on the top left says: "Mr. Temple on SC board. Great friend of mom’s."

I) 14.3 x 17.2 cm newspaper article titled: "To travel, will teach in Nigeria." Features a b&w photograph of a woman, captioned: "Miss Ruth Hattersley." Photo credited to Goertz Studio.

J) 31.5 x 17.4 cm newspaper article from the Edmonton Journal, titled: "Greatest Albertan isn’t anyone you might expect." Article contains one small color photograph of the author, David Staples, on the top left, as well as 7 small color photographs in a circle on the right. These photographs include: "Pat Burns, Wayne Gretzky, K. D. Lang, Peter Loughheed, Ernest Manning, Emily Murphy, and Douglas Cardinal."

K) 26.2 x 36.4 cm newspaper article from the Edmonton Journal titled: "Finding a new captain for the sinking Socred ship." Article written by Patrick O’Callaghan.

L) 15.5 x 52.4 cm newspaper article titled: "Social Crediter, 85, Never Misses Rally." Features a large b&w photograph at the top of the page showing two women in conversation. Captioned: "Mrs. F. H. Soper, above left, in her 85th year journeyed to Calgary from Athabasca to attend the convention of the Alberta Social Credit League. She has been present at every convention of the Social Credit party since they commenced 21 years ago. Mrs. Soper is pictured chatting with Mrs. C. M. Hattersley, widow of the late Mr. Hattersley who was author of the widely publicised book 'This Age of Plenty.' Now on the staff of the Canadian Social Creditor, editing the women’s page, Mrs. Hattersley is also vice-president of the Edmonton SC Constituency Association. She was interested in Social Credit even before Mrs. Soper, for she was a student of Major Douglas in England. At the time of this death Mr. Hattersley, a lawyer, was working on the revision of Alberta Statutes, and had been in Edmonton only a few years." Photograph is credited to Jack De Lorne. Above the picture is a line that states: "Attends 21 Consecutive Conventions."

M) 11.5 x 13.7 cm newspaper article from the Edmonton Journal titled: "Old guard keeps faith in Social Credit theory." Written by Mike Sadava.

WWI era French-English dictionary belonging to D. Lamont. 2nd page used as a workspace for mathematical calculations. Inscribed “Fred Bell” on inside of front cover. Includes translation of basic military and general terms and phrases into French.

Real photo postcard depicting two men in partial military uniform standing with horses. Possession of D. Lamont, so likely from the 9th C.M.R.R. in which he was a Corporal. Postcard section on back remains unused.

Depicts two men in military uniform on horses, with another standing in between. There are wagons and buildings behind them. Possession of D. Lamont, so likely from the 9th C.M.R.R. in which he was a Corporal. Post card area on back remains unused. Labelled in French and printed by R. Guilleminot, Boespflug and Co., Paris, so likely from his time in Belgium or France.