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Reports and Publications.
Series · 1914 - 1958
Part of Cecil Scott Burgess fonds

Contains reports and publications concerning town planning, hospital specifications and architecture. Material written during Burgess's tenure as Professor of Archicture and University Architect. Some material includes Burgess's work as a privated consultant after retiring from the University.

Title based on content of series.

Social Activism.
Series · 1915 - 1994
Part of Doug Tomlinson fonds

The records in this series span a range of years, with imprint collected from as early as 1915, to a Technocracy article published in the mid-1990’s. The photographs and films in the series are commercial productions, and all of the records are in good physical condition.

This series of records, grouped together under the broad banner of ‘Causes’ and Personal records, has been arranged in the following sub-series: Seniors’ Issues; Peace Issues; Human Rights and Social Justice Issues; and Other records which includes Soviet-Ukraine material and a small smattering of personal records. The records in this series highlight the many social and political causes Doug Tomlinson supported and actively participated in, and provide a good overview of the social climate in Alberta and Canada during the time period in which these records were created. Doug Tomlinson actively collected material from the USSR/Soviet Ukraine, and there is a fascinating set of photographs and 35 mm film produced from various sources, illustrating aspects of life in these regions during primarily the 1960’s.

Includes: ca, ,80 m of textual records, 15 films, 399 photographs.

File titles were derived from original file titles.

Biographical.
Series · 1915 - 1957
Part of Cecil Scott Burgess fonds

Consists of handwritten notes, cv, and lecture notes concerning military service and work with the department of agriculture.

Title based on content of series

Series contains pencil sketches, ink designs and watercolour paintings concerning architecture, landscapes, plants and insects, home furnishings, utensils and abstract patterns and decortations. Sketches depict Burgess's concern for the Arts and Crafts design movement during his student years and the practicle, design work of his professional career in Québec and Alberta.

Title based on content of the series.

Contains photos of Professor Burgess, houses and architecture taken in Europe, University buildings, Bowker building, and some civic planning. Contains photo albums of Scottish scenes, houses and churches in Great Britain, and many buildings and lanscapes - especially in Montréal.

Title based on content of series.

Photographs
TL 540 D53 C64 1.1 · Series · 1915/1916 to 1994
Part of Clennell 'Punch' Dickins fonds

Photographs of 'Punch' Dickins, his family and friends, as well as landscapes and airplanes.

Field Trips.
Series · 1915 - 1930
Part of Alan Emerson Cameron fonds

Consists of 432 black and white negatives in two leather bound albums documenting the field trips Cameron undertook for the Department of Mining Engineering and the Alberta Research Council.

Publications.
Series · 1916 - 1963
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Series consists of general correspondence concerning printing and publishing arrangements, copies of drafts of manuscripts, newspaper and journal articls.

Title based on the content of the series.

Major Manuscripts.
Series · 1916 - 1963
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Series consists of general correspondence concerning printing and publishing arrangements, copies of drafts of manuscripts, newspaper and journal articls.

Title based on the content of the series.

General
TL 540 D53 C64 3.2 · Series · 1917 to 1968
Part of Clennell 'Punch' Dickins fonds

Miscellaneous cards and documents from 'Punch' Dickins' time in the military.

Series · 1917 - 1952
Part of Cecil Scott Burgess fonds

Contains photos of Professor Burgess, houses and architecture taken in Europe, University buildings, Bowker building, and some civic planning. Contains photo albums of Scottish scenes, houses and churches in Great Britain, and many buildings and lanscapes - especially in Montréal.

Title based on content of series.

PS 8523 I95 Z46 1 · Series · 1919, 1924-1974
Part of Dorothy Livesay archives

This series consists of approximately 1,470 poems, which are represented as typescripts and/or manuscripts. File titles within this series reflect the arrangement of poems, which are grouped together based on the year and time frame in which those poems were written or, in the case of poems with no recorded date, the year and alphabetical span of those poems.
While nearly all of the poems are typescript, most poems in this series are in both typescript (ts) and manuscripts (ms) form. Many poems have multiple typescript copies and some have multiple manuscript copies. It is not clear whether Livesay herself created the typescripts, but many have handwritten notes, edits, or signatures from Livesay. When there is one or more typescript and one or more manuscript of a single poem, the materials are arranged together (ts/ms). Rarely, two different poems are written on one manuscript and therefore not all manuscript poems are arranged with their respective typescript.
This series also consists of clippings and photocopies of published poems (p), which are arranged with the typescript and/or manuscript of the same poem.

FC 219 H26 3 · Series · [ca. 1920 to 1930]
Part of Byron Harmon Photos Collection

Publications in this series are attributed to Byron Harmon due to the photography credits or a 'Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada' copyright or distribution statement. Once Byron Harmon was deceased his son Don Harmon took over the family business and those cards were copyrighted as 'Byron Harmon Photos, Banff, Canada' or were attributed to Don Harmon.

Harmon, Byron
FC 219 H26 2 · Series · [ca. 1920 to 1940]
Part of Byron Harmon Photos Collection

Postcards in this series are attributed to Byron Harmon due to the photography credits or a 'Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada' copyright or distribution statement. Once Byron Harmon was deceased his son Don Harmon took over the family business and those cards were copyrighted as 'Byron Harmon Photos, Banff, Canada' or were attributed to Don Harmon.

Harmon, Byron
Projects.
Series · 1921 - 1957
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Series consists of general correspondence, inquiries; data on collection of specimens, articles, and designs for institutions, stamps, research publications and various otherprojects

Title based on the content of the series.

Fonds 412-2 · Series · 1923-1955
Part of Finley McInnes fonds

Series consists of articles McInnes selected from various newspapers and magazines. Most of the material was pasted into a large black leather three ring binder. Loose clippings are scattered throughout the binder.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

McInnes, Finley
Conservation.
Series · 1923 - 1957
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Series consists of general correspondence: Enquiries; information; predatory bird traps; C.I.L. wildlife conservation plan

Title based on the content of the series.

Personal Papers.
Series · 1924 - 2004
Part of Mel Hurtig fonds

The records in this series are in excellent physical condition, and consist of textual records, photographs, books and a few graphic items. They have been arranged in a basic alphabetical order within distinct sub-series titles. The photographs are listed in chronological order, with several of the photographs maintained in oversize storage. The books, as well, are arranged in chronological order by date of publication.

This record series, although relatively small, provides a fascinating glimpse into Mel Hurtig’s personal life, particularly focusing on his activities post-businesses and post-CIC, COC, and National Party. There are records related to family and personal business, as well as a series of personal correspondence and clipping files. Of particular interest are the sub-series of printed e-mail communications which date from 2000 through 2004. While not strictly personal, the e-mails capture the issues and topics of interest and concern to Mel Hurtig in recent years. His opposition to air-missile defense initiatives and his rallying of prominent as well as not so prominent Canadians to promote this position is well-documented with the e-mails. There is a sub-series of Canadiana books, often signed by the author, and frequently containing a reference to Hurtig in the book. The photographs span a period of over six decades and include family pictures as well as photographs related to his publishing and political/activist career.

File titles were derived from original file titles.

Literary Manuscripts.
Series · 1925 - 1937
Part of Louis Auguste Romanet fonds

Includes drafts of chapters, typescripts, bound copies, correspondence and looseleaf notebooks concerning L.A. Romanet's literary work. The files are in chronological order taking into account some uncertainty in date of origin.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

FC 3213 L55 040 · Series · 1926-1927
Part of Life, Events, and Players in the North-West

The photographic archive comes from Louise Rourke’s working papers used to illustrate her book “Land of the Frozen Tide,” published in London, 1928. Photographs are mounted on paper, many with typed captions. Some are mocked up with borders and decoration, or are marked up to silhouette individuals. Various notations in ink and pencil appear on most items. Most photographs are of Fort Chipewyan, Lake Athabasca, and Fond-du-Lac, SK. There are many photographs of boats on Lake Athabasca. Of note are two photographs accompanied by newspaper clippings.

  • Photograph of John Hornby in front of a cabin. Photograph is accompanied by an undated newspaper clipping describing the tragic discovery of Mr. Hornby, dead by starvation.
  • Photograph of two men captioned as the "factor" and "Mr. Mercredi, local boatbuilder." Accompanied by photograph clipped from a 1996 newspaper, captioned “Assembly of First Nations chief Ovide Mercredi looks toward aboriginal Korean War veteran Leon Fontaine from Manitoba Monday in Ottawa.”

Also included is an unpublished Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post journal. Contains daily manuscript entries written by Louise Rourke's first husband, accountant Douglas Musgrave Rourke, who worked at Ft. Chipewyan. Entries are from between January 1, 1926 and January 7, 1927. The entries are preceded by a page of comments probably written by Louise Rourke. A carbon typescript biography of Louise Rourke and her second husband, Alwyn H.B. Dawson, is included as a loose sheet of paper.

Rourke, Louise
PS 8523 I95 Z46 3 · Series · 1928, 1939, 1943-1959, 1964-1968
Part of Dorothy Livesay archives

Series includes business correspondence between Ryerson Press and Dorothy Livesay. Most letters are from various editors and managers regarding the publishing and publicity of Livesay's works. There are also copies of letters written by Livesay to various people at Ryerson Press. Correspondents include Lorne Pierce, Frank Flemington, Elsinore Haultain, Fred(?) Ellins, Enid Thornton, Earle Toppings, Campbell Hughes, George Truss, Georgeanna Hamilton, and Robin Farr. Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Series also includes miscellaneous items such as newsclippings, postage receipts, royalty statements, review lists, and advertisements.

Photos.
Series · 1929 - 1983
Part of William Elmer Adkins Fonds

Includes biographical items; refineries in Winnipeg, Brandon and Regina; Alberta Oil Sands Project, 1938 and 1948-1949; return visit to Bitumount, 1983.

Title based on content of series.

Audio-Visual Records.
Series · 1930 - 1991
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

The material in Series 8 includes the audio-visual material Wilfred Watson collected. It is a small series, consisting of 11 tape cassettes, 5 reel-to-reel tapes, 4 videotape recordings, and 334 photographic items. The material is in very good physical condition.

The audio-visual material, although not extensive, helps to present a fuller picture of Wilfred Watson. The photographs include photographs of Watson's immediate family including his parents, sister Jean, and other family members. There are two lovely portraits of a young Sheila Watson, and several formal portraits of Wilfred Watson taken while he was in his 30s and 40s. There are also some lovely photographs, many taken by Jorge Frascara, of Wilfred at his home in Nanaimo, B.C. Several of Frascara's photographs were mounted in a special album and titled "Cowback and so Much More". A friend, Pauline Boote, took some wonderful photographs of the 'heads' Watson created from painting on driftwood. As well, there are snapshots of friends (and their children) included with correspondence, and a large number of 'play' photographs (play production prints and proofs). The sound recordings are limited, and some of the material remains unidentified. The tapes, both sound and video, relate almost totally to Wilfred Watson's work and includes sound tracks and recordings of plays or Watson-related material readings.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Series · 1931-1983; 2013
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of 7 unique pieces of printed ephemera, including a notebook; a student magazine [1931]; a grocery price list [1945]; a program for Glenora Figure Skating Club's Ice Show [1946]; a history of Edmonton Motors [from 1924-1951]; a commemorative booklet for the Province of Alberta's 75th anniversary [1980]; and an Alberta Heritage Fund Report [1982-1983].

Folk Festival Committee.
Series · 1931 - 1950
Part of Reta Rowan fonds

The series consists of minutes, scripts for radio and theatre, songs, programmes, costumes, and post cards.

The title is based on the content of the series.

Personal Material.
Series · 1932 - 1960
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Contains certificates, programmes, news clippings and reports and other material documenting Rowan's non-professional activities.

Title bases on content of series.

John Gregory Records.
Series · 1933 - 2005
Part of Technocracy fonds

John Gregory is a charter member of Technocracy, Inc., joining in 1936. He donated his papers, which form Series 3 of the Technocracy fonds, to the University Archives in March 2007. Mr. Gregory’s career was with the Alberta Research Council, serving as Head, Industrial and Engineering Services, and his papers reflect his interest in hydrology and engineering as it relates to Technocracy doctrine. There are interesting early Technocracy publications and original correspondence with Howard Scott. The material is in good physical shape..

The records in Series 3 have been sub-divided into two sub-series: Textual Material and Published Material. As in the other two series, the published documents form the bulk of the series. Within the publications sub-series are articles written about Technocracy and subjects of interest to Technocrats including a 1951 article by M. Hubbert King entitled “Energy From Fossil Fuels”. There are also official Technocracy, Inc. pamphlets and booklets, dating from 1934 to 2004, and article reprints from various Technocracy publications. Several runs of Technocracy periodicals are included in the series, and of particular note is a bound volume of Northern Technocrat issues (June 1937-August 1939) which were published monthly by the Edmonton Technocracy Section (R.D. 11353). The textual records include Gregory’s correspondence files with CHQ, and contain letters written between John Gregory and Howard Scott, discussing at length concepts of continental hydrology and waterways in North America. Seven long playing 331/3 rpm albums form part of the series, along with two volumes of the Technocracy Study Course.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Union/Labour Movements.
Series · 1933 - 1983
Part of Doug Tomlinson fonds

The records are arranged in six sub-series (listed below) and are in chronological order within each sub-series. News clippings have been photocopied for conservation purposes, and most of the papers in this series are in excellent physical condition. The files contain a mixture of original textual documents as well as a selection of imprint and published items. Included are two excellent photographs of the American Dairy Lunch (Edmonton) employees' strike of 1948.

The labour and union movement records are arranged in the following sub-series: Edmonton and District Labour Council, Alberta Federation of Labour, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Federation of Labour, specific unions (particularly Union Local 47 and Union Local 579), and labour/union issues. The records span a lengthy period of time, with the predominant dates being from the 1960's to 1980's. Doug Tomlinson was active in local unions, and his records document the sometimes turbulent history union and labour movements underwent in Alberta. He has records of many provincial labour protests, and an impressive collection of background reference material.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Series · 1933 - 1997
Part of Technocracy fonds

The records in this series document the activities and records of the Edmonton Regional District Technocracy section (#11353-A). The records have been arranged in five sub-series and a chronological order is maintained within each file. Two discrete accessions (96-123 and 93-20) are merged intellectually in this Series One listing, but remain physically distinct for storage reasons. The records are in good physical condition.

The Edmonton Section records in Series one form the bulk of the Technocracy fonds and are arranged in the following five sub-series: Organizational Records; Edmonton Office Administration files; Special Collections of Individual Members; Outreach and Publicity records; and Publications.

The Organizational records include the Certificate of Incorporation for Technocracy, Inc. and the bylaws and general regulations. Also included in this sub-series are the operating instructions, information directives, and general mailings sent to the Edmonton section from Technocracy Inc. headquarters. The Edmonton Office administration files consist of forms, authorizations, accommodation updates, monthly reports sent from the office to Continental Headquarters (CHQ), membership lists, correspondence files, and local office daybooks. The sub-series of Members’ special collections includes files maintained by individual Technocracy members, and might variably include correspondence, papers, collected articles and news clippings. The sub-series related to Outreach and Publicity contains information on outreach projects, news clippings and articles written about the movement, section newsletters and calendars, and a set of overhead projector teaching graphs used in public lectures and teaching sessions on Technocracy. The final sub-series, Publications, is the largest of the five sub-series, and contains several runs of Technocracy publications as well as bound volumes of the Technocracy Study Course publication.

The series title is based on the content of the records, and file titles are based on an original organization provided by Walt Fryers, an original charter member and Edmonton Technocracy contact person for the University Archives.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

AEU-MAC 6 · Series · 1933-2011
Part of Dr. Margaret Mackey Collection

This series consists of materials collected by Dr. Margaret Mackey and donated to the University of Alberta Libraries. It contains materials in multiple media formats that relate to Louisa May Alcott and her 1868-1869 novel Little Women. It features various editions and versions of the novel Little Women, stories written by other authors that relate to the original, and non-fiction books about Louisa May Alcott and Little Women. It also contains video adaptations of the novel in VHS and DVD, audio tapes, and collectibles relating to the novel. This series contains the following subseries: Books (1933-2011), Video (1989-2007), Audio Recordings (1978-1995), and Collectibles (1994-2000).

AEU-MAC 8 · Series · 1934-2017
Part of Dr. Margaret Mackey Collection

This series consists of materials collected by Dr. Margaret Mackey and donated to the University of Alberta Libraries. It features materials related to L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its adaptations. It contains books, which include various versions and editions of the story, books that reference or are based off of the Wizard of Oz, and non-fiction and activity books pertaining to the story, L. Frank Baum, or its movie adaptation, and activity books. The series also contains various video adaptations of the story, video games, audio recordings, collectibles and some of Dr. Margaret Mackey's personal files which relate to The Wizard of Oz. This series contains the following subseries: Books (1934-2017), Videos (1993-2008), Electronic Games (1995-2009), Audio Recordings (1999-2003), Collectibles (2003-2007), and Personal Files and Ephemera (1992-2017).

Series · 1935 - 1993
Part of Technocracy fonds

The records in this series document the activities and records of the Calgary Regional District Technocracy section (#11451-A). The records have been arranged in four sub-series, following the applicable sub-series order used in the Edmonton Section records (Series one), and a chronological order is maintained within each file. The records are in good physical condition.

The records in this series have been further described in the following four sub-series: Organizational Records; Calgary Office Administration files; Outreach and Publicity records; and Publications. This series is smaller than the Edmonton Section records, with the bulk of these records being publications. There are numerous issues of various Technocracy periodicals including Technocracy Digest (Vancouver), Northwest Technocrat (Seattle), and The Technocrat (Long Beach). A number of other publications and newsletters are also included. Of particular interest is a file of the Foothills Technocrat which was published by the Calgary Section. Besides publications, newsletters, articles, and clippings, there is a small quantity of the Section’s organizational records, office administration files, and publicity/outreach records. The financial/membership files are fairly complete for the years 1977-1991, and there is an interesting set of individual Technocrats’ correspondence and writing files.

The Calgary Technocracy Section appears to have begun operations prior to 1935, although the exact date is unknown, and they apparently disbanded in 1993. The records in this series complement the Edmonton Section records described in Series One.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Radio Talks.
Series · 1936 - 1957
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Series consists of Invitations, announcements, letters of acceptance, transcripts and speaking notes.

Title based on the content of the series.

Model Railway.
Series · 1936 - 1948
Part of William Rowan Fonds

Contains information and correspondence regarding railway design and construction, including design of model railway at Lake Edith.

Series · 1938 - 1994
Part of Doug Tomlinson fonds

The records are arranged in six sub-series (listed below) and are in chronological order within each sub-series. News clippings have been photocopied for conservation purposes, and most of the papers in this series are in excellent physical condition. The files contain a mixture of original textual documents as well as a selection of imprint and published items. Included are two excellent photographs of the American Dairy Lunch (Edmonton) employees' strike of 1948.

The labour and union movement records are arranged in the following sub-series: Edmonton and District Labour Council, Alberta Federation of Labour, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Federation of Labour, specific unions (particularly Union Local 47 and Union Local 579), and labour/union issues. The records span a lengthy period of time, with the predominant dates being from the 1960's to 1980's. Doug Tomlinson was active in local unions, and his records document the sometimes turbulent history union and labour movements underwent in Alberta. He has records of many provincial labour protests, and an impressive collection of background reference material.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Literary Drafts/Writings.
Series · 1939 - 1994
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

The records in this series include Wilfred Watson's files of manuscript and typescript drafts of his writing, and are organized in the following sub-series: Poetry; Plays; Short Stories/Novel; Essays; Books; Miscellaneous Papers; and Publications. Many of the drafts are on loose sheets of paper or in examination booklets (those that were filed in the notebooks remain as part of Series 1). Notebooks devoted solely to poetry are included with this series. A lot of the drafts are also typescripts prepared for Watson from his manuscripts and used in preparing work for publication. Play-scripts are often production copies and many have manuscript revisions made by Watson during the rehearsals of the play, in which he always collaborated closely. There are typescripts for the performed plays; manuscript drafts of all the plays can be found in the notebooks (Series 1). There are also typescripts for several plays neither performed nor published. Some of the files contain only fragments of writing, notes written on cigarette packages, and notes on small pieces of cardboard, which are retained with miscellaneous papers (2.6).

There are draft and final manuscripts and typescripts in the collection for nearly all of Watson's performed and/or published work as well as for many hundreds of unpublished poems, and for several plays and short stories. There are, for example, many typescript drafts of most of the poems in Friday's Child, and many of the poems in The sorrowful canadians and mass on cowback. There is also a complete typescript of a novel accepted by Faber and Faber in the late 1950s, but never revised for publication by Watson (Under the Rabbit's Paw; drafts of this novel are in the notebooks). Wilfred Watson published poetry and plays in literary journals throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. These publications are in this series, and published reviews of Watson's work are also included here.

Wilfred Watson and Marshall McLuhan collaborated on From Cliche to Archetype, a collaboration documented in this series (2.5). They wrote back and forth about the project from 1964 to 1969, sometimes letting it drop for awhile, sometimes writing every couple of days. There are 111 letters by Marshall McLuhan in this collection (letters not copied for the McLuhan archives at the National Library). There are copies of some 26 letters by Wilfred Watson to Marshall McLuhan; drafts of more of his letters can be found in the notebooks. There are also rough manuscript drafts numbering in the hundreds of pages of Watson's contributions to the book, as well as many notes of ideas, often diagrammed. There are up to three typescript versions of different portions of the book, with a complete typescript of the first draft which, the two agreed, would be Wilfred Watson's responsibility. The record provides considerable insight into, first, Watson's engagement with and contribution to McLuhan's work; second, the working out of the collaboration between them; and third, the development of an important work in the growing oeuvre of both Watson and McLuhan.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Series · 1939 - 1970
Part of Reta Rowan fonds

Series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, resolutions, briefs, membership lists, speeches.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Periodicals
Series · 1939-1989
Part of George J. Chapman Circus Collection

Series consists of circus-related and entertainment trade publications collected by Chapman. A few non-circus publications that contain relevant articles are included. Files are arranged alphabetically by the title of the periodical.

Early Records.
Series · 1939 - 1979
Part of Lewis Herbert Thomas fonds

This is a small series of textual records that includes papers written by L.H. Thomas for courses taken during his student years at the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of California. There are also two files related to his doctoral work at the University of Minnesota, with alumni-related correspondence. Two files relate to L.H. Thomas' appointment to the Saskatchewan Archives office, by the Saskatchewan Archives Board of the University of Saskatchewan. The remainder of the records in this series are related to L.H. Thomas' experience as first a lecturer in the History Department and then an Associate Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan. While at the University of Saskatchewan, L.H. Thomas had the opportunity to lead a summer seminar at the Duke University Commonwealth Studies Center, and files related to this program are found here.

The series is separated into two sub-series: Student records, and University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus records. The files are maintained in chronological order.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Farm Organization Records.
Series · 1940 - 1987
Part of Doug Tomlinson fonds

The bulk of the earliest Tomlinson records are found in this series; some of the records were collected for their historical significance by Tomlinson and were created by individuals he knew and respected (e.g. Raymond Garneau, L.E. Pharis, E.R. Fay, etc). There is a sizeable amount of original material in the series, including meeting minutes, convention papers, and correspondence. The records in this series are somewhat frail physically, and must be handled carefully.

The farm organization records have been arranged by specific organization title, including the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Alberta Farmers' Union, Farmers' Union of Alberta, and the National Farmers' Union. There are also several farm publications and clipping files. This series contains a wealth of information about early (1940's, 1950's) agrarian organization and protest movements in Western Canada, and provide evidence surrounding the establishment of these organizations, and their relationship with one another. Of particular interest is the documentation of the movement to merge some of these organizations, thus increasing the farmers' political lobbying power.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Council for Canadian Unity.
Series · 1941 - 1949
Part of Reta Rowan fonds

Series consists of executive and general meeting minutes, correspondence, miscellaneous bulletins, booklets, petitions, membership certificates.

The title is based on the contents of the series.

Series · 1942 - 1983
Part of New Canadian Encyclopedia fonds

The Canadian Encyclopedia illustrative material is found in this series. The photographic material retained consists primarily of items that were rejected for use in the Encyclopedia. Most of the photographic material actually used in the encyclopedia was returned to the photographer. The photographs in the collection are largely copies of original photographs and vary in image quality. A limited number of the original artwork commissioned for the Encyclopedia remains in the collection. While the donors prepared an original list of artwork for donation to the Archives, only a portion of those listed items was received at the Archives. It is hoped that more of the original artwork will be donated at a later date.

There are approximately 860 photographic items in this series, including black and white and color prints, transparencies, and negatives. Many of the photographs were removed from textual records and the number of the original file they were removed from is noted in the inventory. Another set of photographs was organized separately according to the book and run number they were given for placement in the Encyclopedia. These have been listed in the original order they were received. The illustrations, as indicated above, were numbered and listed by the donors of The Canadian Encyclopedia fonds. The artwork consists of original paintings and line drawings. Many of the paintings are by an artist named C. Tremblay, and depict trees and plants.
The series title is based on the content of the records.

Student Records- Watson.
Series · 1943 - 1951
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

The records in this small series consist of Wilfred Watson's student papers while at the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. The original file divisions are retained, with added description provided about the file contents. The files consist of typescript and manuscript lecture notes; some essays, and copies of Watson's thesis(s); the papers are in excellent physical condition.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Photographs
UAA · Series · 1943-1949
Part of Lloyd R.Champion fonds

Consists of 113 black and white negatives documenting the design and building of the International Bitumount Company's tar sands extraction plant in Bitumount, Alberta.

Champion, Lloyd R.
Maps.
Series · 1944
Part of Louis Auguste Romanet fonds

Maps of Alcan Highway, Canadian weather stations, Northwest Service Command.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

3 · Series · 1944-1995
Part of David McKnight fonds

Series consists of Wynne Francis’ research files referencing Canadian poets and magazine editors during predominantly the 1960’s and 1970’s. The files are maintained in alphabetical order by the name of the individual, and include material such as news clippings, published articles, manuscripts, reviews, bibliographies, posters, and brochures.

Title supplied from file contents.

Francis, Wynne
Correspondence.
Series · 1945 - 1998
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

The correspondence described in this series consists of letters, cards, and notes with occasional enclosures that include newsclippings, academic papers, poems, and drawings. Photographs enclosed with the letters were noted and removed to be stored separately for better conservation. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and chronologically within each file. The correspondence is in excellent physical condition.

Wilfred and Sheila Watson were apart for two extended periods: during the public school term in 1951-1952 when Sheila Watson was teaching high school at Powell River, and Wilfred Watson was teaching in the English Department at the University of Alberta (Calgary), and again during the spring of 1956 to the spring of 1961 (with periods together over Christmas and in the summers), when Sheila Watson was studying for her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and Wilfred Watson was teaching at the University of Alberta (Edmonton). They wrote regularly, sometimes more often than once a day. Sheila Watson destroyed most of her letters to Wilfred Watson some years ago; some 350 remain and are in this series. There are over 950 letters from Wilfred Watson to Sheila Watson which survive and are in this series. They are always substantial in the details of daily teaching and living, but, more importantly, and most of the time, about the ongoing intellectual life and activities of both the correspondents. These are the years when Sheila Watson undertook important work on Wyndham Lewis, wrote most of her short stories, and made the final alterations to The Double Hook to meet the publication suggestions of McClelland and Stewart. They are years in which Wilfred Watson had become known for Friday's Child, and just completed his unpublished novel, Under the Rabbit's Paw, was engaging in the long labour to compolete his first, hihghly innovative and successful play, Cockcrow and the Gulls, was completing and seeing performed short works such as The Whatnot, was writing short stories and many poems, and was beginning work on The Trial of Corporal Adam. The letters provide a record, and a dazzingly written one, of all this activity as wall as the exchange of ideas between two people who both thought intensely, creatively, and playfully.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Performance Files
Series · 1945 - 1990
Part of Mixed Chorus fonds

The performance files consist of material that documents the Mixed Chorus performances, including printed programs, sound recordings, and photographs. The programs are complete from 1945 through 1990, and in good physical shape. The sound recordings, consisting of both tape and disc recordings, are arranged chronologically. The photographs, which include prints, negatives, and a few transparencies and contact sheets, are also arranged chronologically within the following sub-headings: formal group portraits; scrapbook photographs, loose photographs, and alumni photographs.

Because of archival storage concerns, photographs and oversize items were removed from the files and stored separately; sound recordings are also stored separately and the original clippings removed. The records are maintained in chronological order, documenting Chorus activities from the mid-1940's to 1990.

The series titles are based on the contents of the records.

Academic Career.
Fonds 440-2 · Series · 1945 - 1952
Part of Gordon Peacock fonds

Series consists of records documenting Peacock's student career at the University of Alberta. There are also some records from Peacock's graduate studies at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. The records are in chronological order.

Peacock, Gordon
Journals and Notebooks.
Series · 1945 - 1998
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

Series contains the many notebooks and journals that Wilfred Watson kept during his writing career. The earliest notebooks were usually 5 x 8 hardbound books, between 64 and 128 pages. By the early 1950s Watson was using 8 x 11 books, with the exception of a few books from Paris which were a smaller, paperbound format. All the books tend to be 64 to 80 sheets (128-160 pages). Each is filled, sometimes, particularly while working on Cockcrow, he keeps several at once. Beginning in 1980, Watson began buying 11 x 14 books of construction paper, usually 48 sheets for his notebook (the multicolored effect of several of them on a shelf was the effect sought for in the design of Mass on cowback). He also began keeping simultaneous notebooks in the white spaces and over the illustrations of calendars. All of the notebooks are filled with drawings, line, crayon, pastel, and watercolor, as well as with written text. There are approximately 345 notebooks, journals, and calendars and they make a complete record of Watson's work from 1945 to 1982, and a somewhat more fragmentary record for the last sixteen years.

Wilfred Watson's earliest notebooks are manuscript notebooks. Increasingly over the years, the notebooks combined reflections on reading and conversations with others, ideas of poems, plays, and short stories, and manuscript drafts. Certain themes recur in the notebooks, among them ongoing meditations about Shakespeare's plays and, especially from 1965 on, a continuing engagement with the ideas of Marshall McLuhan. Nearly all Watson's plays, poems, and short stories are first draftedin the notebooks, sometimes with many variations. For some work, such as Cockcrow and the Gulls, the notebooks provide a complete history of the genesis and development of the script. The notebooks also include hundreds of ideas for poems, scenario for plays etc., some developed, some not, as well as a great many unpublished poems and plays. They provide an indispensable research tool for scholars wishing to trace the thought and the process of composition of Watson's Oeuvre. "The notebooks and journals provide a record of the conception, writing and revisions of all Watson's major works and of a great deal of important unpublished work, as well as a major and creative response to the intellectual and political changes of the period from 1950 to 1980".

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Executive/Director Files
Series · 1946 - 1989
Part of Mixed Chorus fonds

The files in this series contribute significantly to the documentation of the growth of choral music at the University and in the Province as a whole. The activities of the Mixed Chorus, particularly for its first thirty years of operation, are well represented in these series files. The Chorus programs and posters are interesting for both their content and esthetic qualities and contribute to outsiders' understanding of the operation of the University of Alberta Mixed Chorus. The files are maintained in their original chronological order.

The Executive/Director files were maintained annually, and contain correspondence, minutes, and tour planning documentation. The files are complete from about 1946 through the 1970s, while the files maintained in the 1980's are sketchier and more ephemeral in content. The files primarily contain chronologically maintained correspondence, with the letters sent to directors Richard Eaton, and James Whittle interfiled with the correspondence kept by various members of the UAMC executive. Sub-headings within this series umbrella, all small in extent, include membership, social activities, commemorative/historical records, and publicity/promotion records.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

FC 219 H26 5 · Series · [ca. 1946 to 1980s]
Part of Byron Harmon Photos Collection

Postcards in this series are either copyrighted, published, or distributed by 'Byron Harmon Photos' or Don Harmon. While many of the postcards feature photos taken by Byron Harmon, most of these postcards feature photographers other than Byron Harmon. All photographers are credited within the subseries descriptions, including Byron Harmon's family members Don Harmon, Carole Harmon, Aileen Harmon, and Stephen Hutchings.

Byron Harmon Photos
Reports.
Series · 1948 - 1950
Part of William Elmer Adkins Fonds

Mr. Adkins’ progress reports on the Alberta Oil Sands Project; consulting report on oil sands for Shell Oil Company.

Title based on content of series

Production files
Fonds 426-2 · Series · 1949-1991
Part of Studio Theatre fonds

Series consists of records documenting the technical, operative, and administrative activities of Studio Theatre productions. Records include programs, news clippings, and promotion material. The more recent files contain more records including background production research notes, financial records, and correspondence. A production file was maintained for each production. Title based on content of the files. photographs and oversize items were removed from the files and stored separately; news clippings were photocopied on to acid neutral paper and the original clippings removed. The files are maintained in chronological order by date of production.

Studio Theatre
Series · 1949 - 1993
Part of Studio Theatre fonds
  1. Photographs: The photographic material is organized as a separate sub-series because of the nature of several deposits of photographic material made to the Archives over the years. Photographs of individual productions were donated, along with more general and undescribed photographic material. For purposes of conservation, any loose photographs placed in the production files were removed and described in this series under their production title. For the most part, the photographs are black and white copy prints, often accompanied with negatives and contact sheets.

The production photographs often consist of both posed publicity shots, as well as candid shots taken during the production. The photographs were used for publicity and advertising purposes and were handled often resulting in some frayed edges and dog-eared corners. Studio Theatre used the same photographers from one production to the next, and names of photographers are sometimes stamped on the back of the photographs.

Photographs have not been removed from the production books described in Series III. In these books, the photos have often been glued or taped into the books, along with printed descriptions. The file listing for Series III indicates which books contain photographs, how many, and whether a color or black and white format.

The divisions created within this sub- series reflect the provenance of separate donations, and include:

A. Eric Beaumont negatives - Eric Beaumont was a professional photographer who had an arrangement with Studio Theatre to photograph their productions and print copies for anyone wanting them.

B. Contact prints - donated to the Archives by Photo Services, who also had an arrangement with Studio Theatre to photograph and make available production prints.

C. Production photographs - Some were deposited as separate production photos, while others were separated from the production files. Included are two bound books of production photographs (the photos are glued in the books) from 1950-51 and 1951-52 Studio Theatre seasons.

  1. Posters: The posters, arranged chronologically by production, are listed and described individually; size and colours are indicated. When possible, more than one copy of a poster is retained. Small posters are sometimes folded and affixed to the production books.

  2. Sound Recordings: There are only four sound recordings, and two of these are CKUA broadcasts that relate directly to Studio Theatre. The tapes are described individually.>

  3. Scrapbooks: There is one scrapbook, containing a mixture of media, relating to the Department of Drama generally, Torches Theatre and Studio Theatre.

Memoirs.
Series · 1949 - 1983
Part of William Elmer Adkins Fonds

Explanation of Bitumount Plant, 1949 (one sound disc recording); interviews of Elmer and Evelyn Adkins by James M. Parker.

Design Records
Fonds 426-5 · Series · 1950-1981
Part of Studio Theatre fonds

The items in this series provide a sample of the set designs and plans and costume designs created for Studio Theatre productions. Only a small proportion of the Studio Theatre productions are represented in this series, although the representation is increased if the production books plans and designs are considered.
The items are arranged as:

  1. Costume designs
  2. Set designs
  3. Set plans
    The order is chronological by production date. The costume designs are hand drawn and coloured and usually identified by the name of the character. Set designs, like costume designs, are hand drawn and coloured. The set plans include details on set elevations, prop placement, and stage dimenions. Designs are fragile and composed on low grade paper. Many are over sized and stored seperately.
Studio Theatre
Constitutional Material.
Series · 1950 - 1992
Part of J. Peter Meekison fonds

Series 3 consists of J. Peter Meekison’s constitutional material, documenting his role as Minister of the Alberta Government Department of Federal and Inter-Governmental Affairs, and his subsequent work as a Constitutional Adviser for the Alberta Government. The records are textual, with one video tape recording, and are in excellent physical condition. The arrangement of the records is essentially chronological, with an original file plan followed for organizing a large section of the earlier records found in this series.

Series three consists of Peter Meekison’s Constitutional material and is further arranged within four sub-series. The first sub-series is arranged according to an original color-coded file scheme applied when the files were current. The color-coded files include briefing books, ‘process and position’ files, administrative arrangements, transcripts, reports and news articles, etc. related to various First Minister meetings, and committee meetings surrounding the constitutional reform discussions. Many of these files were created while Peter Meekison was Minister of Alberta Federal and Inter-Governmental Affairs and relate to the amending of the Constitution Act in 1982. A set of coded files is included in this series which addresses non-Constitutional issues his Ministry was dealing with. In his capacity as constitutional adviser to the provincial government post 1984, there is material related to the Senate Reform Task Force meetings, and the constitutional committee work leading to the Meech Lake Accord discussions and the 1992 Charlottetown Accord. Included in this series are numerous constitutional background material files which provide further insight into the constitutional process and debate, and numbered documents related to the 1992 Constitutional Accord.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Education Materials
AEU-MAC 7 · Series · 1950-2013
Part of Dr. Margaret Mackey Collection

This series consists of materials collected by Dr. Margaret Mackey and donated to the University of Alberta Libraries. It features materials relating to education that primarily focus on the teaching of English and childhood development relating to reading. It also contains a variety of reports on education and libraries in North America and the United Kingdom. This series consists of the following subseries: Books (1950-2000), Reports (1979-1984), and Course Materials (1971-1995)

Personal Papers.
Series · 1951 - 1996
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

The eclectic content of this series includes a variety of different formats. There is textual material, published items, posters, diplomas and certificates, and two medals. A lot of the items required oversize storage, but all is in excellent physical condition.

The material in Series 7 represents a small amount of material, but is not easily described in any other series. While the designation 'personal' could apply to the notebooks and correspondence, the term is used here to capture those items in the collection that are uniquely personal to Wilfred Watson. Included in this series are Watson's financial and income tax records which he retained for nearly 25 years, as well as specific citations and certificates he was awarded. It includes items such as a scrapbook he kept related to Studio Theatre productions, and programs from conferences he was involved with over the years. Included also is promotional material related to Wilfred Watson and his work. There are biographical entries intended for literary reference sources, as well as the posters and programs printed to promote his plays. Finally, there are his address files, rolodex cards, and small sheets of cardboard he kept to record snippets of information (names, addresses, book titles, etc.)

The series title is based on the contents of records.

5 · Series · 1951 - 2010
Part of David McKnight fonds

This is the largest series, documenting the research and reference material related to the history of Canadian little magazines and publications. Included in the files are imprints, guides, dissertations and off-prints of individual magazine and press studies. There are catalogs from book dealers, and information about regional presses, including several files devoted to the literary arts scene in Quebec, as well as other regions of Canada. Material was listed in this series if it appeared to be largely maintained as a reference file, containing information relevant to David McKnight’s research interests.

Production Books
Series · 1952 - 1984
Part of Studio Theatre fonds

Production books, while closely related to the production files described in Series II, are maintained as a separate series. The production book at Studio Theatre was created for most productions and becomes a sort of 'scrapbook' of each show produced. While the books vary from one individual production to the next, they share common elements. The books are bound, and contain a wealth of information about a particular production. Included is the director's or prompt script, with detailed annotation outlining movement blocking, properties used, director's notes, etc. Early production books were often prepared in partial fulfillment of drama course requirements and include director's critiques of all elements of the show. The books usually include reports from the various crews: set construction, costumes, sound, light and properties. There are rehearsal schedules, cast-lists, publicity notices and reviews, as well as photographs, programs, telegrams, etc. Background is often provided on the play chosen, the playwright, and on other performances of the play. In the file list that follows, a description of the contents of individual production books is provided. The files are maintained in chronological order by date of production.

The series title is based on the content of the records.

Series · 1953 - 1997
Part of Arnold-Nitecki Africana Collection

Series consists of articles by and about the Cameroon writer Mongo Beti. Professor Arnold obtained much of this material via Inter Library Loan and many of the articles are in French. Material in this series was compiled for his unpublished bibliography (see Series 7). An abbreviated version of the bibliography was published as an appendix (p. 425-444) to Stephen H. Arnold, ed. Critical Perspectives on Mongo Beti. (Boulder [Colo.]: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998)

AEU-MAC 9 · Series · 1955-2013
Part of Dr. Margaret Mackey Collection

This series consists of materials collected by Dr. Margaret Mackey and donated to the University of Alberta Libraries. It contains diverse representations and interpretations of Beatrix Potter's 1902 book The Tale of Peter Rabbit and its sequels. It contains fictional and non-fiction books in a variety of formats relating to Beatrix Potter and her character Peter Rabbit, a collection of ephemeral materials, video adaptations on DVD and VHS, electronic games and other computer software, audiobooks on cassette tape, and various collectibles. This series consists of the following subseries: Books (1955-2013), Video (1971-2008), Electronic Games and Software (1993-1995), Collectibles (1983-2012), Catalogues (1992-2000), Audio Recordings (1978-1995), Ephemera (1987-2011), and Personal Files (1971-2007).

Sketches/Artwork.
Series · 1955 - 1990
Part of Wilfred Watson Fonds

This is a small series, but represents another source of creative output from Wilfred Watson. Drawings, watercolors, pastel and crayon sketches, etc. cover the papers he writes on; even the stationery he uses for letters includes photocopies of his drawings as part of the letterhead. This series consists of 10 large sketchpads filled with drawings; some of the sketchpads are made of construction paper, while others have a heavier art paper composition. There are also files of loose drawings, and several files of drawings done on smaller pieces of colored cardboard. Reference is also made in this series to a box of drawings Watson completed to accompany his "Jenny Blake" poetry material.

The material in Series 2 is framed in drawings and artwork, including line drawings, crayon sketches, pastels, and watercolors. Wilfred Watson loved to draw; his notebooks are filled with drawings and watercolor paintings that illustrate the material he was working on or thoughts he wanted to visualize. Drawings and sketches are also a part of the notebooks in Series 1 and sometimes on the reverse of the writing drafts found in Series 2. Occasionally, drawings are included with the letters he sent to Sheila Watson and other correspondents. This series, however, is composed of the sketchbooks and files of drawings he maintained separately from his textual material. As Shirley Neuman writes in her description of the Watson archive: "the drawings are vigorous and spontaneous; they often use allegorical figures to make political comments."

The series title is based on the contents of records.