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The Human Rights Institute of Canada fonds contains the records of the Human Rights Institute of Canada and its founder and president, Marguerite Ritchie. The Human Rights Institute of Canada is an independent, not for profit, non-partisan research group which conducts and promotes research into issues that impede equality for Canadians, as per the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a specific focus on women’s equality. This Institute was founded by Ottawa based lawyer, Marguerite Ritchie, a former lawyer for the Department of Justice and Vice-Chair of the Anti-Dumping Tribunal. The fundamental premise of the Institute was to provide expert legal research to the Canadian people in the same way that the Department of Justice gives legal advice to the Government of Canada. As founder and President, Marguerite Ritchie set the tone for the Institute and this fonds also contains her papers from before she founded the Human Rights Institute of Canada.

The materials in this fonds date from 1934 to 2013. Materials from the Human Rights Institute of Canada are from 1973 to 2013, while legal research materials date back to the 1700s. The fonds pertains predominately to Canada, with some research on the United States of America (USA), Europe, the Soviet Union (USSR), the Middle East, and Africa. With the exception of United Nations conferences and research on Israel, most of the research on other nations and regions is for a point of comparison for rights, equality, and politics.

The fonds contains three types of materials: those of Marguerite Ritchie from her personal life and career before she founded the Human Rights Institute of Canada, those relating to the functioning of the institute, such as administrative records, and those relating to the work of the Institute produced mainly by President Marguerite Ritchie. Documents from the work of the Human Rights Institute of Canada is the largest portion of the fonds. Materials produced by the Institute were generated mostly by the projects it was involved with, including tracking issues over the course of years and its efforts to publicise its research in the media and the government. This fonds does not contain working papers of volunteers. Function based Institute records document the Human Rights Institute of Canada’s founding, its procedures, funding, support, and organisation. Materials of founder Marguerite Ritchie contain research from her work at the Department of Justice and the Anti-Dumping Tribunal, Anti-Dumping Tribunal procedures, her personal experiences facing sexism and gender discrimination while working for the federal government. It also includes her personal research on women’s issues which she began while working for the Department of Justice and which became a life-long passion.

The Human Rights Institute of Canada addresses issues of women’s equality, human rights, the United Nations and international law, Canadian laws and equality, the functioning of government, equality in the justice system, the relationship between the federal governments and the provinces, and funding and support for the Institute. Major projects the Institute worked on to address these issues include Persons Case II, Senate reform, the Meech Lake Accord and Charlottetown Accord, status equality for aboriginal women, the Expropriation of Nanoose Bay, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and the high arctic relocations, the Royal Commission on the Status of Women and following the development of the status of women, Quebec separatism, and the Official Languages Act and bilingualism. The most common document types are newspaper clippings, memorandum, correspondence, press releases, reports, legislation, House of Commons and Senate debates, committee minutes and proceedings from Parliament, promotional materials, and government publications. Newspaper clippings are mostly annotated with citations and marginalia. The fonds also contains a significant number of Dialogue magazines; Marguerite Ritchie was a long time contributor to this magazine, which publishes reader contributed articles on political and social issues from a variety of perspectives.

Title reads: "Civil Defence Survival Instructions for the City of Edmonton." Below this is the logo for the Civil Defence department in Edmonton. Below this logo, it states: "Published by Edmonton Civil Defence Headquarters. Telephone: 880642 or 42891." Back cover gives the postage and permit information, as well as the logo for the Civil Defence department of Canada. Below this is a hand-written note: "GB(?) Williams 10232-Wadhurst Rd Ph 448-4081." The brochure opens on the left to reveal emergency instructions in the event of a war emergency. The interior of the front cover includes the signatures of Wm. Hawrelak and H.D. Davidson. Interior includes a map of the city of Edmonton, along with an emergency route map for the city.

Booklet titled: "Digest of Laws of the City of Edmonton 1935." Gives information regarding the agreements, charters, by-laws, provincial laws, and provincial regulations affecting the City of Edmonton. Issued by the Bulletin Job Department. There is a stamp on the front cover noting it once belonged to J.A. MacDonald, City Assessor & Tax Collector, City of Edmonton.

Booklet titled: "Special Report upon 'The City’s Finances and Administration' by C.J.Yorath City Commissioner, Edmonton Alberta, August, 1924." Stamp on the front cover notes if was the property of J.A. MacDonald, City Assessor & Tax Collector, City of Edmonton. Includes an index and details the assessment done on the city’s financials and administration. Front cover has two hand-written markings: one is a signature of an A. Templeton, while the other notes it part of the Assessor’s Department. Back cover contains publishing information: The Western Veteran Publishing Co. Limited, Edmonton, Alberta. 

Notepad with cardboard backing. Border is in dark purple, with a blank white space in middle for writing. Left-hand side contains Alberta rose and Provincial crest. To the right of this is a drawing of the legislature building. Within the writing area it states: From the Province of Alberta TO:.  At the bottom of this space it notes: Board of Censors-Natural Resources Building-Edmonton-Alberta

B&W print, artist’s rendering of proposed development.

Part of a collection of materials related to the planned Edmonton Civic Centre in the 1960s. In the early 1960s, Webb & Knapp, a large land development company, entered into an agreement with the City of Edmonton to develop a proposal for a new downtown civic centre. The agreement contained provisions such that Webb & Knapp would fund the cost of the proposal, and if the proposal were to be approved, Webb & Knapp would receive considerable land rights in the development area as compensation. However, were the proposal to be rejected, the proposal itself was to become property of the City of Edmonton. The proposal by Webb & Knapp was ultimately rejected, but not until after the City of Edmonton Planning Commission developed its own proposal that, Webb & Knapp argued, made significant use of the original proposal. Webb & Knapp sued the City of Edmonton, ultimately winning a decision on breach of copyright in 1970.

Collection includes memorandum of agreement between the City of Edmonton and slated developers Webb & Knapp, architectural plans from Webb & Knapp as well as the City of Edmonton, cityscape photographs, and an artist’s concept rendering. PE000368 (F-8-0-0-5) to PE000375 (F-8-0-0-12).

B&W print, wide-angle photograph of cityscape.

Part of a collection of materials related to the planned Edmonton Civic Centre in the 1960s. In the early 1960s, Webb & Knapp, a large land development company, entered into an agreement with the City of Edmonton to develop a proposal for a new downtown civic centre. The agreement contained provisions such that Webb & Knapp would fund the cost of the proposal, and if the proposal were to be approved, Webb & Knapp would receive considerable land rights in the development area as compensation. However, were the proposal to be rejected, the proposal itself was to become property of the City of Edmonton. The proposal by Webb & Knapp was ultimately rejected, but not until after the City of Edmonton Planning Commission developed its own proposal that, Webb & Knapp argued, made significant use of the original proposal. Webb & Knapp sued the City of Edmonton, ultimately winning a decision on breach of copyright in 1970.

Collection includes memorandum of agreement between the City of Edmonton and slated developers Webb & Knapp, architectural plans from Webb & Knapp as well as the City of Edmonton, cityscape photographs, and an artist’s concept rendering. PE000368 (F-8-0-0-5) to PE000375 (F-8-0-0-12).

Document titled “Memorandum of Agreement” between The City of Edmonton and Webb and Knapp (Canada), Edmonton Alberta, October 20th, 1961.

Part of a collection of materials related to the planned Edmonton Civic Centre in the 1960s. In the early 1960s, Webb & Knapp, a large land development company, entered into an agreement with the City of Edmonton to develop a proposal for a new downtown civic centre. The agreement contained provisions such that Webb & Knapp would fund the cost of the proposal, and if the proposal were to be approved, Webb & Knapp would receive considerable land rights in the development area as compensation. However, were the proposal to be rejected, the proposal itself was to become property of the City of Edmonton. The proposal by Webb & Knapp was ultimately rejected, but not until after the City of Edmonton Planning Commission developed its own proposal that, Webb & Knapp argued, made significant use of the original proposal. Webb & Knapp sued the City of Edmonton, ultimately winning a decision on breach of copyright in 1970.

Collection includes memorandum of agreement between the City of Edmonton and slated developers Webb & Knapp, architectural plans from Webb & Knapp as well as the City of Edmonton, cityscape photographs, and an artist’s concept rendering. PE000368 (F-8-0-0-5) to PE000375 (F-8-0-0-12).

Binder containing the Reports of the Returning Officer of the City of Edmonton.

Program for a Thanksgiving service celebrating the victory of the Social Credit Party in the 1935 provincial election. Has images of Premier William Aberhart and MLA D.B. Mullen. Has a brief and colourful description of “The Problem of the Hour,” economic manipulation by middlemen, and the Party’s program for dealing with it. Lists the order of service, including speeches and hymns to be sung. Hymn lyrics are recorded on the back cover.

Carbon copy of a one-page typed letter from N. Y. Young of the ASDC [Alberta Scuba Divers Council?] to Dr. Derrick Ford, Speleologist at McMaster University, proposing a collaboration in support of Dr. Ford’s research. Edmonton, Alberta.

Program titled: "The University of Alberta Department of Extension, Fine Arts Division, Presents Viggo Kihl, in Master Classes in Pianoforte Playing Technique and Pedagogy." Below the title is a b&w picture of Viggo Kihl, followed by a short biography. The classes are noted to take place in Edmonton from July 20th to 31st, for a 10 day course, and in Banff, from August 3rd to 14th, for a 10 day course. The interior contains class outlines, the fees for private instruction, general information regarding registration, enrollment, and living accommodation, as well as a blank application. Tucked inside the programme is a handwritten note, addressed to Mr. E. A. Corbett, regarding the registration date for the Viggo Kihl Piano Performance class. Letter is signed by B. Violet Kofeld. The back cover contains press comments.

The album appears to document a tour through Alberta. Industrial and transportation themes are particularly prominent. Many of the photographs capture scenes from coal-mining communities such as Mercoal, Coleman, and Frank, There are several photographs of aircraft and boats in Fort McMurray and elsewhere in northern Alberta. The remaining images capture mountain scenes as well as various towns and cities across Alberta, including several photographs of Edmonton and Calgary.

The album documents the 1939 visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada and the United States. Approximately 100 of the images were taken during the Alberta portion of the tour, including pictures of events in Calgary, Banff, Bassano, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, and Lethbridge. The remaining images capture the Royal Couple in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and the United States.

Group portrait of the Edmonton Fusiliers at 1st Battalion headquarters in Edmonton, November 25, 1940. 52 men in uniform.

Group photo of the graduating class of nurses at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB. 30 women in all, dressed in all-white nurse’s uniforms with ankle-length skirts, long sleeves and caps. Each is holding a bouquet of flowers and a diploma. One woman at back centre is wearing a black hat and coat; she appears to be in a position of authority.

Group portrait depicting attendees of the Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada Convention, held in Edmonton from September 1st to 4th, 1925.

B&W print, close-up of one of the arch decorations welcoming the Prince of Wales to Edmonton, AB.

Photograph of soldiers on horseback, lined up in formation on a field in Edmonton, Alberta.

Real photo postcard with a team photo of the Edmonton Grads women’s basketball team, captioned “World’s Basketball Champions.” Nine women total, wearing their basketball uniforms with warmup sweaters. Inscription on the back reads “After their return from Europe 1924.” Not used as a postcard.

Kodak envelope containing HBC envelope labelled "Negatives, High River & Edm., RCAF Mar 31 1924 to Mar 31/1927, Keep, not for 60 ann" contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men standing at the tail of an aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins and another man standing at the tail of same aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man wearing puttees [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to building
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit with parachute
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing beside biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'EC' markings
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting automobile being used to start a biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform with cane, standing in front of hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting aircraft in hangar, automobile adjacent [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Alberta Legislature and surrounding community [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape, Hotel Macdonald at centre
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of University of Alberta, Edmonton [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man standing in front of building
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men in biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'DN' markings
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform wearing long overcoat
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft outside hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting what appears to be crashed aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft, closer shot
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform, with cane standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing in front of biplane aircraft wings
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 3 men in suits standing next to building

A program for the "Northern Alberta Old-Timers’ Association Banquet and Dance at The MacDonald Edmonton Thursday, January 12, 1928." 

Front cover also contains a small flower drawing, and a poem titled "The Pioneer." Back cover contains a larger b&w photograph of seven (7) men and one (1) woman standing around a bust, with log buildings in the background. It’s captioned: 
"Oliver Bust Committee-Left to Right-K.A. McLeod, Campbell Young, J.E. Reilly, C.C. Batson, Kathleen McLeod, W.J. Carter, Howard Douglas, W.R. West. This bust was erected during his lifetime by the Northern Alberta Pioneers’ and Old-Timers’ Association, July 1, 1927, as a part of Canada’s Jubilee Celebration, and as a mark of their respect for an outstanding Pioneer, Publisher, Statesman, and Friend of Western Canada." 
The interior of the program contains a toast list and a menu for the night.