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Item · Jan. 1935
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The text of an address to a joint meeting of the Canadian Club and the Edmonton Board of Trade. The author advocates measures for the prevention of desertification on the prairies, including water conservation, dam construction and tree planting.

MacTavish, W. L.
Item · Jan. 9, 1925
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Text of an address given by J. Prudhomme, City Solicitor for Winnipeg, to the National Club. The author takes a position of defending the Canadian National Railways against accusations of having imposed excessively high freight rates for the transit of agricultural produce through the Crow’s Nest Pass.

Prudhomme, J.
Item · [1919-1921?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Assorted pamphlets issued by the Canadian Council of Agriculture. The pamphlets concern issues of taxation, economic policy, and tariffs, as they relate to western Canadian agriculture. The pamphlets include:

  • ‘Where Ought the Revenue to Come From?’: No Author, which argues for progressive taxation
  • ‘How to Reduce the Cost of Living’: No Author, which argues for a reduction in customs duties
  • ‘Where the Farmer touches City Labor’: By J. A. Stevenson, which argues against protectionist economic policies
  • ‘Profiteering: Protection Two in One’: By J. A. Stevenson, which argues against tariff protections
  • ‘Protection Does Not Help New Countries’: By J. A. Stevenson, which argues that protectionist economic policy will inhibit immigration to Canada
  • ‘Help Old England With Freer Trade’: By J. A. Stevenson, which argues for free trade with Britain as a means to help the ‘mother country’
  • ‘How Much Does the West Pay?’: By W. J. Healy, which reproduces parts of a prior 1914 speech by James Aikins, in the House of Commons, which refutes suggestions that the western provinces have paid proportionally less in trade duties than the rest of the nation.
Stevenson, J.A.
Item · October, 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Contains a selection of 14 short essays discussing the possibilities for application of cooperative principles and structures to various parts of postwar Canadian society and advocating for their implementation. Focuses on Saskatchewan. Includes ads for various businesses. Endorsed and sponsored by The Co-operative Union of Canada (Sask. Section), The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, The Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd., The Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Ltd., The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Employees’ Association.
An index on p. 64 lists the included essays:
Co-operation—The Hope of the Future by Dr. J.S. Thomson
Co-operatives and the Future by H. Van Vliet
Co-operation—The Hope of the Consumer by H.R. Lamberton
Co-operation and Citizenship by John G. Rayner
Co-operatives in Saskatchewan by Robert McKay
Co-operation as represented by the homemaker’s clubs by Mrs. Ida E. McKinnon
Co-operative Marketing by J.L. Buckley
Co-operative oil refining by H.L. Fowler
Co-operatives and Present-day Advertising by Mrs. Nettie L. Mowers
Co-operation and the Law by Durward Thomas
Co-operative Banking via Credit Unions by H. Gerrie
Co-operative Education in the School by H.A. Wagner
Action by the People is Paramount by Bertram B. Fowler

Thomson, J. S.
Item · 1958
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The annual report of the Alberta Protestant Home for Children [10621 92nd Street], for the year ending of December 31, 1958.

Contents:
Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1958; "Others" [a poem by Mr. and Mrs. N. A. McPherson, Superintendent and Matron]; Report of President; Secretary's Report; Auditors' Report; Treasurer's Report [Receipts; Disbursements]; Cash Donations; Endowment Fund [Receipts; Assets; Home Improvement Fund]; Gifts in Kind (Food, Clothing, and Services); Committees (1959); Officers; Board of Directors.

Orange Association in Alberta
Item · 1911
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The Strathcona Rink Association, Limited (incorporated under companies' ordinance of the North-West Territories) capital stock, $10,000 in 2,000 shares of $5.00 each.

Certificate No. 21

David Flemming is the owner of five shares, dated 30th day of September, 1911.

Page appended to the back of the certificate stating that David Flemming "assign, sell, transfer, and set over unto [Gro] T. Downes of the City of Strathcona, the Province of Alberta, five shares of the Capital Stock of the Strathcona Rink Association, Limited ..." dated 26th day of July, 1910.

Item · [November 1, 1980 - December 26, 1981]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of documents and propaganda from an anti-Pierre Trudeau political movement called the "United West Association." Outlines the former Prime Minister's socialist and communist policies and tendencies, and includes income and expense statements, event posters, newsletters, articles (opinion pieces), political cartoons, calls to action, and duplicates and photocopies of book chapters and other printed materials.

United West Association
Item · [ca. 1987]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Donation request card created by the Lung Association of Saskatchewan.

The recto contains a reproduction of a black and white [B&W] photograph captioned "The Executive Staff and Nurses, Fort Qu'Appelle Sanatorium from the Valley Echo, 1920". The individuals in the photograph are named, and some specific job positions are given, in caption beneath the image.

The verso contains a request for donations to the Saskatchewan Lung Association to "help on-going community work, Preventive Health Programs and fund Medical Research into the cause and treatment of Lung Disease".

Saskatchewan Lung Association
Item · 14 Feb. 1921
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"The President and Members of the Calgary Kiwanis Club request the pleasure of the company of Mrs. F. J. Taylor at a Valentine Party in honour of the Lady Old Timers to be held in the Elizabethian [sic] Room at the Hudson's Bay Company on Monday the fourteenth of February nineteen hundred and twenty-one at seven o'clock, p.m."

Calgary Kiwanis Club
Item · 1993
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An information brochure from the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Library Association of Alberta titled “Freedom to Read.” The pamphlet was printed in the fall of 1993. The purpose of the brochure was to provide a condensed explanation of intellectual freedom guidelines to librarians and trustees. The pamphlet covers topics such as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, intellectual freedom in action, sources for reference, and the Canadian Library Association code of ethics.

Library Association of Alberta
Item · 1921
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Showing Routes to Principal Points in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Also Main Route to United States, Color Signs, Alphabetical Index, Etc."

Includes: Introduction; Synopsis of [Automobile] Regulations for the City of Winnipeg and for the Province of Manitoba; Advertising Department - Winnipeg; Brandon Automobile Trades; Indexes to Advertisers, Routes, and Towns; Maps of Route Numbers - Manitoba and Saskatchewan; Map Section; Portage la Prairie Automobile Trades; Route Key Map - Manitoba; Routes in Numerical Order; Sectional Maps; and Winnipeg Automobile Trades.

Item · Jan. 16, 1925
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A postcard advertising a Canadian Clubs of Winnipeg event at the Central Congregational Church on January 16, 1925. The event was a talk from Mrs. Philip Snowden about “Russia Under the Bolsheviks” during her tour across Canada for the National Council of Education. The postcard is addressed to the Honourable J.E. Adamson at the courthouse in “City” which was presumably Winnipeg, Alberta. The postcard, if presented at the event, enables the bearer to purchase a ticket for the event for 25 cents.

Canadian Clubs of Winnipeg
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A postcard advertising “Comrades Night” hosted by the Canukeena Club at the Marlborough Hotel. The president of the club is listed as C.B. Howden and the secretary is listed as W. Ross Carter. The postcard is addressed to Brigadier T.V. Anderson, D.S.O. at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg, Manitoba and stamped on March 18, 1933.

Canukeena Club
Item · 26 Oct. 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir program of events for the Edmonton Preceptory No. 46 Knights Templar's Golden Jubilee.

Contents:
Names and contact information for Grand Master [Most Eminent Knight Perry S. Cochrane, M.D.], Deputy Grand Master [Right Eminent Knight Lorne Johnson], Grand Chancellor [Right Eminent Knight C. E. Wells], Provincial Grand Prior [Right Eminent Knight Wm. [William] A. Noble], Registrar [Right Eminent Knight G. Lynn Tipp], and Presiding Preceptor [Eminent Knight Fred E. Sloane]; Agenda [Emergent Assembly - November 2, 1955; Regular Assembly - November 9, 1955]; Golden Jubilee Dinner; "The Illustrious Order of The Red Cross" [a performance under the direction of Eminent Knight A. Peart]; A Few Interesting Highlights in Edmonton Preceptory - A Salute to the History of Edmonton Preceptory 46 K.T. [compiled by Eminent Knight E. G. Ellerton]; Membership Roster; and list of Officers, Auditors, Trustee, Executive Council, and Red Cross Council and Malta Guards [1955-1956]; and list of Preceptors [1905-1955].

Also includes 1 black and white [B&W] portrait of Eminent Knight Fred E. Sloane [Presiding Preceptor, 1955].

Edmonton Preceptory No. 46 Knights Templar
Item · 11-15 Sep. 1971
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir program from the War Amputations of Canada's 33rd Dominion Convention, held at the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1971. Includes messages from and photographs of War Amputations' executive committee members [including Dominion Vice-President Keith E. Butler; and President, Edmonton Branch, Charles A. (Chuck) Daigneau] and supportive political figures [including Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta Grant MacEwan; Alberta premier Harry E. Strom; Edmonton mayor Ivor G. Dent; and Minister of Veterans Affairs Jean-Eudes Dube], program of events for the convention, the recipient of the 1971 Sidney Junior Award, and 1 photograph captioned "1969 Convention Memories" showing the 1969 Sidney Junior Award recipient with Lieutenant-Colonel Sidney Lambert, the award's namesake.

War Amputations of Canada
Item · 1921-12-03 - 1921-12-05
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Correspondence from W. A. Weston, General Secretary of the Children's Aid Society of Winnipeg, Manitoba to Mr. L. D. Smith, thanking him for his donation of $5 and providing him a receipt. Both the receipt and letterhead include addresses and phone numbers of the society's general office and shelter, and the receipt also lists the "Objects of the Society" and a notice on confidentiality on the verso.

Weston, W. A.
Item · 28 Oct. 2011
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Drop off bras here - October 28th 2011 - For every bra donated 91.7 The Bounce will donate $1 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. (up to $5000)"

Poster advertising the "Bras Across the Bridge" fundraising event put on by Edmonton radio station 91.7 The Bounce [KiSS 91.7]. The poster also includes the Booster Juice logo and the 91.7 The Bounce logo at the bottom right.

91.7 The Bounce
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A fund-raising flyer for the St. Boniface Orphanage and Old Folks Home in St. Boniface, Manitoba. The flyer includes a note from the Sisters of Charity (Grey Nuns) and a note from the orphans residing at the orphanage urging the reader of the flyer to consider donating money to the establishment. At the bottom of the flyer is a section the recipient can fill out with their name and address and the amount of money they’d like to donate. The photographs included in the flyer are several group photographs of those residing at the establishment.

St. Boniface Orphanage and Old Folks Home
Item · Mar. 21, 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Both booklet and cover comprise the program for the Wesley College’s 34th Annual Dinner Program, held at the Fort Garry Hotel. The cover contains a blank space for autographs – partially filled with handwritten names – and the text of three yells / chants. The booklet contains a menu, events program, and a list of graduating students. The events program is interspersed with the lyrics and text of various songs and chants.

Item · Mar. 16, 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for the University of Manitoba Engineering Society Annual Banquet, held at the Fort Garry Hotel. The booklet includes a list of the graduating students, cartoons, a menu, the events program, personal messages attributed to staff and students, and a blank space for autographs, which has been filled in partially with handwritten names. The front cover bears an illustration of a graduating student in front of a meal.

Item · May 24, 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Information booklet & program for the royal visit to Old Fort Garry, in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 24, 1939. In addition to the events program, the booklet provides some background on the purpose of the event – namely, the ceremonial fulfillment of the obligation found in the Hudson’s Bay Company charter to provide two Elk and two black beavers to the crown upon any visit to HBC lands.

Item · 1931
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Describes the sporting, dance and music events occurring at the 1932 Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff AB, August 27-30, 1931. Provides schedules and related interpretive information, with black and white photographs throughout.

Canadian Pacific
Item · Jan. 23, 1930
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A programme and dance card for the evening of Thursday, January 23rd, 1930 at the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, which is another name for the present-day Hotel Macdonald. The dance event is sponsored by the RCMP “G Division.” The dance event time is 10:00 pm to 1:00 am and 16 dances are listed with their accompanying song. Types of dances listed include the waltz, the fox trot, and the two-step.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Item · 25 May 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir program in accordance with the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on 25 May 1939. Published under the auspices of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire as authorized by the Royal Visit Committee appointed by the Moose Jaw city council.

"A Page in Canadian History" provides a brief history of Canada's relationship to the British monarchy from the time of King Edward VII, and information about King George VII and his family from his birth to his coronation on 12 May 1938.

"Moose Jaw --- The Friendly City" gives the history of and current information about the city of Moose Jaw, mentioning [with photographs]: Main Street, the Moose Jaw Auto Park, Crescent Park, the Natatorium [a geothermal mineral pool/spa referred to as a health institute], and the Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park. Additional mention [without photographs] is made of numerous sport and recreation facilities, industry, churches, and various civic works projects.

The program also includes an excerpt from the winning essay of a children's essay contest, a list of presentations and timed events held in accordance with the visit, a map of the city plan of Moose Jaw issued by the Moose Jaw Board of Trade, "Important Information" and "Program Highlights" for attendees, and advertisements.

Item · 30 June 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program of events for the official opening of Vermilion Provincial Park. Includes a paragraph providing the history of the park and lake area's development as well as the schedule of events and a list of local members of the Vermilion Park Board.

Listed events include a water safety demonstration, Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF] jet aircraft demonstration over the park, swimming races, a water skiing demonstration, and the official ceremony including a speech from Hon. [Honourable] Ivan Casey, Minister of Lands and Forests.

Vermilion Board of Trade
Item · Wednesday, January 14, 1931
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Three programs for the "Annual Round-Up Banquet and Dance" held at the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton (Alta.) by the "Northern Alberta Pioneer & Old-Timer's Association." All three bear an identical illustration of the "Old-Timers' Cabin at Exhibition Grounds, Edmonton" on the front and contain a "Toast List," a menu, and lyrics to a song on the back. The 1931 and 1932 programs have "Red River Valley," and the 1935 program has "Old Friends." Menu items are themed to Alberta locations, such as "Tofield Noodles" and "Wetaskiwin Potatoes."

Northern Alberta Old-Timer's Association
Item · 23 Feb. 1927
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A souvenir program offered by the Junior Training Hall, Leicester, regarding a Canadian travelogue by Mr. E. C. F. R. Mackenzie. The travelogue opens with a section titled "1927. Canada's Year" which recommends visiting Canada in 1927 as it is the 60th anniversary of Confederation and Diamond Jubilee celebrations will take place across the country.

Includes the following sections:
A New Class of Ocean Travel - advertisement for the "Tourist Third Cabin" class of Canadian Pacific ocean liners.
Holidays in Canada - gives advice on 3-, 6-, and 7-week long tours of Canada.
Bungalow Camps in Canada - advertising "small log cabins providing sleeping quarters for two or three persons in, and a central Club-house for meals and social intercourse".
Canada for the Sportsman - hunting and fishing, big and small game.
Trail Riding in Canada - horseback riding and camping.
Canadian Pacific Steamships and Canadian Pacific Railway - information regarding routes for each.
Canadian Pacific Hotels - information on hotels owned and operated by Canadian Pacific.
Canadian Pacific Cruises [Around the World, Mediterranean, South African, and South American] - cruises offered by Canadian Pacific.
Independent Tours - could be arranged by Canadian Pacific to "suit individual tastes and requirements", but must be completed within two years.

Also includes 20 reproductions of photographs which show Canadian buildings and hotels, scenery, wildlife, sport, boats, and railways. 2 additional reproductions of photographs show scenery from other locations: Calcutta [Kolkata], India, and Kobe, Japan.

Item · Aug. 23, 1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the Thanksgiving service in celebration of the first anniversary of the Social Credit Party victory. The service was held on August 23rd, 1936 in Victory Park, Calgary. The program outlines the order of service which includes several hymns, prayers, and anthems. Several of the songs and their lyrics are listed on the other page. On the back of the program, there are four portrait photographs of Calgary Social Credit M.L.A.s. The program was published by Albertan Publishers Limited.

Albertan Publishers Limited
Item · Apr. 26, 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the United Services Concert which was under the sponsorship of the Sons of England Benefit Society at the Winnipeg Lodges. The concert was scheduled for April 26, 1941, in the auditorium of the Winnipeg Lodges. The proceeds from the concert went to the Queen’s Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims. The program lists the order of events of the concert. The performances were done by various branches of United Services such as the army, the police, the navy, and the air force.

Sons of England Benefit Society
Item · 4 Dec. 1931
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Menu and program of events for a festive Scottish event held in Winnipeg on 4 Dec. 1931. The program is written in the Scots language.

Includes Menu, Toast List [Roamin' in the Gloamin'; Winnipeg Scottish, R.F.C. - proposed by Dod Barclay and responded to by Jimmy Caldwell; Scotland Forever - proposed by Alistair Stewart and responded to by Jack Smith], and Songs [Jack Smith]. Also includes "Songs and Festivity".

"From Scenes like this, Auld Scotia's Grandeur Springs."

Item · 2012
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for a 2012 performance of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's satirical mystery play It Could Be Any One of Us.

Includes:
A Note from Craig Hall [Artistic Director]; Director's Notes; The Cast; Creative Team; Time and Place; Special Thanks; Playwright's Bio; Cast Biographies; Creative Team Biographies; A Closer Look [about the history of the play]; Vertigo Theatre: Who Are We?; Vertigo Theatre Society [Board of Directors; Staff]; Vertigo Theatre Gratefully Acknowledges the Support of Our Members and Donors; 2012-2013 Sponsors and Government Funders; upcoming plays at Vertigo Theatre; and various advertisements.

Vertigo Theatre
Item · Jun. 26, 1962
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A programme for the Manitoba Historical Society Annual Meeting and commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Selkirk settlement. The meeting was held on June 26, 1962, at 6:30 pm at Lower Fort Garry. The image on the front of the programme depicts a painting by Charles Sheldon “representing the arrival of the second party of Selkirk Settlers at Point Douglas.” The illustration on the inside depicts Fort Douglas in 1817, and the photograph print depicts Point Douglas in 1962. The programme outlines the events for the evening which include greetings, and various reports from board members.

Manitoba Historical Society
Item · 17-18 Feb. 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program of events for the Annual Convention of the Alberta Prohibition Association, held in the First Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta, on 17-18 February 1926.

Contents:
Programme [Wednesday, Feb. 17th; Thursday, Feb. 18th]; Convention Songs [lyrics] ["Stand Up! Stand Up For Jesus!"; "Forward, Christian Comrades"; "Rescue the Perishing"; "Hold the Fort for Prohibition"; "Organize"; "The Fight Is On"; "Memorial Hymn - Over the Top With Jesus"]; Constitution of the Alberta Prohibition Association [Head Office; Name; Object; Membership; Officers; Executive; Sub-Executive; Finances; Convention Expenses]; Information ["32% Of All Commitments to Alberta Jails Due to Liquor"; "89 Women in the Beer Halls"; "1512 Convictions For Being Drunk"].

Alberta Prohibition Association
Item · Nov. 6, 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the 21st birthday celebration of the Edmonton Art Club at the Hudson’s Bay Empire Lunch Room on November 6, 1941, in Edmonton, Alberta. The program includes a menu for the celebration, the lyrics for the Edmonton Art Club theme song, and several notes about the celebration. Inside the program are two art prints, one depicting a snow-covered valley and trees, and the other depicting a buck standing in front of a lake.

Edmonton Art Club
Item · 27 Nov. 1912
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir program from the Edmonton Cricket League's Smoking Concert held on 27 November 1912. Largely consists of brief reports on the previous cricket season by various cricket clubs in the league, and short articles about the sport by cricket league figures and sports writers.

Contents:
"Edmonton, a Four Square Community" [August Wolf, Secretary Citizens' League, of Edmonton]; "Hudson's Bay Cricket Club [A. P. Turner, Hon. Secretary]; "Strathcona Cricket Club"; "The North Edmonton Cricket Club, Late the Swift-Canadian Cricket Club, Edmonton, Alta." [H. E. Braley, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer]; "Caledonian Cricket Club"; "Edmonton Cricket Club" [T. H. Clark, Hon. Sec.]; "A" Squadron, 19th Alberta Dragoons Cricket Club"; "Behavior on the Field of Play [R. H. Darke]; "Royal Society of St. George"; "Ideas" [Charles E. Gradwell, Sports Editor, Daily Capital]; "Cricket in the United States" [F. F. Kelly]; "Polo in Edmonton" [Contributed by Lieut.-Col. F. C. Jamieson, President Edmonton Polo Club]; "The Triangular Tournament" [J. N. Pentelow, Editor of "Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game"]; "Cricket in Western Canada" [Arthur R. Morrison, Sec. Winnipeg Western Canada and Canadian Cricket Association].

Illustrations:
"Frank H. Gasson, First Secretary-Treasurer Edmonton Cricket League. Vice-President Alberta Cricket Association"; "Cliff Parker Captain H.B.Co's Eleven and one of Alberta's keenest sportsmen"; "Jas. Martin the active and genial Vice-President of the Hudson's Bay C.C."; "Strathcona XI" [team photograph]; "An XI of the North Edmonton C.C." [team photograph]; "Some of the Members of the Edmonton Cricket Club"; "Group Picture of the four teams who took part in the Western Canada Tournament last August at Calgary, the teams being Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Calgary"; "Mr. Chas. E. Gradwell"; "M. R. Cobb and F. F. Kelly, who officiated as Captain and Vice-Captain in the match All New York vs. Australians, Oct. 1912"; "R. St. George Walker, President New York and New Jersey Cricket Association and Staten Island"; uncaptioned portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Jamieson; uncaptioned portrait of Arthur R. Morrison.

Edmonton Cricket League
Item · 31 Oct. - 1-2 Nov. 1907
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir program produced by Edmonton's Pythian Dramatic Club for their 1907 production of "Damon and Pythias", a play by Richard Edwards based on the Greek legend about friendship. Includes the program of events for the production as well as information about the cast and the Pythian Dramatic Club's members.

Contents:
C. M. R. Orchestra - Leader Mr. J. T. Richardson - Programme [song list includes "Sounds from the Orient"; "Songs of Scotland"; "Enchantress"; "Peerless King"; Euphonium Solo by Mr. W. Green; "Moonlight"; "Dixie Blossoms"]; "Cast" and list of other involved personnel [Actors; Master of Properties and Stage Manager; Costumes; Special Scenery; Electrical Effects]; Act I ["A Street Scene in Syracuse"]; Act II [Scene 1 - A Chamber in Arria's House; Scene 2 - The Senate House of Syracuse; Scene 3 - A Chamber in Arria's House; Scene 4 - A Dungeon]; Act III [Scene 1 - A Street; Scene 2 - Another Street; Scene 3 - A Dungeon]; Act IV [Scene 1 - Garden at Damon's Residence, Syracuse; Scene 2 - Exterior of Damon's Villa, near Syracuse]; Act V ["Public Place of Execution in Syracuse"]; Pythian Dramatic Club [list of members].

Additionally contains several print advertisements for various local businesses.

Pythian Dramatic Club
Item · Mar. 17, 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The Alberta Homestead Journal. 12-page journal printed in Edmonton, AB, described as a journal for the farmer and his family. It features stories on agriculture, farmer conventions, farm equipment sales advertisements and opinion columns.

Item · 1967
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Clipping depicting a large b&w photograph of Georges P. Vanier, Governor General of Canada. The photo shows his entire body to the knees, and the caption reads: "A statesman, a soldier, a great Canadian. All Canada mourns the passing of George P. Vanier, Governor-General of Canada." Below this is the insignia for the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Item · Apr. 25, 1885
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Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, printed in New York, No. 1,544, vol. LX. Front cover contains a large b&w ink drawing of four figures, three on snowshoes with one carrying a child, in a winter landscape. Caption reads: "Canada - The Uprising in the Northwest - White Inhabitants of the Saskatchewan Region Leaving a Settlement, After an Indian Raid." Remainder of the paper contains news from around the world, including Canada and the Riel Rebellion.

Item · July 29, 1893
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Vol. 49, No. 13,550 (July 29, 1893) of the Saturday Globe. The feature article “Calgary: Alberta’s Capital” provides, despite its title, a broad overview of the province of Alberta, including Edmonton, and small towns such as Olds. Accompanying photographs depict various scenes from the province, including prairie landscape shots, agriculture, and town buildings.

In addition to the feature article, a number of brief miscellaneous articles and stories are carried on the last page of the newspaper. A number of advertisements for products and businesses are also present.

Item · June 21, 1924
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Front page title reads "Macleod - Jubilee, Anniversary of the Arrival of the Northwest Mounted Police"
Extensive promotion of the Jubilee celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entry of the N. W. M. Police into Western Canada. Article topics include the early days of Fort Macleod, an exploration of the Waterton Park area, stories of pioneer women on the frontier, and other historical narratives.

Item · 24 July 1944
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Local Qu'Appelle World War II era newsletter with accompanying envelope addressed to W. G. Rea, Esq. of Lang, Saskatchewan.

Updates on matters of local interest and importance: births, injuries, illnesses and deaths, marriages, local social events, business updates, persons leaving and returning to Qu'Appelle [on leave, furlough, or holiday], and letters to the editor from current and former Qu'Appelle residents.

Qu'Appelle Board of Trade
Item · 1912
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Promotional booklet published by the Lethbridge Daily Herald largely about the city of Lethbridge, including its schools, banks, homes of prominent citizens, agricultural and industrial opportunities, hotels, energy products [coal, natural gas] and farming and ranching opportunities [wheat production, livestock raising]. Shorter segments on other Southern Alberta municipalities [Warner, Stirling, Taber, Magrath, Cardston, Raymond, Carmangay, New Dayton, and Medicine Hat] featured as well.

'Why I Love the West" by J. D. Higinbotham [poem]; "Southern Alberta - Past and Present" by E. N. Barker, Cardston; "Lethbridge Coal Fields - Among Largest and Richest in the World"; "Lethbridge City Council, 1912"; "Canadian Board of Control - Executive and Committeemen of the Seventh International Dry-Farming Congress"; "Mayors of Southern Alberta Towns"; "Our Fine Schools - Lethbridge has Buildings and Equipment equal to the Best"; "Our Civic Progress - Gratifying Story of Municipal Development"; "Transportation - Lethbridge, Strategically Situated, will be Important Railway Centre"; "Lethbridge Exposition - Story of Growth as told by the Secretary"; "Lethbridge Parks and Boulevards" by H. J. Goode, Chairman Parks and Boulevards Committee, of City Council, 1911; "Industrial Lethbridge - Splendid Vantage Point for Manufacturers"; "Lethbridge in Summer Time"; "Southern Alberta - An Agricultural Paradise"; "The Lost Mounted Policeman" by J. D. Higinbotham [poem]; "Our Natural Resources - Their Conservation an Imperative Patriotic Duty"; "Farm Woman's Problems - What the New Movement Means to the Farmer's Home"; "Women as Farm Owners" by Clinton M. Shultz; "The Dry-Farming Congress - What it Means to the Future of Southern Alberta"; "Southern Alberta - Land of 12 Hours a Day Sunshine"; "Lethbridge in 1911 - Essay by Lethbridge School Boy which won premier honors in Board of Trade Contest"; "Warner - A Town that Keeps Growing"; "Stirling - A Town With a Future"; "Thriving Taber - One of the coming big places of the South"; "Magrath - The Garden City"; "Cardston - Situated in one of the richest belts in Alberta"; "Raymond - The Home of Opportunity"; "Carmangay - Leading Centre of a Populous District"; "New Dayton - One of the Garden Spots of the South"; "Will Transform Vast Country - South Alberta Land Company"; "Medicine Hat, Alta. - The Industrial Centre of the Great North West, and the Centre of the Largest Field of Natural Gas in the World"; "Woman's Activities - Lethbridge Ladies do much for advancement of the City"; and "Story of Progress - Told by Statistics".

Also includes approximately 170 black and white [B&W] photographs, portraits, and illustrations.

Lethbridge Herald
Item · August 17 - September 4, 1924
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Front cover features a B&W photograph of the Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley, captioned as such.  Interior printed with the Luncheon and Beverages menu of the Canadian Pacific Railway Dining Car Service intended for “The British Association for the Advancement of Science, Ninety-Fourth Year” on the occasion of their “Transcontinental Tour, Toronto-Vancouver And Return, August 17 - September 4, 1924.”  Beverages menu includes prices and a selection of cigars and cigarettes.  Back cover is printed with an oval B&W photograph of Lake Louise and the Chateau, labelled as such, and a smaller photograph of a figure canoeing.  A blurb describes features of the “Canadian Pacific Rockies,” including the Canadian Pacific Hotels and bungalow camps located there.

File · June 20, 1946 - Sept. 11, 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Four menu cards from the Jasper Park Lodge, owned by the Canadian National System. The menus correspond to June 20, 22, 29, and Sept. 11, for the year 1946. Each menu features a color photograph or illustration of location or landscape, with the text of the dinner menu underneath.

Item · July 29, 1922
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Dinner menu for the Banff Springs Hotel. The front cover carries an illustration of two horsemen in front of the hotel; the back cover features a listing and accompanying photographs of the hotels that comprise the Canadian Pacific Hotels chain.

Item · July 31, 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Dinner menu for the Chateau Lake Louise. In addition to the menu items, the booklet also carries a notice detailing the requirements of government rationing regulations, as well as information about available activities and entertainment. The front cover features a photograph of a couple on a walk, with the Rocky Mountains in the background; the back cover lists the hotels that comprise the Canadian Pacific Hotel chain.

Item · July 14, 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Dinner menu for the Chateau Lake Louise; the additional enclosed sheet contains the ‘Table D’Hote Dinner’ menu, for the same date as the larger booklet. The front cover of the booklet features an illustration of two diners, overlooking a mountain scene; the back cover carries a list of Canadian Pacific Hotels. The smaller sheet likewise features a listing on its reverse, with numbered accompanying black and white photographs of the hotels.

Item · June 8, 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Dinner menu for the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, operated by Canadian National Railways. Menu items are divided into three categories: ‘Table d’hote’, ‘dinner de lure’, and ‘dinner a la carte’. The front cover of the booklet features an illustration of the royal train carrying George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the back cover carries text that provides further background on that subject.

Item · 1930s-1950s?
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Commercial Café paper menu in original plastic-window cover, edged in burgundy with three of the four gold corners intact.  Windows have dried spills.  Front of the menu includes advertisements for Barrett & Olson Men’s Wear and Bates Electric as well as the Commercial Café name and address (10333 – 82 AVE) in South Edmonton.  Menu prices are often obscured by black marker with new prices handwritten beside.  A typewritten page dated Sunday, April 25th shows specials and lists desserts such as “Flapper Pudding.”  Back page has four advertisements for Hollywood Coldwaves, McBeth Agencies, Self’s Meat Market, and Capitol Cleaners and Laundry Limited.

Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A menu in the shape of a tasseled fez hat.  Burn marks and drink stains on the front cover.  This menu is the Wine List and Cocktail Menu for the Calgary Elks Club located in the Elks Building in Calgary, AB.  It is bound with two staples.  Inside the front cover is a B&W photographic collage of the inside of the Elks Club, while the collage inside the back cover features photographs of teepees, city skyline, a dinosaur sculpture and the Banff Springs Hotel.  The menu is eight (8) pages of alcoholic drinks.  Printed by Foothill Printers Limited.

Item · Unknown
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Menu for the Silver Inn Restaurant, located in Calgary, Alberta. In addition to menu offerings, the item also includes the restaurant’s phone number, address, and opening hours. Menu is chiefly composed of Chinese cuisine.

PE001147 - Elite Cafe Menu
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Menu for the Elite Cafe in Banff, Alberta. In addition to food items, the menu also contains a selection of fountain ice cream and soft drink items on the reverse. Some items and prices have been added in either pencil handwriting, or as typed text.

Item · Jan. 1, 1917
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A menu for New Year’s Dinner on January 1st, 1917. The dinner was held by the No. 4 Company of The Canadian Scottish “In a Field” and “Somewhere in France.” The menu lists food being served such as soup, various roasts, vegetables, and sweets. Inside the menu on the first page are the handwritten names of Bob Wilson, Harry A. [Binnis], and E.B. Barker. On the back of the menu is a small illustration of candles and a mirror showing the path leading to a town. The menu was printed by The Brazier Press.

Item · Aug. 1956
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Booklet titled, "1956 Red Deer Exhibition Prize List for Ladies and Junior Activities Day, August 2-3-4." Cover is done in a thick, cream-colored paper stock with red writing, and includes ink drawings of fair activities, including a Ferris wheel, food for judging, and cows. The back cover contains the address of who the list was sent to: "Mrs. F. Grimson, Box 1115 RR 1, Red Deer." A 2 cent Canadian stamp was put over the opening upon mailing. The interior contains lists of the committees in charge, regulations for entry, and the class numbers and categories for entry. Inserted into the booklet are entry forms for the event. Printed by Advocate Press of Red Deer.

Item · 1965-1975
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Manuscript in commemoration of the Golden Anniversary of Powered Flight in Canada. This is a collection of transcripts of 67 interviews conducted with pilots and flight engineers of the golden age of bush flying. These first person narrations are biographical and the manuscript's multiple parts constitute different experiences and perspectives of the birth and development of Canadian aviation, forming a comprehensive body of literature relating to the history of the Canadian aviation industry. The 64 transcripts are photocopies and vary in length. Also enclosed are photocopies of newspaper stories featuring members of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, as well as a brief description of the manuscript and its origins by Tony Cashman.

Item · unknown
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Short Biography of Artist Tom Roberts. The cover features a headline announcing “an exhibition and sale of paintings by Tom Roberts.” The inside of the slip contains a biography of the artist, while the back has the company name, the Eaton Company Limited, printed at the centre.

Item · 1918
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Book titled: "Bramshott Souvenir Magazine, The Maple Leaf for Ever." Front cover is decorated with a large ink drawing of a soldier holding an early Canadian flag, with a military camp in the background. The border on the front cover contains the various coats of arms for Canadian provinces along with maple leafs. The interior contains 128 pages depicting the various battalions and regiments at Bramshott Camp, poems and songs, and many b&w photographs of soldiers and regiments, as well as advertisements. Printed by the Press Bureau.

Item · unknown
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Typewritten letter to members of Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) sent by Sam Beber. Contents include a listing of the Supreme Advisory Council members of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B’Nai B’rith. The letter implores the visiting members of the A.Z.A. to comport themselves properly during their visit. The letter is in good condition and includes the A.Z.A. seal on the bottom left corner.