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FC 3213 L55 020.049 · Item · January 1863
Part of Life, Events, and Players in the North-West

Date: January 1863, Epiphany

Place: Paris, C.W. [Canada West]

From: Adam Townley

To: The Honble and Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Toronto

Details: 4 pp

Notes: The rough draft of a letter written by Reverend Townley to John Strachan, Bishop of Toronto. In the letter, Rev. Townley respectfully asks for a promotion.

Townley, Adam
Item · 1885-1950; 1965
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Collection of paper documents largely related to the business dealings and financial records of William Stanger, including receipts and records of purchases, cheques, loans, tax records, subscriptions, and share certificates.

Notable exceptions to the theme include: 1 postmaster's receipt for a claim for exemption from military service dated 1917; 2 Canadian Registration Board documents for Jas [James] G. Stanger and William Stanger Jr. [Junior] dated 22 June 1918; and 1 permit to visit a patient in Winnipeg General Hospital dated 10 June 1919.

Stanger, William
Item · [1943-1968]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of loose photographs, some with notes on the verso indicating place names and activities. Contains images of gold panning and gold mining operations, dog teams, geographical features of note, the Marshall-Wells building in Edmonton, and the brothers Bob, Tom, and Don McNeil (captioned on one photograph as the "McLeod" brothers, possibly an error). Locations include Lower (Lesser?) Slave River, Nahanni River and surrounding country, and Canol Road to Whitehorse.

McNeil Family
Item · n.d.
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of items related to the McNeil family. Two prints, one b&w photograph of Yellowknife, the other a coloured image of a smoke plume. Two Christmas cards from the N. W. T., one from Bob Kennedey and one from R. W. McNeil (son Bob), specifically from the Ptarmigan Mine in Yellowknife. One loose sepia photograph of Pearl McNeil and husband(?) in Edmonton, and a small notebook belonging to Pearl containing names, addresses, and five-digit phone numbers. The cover reads "The First National Bank, Albany, Oregon"

McNeil Family
Item · January 7, 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Replies to her letters, reflecting with humour on the complaints that come with his age. Describes possible plans for her to visit for a party in Red Deer.

Stewart, Clayborne
Item · January 21, 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Mentions having received the insurance papers for her wedding ring. States that she made a good impression at the party the weekend prior and jokes about the rowdiness.

Stewart, Clayborne
Item · March 3, 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. States that he will not be able to see her for three weeks due to a busy time at work, but that he loves and misses her. Mentions having changed rooms at the hotel.

Stewart, Clayborne
Item · April 30, 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Letter from Clayborne Stewart, at the Buffalo Hotel in Red Deer AB, to Louise Taylor of Calgary. Mentions planning to get his blood test done in preparation for their wedding, and urges her to do the same. States that his holidays begin on Monday, at which point he will make his way to Calgary in order to finalize arrangements for the wedding. “Make the best of your last few days of freedom.”

Stewart, Clayborne
Item · February 26, 1948
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection
  • Message summoning Clayborne Stewart to a meeting of the Red Deer Lodge No. 12 Freemasons, to be held on February 8, 1949 in the Masonic Hall, Red Deer. Lists order of business for meeting. Lists officers of the lodge.
  • Card describing the “Past Masters’ Night” to be held at the February 8 meeting.
  • Grand Lodge Bulletin, Vol. 14, No.6, February 1949. Headings: “The Essentials of Freemasonry,” “No Room for Levity,” “Masonic Direction,” “A Mason’s Faith,” “Giving of Ourselves,” “Success,” “Historical Registers,” and “Between the Pillars: What are the Essentials of Vouching for a Visitor?”
Red Deer Lodge No. 12
Item · October 14, 1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Birthday card from Louise Stewart to her husband Clayborne. Inscription reads, “Here $10.00 toward an electric razor but got you these blades to use in the meantime haha. All my love, Louise.” Card features a rhyming verse and is illustrated with cartoon animals in love.

Stewart, Louise
Item · 1948
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Christmas card with letter written on it from Louise (Zenobia) Stewart’s mother in Vancouver BC. Card is signed “with Love, from Ruthi and mama Lyon (and Emil).” Letter within apologizes for not having written since moving to BC. Mentions growing slow due to age. States that Emil is staying with her, as the loggers are unable to work due to snow. A Swedish man and a young couple are also rooming with her. Mentions high unemployment in Vancouver. States that she is currently working in a café.

Item · February 14, 1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Valentine’s Day card from Louise Stewart to her husband Clayborne. Text within reads “Gosh! I’m glad you’re mine for keeps and I can see you every day! How can I be so sure of that? Well, Honey, try and get away!” Inscribed “And that’s for D- sure. Feb 14/49. All my love, Louise.” Includes a cartoon which depicts a man with a ball and chain around his ankle being embraced by a woman.

Stewart, Louise
Item · [1940s-1950s]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Get well card inscribed “Red Deer Masonic Lodge [illegible].” Front has a rabbit with pipecleaner ears, and the card’s text reads “Hope you feel better. A bunny rabbit’s mostly ears and right now I am too— Just waitin’ ‘round to hear the news that you feel good as new.” Presumably for Clayborne or Louise Stewart.

Item · 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A 1926 Riley & McCormick, Limited catalogue titled “Cowboy Equipment Harness Saddles Catalogue No. 10.” The catalogue is from 1926 and the company was located in Calgary, Alberta. The catalogue provides instructions for ordering products or cancelling orders. The rest of the catalogue consists of illustrations of various products sold by Riley & McCormick, Limited along with short descriptions of each. The products listed in the catalogue range from saddles, to leather chapps, to hats, to harnesses. The final two pages of the catalogue are tearaway order forms that can be sent to the company.

Riley & McCormick Limited
Item · [ca. 1901]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Souvenir booklet of B&W captioned photographs of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, and of buildings and locations in Edmonton.

Photographs:
"Misericordia Hospital"; "McKay Avenue School"; "Empire Block, the Present Offices of the Provincial Government"; "Bird's Eye View Looking North" [panoramic photograph; covers 2 pages]; "Jasper Avenue Looking East, 1901"; "Jasper Avenue Looking East from Howard Street"; "Hudson's Bay Department Stores".

Douglas Company Limited
Item · 1952
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement calendar for Cardston Investment Company Limited, "Complete Insurance and Real Estate Service." The art print is captioned "Tight Dally and Loose Latigo," and shows a scene of two cowboys trying to wrangle a steer. A strip of paper residue indicates where the calendar pad was attached, but it is no longer present. The area that would have been behind it shows the months in a 4x3 grid and information on the art print and the artist, Charlie Russell.

Item · 2019
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A 2019 brochure for Ocheller Homes, a building company in Edmonton, Alberta. The brochure provides information about the company, the unique features of their buildings, their building locations, and the commitments of the company. The brochure includes numerous photographs of the homes they’ve built as well as a copy of a handwritten note from the company stating they are excited to start this journey with the potential buyer.

Ocheller
Item · Jan. 17, 1942
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An informational booklet supplied by HBC, and meant as an introductory text for novice fur trappers. The booklet provides tips on trapping, both general and specific to various types of animals, as well as information on the preparation of skins. Additionally enclosed is a postal envelope from the HBC, addressed to Ivan Diegel, of Craigmyle, Alberta.

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

Advertising brochure from the HBC, which promotes the HBC department store in Calgary, as well of general tourism in Calgary. The brochure contains information on the types of items carried by the Bay department store and recommendations for tourist activities in Calgary, as well as customs' information for American visitors to Canada.

PE000462 · File · [between 1935 and 1960]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two posters on orange cardstock with the words “Warning to Minors” in bold followed by excerpts from the Saskatchewan Liquor Act. It was issued by the Hotels Association of Saskatchewan and Approved by Saskatchewan Liquor Board. Printed by Davidson Leader Print. Since the text infers that serving beer is legal, but serving women is not, it must have been printed sometime between 1935 and 1960. PE000462

Item · 1913-1914
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Edmonton Ad Club 1913-1914 Year Book." Cover is printed on brown cardstock, and the back cover is blank except for the publisher’s mark. The interior details the operations of the Ad Club. Includes a list of members with phone numbers, plans for the upcoming year, information about memberships and dues, a list of officers currently in office, and quite a few advertisements for businesses in Edmonton. Pamphlet also contains one small 12.8 x 7.8 cm card which can be used to apply for a membership with the Edmonton Ad Club. Within is also a 21.5 x 27.8 cm tri-fold letter bearing the Edmonton Ad Club’s letterhead, and addressed to Mr. Ernest Brown. The letter extends an invitation to the addressee to join the Edmonton Ad Club, and extolls some of the benefits of joining. Printed by Edmonton Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd.

Item · Aug. 18, 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Top of receipt reads: "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-1200 15th Street N.W. Washington 5, D.C." It has been issued to H. M. Wilson, initiated on October 22, 1919 and last paid in August, 1954. It states it’s for pension and death benefits, and is signed by the international secretary. There is an address stamped on the back, sending the receipt to Mr. A. E. Fearey, Financial Secretary, Lu. #348, P.O. Box 154, Calgary, Alberta.

Item · Sept. 1, 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Document listing the regulations for the sale of irrigable and non-irrigable lands in the western section of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s irrigation block and for the supply of water for said irrigation lands. Signed J.S. Dennis, Superintendant of Irrigation. Calgary, Alberta.

One of two documents written by J.S. Dennis of the Irrigation Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. See also PE000459

Dennis, J. S.
Item · Dec. 3, 1940
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Bulletin #100 of the International Record Collector’s Club to Mr. W.J. Abbott at 81 Laurier Av. West, Ottawa, Canada.  This is a two page, typewritten brochure with illustrations of renowned opera figures. It has been folded in a triptych to fit in the 9.6 x 16.5 cm envelope. The envelope includes a three cent U.S. postage and a stamp with the date, time, and location (Dec.3, 1940, 9:30PM, Bridgeport, Conn.). Enclosed is also a typewritten note from the club’s founder to the recipient (dated Dec 2nd), which acknowledges the latter’s partial payment towards two records, as well as an expression of concern over Canada’s ban on “luxuries,” and its impact on the club’s Canadian audience. 

Item · 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Booklet containing a detailed account of the United Grain Growers, including shareholder information, stock and farm supplies, information on other agricultural agencies, record forms, grain assessment, examples of grain bills, and other factors surrounding the company. It also includes calendars and memoranda where the book owner can make notes, as well as space for addresses. The owner of this booklet made a fair number of notes throughout the latter sections, primarily for grocery lists, addresses, and recipes.

Item · [1911-1926]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A handwritten letter to the editor of the Edmonton Bulletin from S. K. Larson. The letter requests that the Edmonton Bulletin write a few lines on the publication of Larson's song, "The Rose of My Heart," issued by Dearborn Music Co. of Chicago. It has been published in England, Australia, and the United States. Larson mentions that he was a pioneer of Stony Plain in the Edmonton District, having settled there in 1894 for 15 years, although he now lives in Prince Rupert, B.C. Attached is a short notice announcing the song’s success published by The Evening Empire newspaper, from Prince Rupert, B.C. There is a red, 3 cent Canadian stamp featuring King George V's portrait on the bottom right of the letter.

Item · 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Notebook front cover reads: "Harold & Thompson Holland Binder Twine. Manufacture by United Ropeworks Rotterdam-Holland. Our Brands: Queen City-550 ft. Prairie Pride-600 ft. Harold & Thompson Regina-Sask. General Sales Agents." Cover is a mixture of green and white, with red writing on the white background and white writing on the green background. Cover contains a red and black ink drawing of two sheaves of wheat on either side of a roll of binder twine. Back cover contains an advertisement for the company’s new Lattice Cover. Contains the same logo as is found on the front. Inside contains multiple blank graph pages for writing, along with advertisements, useful information such as weight conversions and standard bushels, as well as a 1939-1940 calendar. Owner has put in several personal notes onto the pages.

Item · 1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Notebook front reads "Plymouth Binder Twine" and shows four (4) rolls of binder twine. Cover is brown, red and black with black writing. Picture on the front is in b&w, except for the tops of the rolls, which are colored red or green. Back covers is mainly red and brown, with black and green writing. Contains an advertisement for Plymouth Green-Top twine. Contains an ink drawing of a sack bound by rope. Interior covers show the same picture: one man hanging a picture with an advertisement on it: Plymouth binder twine on the inside front cover, and  Green Top twine on the inside back cover. Inside are several pages of graph paper for persona, notes. There is also a 1936-1937 calendar, an identification page, and two pages of advertisements. There are some notes on the pages from the owner. One (1) of eight (8) files associated with PE000892. See also Reference Number: F-7-0-0-49 through to F-7-0-0-56.

Item · 1934-1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Documents pertaining to the acquisition and maintenance of a thresher’s license. Includes the following:

  • 16.7 x 25.4 cm bifold pamphlet titled: "1934 Chapter 28 An Act to amend and consolidate The Threshers’ Lien Act." Document contains the different aspects of the act, including registration of the threshing machine and threshers’ liens. Back page notes the pamphlet was printed in Edmonton by A. Shnitka, King’s Printer.;
  • 17.7 x 14 cm certificate printed on thick paper stock, titled: "Registration Certificate for Threshing Machine 1941 Registration No. 3416." The certificate is printed in green writing, and contains the emblem for the Department of Agriculture in Alberta, as well as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture’s signature.;
  • 14 x 8.6 cm Canada Post card printed on cream colored thick paper stock. One side contains the Department of Agriculture of Alberta’s emblem, and is a blank report card to be filled out by the thresher owner at the close of harvest season. It includes details such as the name and address of the thresher, and how many acres and bushels of various crops were collected at the end of the harvest season. The opposite side shows that the card has postage pre-paid by the Department of Agriculture of Edmonton, Alberta. The top notes: "Canada Post Card," and there is a 1 cent stamp printed on it.;
  • 27.8 x 17.5 cm notice printed on brown card stock. The top of the notice states: "This card must be attached to a prominent part of the threshing machine. The Noxious Weeds Act. Provisions Relating to Threshers." Below this are noted several sections pertaining to the cleaning of threshing machines and grain, as well as extracts from the Act Affecting Threshing Machine Operators.;
  • 24.2 x 16.5 cm brown envelope. The top of the envelope states: "Thresher’s License No. 3416." On the top left corner it states: "Department of Agriculture Government Buildings Edmonton Alberta." The envelope appears to be addressed to S. Bororoski, ? (there is a second name below this, but it is unclear what it says). 
Item · Nov. 5, 1931
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An envelope from Western School Supply Limited addressed to Copp, Clark Company Limited, 495 Wellington St. W., Toronto, 2, Ont. Envelope has a 3 cent Canadian stamp, and includes a b&W ink drawing of a Western School Supply, Limited building. Above this drawing it states: If not called for in ten days return to Western School Supply Limited. Below this drawing it notes: School Equippers 1402 Rose Street Regina, Sask. Canada. There is a small circular postmark on the envelope stating it was received in Regina at 6 pm, November 5, 1931, Sask. The back of the envelope depicts a b&w drawing of a hanging globe. It is captioned: Hanging Globe No 505.

Item · 1906
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The “Private and Confidential No. 1 Price List” for the Manitoba branch of the Massey-Harris Co., Limited for the year 1906.  Salesmanship suggestions printed on the inside covers.  Terms for sale are followed by prices for farm equipment: binders, mowers, rakes, manure spreaders, drills, cultivators, feed cutters, no.6 diamond harrow, no.11 clip harrow, no.8 lever harrow, disc harrows, cream separators, plows, scuffler, vehicle jack, rollers and packers, wheelbarrows, sleighs, wagons, spring lorries, wagon boxes, and wagon parts.

Item · [after 1953]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Brochure titled: Our Second Branch in Calgary. Details the opening of a new Bank of Toronto branch in Calgary, on 8th and 4th.  Lists its services, such as Business Banking, Oil Banking, and Personal Accounts. A small section details the professional profile of the new branch manager, Mr. P. W. Atkinson. When fully opened, brochure contains a large b&w aerial photograph of downtown Calgary from 5000 ft. (Photo taken by Photography Survey Corporation). Front and back covers are light green, with interior pictures detailed in green as well.

Item · 1930
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Calendar- Compliments of F.G. Webber Hardware. Once flipped open it contains each day of the month and its corresponding weekday, as well as sunrise & sunset times and moon phases. Above the small calendar there is a 20 x 13.5 cm colour photograph of the Rocky Mountains. The calendar and photograph are pasted on a 31.5 x 25.5 cm brown cardboard mat, which has the company’s (F.G. Webber Hardware) contact information. The mat also has a brown string tied at its center top which serves to hang this piece.

File · 1905-1913
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Documents from, or associated with, the Morris Safe & Lock Co., pertaining to their business affairs with Canadian organizations in Calgary and Saskatchewan. Included amongst the documents are:

  • Correspondence, typed and written, by Norris Safe & Lock Co. employees and by customers of the company on business matters and transactions. Relevant newspaper extracts are attached to two of these.
  • Bills from the City of Calgary, John Jones Alberta Paint Shop, and Tasker Transfer Company
  • Cheques from the Dominion Bank
  • An Alberta Government Telephone notice that payment is in arrears.
Item · 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Argues for the funding and construction of grain elevator facilities in Edmonton, which the authors suggest, will be necessary for Alberta farmers to take full advantage of a grain transport route to the Pacific, via Vancouver, then under development. Include is an annotated map of this westbound grain route.

Item · 1912
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Each receipt includes list of terms and conditions, in addition to tables to record the materials being shipped. Additionally included in the booklet are suggestions to shippers for preparation of goods, as well as a certification form for certifying compliance with the Meat Inspection Act, and advertisements for Dominion Express travellers’ cheques and money orders.

Item · Unknown
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Poster produced by the Vancouver Sun, protesting the opposition of the Winnipeg Board of Trade to modification of existing rail shipping rates. The poster opines that the present rates unnecessarily discourage Western farmers from shipping their products through the westbound route to Vancouver.

Item · 1924-1943
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Account ledger for A. Douglass. Contains lined sheets, upon which are the handwritten ledger balances, balance sheets and profit and loss statements for the years 1924 – 1928.

Additionally, a balance sheet for the year 1943 is present on the first page in handwriting different from that of the remainder of the material.

Douglass, A.
Item · Dec., 1951
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A programme for the Seventh Annual British Columbia Live ANimal Fur Exposition. The exposition was held at the Garden Building in Exhibition Park in Vancouver, British Columbia from December 2 to December 4, 1951. The program lists the order of events for each day and also contains various advertisements for local businesses. The cost of the program is listed as 24 cents and 1 cent for tax.

Item · 1920s - 1930s
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

6 Cards from Hudson Bay Company:
1- Saskatoon Exhibition (July 22-27, 1929) celebrating the completion of The Hudson Bay Railway.
2- Hudson's Bay Company Invitation for the season's fur trade, Vancouver, BC.
3- Address of Hudson Bay Company fur buying agencies across Canada.
4- Address of Hudson Bay Company fur buying agencies across Canada.
5- A price list of animal baits.
6- A card to trappers and store keepers.

Hudson Bay Music, Inc. ; Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Item · 1908 - 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A unique item, being a copy book, by which a letter- writer could make what was in essence a carbon copy on tissue paper of a hand-written letter. This book contains 100 pages, almost all of which contain letters written during the stated period. All are from the pen of Mcdougall, Everett, who lived in Winnipeg in a rented house at 493 Maryland Street. Most of the letters deal with Mr. Mcdougall's financial problems and his attempts to obtain employment especially with grand Trunk Pacific. He was forthrightly seeking a position as master of one of the company's new steamers. Other letters deal with his attempts to sell, or deal with real estate he owned or for which he had some financial obligation. There are also a number of letters of personal nature to relatives. In all, there must be 60 or 70 copies of letters. His penmanship is not fancy but rather plain and easily read.

Mcdougall, Everett
PE001490 - 4 Hotel Envelopes
Item · 1919
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

4 Hotel Envelopes from Hotel Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatchewan), Hotel Palliser (Calgary, Alberta), The Merchants' Hotel (Selkirk, Manitoba), and Fort Garry Hotel (Winnipeg, Manitoba)..