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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 L.M. Montgomery and her early 20th century book series, Anne of Green Gables. Contained within are books about L.M. Montgomery and her works, as well as various versions and editions of those works and related series. It also contains video adaptations and computer software adaptations of Anne of Green Gables, and various collectible and ephemeral materials. This series contains the following subseries: Books (1990-2013), Videos and Computer Software (1994-2000), Collectibles, and Ephemera (2000-2009).

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).

Drama curriculum materials - within the Alberta School Curriculum Historical Bibliography 1885-1985 (Secondary Resources) Collection.

Collection of paper documents and photographs depicting the life of William Stanger, a general blacksmith and horseshoer in Giroux, Manitoba. Contains records of business, including invoices, cheques, and certificates of loans and shares, and records of daily and family life, including personal correspondence, photographs, calling cards, and newspaper clippings.

A collection of albums, loose photographs, and assorted ephemera documenting the northern mining development, projects, and exploration of the McNeil family, c. 1930-1950. Matriarch Pearl McNeil (nee Montgomery) was the niece of Bob Montgomery of Death Valley Skidoo Gold Mine fame. She had three sons; Bob, Tom, and Don. Locations of the photographs range from Ontario to northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Collection contains two albums, three sets of loose photographs, and a selection of miscellaneous items including Christmas cards and a small bank/address book.

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].

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.

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.

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.

Agendas, minutes, meeting materials; includes special meetings and the staff files debate (1973). Some meetings have been videotaped; minutes for 1914-1973 have been microfilmed. Minutes for " The Faculty Council," 1908-1913, are for the Faculty of Arts and Science, the University's only Faculty at that time.

Agendas, minutes, meeting materials. Minutes for 1914-1973 have been microfilmed

Includes Nominating Committee (1971-1983) and reports received from committees (1957-1982).

Includes Tenure (1981-1987); Academic Appeals (1973-1986); General Salaries and Promotions (1965-1977); Conference Funds (1970-1985); Equal Opportunities (1975-1982)

includes course outlines and materials, brochures and examinations.

Includes graduate students' memoranda, assistantships, and awards; Graduate Committee; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (1963-1970); honours students' correspondence (1958-1967); case files (1963-1968).

Gaps exist between 1915-1918, and 1927-1935

Includes files relating to the Manzies Archaeological Collection; Latin translations of honorary degrees; applications, promotions and salaries; and William George Hardy's general correspondence.

Includes faculty and interdepartmental correspondence.

Includes " Project Yesteryear" (facsimiles); "Progressive Education in Alberta" (kit).

Includes " Project Yesteryear" (facsimiles); "Progressive Education in Alberta" (kit).

The donation of the family of Frank and Mary S. Parker, these scrapbook collections of newspaper articles, greeting cards, and photographs cover four (4) decades of Alberta political history, seen from inside the Social Credit party.

Series consists of individual photographs and photograph albums documenting Soper's Arctic expeditions for the federal government and his research as a federal wildlife official, University of Alberta commissioned researcher, and independent researcher and naturalist. Soper identified and preserved some photographs by gluing them in albums with captions and others are loose but identified with an accompanying catalogue. Most photographs are black and white with a selection Soper tinted.

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

Series includes black and white prints, glass plate negatives, black and white negatives and 35mm colour negatives. The graphic images document L.A. Romanet's private and professional life in Canada from his early twentieth century service with Revillon Freres to personal photographs of his retirement in Edmonton.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

The records in this series document Byron Kratochvil’s teaching career in the field of analytical chemistry, primarily at the University of Alberta. The records have been arranged in four sub-series and a chronological order is maintained within each file. The records are in good physical condition

The records in this series document the many aspects involved in teaching a University course, and are arranged in the following five sub-series: Lecture Notes and Topic Reference Material; Courses; Experiments and Projects; Examinations; and Teaching Manuals, Laboratory Texts and Student Guides. There is a lot of information on the topics of Ion Exchange, Gas Chromatography, and Fluorescence as well as detailed information on the Quantitative Analysis Chemistry Course (Chemistry 312), and two courses in Advanced Analytical Chemistry (Chemistry 519 and Chemistry 615). The textbooks and manuals described in sub-series five were all used as teaching texts in the Department of Chemistry.

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

Mel Hurtig hired Frank O. McGuire for this position. As Managing Director of the Canadian Encyclopedia project, Mr. McGuire was responsible for overall administration of the encyclopedia project, as well as computer liaison, budgeting and related matters. The records in this series are primarily textual in format, and in excellent physical shape. Much of the series consists of correspondence, although there are also meeting minutes, reports and administrative forms. Mr. McGuire maintained his files in a primarily alphabetic subject or chronological order and this order is retained.

Mel Hurtig's files were originally kept in binders, and organized and numbered by topic. Original order was restored in this series as almost all of the files were originally assigned a letter corresponding to a specific Canadian Encyclopedia subject area. There were 32 different topics assigned the files, ranging from the organization and development of the project to specific production concerns. There is information related to fundraising for the proposed encyclopedia, as well as correspondence files, financial records, publicity clippings, procedures and style manual, reports, and technical areas concerning design and specifications concerns, project insurance, and sales and distribution of the encyclopedia.
The series title is based on the contents of the records.

Four senior editors were hired to organize the writing of The Canadian Encyclopedia, one for each of the main topic areas: Arts, Humanities, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences. Editors were assigned an editor-researcher to assist with their section. The Senior Editors, in consultation with the Managing Director, Editor-in-Chief, and consultants, derived subject areas and article lists. The articles then had to be contracted out to contributors for writing, and received articles edited and reviewed by expert readers. The process involved many tasks and involved a great deal of correspondence and memoranda. The series is largely textual, and includes collected imprint and published material used as reference sources by the editors.

This series has been organized into four sub-series representing the broad topic areas headed by each senior editor. Series 4.1 is the Arts Editor's files (Diana Selsor/Palting; Rosemary Shipton); Series 4.2 is the Humanities Editor's files (James Ogilvy); Series 4.3 is the Science and Technology Editor's files (Adriana Davies) and Series 4.4 is the Social Sciences Editor's files (Patricia Finlay; Michel Boyer). While each editor had unique filing systems, the type of material collected by each editor is very similar although extent does vary. Each senior editor appeared to maintain binders of tabbed files of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and policies and procedures. Files maintained by the editor-researchers are also found in this series. Files related more specifically to the editors' relationships with their contributors and consultants is found in Series 7.
The series title is based on the contents of the records.

Approximately twenty (20) items regarding the regulation of liquor in the North West Territories of Canada in the late 1880s and early 1900s. The difficulties faced by the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) in enforcing the unpopular permit-based liquor laws of the time are given particular attention.

The bulk of this collection of correspondence was written between 1838 and 1862, and addressed to Reverend John Smithurst, “Indian Settlement, Red River, North America.” The “Indian Settlement” was the home of Chief Peguis and his people, the Saulteaux, located at Netley Creek, a branch of the Red River south of Lake Winnipeg. Following his resignation in 1851, Rev. Smithurst immigrated to Canada West and settled in Elora and then Minto in what is now Ontario.

Rev. Smithurst was an Anglican missionary sent by the Church Missionary Society from England to Rupert’s Land to convert the First Nations and Metis peoples of the area known broadly as the Red River Settlement; modern-day Winnipeg, Manitoba encompasses many sites that made up the settlement. Ministering to the “Indians” and “Half-Breeds,” Rev. Smithurst was one of the handful of missionaries west of Canada during a period of social and political unrest, economic upheaval, starvation, disease, racism and classism. Rev. Smithurst was in contact with many influential people of the time, including Henry Budd and James Settee, the first Indigenous men to be ordained by the Anglican church in North America; Reverend William Cockran; Reverend Ezekiel Gilbert Gear, chaplain at Fort Snelling in modern-day Minnesota; Reverend William Mason, Rossville Mission Press printer; David Anderson, first bishop of Rupert’s Land; and Duncan Finlayson, governor of Assiniboia.

In the correspondence within this collection, missionaries privately share personal frustrations with their efforts to “civilize” and convert Indigenous peoples, while struggling to survive the landscape and navigate social conflicts.

Acquired with Rev. Smithurst's letters, and included here, are several miscellaneous letters, as well as correspondence for the Reverend C.E. Thomson, who succeeded Rev. Smithurst at the Elora parish, and correspondence for the Reverend Adam Townley, step-father to Rev. Thomson. Correspondents include: John Strachan, first bishop of Toronto; Alexander Neil Bethune, second bishop of Toronto; F.D. Fauquier, first bishop of Algoma; and George Whitaker, first provost of Trinity College in Toronto.

Consists of diaries, letters, scrapbook and photographs documenting both the family and professional life of Karl Clark.

Title based on content of series

Consists of sketches, glass plate negatives, photographic prints, and patent applications.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Texts of presentations.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

The audio-visual records consist of video-tapes, compact discs, and tape recordings. They are quite recent, and their quality is good.

The audio-visual records relate to the previous six series but are described in a separate series to accommodate their unique format. The majority of the items are VHS videotapes, often consisting of tapes of television talk programs on which Mel Hurtig appeared. Interview topics include free trade discussions, National Party policies, publishing topics, and Hurtig’s books. There are recordings of conference speeches and Hurtig lectures and speeches. A very few personal items are included but most of the audio-visual items in the series relate to issues Hurtig was involved with

Titles based on content of recording.

The Aboriginal Rights series consists of 10 subseries arranged by subject, based on supplied subject titles. Materials were created between 1939 and 2012. This series contains research, background material, and government publications on aboriginal peoples in Canada and the Indian Act. Overall, this series addresses two main issues: first, equal status rights for aboriginal men and women, and second, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Additional topics include: aboriginal self-government, aboriginal women’s groups, amending the Indian Act for discrimination, the effect of the constitution on aboriginal rights, interpretation of history, land claims and land development, inheritance and estate administration for people who live on reserves, a scandal surrounding corruption at Petroglyph Provincial Park in Ontario, aboriginal rights in respect to Quebec sovereignty, solidarity between bands and nations, government relations and policies with respect to various aboriginal groups, bands, and nations, Elijah Harper effectively ending the Meech Lake Accord, and missing and murdered aboriginal women.

The fight for the equal rights of aboriginal women was largely spearheaded by Mohawk activist Mary Two-Axe Earley from Kahnawake, Quebec, who fought for aboriginal equality issues in band politics and with the federal government. Under the Indian Act, aboriginal women lost their Indian status if they married a man who did not have status, however a woman would gain status if she married an aboriginal man who held status. If a woman married a man from a different band they would lose their band status. Court cases fighting to amend the Indian Act so that status could not be taken away were appealed all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, fought by Mary Two-Axe Early, Jeannette Lavell, Yvonne Bedard, and Vivian Corbiere Lavell. Marguerite Ritchie and the HRI supported these court cases and offered research aid. Marguerite Ritchie also counted Mary Two-Axe Earley as a personal friend. After the courts amended the Indian Act so as not to discriminate against women, activism continued to change band policies that allowed male band leaders to refuse to accept women back onto reserves even if they had status.

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples reviewed the relocation of Inuit families from the Quebec coast of Hudson’s Bay to the high arctic in Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay in the early 1950s. The Royal Commission was called after the children of the relocated Inuit families accused the government of wrongdoing and asked for compensation. The Commission looked into the alleged reasons for the relocations including claims that the Inuit faced starvation and claims that the Cold War era government wanted people living in the high arctic so they would have a stronger land claims. The Commission also gathered testimony on the RCMP officers who oversaw the relocations and the town store for instances of exploitation or wrongdoing. Royal Commissions do not lay charges against those they feel have committed wrongdoings. The HRI and Marguerite Ritchie felt the Royal Commission did not have a high enough standard of proof for testimonies given and that the government, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and the RCMP were being misrepresented to and by the Commission. Bent Gestur Sivertz, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories at the time of the relocations, maintained throughout that the Inuit who were relocated were happy and healthy and fared better in the long run than many of the Inuit who had not been relocated. Historian Gerard Kenney wrote a book entitled “Arctic Smoke and Mirrors” based on the government’s archive from the period, supporting the position of the HRI and Marguerite Ritchie and dismissing charges that the relocations were related to Cold War land claims. Marguerite Ritchie believed the Inuit who asked for a Royal Commission to be called were only trying to receive monetary compensation and did not have substantiated claims. Marguerite Ritchie was a personal friend of Bent Gestur Sivertz. This series contains significant documentation and testimony from the government perspective on the relocations, but does not address Inuit claims in significant detail.

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

Personal certificates and identity documents.

Miscellaneous items from the private life of 'Punch' Dickins.

Photographs of the north, particularly the Northwest Territories, during the time 'Punch Dickins' was employed by Western Canada Airways.

Photographic negatives matched to items in the archive.

Photographic negatives not matched to items in the archive.

Includes day files; patents and copyright; statistics; non-academic job descriptions.

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.

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.

2. 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.

3. 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.>

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

Includes examinations (1983-1985) and course outlines (1981-1985).

Includes copies of the Canadian Journal of Anthropology ( title varies; predecessors include Alberta Anthropologist and the West Canadian Journal of Anthropology.)

Manuscript and final draft of The department of Economics of the University of Alberta: a History by Eric J. Hanson.

Includes minutes and correspondence of the President's Advisory Committee of Chairmen (1978-1985); the Chairmens' Executive Committee (1980-1986); the Academic Affairs Committee.

Includes correspondence pertaining to students, awards, and assistantships.

Includes minutes (1915-1945, 1972-1974); and meeting materials and memoranda (1972-1974).

Includes course brochures and examinations.

Includes published and unpublished works of E. Strickland (1911-1958); Andrew P. Nimmo; Joseph Belicek; J.B. Wallis; D.J. Larson; D.R. Rosenberg.

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.

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

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.

Contains personal correspondence with family members (mostly immediate).

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