Showing 4256 results

"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.

Handbill advertising a rally for the Hotel and Restaurant International Alliance Local no. 829, to be held at the Labor Temple. The body of text claims to list weekly wages received by unionized hotel and restaurant workers in other cities. Regina, Saskatchewan.

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.

Business receipt from De Winton Service (L. W. Pennock) general groceries, made out to Mr. F. McHugh for various items totalling $67.65.

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

Invitation from A. E. MacDonald to a pre-showing of the 1939 McLaughlin-Buick at Imperial Motors Limited Showrooms, Calgary, Alberta.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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). 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two seals for the Trade Mark Cigar Co. of Regina, Canada.

Minutes of general meetings for the first and third annual general meetings for the British Canadian and General Investment Co Ltd. Each document contains the text of the opening address by the company chairman in full.

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.

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.

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.

An undated, unaddressed handwritten note, written on stationary from the Hotel Shaunavon in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan; the header features an image of the hotel. The note discusses silverware purchases and returns by the author of the note.

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.

Receipts for payments made for the purchase of Mud Lake Oil Field Limited shares. Each receipt lists the number of shares purchased, the sum received and the name of the purchaser.

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.

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.

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.

A letter from T. J. McCammon of Fine Groceries, Fruits, & C. (In Moose Jaw) to Harry Baily and Co. to request a quote.
"Messrs. Harry Bailey and Co.,
[Ashcroft] B. C.
Quote best price of one half [?] potatoes [?] and could you ship
and early answer will greatly [help].
Your truly,
T. J. McCammon "

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.

An information card of suggested luncheons served at Banff Springs Golf Course from February 23, 1955. The card was printed in England in 1953 by the Canadian Pacific.

1 envelope containing an advertisement booklet of Coronation Gifts from Birks - Dingwall Limited, Winnipeg. the letter is sent to Miss M. Clark, 323 Beverley Street, Winnipeg, Man.

R. J. Whitla & Co. limited Wholesale Dry Goods Advertisement Calendar. Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Notable dates in the World war are printed on the back of the calender.

A statement from the directors of Alberta Pacific Consolidated Oils LTD.

Two Banff Springs Hotel menus (Table d'Hote). Two similar but slightly different versions of the menu of 1936 and 1949 (X2).

American Association of Petroleum geologists Convention at Banff Springs Hotel including Table D'Hote Dinner.

Menu of Wah-lai Gardens, a Winnipeg restaurant located at 328 Hargrave Street. Includes a price list of drinks.

Catalogue of a Winnipeg department store. Winnipeg, Canada.

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

1 page of a promotional and informational pamphlet issued by the Hudson’s Bay Company. One side of the paper is about Farm Lands for Sale in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The other side is an advertisement for Mackenzie River Transport.

The booklet was issued by the Hudson’s Bay Company regarding the appointment of Lord Anson as a director, the reelection of three other directors, including Governor Eden Colvile. Comments by Donald Smith, having recently driven the last spike, Canadian Pacific Railway.

Minutes of the annual conventions of the Manitoba Women's Hospital Aids for 1949, 1950, and 1951.

A letter from Christie Grant Limited’s general manager to an unknown recipient who, according to the letter, received the Christie Grant seasonal catalogues but placed no orders. The letter urges the recipient to purchase items from the upcoming catalogue and guarantees their satisfaction with any chosen product. Enclosed is also a Christie Grant postcard for the recipient to mail back and request a catalogue or change their address.

A medical guide from 1953 intended for post managers of the Hudson’s Bay Company living at posts in remote areas where medical aid was not readily available. The guidebook lists numerous medical ailments in alphabetical order and provides brief instructions for patient care until further medical treatment can be obtained if necessary. The guidebook also includes several medical supplies order forms and several pieces of copy paper. Examples of ailments listed include choking, frostbite, jaundice, measles, and toothache with instructions provided for each.

A deed of land based in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is largely blank other than four signatures. Two from someone named Rod MacPherson and two from someone named James McBarrister. No dates, costs, or land locations are mentioned or filled out.

A Government of the Province of Alberta Treasury Branch chequebook from Hanna, Alberta. Several cheques have already been torn out of the book leaving behind several cheque stubs that are dated from 1946 to 1947. On the inside of the chequebook cover, there are some personal financial calculations in pen and pencil.

A Government of the Province of Alberta Treasury Branch non-negotiable transfer voucher booklet from Hanna, Alberta. The vouchers have blank spaces to fill out information such as the date, the account the funds are being transferred into, and the amount. There are various personal financial calculations on the last page of the booklet.

A notebook-like permit, "Issued under Regulation No. 12 of the Liquor Act" by the Liquor Board of Saskatchewan, to Erwin Tauk of Neudorf, Saskatchewan on January 28, 1946. The book contains pages to record purchases and provides information on the Liquor Act. Two purchases of wine recorded, both on the same date of the permit issue.

Business letter addressed to a Miss Mildred Bladon of Lang, Saskatchewan, from W. A. McLellan of Prairie Electric Hatcheries Ltd. References an earlier questionnaire regarding "the feeding of your poultry flock during the past hatching season" sent 18 May 1944 that did not receive an answer. Requests completion and return of the survey "by an early mail".

Includes blank copy of the questionnaire.

Land agreement dated 7 March 1903, between the Vendors of the First Part, William A. Donald and John M. Fraser [bankers] and the Purchaser of the Second Part, John W. Nelson [farmer], governing the sale of 160 acres of land in the south-west quarter of Section 32 in the third township [Township 3] and twelfth range [Range 12] west of the principal meridian in Manitoba. Witnessed by E. [F.?] Stedway. Handwritten note on back is dated 1 March 1909 and reads "Bal. [balance] of Principal Due at this Date $1200".

Deed of land situate from John M. Fraser to John Shilson [farmer], governing Fraser's agreement to grant the tract of land referred to in the 1903 land agreement to Shilson for $1215. Signed by J. M. Fraser in the presence of William A. Morden [bailiff].

2 copies of quit claim deed dated 22 March 1910 between [John W.] Nelson and [John] Shilson, which governs Nelson's abandonment of any claim to the tract of land referred to in the 190s land agreement, "in consideration of one [1] dollar". Both signed by J. M. Fraser and J. W. Nelson.

Clothing catalog produced by the Great Western Garment Company ca. 1942. Pages 17-48 are full-colour catalog illustrations of garments produced and sold by GWG.

Pages 1-16 contain recipes (including nutritional information and general cooking tips) and home care and management tips (specifically related to cleaning, mending clothing, and various home remedies).

Pages 49-64 contain information for farmers, including measurement conversion tables, blank record tables, "miscellaneous information" (largely mathematical formulas and equivalencies), tips on feeding dairy cows and chickens, and blank tables (intended for recording information on crops, eggs, and stock breeding).

A book containing copies of outgoing letters from the Southern Alberta Turf Club, an organization that oversaw horse-racing and betting in the Fort Macleod area. The letters mostly deal with business and social matters, and are primarily from club secretary H. M. Cottingham addressed to Sam Steele, Colonel James Macleod, and Sir F. W. Haultain, among others.

Informative pamphlet encouraging American immigrants to buy land and settle in Manitoba, with a map of the Winnipeg District with land for sale by the Union Colonization Company marked in red on the back side.

Pamphlet contains: brief overview of Winnipeg; information on Canadian Customs Regulations [specifically regarding Stock from the United States]; Churches; Schools; the Climate; Comparative Yield and Weight [of wheat]; Oats; Soil; and references American prejudice towards Canada "giving way".

Map displays the Winnipeg District laid out in a grid style with land for sale by the Union Colonization Company marked in red.

6 images show harvest scenes, Winnipeg's main street, Manitoba fruit for sale, stock parade at the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition, harvesters at the railway station, and stock yards.

"I, Howard L. Watson, of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, Do Solemnly Declare ... That the net paid daily average Circulation of the "Edmonton Bulletin" for the month of February, 1929, was 18,201 net paid."

Declared 4 March 1929.

Catalog and information booklet regarding Soubry's Hatchery, a chicken hatchery in St. Boniface, Manitoba. Includes large Soubry's Hatchery-branded promotional envelope addressed to Mr. D. Brown of Gretna, Manitoba, and small Soubry's Hatchery pre-addressed envelope.

Booklet includes approximately 25 B&W photographs of different types of chickens and chicks, eggs, Soubry's Hatchery employees, and facilities, and information regarding the hatchery and tips for starting to keep poultry.

Transcripts of a series of 12 radio addresses on Canada's Mining Industry over the National Network of the Canadian Radio Commission, given between 31 January and 24 April 1936. All speeches given by the Honourable T. A. Crerar, Minister of Mines, except the third [14 February 1936] and the eleventh [6 April 1936], which were given by Dr. Charles Camsell, C.M.G., Deputy Minister of the Federal Department of Mines.

Includes:
"The Development of Canada's Mineral Resources" - 31 January 1936
"The Lure of Gold Pushes Back Canada's Northern Frontiers" - 7 February 1936
"Northern Mining Forges New Link Between Eastern and Western Canada" - 14 February 1936
"The Nature and Distribution of Canada's Gold" - 21 February 1936
"The Role of the Mining Industry in Creating Employment" - 28 February 1936
"The New Traffic That Mines Are Creating for Canadian Railways" - 6 March 1936
"The Industrial Metals in Canada's Mining Industry" - 13 March 1936
"Metal Mining in British Columbia and Yukon" - 20 March 1936
"Canada's Mineral Industry in Its Relation to National Welfare" - 27 March 1936
"The International Importance of the Canadian Mineral Industry" - 3 April 1936
"The Non-Metallic Minerals in Canada's Mining Industry" - 6 April 1936
"An Epitome of the Mining Industry in Canada" - 24 April 1936

A policy statement for the construction of the Canada Pacific Railway written by J.W. Crouter. The policy is an argument that the railway should be constructed as a government work and constructed by Canadian citizens, as opposed to constructed by a private company. J.W. Crouter outlines a plan for the Canadian government to sell properties and land to make up the funds for the construction of the railway. J.W. Crouter also states that should the government reject this proposal, he will form a party which will take power from those in opposition.

Business card advertising the Triangle Inn located in Lake Louise, Alberta.

"One Minute to Lake. Open May to October. Rooms - Curios - Cabins. Restaurant, Excellent Cuisine, Table d'Hote and a la Carte. Reasonable Rates. Manageress - Mrs. M. Fletcher. Single room $2.00. Double room $3.00. Twin room $3.50".

"Lake Louise", "Banff", and "Putney" handwritten in blue ink inside of card.

"A series of articles written by practical men on subjects of interest to those looking to better their present condition", issued by the General Passenger Department of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.

Contents:
"Soil Conditions along the Grand Trunk Pacific" by Professor Thomas Shaw;
"The Rush to Canada West" from "The Farmer and Stockman";
"Animal Husbandry along the Grand Trunk Pacific" by E. S. Bayard;
"The Qu'Appelle Valley" by Herbert Quick;
"Social Conditions along the Grand Trunk Pacific" by Professor E. E. Faville;
"Grain Farming along the Grand Trunk Pacific" by Chauncey P. Reynolds;
"Synopsis of Canadian Northwest Land Regulations"; "Volunteer Land Grant Warrant"; "Settlers' Freight Rates"; "Customs Regulations"; "Freight Regulations"; "Quarantine of Settlers' Stock"; "A Synopsis of Western Canada's Striking Progress in 1910"; and "The Rush of Immigration into Western Canada for the Year 1910";
"The Settler's Twelve Commandments - Wheat Raising in a Nutshell" by the Saskatoon Board of Trade.

Promotional brochure advertising tourism in Edmonton and Central Alberta. Provides information relevant to tourists regarding the city of Edmonton; nearby national parks including Jasper, Banff, Waterton, and Elk Island; Wainwright's game preserve; and Edmonton's access to Aklavik and Alaska tourism.

Contents:
Edmonton - Capital City of Alberta; A Scenic Centre; An Historical Past; Industrially Important; With Rod and Gun in Central Alberta; Auto Camp Service; The Great National Park Area; The National Park of Jasper; "The Land of the Midnight Sun"; Edmonton Summer Resorts; The Roads and Highways; Through Golden Fields of Grain; No Red Tape at Boundary; Edmonton - The Unexplored Centre of the Scenic West.

A notice dated February 27, 1903 to shareholders of the Canada North-West Land Company that a dividend of 5% will be paid out on April 15. It has been glue-mounted to a card, indicating it was previously framed.

The president’s report from the annual meeting of the Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Co. Limited, proprietors of the Bell Farm, on January 9, 1884, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The report was printed by the “Times” Steam Book and Job Printing House. The report covers various subjects such as cultivation, improvements, the town site, squatters, expenditure and receipts, and a colonization scheme.

Informative promotional booklet produced by the Moose Jaw Board of Trade designed to encourage people to move to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Contents:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - Its Heritage; Moose Jaw's Geographical Position; Phenomenal Progress; Population [for the years 1904; 1906; 1911 estimate] and Assessment [for the years 1904; 1907; 1910; 1911; "Showing an increase in one year of..."]; Buildings; Customs House Figures; Clearing House Returns; Railroad Facilities; The Railway Hub; Largest Milling Centre; Manufacturing and Industrial Opportunities; Wholesale Houses; Factories Established; Municipal; Parks; Education Facilities; Churches; Robin Hood Flour Mills; Water Supply; Milk Supply; Farming Opportunities; Agricultural Settlement; "You should Locate in Moose Jaw Because..."; City Council, 1911; and Board of Trade.

Images:
Moose Jaw River; Moose Jaw - The Railroad Centre of Saskatchewan [map showing distances to Calgary; Winnipeg; Edmonton; St. Paul]; Main Street, 1910, Looking North; 2 images titled Moose Jaw Residences [each composite of 3 photographs]; Robin Hood Flour Mills; Wholesale Grocery Houses; River Street, Looking West; C.P.R. Depot; Russell Block; Anglican Church; Collegiate Institute.

Illustrated bilingual English and French booklet containing information regarding the history of the city of St. Boniface, Manitoba to 1938, largely regarding education and religion.

Contents:
[English] Saint-Boniface; Saint Boniface College; Provincial House and Juniorate of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Establishments directed by the Grey Sisters; The two Academies of Saint Boniface; The Missionary Oblates of the Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate; Other Communities; The Cemetery; [French] Saint-Boniface; Le Collège de Saint-Boniface; Maison Provinciale et Juniorat des Oblats; Les Institutions des Sœurs Grises; Les deux Académies de Saint-Boniface; Les Missionaires Oblates du S.C. et de M.I.; Autres communautés; Le cimetière.

Illustrations:
"Collège de 1855 / College of 1855"; "Collège Incendié en 1922 / College Destroyed by Fire in 1922"; untitled map of Saint Boniface; "Première Cathédrale de Pierre / "Twain-Turrets" Cathedral"; "Cathédrale de 1862-1908 / Cathedral: 1862-1908".

Undated informational booklet produced by the Prince Albert Board of Trade ca. 1894, designed to encourage prospective homesteaders to settle in the Prince Albert District.

Contents:
Imperial Bank of Canada [Prince Albert Branch]; The Bank of Ottawa [Directors; Branches; Prince Albert Branch]; "The Prince Albert District - Its Resources and Advantages" [Railways; The Soil; The Climate; Water Supply and Rainfall; Grains and Other Crops; Game; Cattle Raising; Horses; Hogs; Sheep; Poultry; Dairying; Market Gardening; Business Openings; Pork Packing; Fur Trade; Flour Trade; Fuel Supply; Social Advantages; Building Material; Low Taxes; Employment; The Town of Prince Albert]; The Shell River District; Some Prices at Prince Albert.

Illustrations:
"Town Hall, Prince Albert"; "On the Ranch of Geo. [George] Short, Near Prince Albert"; "Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert"; "Twelve Hundred Head of Export Cattle, Shipped by Gordon & Ironside, from Prince Albert"; "Public School, Prince Albert"; "Imperial Bank, Prince Albert"; "Farm Scene Near Prince Albert".

Additionally contains several print advertisements for local businesses.

A proposed agreement between the City of Edmonton ("The Landlord") and the First New Amsterdam Corporation ("the Tenant") "for the development of the Civic Centre area as therein defined as a modern business, shopping, professional and social centre with provision for public services and public benefits", to be voted on by "The Burgesses" on 1 November 1950 [per Edmonton's 1949 City Charter Amendment]. Contains 1 B&W architect's drawing of the proposed development titled "Edmonton City Center" [by Lorimer and Rose, Architects and Engineers, and L. E. Detwiler, Management Consultant].

The proposed agreement addresses the following points:

Legal consideration; Description of demised land; Right to occupy sub-surface areas; Right to construct building over lanes; Term [of the lease; is "for the period of sixty-nine (69) years"]; Tenant to cause no damage in construction; Settlement or subsistence; No obligation to tenant to maintain street surfaces; Landlord to deliver possession to tenant; Purpose of lease; Particulars of construction by tenant for such purposes; Surface area to be built upon; Covenant by tenant for construction of buildings; According to City regulations; Initial construction; General plans of construction; Material and workmanship to be of first class quality; Modification in construction; Deposit with City of construction contracts; Organization of company to be known as Edmonton City Centre Limited (hereinafter called the "Centre") and powers of company; Termination in 18months if tenant cannot furnish satisfactory proof of ability to complete project; After proof of delay excused in certain event; If tenant proves ability City to deliver possession; Title to buildings etc. to vest in tenant during term; Tenant may substitute better buildings; Management vested in tenant; Payment to landlord; Annual Fixed Ground Rent ($50,000); 25% or 30% of net income constitutes property tax; No taxes to be imposed on tenant; Tenant given right to issue mortgage bonds; Tenant may issue mortgage bonds for total cost of undertaking; Mortgage bonds to be amortized over period not exceeding 40 years; Notice by landlord to mortgagee in event of any default by tenant; Right of mortgagee to substitute for tenant; Recapture clause; Subletting by tenant; Tenant to maintain; Rentals for an auditorium; Charges for parking; Tenant to hold landlord and premises free from liens for material and labor; Insurance coverage on buildings, etc.; Public liability and accident insurance; Parties to cooperate in collections of proceeds of insurance; City may insure if tenant fails; Reconstruction or restoration after damage by fire, etc.; Tenant responsible for management; Disputes to be arbitrated; Events constituting default by tenant; In event of default by tenant notice thereof to be given to mortgagee; Where notices to be sent; Dispute by Arbitration; Delay by parties in performance to be excused in certain events; Covenant for quiet possession; Right of landlord to lease; Co-operation between parties; Local residents to be employed; Surrender upon termination of lease; Lease constitutes entire agreement; Tenant not to permit noxious trades, etc.; Inspection by landlord; No renewal; Tenant to purchase Lot 15, River Lot 8; Covenants binding upon successors and assigns.
"Schedule "A" - Memorandum of Messrs. Lorimer and Rose, Architects, New York City":
Structural Frame; Exterior Walls; Stores, Display Windows, Etc.; Interiors, Public Spaces, Corridors, Etc.

Illustrated promotional booklet produced by the [Fort] Macleod Board of Trade ca. 1912 for the purpose of encouraging "prospective new-comers" to settle in Macleod, Alberta "because it's a good place to live in", "to invest in", and "to grow in".

Contents:
Introductory - This Is Intended for You: Read It; "Questions You Have a Right to Ask, and Answers I Have a Right to Give" by John Richardson [What Is Macleod, and Where Is It Situated; Is It Easy of Access, or Is It 100 Miles From Nowhere; Is Macleod At a Standstill, or Is It Growing; What Are the Signs of Development; What Kind of Newcomers Is Macleod Anxious to Receive; What Are the Chances for Obtaining Employment; What Is the Cost of Living; Is Macleod a Good Place to Live In; Is Macleod a Desirable Place for a Man to Bring His Family; Are the Rates In the Town of Macleod High; What Is the Character of the Surrounding Country; What Is the Character of the Soil; Is Irrigation Necessary; Is the Land Clean; What Is the Cost of Land to the Settler; What Will the Land Produce; Is Dry Farming Resorted To; What Size Tracts Can Be Obtained; How May Land Be Procured; What Is the Character of the Climate; What Is the Price of City Property; What Opportunities Are Afforded Homeseekers; Please Mention Some of the Openings for Men With Limited Means]; "How the Panama Canal Will Double Macleod's Population" by John Richardson; How Macleod Grows; Macleod Wants Industries [Business Facts for Business Men; Transportation Facilities; Geographical Position and Location of Markets; Fuel; Inducements]; "Macleod in a Nutshell"; A Few of Our Industries; Industries We Expect to Get; Industries We Are Working Hard to Get; With a Market Like This At Our Back Door We Cannot Help But Grow; Coal Rates to Macleod; Other Coal Rates; Cost of Construction Materials [Cement; Lumber]; Hotel Accommodation; Railway Fares to Macleod; Signs of Macleod's Growth [Post Office Business 1910-1912; Assessment 1907-1912; Building Permits 1909-1912]; Business Opportunities Macleod Wants.

"Macleod in a Nutshell":
Population is 2510; 2 newspapers; 3 printing plants; 4 chartered banks; concrete sidewalks; large grain elevator; prosperous farmers; owns its own townsite; owns waterworks and water supply is pure; owns its own electric light plant; 2 lines of railway; one of the largest and best-equipped public and high schools; 4 churches [English; Roman Catholic; Methodist; Presbyterian]; a shorthand, typewriting and business college; a general hospital; 2 military organizations; North West Mounted Police headquarters; orders of fraternal societies; 4 hotels; 2 theatres; 2 social and business men's clubs; athletic grounds; Exhibition grounds; Agricultural Association; horse show; poultry show, etc.

Illustrations:
"Macleod the Railway Hub Of Southern Alberta" [map]; "A View of Macleod, the Alberta town that is growing by leaps and bounds"; "Cutting grain in one of Macleod's famous wheat fields"; "Macleod's New Municipal Building"; "The Macleod Stone Quarry - One of Our Growing Industries"; "A View of Main Street, Macleod"; "Wealth in a Macleod Wheat Field"; "Fish caught in the Old Man River"; "A Macleod businessman fishing in the Old Man River, Macleod"; "The bridge across the Old man River, west of Macleod"; "A Traction-Engine Threshing Scene"; "The Hudson's Bay Company's store at Macleod"; "Macleod Has Many Prosperous Homes. This Is One Of Them"; "Standing in a Macleod wheat field"; "A Canadian Pacific locomotive at the Macleod Round House"; "Another View Of the Town Of Macleod"; "A farmer with four four-horse teams at work on a Macleod farm"; "The Queen's Hotel at Macleod"; "Macleod's New Hospital"; "Macleod Landmarks - The Court House; Macleod's power house; Macleod's new creamery; Entrance to the North West Mounted Police Barracks"; "The Macleod Public and High School"; "Geographical Location of Macleod Alberta" [map]; "This is how the Province of Alberta advertises itself"; "The Connaught Hotel"; "Scenes at the Macleod Horse Show"; "Distributing Houses at Macleod"; "The C.N.R. track cutter preparing a road for railway activity"; "a Macleod cricket match in the middle of February, 1912"; "Freight in the C.P.R. yards at Macleod".

Handwritten letter by a Major J. Charles Watson certifying the service of George Arthur Boahe? in the North-West Rebellion.

Bound agendas for the years 1968 - 1975. Daily entries detail schedule, meetings, notes, weather conditions, contacts, etc. for Don Ross, field engineer for Canadian National Railways based out of Edmonton, Alberta --includes invoices, business cards, newspaper clippings interleaved throughout. 

A small, softcover diary (‘1935 DIARY’ on cover), which features brief daily entries about the activities of a Mr. Maxworthy, resident of Lethbridge [?] Alberta. Includes descriptions of trips around southern Alberta, meetings with family and friends, etc.

Four letters addressed to Miss Emily Sartain apparently responding to inquiries about the total number of wild flowers in Canada and in the province of the respondent’s residence. Found, by the dealer, in a copy of Fraser & Russell’s "A revised, annotated list of the plants of Saskatchewan," 1944.

• One-page typed letter on University of British Columbia letterhead from John Davidson, Associate Professor of Botany, dated March 31, 1947.
• One-page typed letter on Royal Victoria College, McGill University letterhead from Muriel V. Roscoe, dated Apr. 11, 1947.
• One-page handwritten letter on University of Alberta letterhead from E. H. Moss [?], dated Apr. 11, 1947.
• One-page typed letter on Canada Department of Agriculture letterhead from Harold A. Senn, Senior Botanist, on behalf of Dr. Craigie, sent from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario, and dated May 29, 1947.

Medical prescription written by Dr. Egbel[?] for Mr. Burns. Notepaper has letterhead from Oliver Bros. Limited, with the slogan “The Druggists” and a red line drawing of a buffalo. Calgary, Alberta.

Two-page, handwritten letter from H.B. Newcomb in Saskatoon, SK to his family in Canning, NS.  Contents of the letter describe the dry weather conditions and the lack of work for himself and the thousands of unemployed workers.  The original envelope is with the letter.

Handwritten, three (3) page note written by Margaret S. McWilliams thanking reviewer Mrs. Parker for a favourable review of the author’s work.

This is a letter to Helen from Aunt Millie, explaining the latter’s gift of a Roman History book and updating the former on family matters.

Four (4) page handwritten letter written to a ‘Dear Cousin,’ by J.J. Norfolk (?). Content regards the life of the sender on their farm in Davidson, Saskatchewan.

Note addressed to Mr. T.L. “Tommy” Robertson, Boy Scout Headquarters, 42456 or 83504 Ave. Letter is divided into 5 sections, each dealing with slightly different issues. The first section talks about the number of copies needed for Campcraft & Handicraft, the second mentions an unnamed person not receiving booklets, the third refers to the opinion of Mr. Robertson, the fourth regards changes to a section, and the fifth mentions adding the topic of fencing and contacting the Toedol Fencing & Archery Club. It is signed by a Mrs. Mathews.

Christmas card, with the text ‘With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year’, and slightly below, ‘R.A.F’. A map of Canada showing the location of Carberry, and the text ‘Greetings from Canada’, is present on the inside page.

Images:
1) Green leaf rubbing
2) “Original Lindberg Cabin, 1890?” house on ranch.
3) Close up of barn
4) Image of cow and calf and person.
Letter: Addressed to Lois and Mr. Fenna (?). Written in the winter of 1991 and covers basic topics of conversation and Johnson’s new book, her age (77) and nearly being hit by a car.

: Three letters and a list on scrap paper.
1951 Letter: dated Nov 1st Feast of All Saints 1951. Letter is in German, addressed to Meine Leibe Christien (my love Christian). Mentions of Johannes. Not signed.
Dec 4th Letter: dated Second Sunday in the Advent (Christmastime) Dec 4, Golden Ridge. Letter is in German, addressed to Meine Leibe Christien (my love Christian). Contains 7 questions about Jesus Christ and mentions Evangelism. Mentions of Johannes. Not signed.
1948 Letter: dated November 21 1948. Letter is in German, addressed to Meine Leibe Christien (my love Christian). Quotes sections of the bible. Mentions of Johannes. Not signed.
List: 6th S. N. October. Partially in English with no0tes in German. Written on scrap paper, torn from original letter from a Regina office. Religious topics.

Letter by Nicholas Garry who gave his name to Fort Garry, now Winnipeg. Removed from album with a few marks on the last (blank) page. Sent from conduit St. (London), 18th March 1828.
“Sir, I request you will permit Sam Gale to visit the Travellers Club….” Garry (1782 - 1856) was a deputy governor of the HBC. In 1821 he was in Canada to facilitate the merger of the HBC and the North West Company. Samuel Gale was active in Quebec and testified three times in 1828 before the committee of the House of Commons inquiring into the Government of Canada.

Diary of Elder Lawrence Earl Talbot (LDS) describing his work and activities from the time he left home in December 1909 to fill a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hilo, Hawaii. Daily record of activities, meetings, and observations.

A collection of Canadian Private Post Cards, from no. 100-1200. Some postcards are blank, while others contain writings with postmarks/stamps.

A small handwritten diary of Harold Glift Fitzmaurice from Saskatchewan. Daily entries from January 1st 1906 – May 5th 1910. Entries describe the weather that day as well as work accomplished (ie. land plowed, gophers caught).

5 postcards addressed to the secretary of the Law Society of Alberta accompanied by transcriptions and details regarding place, date, and delivery. Postcards sent by G.H.S. Wade who was traveling up from Edmonton to the Yukon looking for gold. Postcards were sent from: Lesser Slave Lake, Fort Dunvegan, Fort Resolution, Mackenzie River, and Peace River Crossing. Accompanied by 5 pages of background information by D.W. Thompson and Hugh Delaney.

Four letters that deal with a trachoma outbreak in Saskatchewan. One letter is from the municipality of Morris, Saskatchewan. One from a Reeve in Allen, Saskatchewan, one from the Minister of the Interior, and a commercial letter and invoice addressed to a Mr. Moffat at the office of the Minister of the Interior.

Letter from Rev. Andrew Baird in Edmonton addressed to a Miss P.L. Cook of Toronto. Describes a mutiny that took place among the North West Police over promotions. Thanks her affectionately for a photograph she sent. Autograph letter signed.

Transcription:
My Dear Miss Cook,

I began a note acknowledging yours of last week before the last mail left but I did not get time to finish it before the mail closed and know although I have left it off till the last day before the mail goes out again, I cannot deny myself Mrs. Johanson [?] of writing a few words before your next letter comes.

I do not know why you think your photograph had a depressing effect on me. Was it because I spoke of home sickness in the last letter? Now I must tell you that home sickness, in this mild form in when it attacks me is not this morbid and dispiriting thing you suspect, but a tender and refining influence which I welcome rather than otherwise, because it shows me that the wild west with its cowboys and its broncos and and its gaudy spectators has not hardened me beyond this humanizing grown of our affection that I sometimes find myself looking upon as old fashioned. Your inscriptions banish it -- from a wrong diagnosis of the case. On the mantelpiece it is --. It is to be my inspiration.

Edmonton is all excitement over a mutiny in the Mounted Police force which has been going on for the last four or five days. Six new men were promoted to corporals over the heads of men of longer experience and the men rebelled. The commanding officer Major Griesbach is a man of small caliber and form in at first and then the men made other demands. Matters went on from bad to worse till today when by a man, the malcontents were divided and and 18 arrests were made. The town had to be ransacked for chains to make the shackles for them. 12 men were interviewed, the Major confessed that they were equally with those arrested and asked to be imprisoned too!!

The weather is beautiful. Every day for the past week has been warm and sunshiny a decided change from January.

Yours willfully,
Andrew Baird

Diary and scrapbook written, compiled and bound by Anna Coombs, documenting her 1909 trip from London, England, through parts of Canada and the U.S. Describes visiting Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Banff, among other locations. Describes her experience of the journey, including the landscape and social life in Western Canada. Anecdotes include an account of visiting a Doukhabour village (pp. 36-7), and an incident where the car that the party is travelling in catches fire and is destroyed while travelling down a straw-covered road (pp. 37-38). Latter half includes a scrap book with postcards, brochures, time-tables, railway maps, etc. glued to the pages.

• Letter - Addressed from Mr. R.J. Broadway of Beatty, SK to Mr. E. Newhouse of Saanich BC. Dated June 29, 1927. Describes difficult financial situation after having moved to Saskatchewan and started a new farm. Requests repayment of a loan. Mentions having had to change name to R.J. Broadway “due to another fellow having the same name as I.”
• Envelope – Postmarked June 29, 1927. “C/O A. Newhouse”

Real photo postcard addressed to A. T. Weber Esq. in London, England. Addressee illegible. Writing from Grouard, AB. Mentions an intention to buy furs, which are inexpensive. Photo depicts a dogsled team outside the Demers Bros. Rooming House in Grouard. Caption reads “Just about to leave for the North. Grouard. By Demers Bros.”

Postcard from “Laura” in Nanton, AB to Mrs. W. J. McIntosh in Great Falls Montana. Message asks for an update and mentions not having heard back since their last message. Photo is an image of Railway Ave. in Nanton, AB, looking south.

Leather postcard sent to W. M. Davidson in East Bay, MB. Pyrography design reads “Why the Dickens don’t you write? Winnipeg,” with a drawing of a book.

Leather postcard sent to Jack Davidson in East Bay, MB, signed “J.J.” Pyrography design has a drawing of a man leaning back in a chair and smoking a pipe, with text that reads “Everybody works but father. Winnipeg.”

Leather postcard sent from Neepawa, MB to J. McKinnon in East Bay, MB. Addressee’s name and message are illegible.

Leather postcard sent to L. McKinnon in East Bay, MB. Message reads “T. Till Monday.” Has an illustration of a man being kicked by a horse with text that reads “Just got a raise, so guess I’ll stay.”

Leather postcard sent from “D.A.M.” to L. McKinnon in East Bay, MB. Pyrography design has a stereotyped depiction of an indigenous person and teepees and text that reads “You, why don’t you write.” Message is illegible.

A letter on a prepaid Canada letter card addressed to Professor A. B. Baird at Manitoba College and written on April 10th, 1902. Andrew Browning Baird (1855-1940) was a Presbyterian minister who taught Church History at Manitoba College in Winnipeg, Manitoba starting in 1887. The letter is asking Professor Baird to send a college calendar to Mr. [Alex] McCoubrey in Crandall, Manitoba.

A reprinting, with pictures, of a journal kept by a member of a group of six "city folk" who took a canoe trip in Northern Saskatchewan from July 23 to August 13 [1955]. Author Denis Coolican was the President of the Canadian Bank Note Company. Their route is marked out on a large map that is attached to and unfolds from inside of the back cover.

Collection of responses by city officials to correspondence from G. P. Ponton regarding his lot at Lot 11, Block 27, Groat Estate [Edmonton, Alberta] between December 1930 and October 1931.

Two letters are sent by Thomas Walker of the Office of the Assessor and Tax Collector:
17 Dec. 1930 - refers Ponton's letter to the City Building Inspector for response.
14 Oct. 1931 - explains that the Canada Life Assurance Company overpaid $1 in remittance of arrears, which was refunded to them.

Three letters are sent by J. Martland, the City Architect and Building Inspector:
5 Jan. 1931 - suggests that the re-subdivision of Lot 11, Block 27 should not be a problem. Recommends obtaining separate land titles to the North and South halves of the lot as Ponton wishes to build a dwelling on the South half.
9 Oct. 1931 - mentions building a frame house on the South lot is permitted if Ponton has registered separate land titles, but is unsure if Ponton has done so.
14 Oct. 1931 - in reference to Ponton's response that he has registered two separate titles, affirms that there is no current by-law preventing Ponton from building a frame house on the South half of Lot 11, Block 27.

A letter signed by "Mac" addressed to "Brownie," dated April 27th and posted from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England. In the midst of the letter he explains how his battalion, the 244th or "Kitchener's Own" from Montreal, Quebec, was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion, causing a change in both stationary and writing implement half-way through, and which would date it to 1917. He also discusses his "three stripes" which indicate his rank to be Sgt., and his experience under the command of "Captain McBean," possibly Russel Hamilton McBean of the Royal British Navy.

Book of handwritten poems and themed riddle sets [most sets only partially completed].

Some entries are indicated as having been copied from other copy books.