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One page note from “Norma” wishing “Many happy returns.” Edmonton, AB.

Three page letter from “Edna” describing her New Years Eve and upcoming plans. Edmonton.

Small folded note card from “Ruth” catching up on details about old friends. Edmonton, AB.

Three page letter from “Edna” catching up on local news and making plans. Edmonton, AB.

Postcard that appears to depict the Hudson’s Bay Company store on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton from “Edna”. Short note gives details about an upcoming visit to Westlock. Edmonton, AB.

One page letter from “Dorothy” inquiring about Irma’s wedding plans. Edmonton, AB.

Service program from First Baptist Church, Minister: Rev. Daniel Young. Features a B&W image of the church and contains announcements and the text of a Canada Day sermon. Edmonton, AB.

One page letter from Clara B. Watts declining an invitation to visit and inquiring about Irma’s baby.  Edmonton, AB.

Rolled scroll:"Three Tremors" created by a Grad student in 1966, glass plate teaching slides of bugs/sketches (Strickland and Hocking), 90th Anniversary photos (700 images) and events on CD. 2 Additional CDs contain "Entomology Reunion 2012 and "On the Firm Foundation". The sketches of insects are by Professor Douglas Craig.

Envelope labelled "First mail flight from Edmonton Fort Simpson via Fort McMurray - Chipewyan - Fort Smith - Fort Resolution - Hay River Fort Providence - Fort Simpson - on the McKenzie [sic] River - Jan 1929", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of group of men, sleds, and dog teams next to aircraft in snow, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Fort Resolution, Resolution 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of group of men next to aircraft, one standing out of cockpit, caption reads "Getting started - after over night temperature of -56˚F - below zero. CHD in cockpit with top section of engine cover. Crew man mechanic on ground with lower section" [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of dog team pulling man and sled from aircraft, caption reads "On the river Fort Simpson Jan 1929" [other prints appear in 6-140] [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of group of people around aircraft in the snow, mail bags beside, one man stands out of cockpit, caption reads "Fort Resolution NWT, Jan 25th 1929 first flight with mail. [Insp. Reilly]"

Program titled: "The Law Students Society of Northern Alberta Complimentary Dinner given at Cronn’s Café, Edmonton, in honor of J.M. MacDonald, B.A.B.C.L., W. Poapst, B.A., R.W. Manley, P.W. Abbott, J.D. Munroe, B.A., W.J.A. Mustard and Edward Brice, B.A. On the occasion of their admission to the Bar. Friday, October 15, 1909." Below this, there is a saying in Latin: "Lex semper dabit Remedium" (The Law always gives a remedy). There are two red seals next to this phrase, and the invitation is bound with a purple ribbon. The writing throughout the card is also in dark purple, and contains a menu and a list of toasts. The back cover is blank aside from the publisher’s mark, which is indicated as Keystone Press. 

Program booklet for “An evening devoted to Peace and a better understanding between individuals and between nations”, held at the Normal School auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta. Contains the events program, which features two plays, and their associate cast lists, acknowledgements, and a number of advertisements for products and local businesses.

Program for the Grand Diamond Jubilee Confederation Pageant, held in Edmonton. Includes a program for the performance, as well as a comprehensive list of cast and performers. Additionally, a substantial number of advertisements for products and local businesses are included alongside the text.

Vol. 49, No. 13,514 (June 17, 1893) of the Saturday Globe. The feature article “Edmonton and the Saskatchewan Valley” provides a description of Edmonton and the surrounding environs. As the municipality was still small at the time of writing, much of the content revolves around rural living; however, there is still an in-depth exploration of major Edmonton landmarks and businesses. Accompanying photographs depict both landscapes and scenery outside Edmonton, as well as major buildings within the municipality.

The Globe newspaper, to which the Saturday Globe was a supplement, is bound to the back of the supplement. However, the parent newspaper does not appear to carry substantive content on the Prairie Provinces. Both the supplement and its parent newspaper carry, in addition to articles and editorials, a number of advertisements for products and businesses.

Invitation to attend the 35th Annual Edmonton Historical Board Recognition and Plaque Awards ceremony.  Award recipients include Vern Wishart; Alan Vanterpool; Peel’s Prairie Provinces Website – University of Alberta Library; Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta; Capital Modern Exhibit – Art Gallery of Alberta; Wallbridge Residence; Marshall Residence; Dean/Kuperus Residence; Chandler Barn; Highlands Community; Strathcona Community; Westmount Community.  Included with the invitation is an invitation to attend the opening of an exhibit entitled “The Other Side of the Mountain: Glimpses of Chinese Pioneer Life on the Prairies from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection” at the Bruce Peel library.  Both items are in good condition.

Christmas Card from Avis James of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, recipient unknown.

Promotional booklet issued by Sommerville Hardware Co. Ltd., on the occasion of the 1913 Edmonton Exhibition. Contains advertisements, primarily for Sommerville Hardware, or for items sold by the company, but also contains several pages of advertisements for the Edmonton Metal Works Co. Ltd. The back cover features descriptions and directions to city parks in Edmonton.

Poster advertising a lecture by Dr. Walter Persegati of the Vatican Museum entitled “Michelangelo Rediscovered: The Cleaning of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel,” held at the University of Alberta on December 3, 1990. Red and blue text on a white background.

Poster advertising the art exhibitions “Peter Hide: In Context” and “Nine Below Zero,” by Jack Shadbolt, Tommie Gallie, and Dirt Sweet, shown at the Edmonton Art Gallery from September 12 to November 8, 1998.

Poster for the “Impact ‘99” exhibition held to showcase the work of University of Alberta’s 1999 Bachelor of Design graduating class. Held from April 27 – May 9, 1999 in the University’s Fine Arts Building Gallery.

Envelope produced by the Hotel Selkirk, Edmonton, Alberta, featuring a line drawing of the Hotel.

Blank sheet of stationery with the title “Alaska Highway” and a map showing the route from Edmonton, Alberta, to Fairbanks, Alaska.

Embossed card featuring a ‘cameo’ (illustrated), from J.M. Sissons Drugs and Stationery, Edmonton Alberta. Addressed to Luetta Blanding, Vancouver B.C. Has been separated from a written letter portion.

Brochure outlining the advantages of using a sub-surface disc rim packer to plow.  Blue-gray cover reads “Northern Alberta Machinery Company Limited, Manufacturing, Repairing and Rebuilding, Iron and Brass Foundry, Edmonton, AB” on the front.  Most of the pages feature illustrated cross-sections of plowed soil.  Printed by Baker Printing Co., 560 Second Street.

Promotional booklet on the City of Edmonton, issued by the Edmonton Board of Trade. The inside page contains a brief list of facts and statistics on contemporary Edmonton; affixed to the page opposite is a fold-out photographic feature, with 27 photographs of various locations in the city.

Book titled: "Real Estate Directory - City of Edmonton - Bulletin Press." Cover is in a dark brown, textured material. The interior contains 122 pages of listings, in chart format, of the lots in Edmonton. They have been divided geographically, i.e. River Lot, Hudson Bay Reserve, Norwood, etc. There is a brief explanation at the front of the book describing the nature and reasoning behind the book.

Program for the annual Hudson’s Bay Company Edmonton employees’ family picnic dated July 8, 1931. Transportation of attendees to the picnic held at Alberta Beach was by train.  Attendees were expected to bring their own cutlery and cups.  Various races were scheduled, with candy prizes for children under nine (9).  After supper events included baseball, soft ball, and pitch and putt games.  President: Mr. A. F. Little, Judges: Mr. A. S. Ramsey, Mr. L. V. Trimble, and Mr. L. H. Thorlaksson, Announcer: Mr. Jack McKay, assisted by large Sports, Entertainment, Refreshment and Transportation committees.  Identified as Edmonton by pencilled notation on the cover.

B&W print of Jasper Avenue, looking west, Edmonton.

B&W photograph print. This mounted print shows the General Hospital in Edmonton. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, the "Grey Nuns," the hospital opened in 1895.

A photograph of a possible hunting party near Edmonton (dealer’s description). Features men (some holding guns) standing around several pack horses.

B&W print, mounted, captioned, of people sitting beneath tipi frame next to tent and carts, tipi in background, poss. Edmonton area.

Advertising brochure for the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. The brochure contains promotional text describing the hotel and available accommodations and amenities within, and also features several photographs of the hotel interior.

B&W print, curled into a scroll.  Image shows a meeting at Hotel MacDonald for the Northern Alberta Agents of the United Grain Growers Association.

Album titled “from the University of Alberta, Edmonton with compliments of F. P. Galbraith, Chancellor on the occasion of The Diamond Jubilee 1968.” Subjects include Dr. W. G. Schneider, President of the National Research Council, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations, who were given honourary Doctor of Laws degrees on May 13, 1969; all ten photographs are described in a list on the second page.

Nine (9) photographs depict images of Winnipeg, Brandon, Edmonton, Calgary, Moose Jaw, a standard passenger train, the train on the Canadian Pacific Railway, close-up of the Canadian Northern Railway Standard Passenger Train, and buffalo in the park at Wainwright, Alberta. These photographs are enclosed in a brown envelope containing various imagery typical of Western Canada. Printed by Hough Litho Limited (Toronto).

There is a brief biography of the subject and his connection to Alberta. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are in very good condition; the majority measure 11 x 7cm. Nearly all photographs are in B&W. There are three colour photographs, two of which do not have an indication of the location depicted, and one of which depicts a lookout on Mount Royal, Montreal.
Photographs depict various locations within Alberta, such as:

• Luscar,
• Ghost Glacier,
• the Edmonton river valley,
• the subject’s office in Coalspur, AB,
• various photographs of L.C. Stevens with his family in different settings (e.g. in front of a vehicle, posing amid natural settings),
• and a 19 x 11.5 cm portrait of his son, R.L. Stevens (the handwritten caption indicates he was born in 1912 and dates the photograph 1926).

The origins of the album are unclear, but it could be the record of British immigrants to northern Alberta. The verso of the loose portrait contains a photographer's stamp that includes a Westbourne Grove address, a retail area of west London. Several of the earliest photographs appear to be taken from a ship in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (including a picture of an iceberg), which could indicate a trans-Atlantic trip.

The majority of photographs, however, are from Alberta locales: Fallis, Rexboro, Lake Wabumun, and, most commonly, Edmonton. The album contains several photographs of the Hudson's Bay Company's 250th anniversary pageant held in Edmonton on 8 May 1920. There are also Edmonton images of the University of Alberta, cutting ice from the river, and Cree and Blackfoot participants in an unnamed 1922 event.

Many of the images are of individuals - presumably family members and friends - in agricultural and other settings. The captions do not always fully identify the subjects, but several surnames are mentioned: Bennett, Cannell, Margerison, Warning, Mullett, Merryweather, and Mills.

The 10 annotated photographs capture a drilling rig being used to search for coal. The location of Whyte Avenue and 7th Street [likely an Edmonton address] is noted in one caption. The other images are predominantly of agricultural scenes.

Caption reads “Delegates to the first Social Credit Provincial Convention. Edmonton, January 1937.” Notes: “William Aberhart and the Socreds from 1937 First Convention.” Taken by McDermid Studios.

Image is of Mounties, in 1931 Edmonton. 2nd row, 5th in is Jessie Jarman.

Queen Elizabeth II talks smilingly to a woman on visit to Edmonton. They are outdoors, wearing fur coats. A crowd is gathered around, with police officers keeping them at a distance. One officer dominates the left side foreground. The St. Regis Hotel is visible in the background.

B&W print of large Edmonton church group.

B&W print, of welcome sign on decorated arches with St. John’s Ambulance and Canadian Red Cross signs below, Edmonton, AB. For the Prince of Wales' visit in 1919.

B&W print, captioned, of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) walking on a baseball field (Diamond Park), Edmonton.
-- caption says ‘Renfrew Park’, though Renfrew/John Ducey Park was constructed just south of Diamond Park in 1934, demolished in 1994/1995 and replaced by Telus Field.

B&W print, captioned, a group portrait of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) with men and players on baseball field (Diamond Park), Edmonton.
-- caption says ‘Renfrew Park’, though Renfrew/John Ducey Park was constructed just south of Diamond Park in 1934, demolished in 1994/1995 and replaced by Telus Field.

Booklet describing the 1933 zoning by-law no.26 put into effect in Edmonton on October 10th, 1933. Cover consists of blue construction paper and contains a crest for the City of Edmonton. Interior contains 41 pages, including an index, detailing the by-law, and providing templates for appeals.

Invitation to “Mr. McAra” from the Agricultural club to attend an Undergraduate Dance held on February 8, 1929 in Athabaska Hall at the University of Alberta. The front of the card is shaped and illustrated to look like saloon doors. Inside the card is a dance program filled in with the names of Mr. McAra’s dance partners from the evening. Edmonton, Alberta.

B&W photograph depicting an old propeller plane on a grassy field, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Two men in the foreground can be seen running to different locations. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note: "Taking a flight with...(illegible) May at Edmonton." 

Photograph of a man on a horse drawn cart full of stuffed bags (likely grain). They are standing in front of the A. MacDonald Building in Edmonton. The cart has a sign on it that says “Alberta Pacific Grain Co. Ltd – phone 2249”

Architectural drawing [diazo], scale 1”:100’, titled “Civic Centre Development Project”, City of Edmonton Planning Advisory Commission, Edmonton Alberta, April 6, 1961.

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

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

Architectural drawing [photocopy], titled “Preliminary Plan Sir Winston Churchill Square,” Justice & Knapp Landscape Architects, July 1965.

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

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

Fire insurance report titled “Supplement No. 1 to Report No. 16 on the City of Edmonton Alberta,” produced by the Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Includes descriptions of the City of Edmonton’s water supply, fire department and fire alarm system as well as statistics on recent fires and losses, fire flow tests and fire companies.

Election platform for the Canadian Alliance party for the 2000 federal election. Front cover has a photo of party leader Stockwell Day. Edmonton Strathcona campaign office sticker on back, with an image, presumably, of the Alliance candidate for the riding.

Poster advertising Grant MacEwan College’s Fine Art program. Includes images of student art, student testimonials and a description of the program and information for applicants. Has tear-off perforated information slips at the bottom, giving details on how to apply. Has an Edmonton Art Gallery Library stamp on the back, dated March 21, 2003.

Two page letter from “Dorothy” describing local events such as a formal dance and a student/professor hockey game. Edmonton, AB.

Five page letter from “Norma” making plans for a visit. Edmonton, AB.

Four page letter from Ruth McMillan discussing her bowing league and Irma’s upcoming visit. Edmonton, AB.

One page letter from Clara B. Watts. Discusses, among other things, a lecture recently attended on living conditions in China. Edmonton, AB.

Three page letter from “Dorothy” discussing, among other things, the recent death of a mutual friend. Edmonton, AB.

One page letter from “Ruth” describing her life in Edmonton.  Edmonton, AB.

Three page letter to Irma Lyons from “Edna” inquiring about Irma’s life as a newlywed, announcing that she has a new love and wondering over the end of the war. Edmonton, AB.

Sub-sub-series consists of programs, press announcements, reviews for the production of the play.

Program for a Jan. 19, 1931 performance by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the performance program, the booklet also includes notes on each of the musical works being performed. Additionally included are a list of officers and directors of the orchestra, a personnel list, various commercial advertisements, and classified advertisements for music teachers.

Program and menu for the SST dinner, held by the Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta at the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton, which featured D.E. Cameron, librarian at the University of Alberta, as a guest speaker. The booklet is elaborately illustrated, especially on the front cover.

Souvenir program of the first dinner served in the new Corona Hotel.  The program is bound with a yellow ribbon tied through two holes punched through the textured card stock cover and the single interior sheet of paper.  Printed by Douglas Printing Co., Ltd. in Edmonton, AB.  The dinner menu for the evening included dishes such as pigeon printaniere style, saute of frog legs a la Marengo, and milk-fed chicken with bread sauce.  A list of hotel rates is also included.

Poster advertising the 1946 Ukrainian-Canadian Festival in Edmonton, Alberta. Advertised is music, dancing, and gymnastics. Poster is in very good condition (fold crease horizontally near center, yellowing around edges)

Invitation to Edmonton City Dairy Social Club Social Dance, addressed to Mr. Lawrence Savale, posted September 21, 1913.

Poster advertising the “first-ever Carnival Ex Libris,” to be held by the Edmonton Public Library on Saturday, November 4, 2000 at the Westin hotel. “Tickets $100.” Has an illustration of books with clown faces on them.

Poster for the Alberta Clay Sculpture: Six Artists exhibition shown at the Edmonton Art Gallery between November 9 and December 16, 1979. Front of the poster has photographs of one work by each of the six artists: John Chalke, John King, Neil Fiertel, Angelika Wanke, Terrence Keller and Mary Shannon Will. Back has catalogue with an introduction to the exhibition written by the Associate Curator, Russel Bingham, brief biographies of the artists, a list of works included, and other details of the exhibition.

Poster and catalogue for the Zaharichuk exhibition, featuring the works of Doris Zaharichuk, shown by the Edmonton Art Gallery from December 9, 1978 – January 8, 1979. Includes an image of a Zaharichuk painting, a brief biographical timeline of her life, and a list of works included in the exhibition.

Poster advertising the exhibition: “Water Garden: Tomoyo Ihaya,” shown from October 15-26, 2002 at the University of Alberta’s Fab Gallery. Carried out as a visual presentation for their Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking degree. Poster includes an image of a work by Ihaya.

Poster advertising an exhibition by Doug Haynes at Edmonton Art gallery, year unknown. Background is an image of a work by Haynes.

Poster for the 1989 University of Alberta BFA Art and Design Show, an exhibition of graduating students’ work held at ManuLife place from March 17-31, 1989.

Artists listed: Suraiya Ali, David Allen, Jennifer Annesley, Brad Brechin, Michael Charko, Sue Cloake, Margaret Day, Candace Dickens, Jim Dickinson, Nick Dobson, Sherry Dunn, Kimberly Fjordbotten, Linda Fraske, Martin Fuchs, Karen Gelderman, Shane Gienow, Steve Greenland, Kim Harris, Corrie Heringa, Karl Janot, Wenda Jansen, Bianca Kahn, Debra King, Rod Knudslien, Connie Kowalski, Deb Lalonde, Dave La Riviere, Yam Lau, Mare Maxwell, Janet McGovern, Ann McLean, Lynette Melnyk-Cary, Lesley Menzies, Patricia Pang, Mark Schovanek, Patti Seekins, Deirdre Smart, David Svendsen, Randy Troppmann, Susan Vance, Susan A. Williams, Heather Wooldridge, Angus Wyatt, Kitty Yuen, George Zarkadas and John Zuck.

The Dr. Brian Llewellyn Evan fonds is a very rich and diverse acquisition of materials depicting the life and primarily teaching and research career of Brian Evans. The fonds comprises a broad scope of records comprising mainly of textual materials reflective of his teaching, research travel and role as a professor of history, University administrative functions in various roles and his involvement with the Chinese Community in Alberta.

Bookmark advertising for the Canadian Northern Railway’s Short Line which ended in Edmonton, Alberta. Includes a list of ticket agent’s names who offered Homeseekers’ rates.

Poster showing the bar room of the Selkirk Hotel.  Poster is rolled into a scroll, slightly flattened in the centre, but otherwise in good condition.

Colour calendar from McDermid Studios. Calendar is rolled into a scroll and has a firm crease about a third of the way up the poster. Images show various scenes from Edmonton:

• January/February: 101 St. and Jasper Ave. Site of the new Royal Bank Building,
• March/April: Buildings on Old Fort Edmonton Site
• May/June: Old CNR Station Corner 101st St. and 104th Ave.,
• July/August: City of Edmonton,
• September/October: Old City Market,
• November/December: Jasper Ave Looking West from 99th St.

Brown construction paper cover printed with “Strathcona, Alberta, Canada” in green ink.  First page bears the title “Strathcona: The Railway, Industrial, Educational Centre of the Province” with a further subtitle of “The Home of Alberta’s University.”  Lists many statistics such as population, the dollar value of public and university buildings under construction, cost of farm implements and lumber, and information about the local climate.  Illustrations are B&W and include a conceptual illustration of the Arts Building of the University of Alberta; photographs of Strathcona schools, industries, banks, business blocks, city hall, some churches, and the C.P.R. depot; a map of the City of Strathcona with added subdivisions; and a photograph from the train tracks looking west down Whyte Ave.

Promotional cover for Alfred Blyth Studios, based in Edmonton, Alberta, including studio address and services. The attached photograph depicts two owls perched in snowy conditions.

Advertisement of International Fur and Hide Co., operating out of Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to emphasizing the advantages of shipping to the Company, the advertisement also features a price list for Alberta furs.

Newsletter titled: "Join the IWW." Text explains that the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is a radical labour union. Several pages were printed by the Edmonton Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation. Another page notes it was printed by the Industrial Workers of the World. Each following page is differently colored, and contains anarchist political perspectives on a variety of topics.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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