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Item · 2019
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A map of the public transit system for Banff National Park in Alberta. The map was published by Parks Canada in 2019. The map displays the various transit lines in Banff, Alberta which consist of busses and shuttles. Each transit line is marked with a different colour. On the back of the map are lists of each stop on each transit line, the time of their first bus or shuttle, and then time estimates for the remainder of the day. The back of the map also includes several colour photographs of parks and notable locations around Banff.

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

An advertising letter from the HBC fur purchasing agency, on HBC letterhead, which encourages the reader to sell their pelts to the Company. Additionally included, in the English language only, is a fur shipping tag, as well as a postal envelope addressed to M. Alphonse Marsolais.

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

A brochure for the Royal Alexandra Hospital School of Nursing in Edmonton, Alberta. The brochure lists the officers and the staff employed by the school and provides general information about the program such as admission requirements, the length of the course, directions in cases of illness, and vacation times. All of the courses for the three (3) year course are also listed. Some examples of the required courses are Dietetics, Orthopedics, Gynacology, and Operating Room Technique.

TL 540 D53 C64 1.5.3.116 · File · [19--]
Part of Clennell 'Punch' Dickins fonds

Envelope labelled "Post cards, Barren land Musk Ox & wolves. Indians, Eskimos, McK sic] Riv, Schooner in ice, Hay River Falls etc", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting men with dog team and sled, caption reads "H. M. ROYAL MAIL CROSSING. Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard, portrait of Aboriginal family in front of a dwelling, caption reads "Indian Family, Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting dog team pulling a plow as children look on, caption reads "Farming at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard, group portrait of Aboriginal people outside of a tent, caption reads "Eskimos of Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm postcard, portrait of a shirtless Aboriginal man, caption reads "Eskimo of Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting ice floes, caption reads "Break-up of the ice at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
colour ; 15 cm x 11 cm postcard of a church building in the snow, caption reads "Canadian North - Hay River's Anglican church sparkles in the glow of dusk colours.", message reads "The church in the old Indian Village, still stands"
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard, aerial photograph of mining facility, caption on front reads "Open Pit Mine, Pine Point, Northwest Territories, Canada", caption on reverse reads "Pine Point, N.W.T. Pine Point is situated on the southern shores of Great Slave Lake. Here is located the largest open pit mine in North America, operated by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company ("Cominco")", message reads "This does not show the open pits, of which there is now 36, covering about 10 acres each and up to 200 feet deep, they are connected by a road system of a total 36 miles, built to carry truck loads of 150 Tons each at 50 mile [sic] per hour. - no other traffic is allowed on these roads, crossings have gates like Railways in citys [sic]. The town of Pine Point, is 2 miles from the consentrator [sic] shown, Great Slave Lake, extreem [sic] top of picture is about 9 miles away, note the drainage of mill waste to-wards lake. Mill handles about 10,000 tons a day"
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard depicting 4 separate scenes of buildings, river banks, and aerial photograph, caption on reverse reads "Hay River, N.W.T. - Showing residential area along the Hay River the high rise apartments, the old original town with the N.T.C.L. facilities and the local school. The first building in Hay River was the Hudson Bay Post in 1868, other buildings followed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the air strip in 1942 and the MacKenzie Highway was completed in 1949, followed by the Slave Lake Railway in 1964. Population approximately 3000.", no message
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard, stylized picture of Muskox facing off against two Arctic Wolves with snow-covered landscape in background, caption on reverse reads "Arctic White Wolves stalk a group of Musk Oxe high in the Arctic", message reads "good barren land shot of Muskox & Wolfs [sic]."
colour ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting a waterfall, caption reads ""Lady Evelyn Falls" located at mile 53 on the Yellow Knife Highway in the Northwest Territories.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of Aboriginal people at camp, caption reads "Loucheux Indians, Lower Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting person ice fishing, caption reads "Winter-fishing at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting polar bear and cubs swimming, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting Aboriginal women working hides on a frame, caption reads "Dressing moose-hide, Mackenzie River Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting cliff faces at a shoreline, caption reads "The Ramparts, Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting 3-masted ship with dog teams and sleds in the foreground, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting a 3-masted ship amongst ice, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting 3-masted ship next to settlement, landscape dominates shot, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting decaying timbers used in some construction, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting several boats/ships at dock, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting man standing next to tent on the shoreline, caption reads "Gull Lake, Lower Mackenzie, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm photograph depicting two polar bear heads sticking out of trunk[?], no message
colour ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting waterfall, caption reads ""Alexandra Falls" Located on the McKenzie [sic] Highway in the Northwest Territories. The Hay River drops a depth of 106 feet over Alexandra Falls. Fishing is found in abundance in this area.", no message
colour ; 14 cm x 9 cm postcard depicting waterfall, caption reads ""Louise Falls" Located on the McKenzie [sic] Highway in the Northwest Territories. Fishing is generally very good below these falls.", no message

TL 540 D53 C64 2.2.3.189 · File · [19--]
Part of Clennell 'Punch' Dickins fonds

Envelope labelled "Various prints, CH Dickins, De Havilland Canada aircraft", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of a Força Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) twin-engine aircraft in flight banking away from the photographer, image is reversed, caption reads "Buffalo"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) twin engine aircraft in flight, caption reads "Buffalo"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of 3 aircraft in flight, registration (of foreground aircraft) 5X-UVN, caption reads "3 Twin Otters"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of Western Air aircraft in flight, registration N594MA, caption reads "Twin Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of British Antarctic Survey aircraft in flight, caption reads "Twin Otter"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print of water bomber aircraft dropping water over flames, registration CF-O[D]L, caption reads "Otter water bombing forest fire - water carried in the floats."
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of aircraft landing on water, caption reads "Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of 3 men standing near the shoreline with floatplane aircraft at dock in background

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

A small travel brochure for the city of Banff, Alberta. On the cover of the brochure is a portrait of William S. Hart, the famous American actor and screenwriter. The brochure, seemingly for audience members who have just finished watching a show presumably starring William S. Hart, lists various local businesses in the Banff area.

Item · 2019
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement for the Leading Edge Farm Management Conference being held at the Holiday Inn in Red Deer, Alberta on February 26-27, 2019. Includes a list of speakers with photographs and registration information. The verso is an invitation to Alberta Canola's annual general meeting at the Edmonton Expo Centre on Tuesday, January 29, and includes an offer of "free popcorn for the first 300 attendees."

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

A Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies maps and constitution booklet. The booklet lists the council members of the organization and outlines the various articles of the constitution such as meetings, funds, by-laws, notices, and amendments. The booklet also includes several maps of locations in the Canadian Rockies such as Emerald Lake and Yoho Valley, trail routes to Mount Assiniboine, and trails around Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake Wapta, and Lake O’Hara. The booklet was printed in Canada.

Item · [before September 30, 2019]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A pamphlet asking for emails to be sent to the City of Edmonton to confirm the community's desire for construction of the Rollie Miles Recreation Centre to proceed, and for more "small scale local rec options we can walk, bike and bus to" in general as a preference. The deadline given for feedback is September 30, 2019.

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

Promotional booklet on the Canadian Rockies and Jasper, released by Canadian National Railways. The bulk of the booklet provides background and description of major landmarks in the Rockies from the point of view of the prospective tourist, with the remainder of the text being devoted to describing tourist accommodations along the CNR line through the mountains. Also included are a list of available gold courses, an advertisement for Canadian National Railways Hotels, and a list of worldwide agency representatives for the company. Amongst the photographs and illustrations contained in the booklet, depicting area landmarks and accommodations, is a color painting by Emily Carr.

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

Advertising material which highlights promotion contests conducted by Totem Auto-Craftsmen Ltd. At least two contests are advertised in the item: one involving the estimation of the number of wheat grains in a jar, and another based on an included number puzzle. The contests are meant to solicit investment in company stock, as entry in either contest requires the entrant to make an investment in order to be entered into the contest.

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

Promotional and informational booklet issued by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Included within are an explanation of the company’s coat of arms, a brief history of the company, including detail on some current exhibits on display there, and a brief listing of the company’s current property holdings. Included alongside the text are several photographs of Lower Fort Garry and the Old Fort Garry gate, as well as an illustration and a map of Lower Fort Garry.

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

Union Bank of Canada pass book belonging to Frederick Woodborne. The book is a record of Frederick Woodborne’s account balances each month. On the cover of the booklet, the instructions indicate depositors have to send their booklets to the bank at the end of each month to be balanced.

Woodborne, Frederick
Item · 2019
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A small collection of promotional items from 2019 for the Pioneer Press Ltd print shop in Edmonton, Alberta, celebrating 125 years of operation. Included is a shot glass with the logo on the front that is still in its box, a metal medallion embossed with the company logo and two pamphlets. The first pamphlet outlines the history of the printing press which was started by R. P. Pettapiece who moved from Eastern Canada to Alberta and settled in Strathcona, Alberta. This pamphlet includes photographs of the early days of the printing press. The second pamphlet provides information about the products and services offered by Pioneer Press Ltd.

Pioneer Press Ltd
Item · [19uu]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An album of color and black and white postcards, black and white souvenir illustrations, and black and white vernacular photos.

The images pertain to a trip to Banff National Park, and Calgary, Alberta.

S.E. Turvey
Item · 2019-09-20 - 2019-09-29
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two identical copies of a supplemental information booklet for an exhibit titled "Edmonton and the Bauhaus: Centennial Celebrations of the Bauhaus 1919-2020, Presented for the 2019 Design Week at Harcourt House and the Alberta Culture Days." Contains information on the history of the Bauhaus School and it's influence on Modernist architectural design in Edmonton, Alberta, focusing on two specific architectural firms and their various projects.

Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
Item · 2019-01-25 - 2019-01-26
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A schedule of events for a production titled "Dance Motif 2019" by the Orchesis Dance Performance Group, held at the Myer Horowitz Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, dated January 25-26, 2019. Includes a message from the director, choreographer's profiles, staff and volunteer list, acknowledgements and thanks, award recipients, and advertisements for local businesses.

Orchesis Dance Performance Group
Item · [2018?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure for Winnipeg Livestock Sales Ltd. for the Spring 2018 season. Inside the brochure are four calendar months, January through April, and various days are marked with scheduled sales and days the company is open for receiving. The brochure also includes several small advertisements for local livestock dealers and buyers. Contact information for the company, as well as an illustrated map with the company location in Winnipeg, Manitoba, are listed on the back of the brochure. The brochure also includes several photographs of cattle and livestock enclosures.

Winnipeg Livestock Sales Ltd.
Item · [18-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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.

Crouter, J. W.
Hiring contract, 18[00]
FC 3207 F85 1.3.1 · Item · 18[00]
Part of Fur Trade Collection

An unused Hudson's Bay Company hiring contract. The contract has blank spaces to capture the incumbant's name, job title, duties, and wage, as well as blank spaces for the date and the signature of a witness.

Item · 2018
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A 2018 AGCO Dealer catalogue. The catalogue advertises farm machinery sold by different companies such as Drummond’s Farm Services Ltd., H&L Motors Ltd., Little Morden Service, Notre Dame Motors Ltd., Shachtay Sales & Service Ltd., and Shoal Lake Farm Equipment Ltd. Each page lists the machinery sold by one of the listed companies such as tractors, harvesting equipment, haying machines, swathers, tillage and seeding machines, augers, and smaller machines for yard and garden maintenance, along with their prices. On the back of the catalogue there is contact information listed for each company included in the catalogue.

AGCO
Item · Jan. 22, 2018
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the Michael Phair School Opening Ceremony on January 22, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta. At the beginning of the program, there is a message from the Board of Trustees and the Superintendent. The program also includes a short biography about Michael Phair’s life, the order of events for the ceremony, and an infographic about the materials and tools available to students at the school. The program was created by Edmonton Public Schools.

Edmonton Public Schools
Item · 2017 - 2018
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement card for Open Studio Saturday Sessions at the SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists) Gallery in Edmonton, Alberta. The information on the card states that “Open Studio provides print artists and current or previous SNAP students the opportunity to access the printshop on a drop-in basis.” The card lists the upcoming open studio dates which were in 2017 and 2018, as well as the drop-in pricing, and SNAP’s contact information and social media information.

Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists
Item · 2018
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertising package from SGS, a testing, inspection, and shipping service. The inside of the folder has a map of Canada on each side, with highlighted office and laboratory locations. Each page provides information on a different topic, titled "Agri Food Certification and Training," "Grains, Feeds and Oilseeds," "Fumigation," "Pulse," "Solid Biomass," and "Commodities."

SGS
Item · 2018
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet titled "Rooted in Strength" or "Cultiver la Résilience," providing information on mental health specifically aimed at agricultural workers. It is written in both French and English, and the booklet may be flipped over horizontally and read through to the center (30 pages) for each language.

Farm Credit Canada
Item · [18-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two photo albums with B&W photographs of varying sizes that depict buildings, cemeteries, houses, people, and nature scenes in Winnipeg and the surrounding areas. These photo albums, or the photographs in them, may have belonged to Daniel McDonald, an insurance company manager who moved from Scotland to Winnipeg in 1883. McDonald’s home is photographed several times throughout the albums and there are several photographs of graves bearing the surname McDonald, as well as a photograph of Daniel McDonald himself.

[McDonald, Daniel?]
Item · 2017
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An annual report titled “Working With the Value Chain” published by the Canadian International Grains Institute for the years 2016 to 2017. The institute is a non-profit organization located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The report outlines the institution’s vision, mission, purpose, and strategic focus, and includes a list of all the programs and missions carried out from 2016 to 2017. The report also includes information about the institution’s collaboration, innovation, communication, and financial efforts over the past two years. Various photographs of projects and missions are included throughout the report.

Canadian International Grains Institute
Item · Sept., 2017
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A map titled “Allard Hall Self-Guided Tour.” The map was created for the opening of Allard Hall in September 2017 at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. On the cover is a list of stop and space names for the self-guided tour with short descriptions of each space. Inside are bird's eye layouts of each floor such as the basement and parkade, the main floor, the second floor, and the third floor, and on the back is a layout of the fourth floor.

MacEwan University
FC 3216 S2 · Collection · 1958-2017

The RCMP Book Collection of S/Sgt. Al Lund is comprised of books, comics, magazines, and print ephemera that document the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Over the course of fifty years, distinguished Staff Sergeant (retired) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Alert Henry (Al) Lund amassed the largest ever collection of Mountie books and serials. His collection was donated to the University of Alberta Libraries in tranches beginning in 2008, and all of the rare materials are now housed at Bruce Peel Special Collections. An exhibition catalogue showing highlights from the Lund Collection was published by the University of Alberta Libraries in 2017. Mounties on the Cover is a visually stunning catalogue that offers a sample of the thousands of cover illus­trations of Mounties that were published. The catalogue for this exhibition can be purchased through University of Alberta Press or Indigo or in person in the Peel library for $25 (cash only).

Item · Jun. 26, 2017
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A Canadian Sailings magazine titled “Transportation & Trade Logistics” which was published on June 26, 2017. Canadian Sailings was a shipping magazine that was published weekly in Montreal, Quebec. This issue of the magazine focuses specifically on the Port of Thunder Bay in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The magazine contains several articles that provide information about the operations of the Port of Thunder Bay such as grain shipments, projections for the summer season, grain diversity, and a local tug company investing in diverse assets. Several advertisements for shipping merchants and service providers are placed throughout the magazine.

Canadian Sailings
Item · Sep. 2016
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Commemorative booklet produced in honour of the September 2016 opening of Rogers Place Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. Construction on the multi-use arena began in March 2014 and was completed on 8 September 2016. The arena is the home of the Edmonton Oilers [NHL] and the Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] hockey teams.

Contents:
"The Journey"; "This Is Your Building" [comments from Edmonton mayor Don Iveson and Oilers Entertainment Group CEO Bob Nicholson]; Ford Hall [entrance]; "Tsą Tsą Ke K'e - Iron Foot Place" [mosaic art piece by Alex Janvier]; "Pure Entertainment" [Centre-Hung Scoreboard; 1,200 TV Screens; Wi-fi]; "Food Fix" [food and beverage options in Rogers Place]; photograph captioned "The First Skate - Connor McDavid and a few of his teammates joined some local minor hockey players for the first informal skate in Rogers Place history."; 5 maps showing Rogers Place Main Concourse; Mezzanine Level [Mezzanine Clubs]; Scotiabank Suite Level [Scotiabank Suites; Theatre Boxes]; PCL Loge Level [Sportsnet Club]; Upper Concourse [Sky Lounge]; "Rogers Place - By the Numbers" [figures and fun facts about some of Rogers Place's features]; Downtown Community Arena; Public Art ["Figures in Motion" sculpture and painting by Al Henderson; "Skater's Arch" sculpture by Douglas Bentham; "Essential Tree" sculpture by realties:united].

City of Edmonton
Item · January, 2016
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A large un-folding double-sided map showing railway systems, focused on the United States but also showing southern Canada and most of Mexico. Canadian Pacific (CP) railways are emphasized, but also shows BNSF, CN, CSX, AMTK, etc. Includes and index of CP stations and mileage between cities. The verso contains a legend of "Cities, Connections and Facilities" and shows enlarged maps of various cities including Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, etc., as well as a series of illustrations of "CP Fleet Car Types."

Canadian Pacific Railway
Agraulis vanillae -ventral
QL 543 S54 File 189 · File · 2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Agraulis vanillae. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "JHA Coll' USA Texas Hidalgo Co. Waite Metz Farm with of [mission?] April 5/6 2001 26 [degrees] 13.864 N, 98 [degrees] 25.569W."

Ian Sheldon fonds
QL 543 S54 · Fonds · 1999-2016

Fonds consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of various insects including butterflies, moths, beetles, and true bugs. Many of these illustrations were done for various projects and publications. Also included in the fonds are copies of publications in which Sheldon contributed such as Butterflies of British Columbia and Bugs of Alberta.

Sheldon, Ian
Butterflies series
Series · 1999-2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

Series consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of butterflies from the Hesperiidae family, Pieridae family Lycaenidae family, Papilionidae family, Rioinidae family, and Nymphalidae family. Some of these illustrations were featured in publications.

Lerema accius -male ventral
QL 543 S54 File 191 · File · 2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Lerema accius. Note on the back of the illustration reads, "JHA Collection, Texas Waite-Metz Farm 2000."

QL 543 S54 File 196 · File · 2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Poanes zabulon . Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "JHA Coll' USA Texas Waite-Metz farm w. of [Mission?] [Hidelgo?] Co. Oct. 20-26, 2000 JHA IRS."

Anaea andria - dorsal
QL 543 S54 File 188 · File · 2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Anaea andria. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "internet assorted blended references."

Nymphalidae family
Subseries · 1999-2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

Subseries consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of butterflies from the Nymphalidae family.

Anaea andria - ventral
QL 543 S54 File 187 · File · 2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Anaea andria. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "assorted [?] references blended."

Hesperiidae family subseries
Subseries · 1999-2016
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

Sub-series consists of illustrations by Ian Sheldon of butterflies in the Hesperiidae family, also known as Skippers. Illustrations were completed for a variety of projects.

Item · 2016
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure from 2016 outlining sustainability highlights of the Port of Vancouver, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The brochure includes a brief overview of the history of the port and outlines sustainability achievements, actions, and projections for continued efforts. The brochure claims the port strives for sustainability through “Collective Accountability,” “Meaningful Dialogue,” and “Shared Aspirations.” The brochure also includes various infographics related to the efforts of the port and numerous photographs of the part, employees, and the surrounding environment. Contact information for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is listed on the back of the brochure.

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
FC 106 C5 C46 · Collection · 1906 - 2015

This collection offers an expansive view of the experiences of Chinese immigrants to Canada, particularly in the Prairie Provinces. While many narratives of Chinese immigration to Canada focus on the construction of the CPR, the emphasis here is on the numerous and diverse roles that Chinese immigrants played in Canada's history. This collection explores the Chinese experience through immigration, entrepreneurship, schooling, and other elements of daily life. Among other things, it is made up of photographs, scrapbooks, business documents, personal correspondence, immigration records, magazines, books, phonograph records, and event programs. A great deal of credit is due to Helen Kwan Yee Cheung, who encouraged donations from the local Chinese community thus helping to build a uniquely community-based collection.

SH 571 B78 · Collection · 1962-2015

The collection consists of fishing-related ephemeral material such as brochures, maps, photographs, two photo albums, magazine clippings, catalogues, typed speeches, menus, and anglers' ticket books. The majority of the items are from various locations in Canada or the United States of America. Non-North American items include four brochures from New Zealand, and several miscellaneous items from the United Kingdom. Most of the ephemera are from the mid-twentieth century, but the dates are as early as 1909 and as late as 2000. Many of the items in this collection also cover outdoor recreational activities popular at their time of creation.

Item · 2015
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure for the Van Gogh Museum Edition On Tour Exclusive Canadian Launch at the centre court of Southgate Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The exhibition was held from October 16 to November 15, 2015 and put on by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The exhibition consisted of nine identical replicas of several of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings called “Reliefographs.” The brochure provides photographs of each of the paintings as well as a description paragraph for each. The brochure also provides instructions for entering a contest to win a trip to Amsterdam.

Van Gogh Museum
Photos and autobiography
FC 106 C5 C46 (Box 23 File 73) · File · 1944-1945, 1956, 1967, 1989, 2015
Part of Chinese Experience in Canada Collection
  1. One album containing 7 black and white photos and 23 color photos.
    Black and photo 1. Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s portrait in 1944.
    Black and photo 2. Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s portrait in 1945.
    Black and photo 3. Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s portrait in 1956.
    Black and photo 4. Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s portrait in 1967.
    Black and photo 5. Nuanwen He (何煖文) and his wife.
    Black and photo 6. Family photo: from left to right: son Changming (昌明), daughter Zhanshan (展珊), the third daughter Zhanpin (展聘) and the oldest daughter Zhankun (展堃).
    Black and photo 7. Identification photo, dated December 18, 1989 when Nuanwen He (何煖文) worked at 番禺旅游公司建筑装潢公司.
    Color photo 8-9: Family photos.
    Color photo 10: Teaching Chinese calligraphy.
    Color photo 11-14: Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s Chinese calligraphy.
    Color photo 15: Accepting a certificate of appreciation.
    Color photo 16: Group photo of volunteer appreciation event.
    Color photo 17: Working on traditional brick carving at “Qinghui Park”, Shunde, Guangdong (广东顺德市清晖园).
    Color photo 18-30: Traditional brick carving.

  2. Nuanwen He (何煖文)’s autobiography in Chinese calligraphy, written on October 24, 2015 in Edmonton.

Item · 14 Nov. - 13 Dec. 2015
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for a 2015 performance of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap", directed by Kate Newby.

Includes:
Vertigo Theatre's 2015-2016 Season [schedule]; A Note from the Artistic Director; Audience Information; About Vertigo Theatre; The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Directed by Kate Newby [The Cast; Creative Team; Time & Place; Special Thanks]; A Closer Look; Director's Notes; Cast Biographies [with cast photographs]; Creative Team Biographies [with team photographs]; Vertigo Theatre Gratefully Acknowledges the Support of Our Members and Donors; Vertigo Theatre Society [Board of Directors; Directors; Staff]; 2015/2016 Sponsors; advertisements for upcoming plays at Vertigo Theatre; and various advertisements for local businesses.

Vertigo Theatre
Item · 2015
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure from BrettYoung, a seed supplier company in Calmar, Alberta, titled “Forage Guide 2015.” The pamphlet provides information about how to establish a productive forage stand, a chart for selecting stock blends, stock blend descriptions, factors to consider when selecting a stock blend, and alfalfa varieties. The pamphlet also includes a forage recommendation worksheet that can be sent back to the company office for review and recommendations. The pamphlet also advertises a forage program provided by the company and lists the requirements for application acceptance.

BrettYoung
Achalarus lyciades - dorsal
QL 543 S54 File 75 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Achalarus lyciades. Handwritten note on back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Martin's Farm Virginia 28 v. 38."

QL 543 S54 File 80 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Erynnis juvenalis. Note on the back reads,"Ottawa National Collection, Constantine Bay ON May 15, 82 [?] Ian Jones."

Ancyloxphya numitor - dorsal
QL 543 S54 File 87 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Ancyloxphya numitor. Note on the back of the illustration reads, " Ottawa National Collection, [Bob Caygeon?] ON 24. VI. 31 [McD?] x-ref [?]."

QL 543 S54 File 90 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Hesperia comma laurentiana. Note on back of the illustration reads, "No museum specimen visual references from Butterflies of Canada Layberry et al H. Comma laurentina, Parrsboro NS p. 38."

QL 543 S54 File 91 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

Item consists of an illustration of the butterfly Hesperia leonardus. Note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection, Jamesburg NJ, 4.iX.31."

QL 543 S54 File 95 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration of the butterfly Polites peckius. Note on the back of the illustration reads, "Visual refs only. Primary resource Butterflies of Canada."

QL 543 S54 File 290 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Ancyloxphya numitor. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa national Collection Bobcaygeon ON 24.VI-31[J.McDummough?]."

QL 543 S54 File 292 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Hesperia leonardus. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection 1 mi SE Ramsy Lake Gatineau PK, QB 23.VIII.81 Layberry [?] Databased for Butterflies of Canada Project."

QL 543 S54 File 301 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Poanes viator. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration.

QL 543 S54 File 303 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Euphyes dukesi. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration.

Amblyscirtes hegon - ventral
QL 543 S54 File 307 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Amblyscirtes hegon. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration.

QL 543 S54 File 512 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Wallangrenia egeremet. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Grand Bend ON 23.VII.39 TN Freeman Databased for the Butterflies of Canada Project 98-99."

QL 543 S54 File 517 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Anatrytone logan. Handwritten notes on the back of the illustration.

QL 543 S54 File 518 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Poanes massassoit. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Jamesberg N.J. 16.VII.32 x-ref for colour patters with Butterflies of Canada (Layberry et. al.)."

QL 543 S54 File 521 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Poanes hobomok. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Gracefield Que. 10.VII.37." F.A. [?] Databased for the Butterflies of Canada Project 98-99."

Euphyes dion - male dorsal
QL 543 S54 File 524 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Euphyes dion. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Stoney Point Tilbury N. T wp Essex C. July 6 1980 Databased for the Butterflies of Canada Project 98-99."

Papilionidae family
Subseries · 1999-2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

Subseries contains illustrations by Ian Sheldon of butterflies from the Papilionidae family.

QL 543 S54 File 288 · File · 2014
Part of Ian Sheldon fonds

File consists of an illustration by Ian Sheldon of the butterfly Oeneis jutta ascerta. Handwritten note on the back of the illustration reads, "Ottawa National Collection Mer Bleue, ON 22.V.31 W.J. Brown."