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Calgary Regional District Technocracy Records.

The records in this series document the activities and records of the Calgary Regional District Technocracy section (#11451-A). The records have been arranged in four sub-series, following the applicable sub-series order used in the Edmonton Section records (Series one), and a chronological order is maintained within each file. The records are in good physical condition.

The records in this series have been further described in the following four sub-series: Organizational Records; Calgary Office Administration files; Outreach and Publicity records; and Publications. This series is smaller than the Edmonton Section records, with the bulk of these records being publications. There are numerous issues of various Technocracy periodicals including Technocracy Digest (Vancouver), Northwest Technocrat (Seattle), and The Technocrat (Long Beach). A number of other publications and newsletters are also included. Of particular interest is a file of the Foothills Technocrat which was published by the Calgary Section. Besides publications, newsletters, articles, and clippings, there is a small quantity of the Section’s organizational records, office administration files, and publicity/outreach records. The financial/membership files are fairly complete for the years 1977-1991, and there is an interesting set of individual Technocrats’ correspondence and writing files.

The Calgary Technocracy Section appears to have begun operations prior to 1935, although the exact date is unknown, and they apparently disbanded in 1993. The records in this series complement the Edmonton Section records described in Series One.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Correspondence and Other Textual Material. Includes copies of letters received by others (Walt Fryers, etc.), and letters Gregory received and copies of his replies. Non-correspondence items include press clippings, an article copy from Harper’s Magazine: “Technocracy Smashes the Price System” (January 1933), written by Howard Scott; list of members of former R.D. 11452-1 (Rocky Mountain House); and membership list for R.D. 11353 (Edmonton).

Edmonton Technocracy Section.

The records in this series document the activities and records of the Edmonton Regional District Technocracy section (#11353-A). The records have been arranged in five sub-series and a chronological order is maintained within each file. Two discrete accessions (96-123 and 93-20) are merged intellectually in this Series One listing, but remain physically distinct for storage reasons. The records are in good physical condition.

The Edmonton Section records in Series one form the bulk of the Technocracy fonds and are arranged in the following five sub-series: Organizational Records; Edmonton Office Administration files; Special Collections of Individual Members; Outreach and Publicity records; and Publications.

The Organizational records include the Certificate of Incorporation for Technocracy, Inc. and the bylaws and general regulations. Also included in this sub-series are the operating instructions, information directives, and general mailings sent to the Edmonton section from Technocracy Inc. headquarters. The Edmonton Office administration files consist of forms, authorizations, accommodation updates, monthly reports sent from the office to Continental Headquarters (CHQ), membership lists, correspondence files, and local office daybooks. The sub-series of Members’ special collections includes files maintained by individual Technocracy members, and might variably include correspondence, papers, collected articles and news clippings. The sub-series related to Outreach and Publicity contains information on outreach projects, news clippings and articles written about the movement, section newsletters and calendars, and a set of overhead projector teaching graphs used in public lectures and teaching sessions on Technocracy. The final sub-series, Publications, is the largest of the five sub-series, and contains several runs of Technocracy publications as well as bound volumes of the Technocracy Study Course publication.

The series title is based on the content of the records, and file titles are based on an original organization provided by Walt Fryers, an original charter member and Edmonton Technocracy contact person for the University Archives.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

John Gregory Records.

John Gregory is a charter member of Technocracy, Inc., joining in 1936. He donated his papers, which form Series 3 of the Technocracy fonds, to the University Archives in March 2007. Mr. Gregory’s career was with the Alberta Research Council, serving as Head, Industrial and Engineering Services, and his papers reflect his interest in hydrology and engineering as it relates to Technocracy doctrine. There are interesting early Technocracy publications and original correspondence with Howard Scott. The material is in good physical shape..

The records in Series 3 have been sub-divided into two sub-series: Textual Material and Published Material. As in the other two series, the published documents form the bulk of the series. Within the publications sub-series are articles written about Technocracy and subjects of interest to Technocrats including a 1951 article by M. Hubbert King entitled “Energy From Fossil Fuels”. There are also official Technocracy, Inc. pamphlets and booklets, dating from 1934 to 2004, and article reprints from various Technocracy publications. Several runs of Technocracy periodicals are included in the series, and of particular note is a bound volume of Northern Technocrat issues (June 1937-August 1939) which were published monthly by the Edmonton Technocracy Section (R.D. 11353). The textual records include Gregory’s correspondence files with CHQ, and contain letters written between John Gregory and Howard Scott, discussing at length concepts of continental hydrology and waterways in North America. Seven long playing 331/3 rpm albums form part of the series, along with two volumes of the Technocracy Study Course.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

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