Photographs and images created between 1900 and 1919. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Photographs and images created between 1920 and 1967. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1950-1959.
Farm account books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1950-1959.
Farm account books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1960-1969.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1960-1969.
Invoices and receipts kept by the McFadden family for the year 1965.
Invoices kept by the McFadden family for the year 1966.
Invoices and receipts kept by the McFadden family for the year 1967.
Invoices and receipts kept by the McFadden family for the year 1970.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1970-1979.
Farm account books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1970-1979.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1980-1989.
Farm account books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1980-1992.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 1990-1999.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from 2000-2011.
Advertising and promotional materials held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Publications, reports, and song books from Agriculture Groups within the Canadian Prairie Provinces, such as: Alberta Wheat Pool, United Farmers of Alberta (U.F.A.), Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, United Grain Growers (U.G.G.), Saskatchewan Cooperative Wheat Producers, Canadian Wheat Board, and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association.
Materials related to agriculture and agri-business, particularly in the areas of field crops, horticulture, and poultry-raising, that have been collected by members of the McFadden family. These include various informational and instructional resources, as well as agricultural product catalogues and advertisements, government publications (primarily published by the Canada Department of Agriculture and the Manitoba Department of Agriculture), corporate records (primarily published by the CWB and other agri-business groups), and any other materials primarily related to agriculture and agri-business.
A wide variety of experiences are captured in the pages of these albums and scrapbooks. From family vacations to prisoner of war (POW) experiences, stories from a wide range of people are captured here in the materials arranged and saved by them. While names, places, and dates are not always available, there is much to discover in this collection.
A selection of the annual reports and statistical tables published by the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).
Documents relating to the Chase and Neumeyer families of Strathmore, AB. Includes typescript biographies prepared for a local history of Strathmore, original Strathmore cemetery documents, notebooks, photographs, and other documents.
Artistic and crafted materials within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
A collection of bank account statements and cancelled cheques belonging to members of the McFadden family.
Financial records and records of transactions made by members of the McFadden family, largely related to the family farm lands and businesses, including account statements, mortgages and loans, land sale and lease agreements, purchase offers, invoices and bills, void cheques, etc.
A selection of published fiction and nonfiction books and writings from the personal collection of the McFadden family.
Crop year and shipping calendars produced by various agriculture and agri-business groups, including the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and others.
Materials produced by or directly related to the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), including posters, reports, pamphlets, etc.
Materials used to advertise various agricultural products and equipment, including trade publications, catalogues, brochures, veterinary drug pamphlets, order forms, etc.
Documents relating mostly to the later life of Clayborne Stewart, who lived in Red Deer, Alberta. Includes a collection of letters and cards documenting his 1946-7 courtship and subsequent marriage with his second wife, Louise (legal name Zenobia) nee Taylor. The two exchanged letters while Louise was living in Calgary and Clayborne in Red Deer; many of Clayborne's letters to Louise and other correspondence are collected here. Stewart worked as an army cook in Red Deer, and attended an army cook training course at Camp Borden in Ontario in 1953; the file also includes letters written from Clayborne to Louise during this time.
Ephemeral materials produced by businesses. Includes publications relating to labour movements and unions. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Materials related to condominiums and condominium development in Western Canada, including promotional packages and floor plans.
Meeting minutes for the Manitoba Turkey Producers' Marketing Board and other regional Turkey Marketing Boards.
Materials which document the corporate operations of various agricultural and agri-business groups other than the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). These include reports, conference programs and proceedings, pamphlets, posters, etc. produced by or related to agricultural corporations and groups such as the Canola Council of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, Paterson GlobalFoods, and other agricultural and agri-business organizations.
Reports generated by turkey marketing organizations in Western Canada. The majority of the reports included are annual reports created by the Manitoba Turkey Producers' Marketing Board from 1971 to 2000.
The Cultural & Historical events represented by this collection provide a sampling of the activities that so defined life on the Prairies.
Grain delivery permit books kept by members of the McFadden family from the 1940s until the 2010s. Permit books were issued by the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) each crop year and were to be filled out each time a grain delivery was made to an elevator.
Materials relating to D. Lamont of Maidstone, SK's personal involvement in WWI as a Corporal in the 9th Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment (C.M.R.R.) and Sergeant in the 9th Regiment of the Canadian infantry Brigade.
A collection of cards, instruction booklets, letters, notes, a photograph, and a newspaper clipping all documenting Mary H. Jones' nursing school and career at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.
Report cards, certificates, exams, essays, and a wide variety of items to do with the educational and academic experiences of Prairie Province residents.
Materials related to educational and academic experiences, including specific records of the McFadden family's educational experiences, as well as general educational and academic ephemera kept by members of the McFadden family.
Farm account books kept by members of the McFadden family from the 1920s until the 1990s. The account books contain records of the farm's property, expenses, receipts and earnings, and act as a general record of the family farm enterprises.
Personal and financial accounts and records related to the McFadden family farms, including farm account books, Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) permit books, and any other records pertaining specifically to multiple generations of the McFadden family's farm lands and enterprises.
Commercial and marketing materials related to trapping and the fur trade. Consists of advertising documents, official correspondence, and reciepts, produced by the Hudson's Bay Company, and other purchasers of furs.
An assembly of material reflecting the breadth of government and political engagement across the Prairies, including election campaign materials, political party convention reports, and civic development activities. Two series within this broader category include ephemeral publications produced by government, and a collection of scrapbooks covering the history of the Social Credit party within Alberta.
Official government-produced literature on farm management and agricultural topics, primarily published by the Canada Department of Agriculture and the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.
Surveys, pamphlets, and papers produced by Prairie Province governments. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
A selection of issues of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) periodical "Grain Matters". "Grain Matters" is a bimonthly publication distributed to prairie farmers which reports on matters of interest related to the grain industry in Western Canada.
Canadian Wheat BoardIncludes small collections of various types of items that are primarily linked by belonging or pertaining to an individual or a particular family.
Insurance plans held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Invoices and receipts kept by members of the McFadden family, largely between the years 1965-1970.
All of the letters in this collection are addressed to Irma Breadner, employee of Don Stanton's General Store of Westlock, Alberta, from her friends and family. The letters span the years 1941 through 1948, but the bulk were sent in the years 1944 and 1945. Together the letters offer an intimate view of Wartime as it was experienced by Central Albertans. Breadner's correspondents include servicemen and women working overseas, her sister, Jean, building airplanes in Ontario, and many Albertan women getting their educations or helping their families with the harvest against the backdrop of the final years of the Second World War. The collection also includes cards, postcards, pay stubs and a church program.
Records and ephemera related to the lives and enterprises of multiple generations of the McFadden family. These materials have been produced, collected, and kept by members of the McFadden family over a period of more than 100 years.
A collection of albums, loose photographs, and assorted ephemera documenting the northern mining development, projects, and exploration of the McNeil family, c. 1930-1950. Matriarch Pearl McNeil (nee Montgomery) was the niece of Bob Montgomery of Death Valley Skidoo Gold Mine fame. She had three sons; Bob, Tom, and Don. Locations of the photographs range from Ontario to northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Collection contains two albums, three sets of loose photographs, and a selection of miscellaneous items including Christmas cards and a small bank/address book.
Menus from restaurants, cafes, and hotels from across the Prairie Provinces.
Items relating to military events and activities, as well as those documenting individuals' participation in the military.
Materials donated by the McFadden family that do not clearly or readily align with other existing categories.
Materials that do not clearly or readily align with other existing categories.
Newspaper supplements, clippings, and obituaries from the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Undated photographs and images from the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Publications or materials belonging to non-commercial organizations, such as associations, foundations, clubs, societies and volunteer groups, that cannot be otherwise located in one of the other sub-fonds.
The donation of the family of Frank and Mary S. Parker, these scrapbook collections of newspaper articles, greeting cards, and photographs cover four (4) decades of Alberta political history, seen from inside the Social Credit party.
"50 Plus Proverbs We Learned" self-published monograph by Margaret Harder with illustrations by Malyssa & Cora Wiens. The monograph contains 52 pages of memoir on growing up in Manitoba. Inserted with the work are:
B&W print of an aerial photograph of the Chateau Lake Louise, taken for the Calgary Herald
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of women in the interior of the Empress Hotel - Swift Current, Saskatchewan
B&W print of buildings in Bankhead, Alberta
B&W wide format print of Royal Canadian Mounted Police horse parade, poss. Regina
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of a man and woman each on horseback, Indian Head, Saskatchewan
B&W print, mounted, of a grain elevator, Myrtle, Saskatchewan. Note: There does not seem to be a Myrtle in Saskatchewan, but there is one in Manitoba with a grain elevator.
B&W print of George Mekee threshing outfit - men, horse teams, and farm equipment. Hanley, Saskatchewan
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of children and teachers (Miss M. Staples & Miss McDiarmid) in front of Earl Grey Public School, Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of men and farm equipment engaged in threshing
B&W print, captioned, of Harwood Hotel building construction, with notes on construction, poss. by labourer in photo, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of the International Hod Carriers and Building Labourers Union of America and Canada local No. 180, on street with wagon and banners, Regina, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of two men and two women with a horse and buggy, Lanigan, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of a wheeled cookhouse on a southern Alberta ranch.
B&W print, mounted, damaged, of a group of men, women, girls and boys in front of a building, with a ballpoint-pen marking one woman
B&W print, mounted, of two men and a dog outside a Canadian Elevator Co. elevator at Zealandia, Saskatchewan. Paired with PE000017, F-3-2-0-8.
B&W print, mounted, of two men and a dog inside a Canadian Elevator Co. elevator at Zealandia, Saskatchewan. Paired with PE000016, F-3-2-0-7.
B&W print of people in the street surrounded by damaged buildings following the tornado known as the ‘Regina Cyclone,' Regina, Saskatchewan
B&W print of Elm Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of men with large horse team and threshing machine.
B&W print, mounted, of group of men (many labourers) in front of two large houses, with right-hand drive car, poss. Edmonton, Alberta.
B&W print, mounted, of group of people in front of James A Sutherland Lumber and Hardware Store, Crossfield, Alberta
B&W print, mounted, of central fire station with cars and fire trucks, Brandon, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of labourers at construction site
B&W print, mounted, of bartenders and men at bar, poss. Dauphin, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of men and horses outside National Hotel and Wisler’s Wardrobe, Stettler, Alberta
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of group of men and one woman with threshing equipment and horse and buggy, Mullin Farm
B&W print, mounted, of Garrison Sergeants of the 90th Winnipeg Rifles (names listed on mat) at Sturgeon Creek Camp, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
B&W print, mounted, of the staff at the General Hospital in Medicine Hat, North West Territory [present day AB]. Staff names are marked on the mat. Possible damage to photograph by backing paper.
B&W print of North Battleford Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff (names listed below each portrait), 28 individuals, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of Her Majesty The Queen with Officers of the Saskatoon Light Infantry as part of presentation of colours, Caterham, Surrey, England. Paired with PE000033.
B&W print, mounted, of Officers of the Saskatoon Light Infantry, Caterham, Surrey, England. Paired with PE000032
B&W portrait, mounted, of Lloyd Turner. Caption below photograph reads ‘To Winkie With all my Best –Lloyd Turner’. Taken during photo shoot for hockey hall of fame (see Glenbow Archives acc. # NA-5093-765). Includes article ‘Will the Real Turner Please Stand Up?’
B&W print, wide format, group portrait of the Southern Albertan 1st Conference for Girls, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, of store interior and display cases.
B&W print, mounted of store interior and display cases.
B&W stereoscopic print, captioned, of Tipis, cart, and travois.
