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2008.1.3.3.4.28 · File · ca. 1903-1915
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Printed ephemera – Military Extracts including full pages and paper scraps, retained by Harwood Steele in an envelope labeled “autography & bits”. SBS has signed his name, and often his rank, to each piece or scrap of paper in this file, most of them excerpts from published sources.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.3.4.35 · Item · ca. 1914
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

This leaflet, originally inserted in a First World War military book, asks the question: “Which book will you buy for the blind man?” and features a color illustration of a blind man being handed a braille book. On verso, there is a printed appeal from C. Arthur Pearson, Honorary Treasurer of the newly established National Institute for the Blind, asking for donations to fund the purchase of equipment to bring down the cost of printing braille books. On the bottom of the page is a place to write your name, address, and amount pledged for the Institute. C. Arthur Pearson was a noted publisher, writer and newspaper man, but began to lose his sight due to glaucoma in 1908. He published his Pearson’s Easy Dictionary in braille in 1912, and became President of the National Institute for the Blind in 1914. He was a successful fundraiser for the Institute as these leaflets might attest to, increasing the income from £8,000 to £360,000 in only eight years. Pearson went on to establish the St. Dunstan’s Home for soldiers blinded in the First World War, where men were offered vocational training in an effort to help them regain their independence and return to the workforce.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.3.4.32 · Item · [ca. 1914]
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Printed bookmark advertising The Scottish Widows' Fund; includes a color reproduction of "The Village Bride-Groom" by Jean Baptiste Greuze. ca. 1910.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
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 · 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 · Oct., 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Drumheller, Alberta from October 1955. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2600. The plan consists of a Master Title page, a Standard Key of Signs page, and 7 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Western Canada Insurance Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. This particular plan is listed as Copy No. 67. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Drumheller and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists primarily of residential areas and main streets.

Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Didsbury, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 1400. The plan consists of a Master Title page which includes a Standard Key of Signs, two index pages, one Key Plan page, and 5 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Didsbury and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists primarily of the main streets of the town.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Cardston, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2700. The plan consists of a Master Title page which includes a Standard Key of Signs, two index pages, one Key Plan page, and 7 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Cardston and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists primarily of main streets.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Fort Mcleod, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2398. The plan consists of a Master Title page which includes a Standard Key of Signs, four index pages, and 11 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Fort Mcleod and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1959
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta from August 1959. The population at the time of the plan creation was 7400. The plan consists of a Master Title page which includes a Standard Key of Signs, a Key Plan page, and 10 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Grande Prairie and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists primarily of retail and urban centres.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of High River, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2250. The plan consists of a Master Title page which contains a Standard Key of Signs, two index pages, and 7 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. This particular plan is listed as Copy No. 13 and was issued to Phoenix Assurance Company Limited of London in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of High River and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists of primarily retail areas.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Nov., 1964
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Edmonton, Alberta from November 1964. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 12. The plan consists of a Master Title page which contains a Standard Key of Signs, and 68 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Edmonton and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists of primarily retail and industrial areas.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Jun., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Edmonton, Alberta from June 1954. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 14. The plan consists of a Master Title page, a key of the plan, and 6 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Western Canada Insurance Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This plan is listed as Copy No. 76. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Edmonton and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists of primarily residential neighbourhoods.

Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association
Item · Jun., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Edmonton, Alberta from June 1954 which was partially revised in June 1966. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 15. The plan consists of a Master Title page which contains a Standard Key of Signs, and 25 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Edmonton and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan contains the layout of various industrial and retail areas in the Southern half of Edmonton.
Included in the envelope is a single page titled General Index to the Insurance Plan of the City of Montreal and Vicinity which was created by the Canadian Underwriters' Association. The page has the word "Incomplete" written on the back of the page and is unrelated to the Edmonton Insurance plan.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · [2019]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An NDP election flyer for Heather McPherson in Edmonton, Alberta from 2019. The flyer provides information about Heather McPherson’s career and experience as well as plans the NDP has for Canadians. On the back of the flyer are infographics of polling projections in 2019 and the average vote percentage in Edmonton Strathcona for the 2006-2015 elections. The flyer also includes photographs of Heather in the community and contact information for her office.

New Democratic Party
Item · 1892
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two copies of a Pastoral Letter of His Grace the Most Reverend Alexandre Antonin Taché Declaring the Decrees of The First Council of St. Boniface. One copy is written in English and the other copy is written in French. The letter was written in 1892 in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba by Reverend Alexandre Antonin Taché. The letter was written in celebration of two anniversaries: the anniversary of the first Apostles landing on the banks of the Red River, and the anniversary of the First Provincial Council of the Ecclesiastical Province opening.

Taché, Alexandre Antonin
Item · Sept., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Wainwright, Alberta from September 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 3275. The plan consists of a master title page with a key of signs, an index, and 8 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Wetaskiwin and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1959
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Wetaskiwin, Alberta from August 1959. The population at the time of the plan creation was 4850. The plan consists of a master title page, a key of signs page, and 8 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 39. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Wetaskiwin and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Oct., 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Camrose, Alberta from October 1955. The population at the time of the plan creation was 5700. The plan consists of a master title page, a key of signs page, and 10 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of The Western Canada Insurance Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The plan is listed as Copy No. 33. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Camrose and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan primarily consists of retail complexes and main streets.

Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association
Item · Sept., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Vegreville, Alberta from September 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2853. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 9 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters' Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Vegreville and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan primarily consists of industrial and retail complexes and main streets.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1959
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Stettler, Alberta from October 1955. The population at the time of the plan creation was 3500. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 7 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 46. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Stettler and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan primarily consists of industrial and retail complexes and main streets.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Oct., 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Red Deer, Alberta from October 1955 which was partially revised in September 1964. The population at the time of the plan creation was 24,000. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 24 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Plan Division of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 78 but there is no issue recipient listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Red Deer and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several pages have new drawings pasted over the originals, presumably due to the revisions. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods, industrial and retail complexes, and main streets.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Ponoka, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 4179. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 8 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is. listed. Each page of the detail sheets display various streets and buildings in the city of Ponoka and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods, industrial and retail complexes, and main streets.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Olds, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2285. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 10 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Olds and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods, industrial and retail complexes, and main streets.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Jul., 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Medicine Hat, Alberta from July 1955 which was partially revised in August 1964. The population at the time of the insurance plan creation was 25,000. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 34 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 55 but there is no issue recipient listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Medicine Hat and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several pages have new drawings pasted over the originals, presumably due to the revisions. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods, industrial and retail complexes, and main streets.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Nov., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from November 1954 which was partially revised in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 3. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, and detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Plan Division of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several of the pages are B&W paper copies as opposed to the original cardstock pages and are presumably the revisions done in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods as well as industrial areas, retail complexes, and main streets.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · [1907-1921?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A notice from the Recorder of Brands under the Department of Agriculture in Medicine Hat, Alberta, containing information on the use, application, registration, and regulation of brands for cattle and horses. Section titles include "Brands as Evidence of Ownership," "Penalties," "Vents," "Hoof Marks and Ear Tags," "Movement of Stock," and "Remittance of Fees."

Wilson, James
Item · [after 1988]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A rosary and booklet containing instructions, prayers, and the twenty mysteries including artworks, packaged in a plastic baggie. The booklet and baggie both include contact information for Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation Inc. A note on the baggie reads "This is a free gift."

Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation Inc.
Item · [after 1922]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A pamphlet addressed to the "Workers of Saskatoon" calling them to attend an anti-capitalist demonstration and parade on Tuesday, May 1 (no year given). It refers to the Soviet Union as "a beacon in the darkness" and discusses the hardships faced by the working class including low wages and denied right of assembly.

May Day Committee
Item · July 18, 1979
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure for the dedication ceremony of the Northlands R.C.M.P. Commemorative Theatre, dated Wednesday, July 18, 1979. Includes information on the theater, a brief history of the 'A' Troop march from Roche Percee to Fort Edmonton in 1874, details of the preview of the proposed film "The Force" that was shown at the ceremony, photographs of Supt. W.D. Jarvis, Sgt. Major S. Steele, Inspector J. D. Moodie, and Sgt. Maj. A.H. Griesbach, a map of Western Canada, and a list of thanks to movie personnel, RCMP officers, the Edmonton NWMP Historical Attraction Advisory Board, and Northlands executives. Laid-in is another brochure announcing plans for the Northlands' Theme Village, scheduled to be completed in 1985. The front shows an illustration of a statue of Sgt. Maj. A.J. Griesbach and the back is a map of the location of the Theme Village within the Northlands' grounds.

Edmonton Northlands
Item · [1904-1917]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure providing information on employment prospects in Canada, and advertisement for travel by "Allan Royal Mail Line Express Turbine Steamers." Photographs include second and third class accommodations, prairie towns and farms, Montreal, and the R.M.S. "Virginia" steamer. The front page reads "For Handbooks of Information, Sailing dates, &c., apply to G. F. Burnham, King Street, RYE."

Allan Royal Mail Line
Item · Sept., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from September 1954 which was partially revised in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 2. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 55 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters Survey Bureau, Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 166 but there is no issue recipient listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several pages have new drawings pasted over the originals, presumably due to the revisions. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods as well as industrial and retail complexes.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Nov., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from November 1954, which was partially revised in October 1963. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 4. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, a revision page which consists of a list of block number changes in this volume, and 45 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters Survey Bureau, Limited in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 114 and is issued to the Royal Agencies Limited in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan consists of primarily residential neighbourhoods.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Jun., 1995
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from June 1955, which was partially revised in June 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 8. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 26 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan features numerous residential neighbourhoods.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Aug., 1963
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from August 1963. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 10. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 21 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 9 and is issued to the Legal & General Assurance Society Limited in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Lacombe, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the insurance plan creation was 3000. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 12 detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made in Canada and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau, Limited in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Lacombe, Alberta and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Jul., 1972
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Lloydminster, Alberta-Saskatchewan from July 1972. The population at the time of the insurance plan creation was 8183. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, an index, and 22 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Lloydminster and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · 2012
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A set of stamp sheets from the 2012 Alberta Youth Stamp Design Contest. The first page is a letter from the project manager of the context, John Attrell, addressed to the sponsors of the Edmonton Stamp Club in Edmonton, Alberta. The letter states that the souvenir package of stamps included is a gift of appreciation for the recipient’s support. The package includes the genuine stamps themselves along with printed pages that are nearly identical to the stamp pages. There are four stamp designs in total.

Edmonton Stamp Club
Item · Nov., 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of Banff, Alberta from November 1955. The population at the time of the insurance plan creation was 2850. The plan consists of a Master Title page, a Key of Sign page, and six detail sheets of the town. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Western Canada Insurance Underwriters’ Association and this particular plan is copy No. 67. The plan was created in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of Banff, Alberta and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Western Canada Insurance Underwriters Association
Item · 1930
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The fourteenth annual Vegreville Summer Fair Prize list and Exhibition Guide which was held in Vegreville, Alberta, from July 28 to July 30, 1930. The guide includes two entry forms, one for livestock and one for all departments aside from livestock, that could be submitted to the exhibition before July 25, 1930. The book includes information about the rules and regulations for the exhibition, prize options for the different livestock categories, and prize options for the various agriculture and horticulture categories. The booklet also includes various advertisements for local businesses.

Item · Jan. 9, 1884
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Co. Limited
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two leaflets for Team Products Alberta in Calling Lake, Alberta, a cooperative of 500 Indigenous artists and craftspeople in those regions. The first leaflet is an information sheet for the Alberta and Mackenzie District and outlines the qualifications and guidelines for products that a person may want to sell through Team Products Alberta. The leaflet also provides instructions for how to send product samples to the company for evaluation. The second leaflet is a blank handicrafts questionnaire that asks questions regarding the seller’s product such as the inventory, price, materials being used, and community support.

Team Products Alberta
Item · [1880]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet in German titled “Allgemeine Waisen-Verordnung der Gemeinde Chortik, Eastern Reserve, Manitoba” which translates to “General Ordinance for Orphans of the Municipality of [Chortik], Eastern Reserve, Manitoba.” The booklet was published by the Northwest Publishing Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba and written by K.L. Frans Dück in 1880. The booklet, when translated to English, outlines guidelines created by a group of Mennonites who immigrated to Manitoba, regarding special property and inheritance regulations with regard to the benefit of orphans.

Frans Dück, K.L.
Item · 1906
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet about Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan and “its advantages as a commercial and residential centre” in 1906. The booklet highlights some of the notable buildings and developments in Regina, the growing industry, and the general progress of the city. The photographs included in the booklet depict different parts of the city such as farm scenes, government buildings, banks, residential homes, and various street scenes. The final page of the booklet is a fallout panoramic printed photograph of a bird’s eye view of Regina. The booklet was published by The Regina Board of Trade and printed by The Leader Press in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The Regina Board of Trade
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A printed newsletter accusing the Winnipeg Newspaper of ridiculing the Bible in a satirical tone. The newspaper excerpt in question states that a delegation appeared on behalf of the religious education board and urged that a portion of the Bible be read every day in schools. The group “contended that it was not alone a splendid piece of literature, but also would help towards character building.” The newsletter states that the Bible does build character, and in fact, builds characters “who have willingly submitted to the lash,” and that it “stifles real progress and bound the people of the world to the dogma and traditions of dark ages.” The newsletter urges Christian Winnipeg to wake up.

Item · c. 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Tourist information for travelers to the Rocky Mountains, covering locations in Alberta and B.C., by the Lands, Parks and Forests Branch of the National Parks Bureau of the Department of Mines and Resources. Includes information on accommodation, points of interest, wildlife, captioned photographs, and opportunities for recreation in the National Parks of Banff, Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mount Revelstoke. One map is titled "Main Routes to the National Parks in Alberta and British Columbia" and the other shows National Parks across Canada.

Canada. Department of Mines and Resources
Item · 1954-05-26 - 1954-05-27
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement book and program for the Optimists Club's Boys' Town annual meeting at Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta, dated May 26-27, 1954. It consists primarily of advertisements for local businesses, with the event program on a single-sided orange page in the center. Also includes a foreword, "The Optimist Creed," a photograph of the Royal Family, messages from Mayor D. H. Mackay and Chief Constable L. S. Partridge, a list the board of governors of the Calgary Optimist Club, captioned photographs of school sports teams, and information on some of the scheduled performers.

Optimist Club of Calgary
Item · 1955
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Information on the Historic Sites program, launched to commemorate Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee in 1955. The program placed "rustic-style" markers at historically significant sites throughout the province, including trails, river crossings, fur trade posts, and locations associated with the territorial government and the North-West Mounted Police.

Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee
Item · 1907-01-23 - 1907-01-24
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A summary of the first convention of the Alberta Provincial School Board held at Unity Hall in Edmonton, dated January 23-24, 1907. Consists primarily of notes on the decisions reached through various discussions, with topics including "Teacher's Salary," "Conveyance of Children," "School Sites," and "Compulsory Attendance and Truancy Act." Also includes a "Chairman's Address," schedule, and a note that Calgary, Alberta was decided upon as the location of the next year's meeting.

McCaig, James
Item · [c. 1912]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Information on the grain trade in Canada, prior to World War I but after the establishment of the Grain Act, and in-depth proposals for its improvement. Subtitle reads "Conditions which make such a system necessary. A detail of the system showing its practicability. Results of such a system in operation."

De Montfort Press
Item · September, 1925 - June 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two year books from "S.N.S." (Saskatoon Normal School) for the school years of 1925-1926 and 1946-1947. They both include composite photographs of graduating students, writing samples and poetry, yearbook staff lists, athletics reports, editorials, and messages from the principal. The 1925-1926 copy has the inscription "Margaret M. Rennie, Room A. S.N.S." on the first page, many handwritten signitures under "Autographs" on pages 56-57, and the signature of orchestra conductor Mrs. Helen Davies Sherry on page 115. The 1946-1947 copy has two newspaper clippings attached to the inside of the front cover reporting on the death of Dr. Frederick James Gathercole, one being from the Leader-Post of Regina, Saskatchewan and dated Tuesday, December 28, 1993. Another clipping on the funeral service for Mrs. E. J. Ouellette is taped to page 34, and an obituary for Michael Joseph Schafer is taped to page 65 underneath his portrait, dated 1947. A retirement notice for Roy Lockert, also clipped from the Leader-Post and dated Friday, July 4, 1980, is attached to page 101. Pages 102-104 contain various other materials taped in including graduation programs, a red heart-shaped autograph book with signatures, and a typed memo on the decision of the Saskatoon Normal School Student's Assembly during their executive meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 1947 to "allot a sum of $50 to the next assembly for the buying of a radio." It also includes advertisements for local businesses.

Students of the Provincial Normal School, Saskatoon
Item · 1905
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A large fold-out paper brochure, written in French, providing information on farming and homesteading in Manitoba and the territories of Assiniboia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The verso is a map of Canada, dated 1905 but prior to September and the formation of modern provincial borders, and includes the territories of Athabasca, Mackenzie, Franklin, Keewatin, and Ungava.

Oliver, Frank
Item · 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"A Handbook of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg" prepared by the Publication Committee of the Winnipeg Local Executive Committee to present to the members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for their visit from August 25 to September 1, 1909 (with options for extension based on member interests). Includes a proposed program and tentative itinerary, photographs, meteorological observations, information on locations within Winnipeg, Manitoba including a map marked with "probable meeting places," and another fold-out colored map of Canada.

Publications Committee of the Winnipeg Local Executive Committee
Item · c. 1905
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An immigration enticement publication issued by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company that includes information on "farming, mining, lumbering, ranching, and fruit growing" in the province of British Columbia. A fold-out map is tipped in before the first page "showing the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway" in southern B.C. and Alberta, and includes some of northern Washington and Montana. Another map printed on the inside of the front cover shows the C.P.R. across Canada, and another closer view of the area around Ottawa, Ontario showing "Eastern lines and connections," dated February 2, 1905. The name C. Green is handwritten on the top of both front and back covers, as well as on page 5 and dated September 4, 1908.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · 1906
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of documents reporting on the cost, production, delivery, location, bylaws, and other details associated with development in order to provide hydro-electric power to the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, dated from April 25 to July 3, 1906. Front cover reads "Vote And Use Your Influence To Make Winnipeg a Manufacturing Center."

Winnipeg City Council
Item · [c. 1920]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement for the Mount Royal Hotel in Banff, Alberta. Includes "Facts and Figures," a list of names of surrounding mountains and their peak altitudes, distance (in miles) from various Rocky Mountain locations, photographs, and mentions of other amenities and offerings. Manager N. H. Murray's name has been crossed out, and "Bert McCallum, Manager" printed underneath. Date estimate is dealer-provided.

Traveller Publishing Co.
Item · [before 1905]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A copy of a speech " Delivered Before the Young Men's Liberal Club of Calgary" by Charles A. Stuart of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario. He is billed as a "Barrister at Law, Advocate, Sometime Fellow in English and Canadian Constitutional History in the University of Toronto." He discusses the formation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, formerly the Northwest Territories, the financial implications, and relations with the Dominion Government and the British monarchy.

Stuart, Charles Allen
Item · May, 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Vol. 11, No. 1 of "Historical Bulletin," a supplement to the "Historical Nights" publication from the Calgary Associate Clinic, dated May, 1946. Article titles are "Dr. Hermann Biggs," "Medical Anomalies," "Medical Pioneering in Alberta," "Unforgettable Incidents in Private Practice," and "A Medical Miscellany." A label and note on the front covers calls attention to a "Salutation to Dr. G.D. Stanley on the occasion of his seventieth birthday" on page ten.

Calgary Associate Clinic
Item · [c. 1950]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A fictional story told in second-person point of view about the average prairie province farmer's discontent with the privatized grain trade system, and answered by farmer-owned co-operative wheat pools. Illustrations feature farm buildings, horse-drawn carts, grain elevators, the Statue of Liberty, and images of crooked businessmen or "gamblers."

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Item · April, 1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An article from Vol. 33, No. 4 of the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists that has been "reprinted for private circulation." Includes information on the history, stratigraphy, formation, development, and yield of the Leduc oilfield in Alberta, with a focus on paleontological characteristics. It is signed "Compliments of D.B. Layer" on the front cover.

Layer, D. B.
Item · [1904]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet provided by the Government of the Dominion of Canada containing photographs, maps, and predominantly agricultural information intending to encourage settlement in the western provinces. Published prior to 1905 and the present-day provincial configuration, the maps display boundaries for the territories of Assiniboia, Athabasca, Mackenzie, Franklin, Keewatin, and Ungava. The title reads "Homes for Millions in Western Canada's Vast Agricultural Domain of Virgin Opportunity and Infinite Resources."

Sifton, Clifford, Sir, 1861-1929
Item · 1910
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet from the Canadian Emigration Department advertising immigration to Canada issued by the authority of the Minister of the Interior in Ottawa, Canada in 1910. The booklet calls for farmers, farm labourers, and domestic servants to immigrate to Canada to find work and states they are “the only people the Canadian immigration department advises to emigrate to Canada” and everyone else should get definite assurance of work or employment before moving to the country. The booklet covers topics such as persons wanted for work, wages, opportunities for farming in the Prairies, times to emigrate, ocean travel rates, and letters from satisfied settlers.

Canadian Emigration Department
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A small booklet titled “Opportunities for Investments in Sunny Alberta” published by L.R. Harris, a real estate broker in Irvine, Alberta. The booklet discusses options for safe farmland investments in Alberta and justifies land purchases with facts about the climate and soil. The booklet also includes examples of properties available for sale around Irvine, Alberta.

Harris, L. R.
Item · [1912]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A booklet from The Tuttle Land Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, titled “Evidence.” The company sells and rents out farmland. The booklet includes various testimonies from farmers and photographs of farms and farmers in the Macoun-Halbrite District in Saskatchewan. The photographs were taken in the Fall of 1911. The purpose of the booklet is to provide evidence that scientific farming produces results and that “Farming Pays” in the district. The Tuttle Land Company advertises their propositions such as securing renters from their customer's land, refunding money to farmers who purchase their land and cultivate at least 75% of it, and they will refund car fare and expenses to anyone who inspects their land and is unsatisfied. The final page of the booklet includes a cropped photograph print of the private train car owned by The Tuttle Land Company.

Tuttle Land Company
Item · Oct. 24, 1945
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A Canadian Wheat Board permit booklet for the 1945 to 1946 season belonging to Harold J. Seal in Leduc, Alberta. The permit was granted to Harold Seal on October 24, 1945, and expired on December 3, 1946. Harold Seal reported owning an 80-acre farm, 56 acres of which were seeded acres of wheat and oats. Thirteen of those acres were authorized for wheat deliveries. Throughout the booklet are a few handwritten records of deliveries and grain purchases. At the back of the booklet are three pages outlining the Western Grain Regulations for 1945 to 1946.

Canadian Wheat Board
Item · [193-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

One blank page of hotel stationery for the Hotel MacDonald of the Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels in Edmonton, Alberta. The resident manager of the hotel is listed as J.V. Henderson. At the top of the page is a blue vignette of the Hotel MacDonald. The other Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels are listed as Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, The Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Qu’Appelle in Regina, Saskatchewan, and The Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels
Item · August, 1912
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A pamphlet titled "Land Seekers Guide also Free Homestead Lands along the Grand Trunk Pacific in Western Canada," dated August, 1912. Provides information and photographs of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, to encourage settlement of the area. Map is stamped in red ink to indicate railways, and includes notes on how to "find lands on the map" and "in the field."

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Item · [c. 1934]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Ephemeral information on the Social Credit movement founded by former Alberta Premier William Aberhart, circa 1934. "Study Group Feature No. 5" consists of academic material on the Social Credit System with handwritten notes, featuring "The Perfect Circle, the Blood Stream of the State." An unanswered questionnaire measuring agreement with the demand to increase the food quota and implement a clothing allowance has handwritten notes and doodles on the verso by Mr. Aberhart, dated Tuesday, February 5, and includes an illustration titled "Do it at once moment." Two of the newspaper clippings are articles titled "Chronicle Question Box" and consist of separated questions and answers on Social Credit, and the third is a photographic print of Aberhart.

Aberhart, William
Item · 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A guide to hotels, resorts, "bungalow camps," and destinations in the Rocky Mountains, published by Canadian Pacific Railways in 1928. The pages of the booklet are folded in half vertically as a group in order to tuck inside a cover half their size. It includes b&w photographs, coloured art prints, and information on activities, sights, and other offerings available at various locations along the Canadian Pacific route.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · May 4, 1888
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A printed copy of a speech delivered to the Historical Society of Manitoba by vice-president Charles N. Bell on May 4, 1888. It consists mostly of quotes and summaries from a work titled "Journal of Alexander Henry to Lake Superior, Red River, Assiniboine, Rocky Mountains, Columbia and the Pacific, 1799 to 1811, to establish the fur trade" and focuses on the time period between July 1800 and June 1801 and Henry's interactions with the Saulteaux (Ojibwa, Nakawe) First Nations people. There is a second document included in the booklet between the cover and first page titled "Transactions and Proceedings of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, from it's Organization in 1879 till the close of the Society's Year 1888-89; being Transactions Nos. 1 to 34, and Annual Reports for the Years 1880-1888." It consists only of the first leaf of what was presumably another booklet and contains the table of contents.

Bell, Charles N.
Item · 1930
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement calendar for "Public Lunch, Wong Pong Prop., Best Eating Place in Town" in Olds, Alberta. Two logos for different Buckingham tobacco products are printed in the bottom left and right corners. Art print is a painting of a woman in a chair with a little boy holding a toy elephant and sitting in her lap while they both look at a yellow bird singing in a hanging cage. It is captioned "Mother's Hour" and the artist's signature has been slightly cropped out but the surname may be "Hintermeister." The print can be lifted from the bottom and underneath is a "List of Premiums" that can be paid for with certain collectable cigarette cards. Calendar contains moon phase information.

Wong Pong Proprietors
Item · July 17, 1969
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Correspondence from the secretary of John George Diefenbaker, dated July 17, 1969. It is a response to a request from Mr. R. Lynn Ogden for a portrait of the former Prime Minister of Canada and explains the delay. The photograph is autographed, dedicated "with best wishes" to Mr. Ogden, and dated July 15, 1969. The envelope also bears the politician's signature in stamp form, as well as a 1st class mail label, a note that reads "Photograph - Do Not Bend," and Mr. Ogden's Edmonton, Alberta address.

Macdonald, Margaret
Item · January 17, 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A schedule for the annual meeting of the Local Council of Women of Regina, dated Tuesday, January 17, 1939, held at the City Hall Auditorium and followed by a banquet at the Kitchener Hotel. Program includes a silent prayer, minutes from the previous meeting, speeches by members, election of officers, and "Other Business." The last page consists of a "List of Affiliated Societies."

Local Council of Women of Regina
Item · February 8, 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"In commemoration of the One Hundred and Eleventh Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Born February 7th." Dated Thursday, February 8, [1923], held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contains a menu, with each item accompanied by a related Dickens quote, and a programme that includes toasts, selected sketches, and songs. The last page is an illustration of No. 48, Doughty Street in London, "To be the fellowships Headquarters, Library, Museum and Picture Gallery."

Winnipeg Dickens Fellowship
Item · June 27, 1965
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A speech by the Witness for Peace and Disarmament Committee at the Dana Radar Base east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, dated June 27, 1965. They ask for an end to "the testing, manufacturing, and stock-piling of nuclear and other diabolical weapons," along with other demands relating to the disassembling of the military establishment and formation of world peace initiatives.

Witness for Peace and Disarmament Committee
Item · ? - 1988-06-15
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two cards belong to a Corporal Alphonse Duane Boey. One is an invitation from the Premier of Saskatchewan Grant Devine and Mrs. Devine, to Mr. and Mrs. Boey to a farewell dinner for Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan F. W. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson on Wednesday, June 15, 1988 in the Regency Ballroom of the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina. The other reads "This will authorize Cpl. A. D. Boey to drive my car." and is signed by C. Irwin McIntosh, Lieutenant Governor.

Item · August 25, 1944
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Vol. II No. 32 of Out of the Scramble ("Hot off the Tarmac"), a World War II-era newsletter for the No. 17 Service Flying Training School in Souris, Manitoba. Includes local news, book recommendations, jokes and anecdotes, comics, lists of graduates and transfers, athletics report, a call for submissions, and an apology for the print quality, as they were "really having trouble in getting the good quality mimeo paper."

Item · 1927 - 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Year books from the nurses school at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one for the 1926-1927 school year and two copies for 1927-1928. They include lists of names and photographs of graduating students, history, photographs, and general information on the hospital, inspirational poems, jokes, and speeches, and advertisements for local businesses.

St. Boniface General Hospital
Item · [January 25, 1957]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A copy of an account of the married life of Mr. and Mrs. Unger from Kleefeld, Manitoba, written in German, to be presented to guests as a party favour on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married on January 25, 1932 and lived in various locations in Manitoba in houses they built themselves, raised chickens, and adopted three children. Includes captioned photographs, bible quotes, and a poem titled "Glückwunsch zur Silberhochzeit (Congratulations on your Silver Wedding Anniversary)" by Von Jacob J, Bartels.

Unger, Jacob R. and Marg.
Item · 2-4 June 1958
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the North American premiere of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, performed at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium from June 2-4, 1958. A list of the headlining performers as well as the producer and conductor come complete with photographs and actual signatures. Also contains a description of the three acts, the names of everyone in the choir and orchestra, "Messages to John Havard from former associates," notes from Mayor Hawrelak and the president of Western Concerts Limited, acknowledgements, a note about the plow used on stage in the third act, and congratulations (advertisement) from Northwestern Utilities, Limited. The name Kay Stensrud is written on the front cover, top right corner.

Western Concerts Limited
Item · 1873
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Print advertisement encouraging immigration to and settlement in Manitoba and other parts of Canada. Includes information on available land grants; Assisted Passages for Emigrants from the United Kingdom; and Care of Emigrants.

"Free Grants of 160 Acres of PRAIRIE LAND are offered to actual Settlers in the Province of MANITOBA. Dominion Lands sold for $1 per acre. Free Grants of 100 to 200 acres of WOOD LAND are offered to actual Settlers in other parts of Canada. Partially cleared Farms and Buildings may be bought at reasonable prices."

McKellar, Archibald
Item · August 6, 1951
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the Interscholastic Track and Field Trials put on by the Edmonton Girls' Athletic Club at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta on August 6, 1951. Includes a foreword, "The Mayor's Message," schedule of events and presentation of trophies, club information, and advertisements for local businesses.

Edmonton Girls' Athletic Club