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Item · 1965
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

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

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

Item · Oct. 20, 1961
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

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

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

Textual Material
Fonds 426-2-5-2 · Sub sub series · 1951
Part of Studio Theatre fonds

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

Studio Theatre
David McKnight fonds
PS 8237 M6 D38 · Fonds · [197-]-2012

Fonds consist of David McKnight’s Canadian Little Magazine and Small Press archive, reflecting his interest in documenting the history of this genre of Canadian publishing, and include the pioneering work in the field done by Wynne Francis whose research files form part of the fonds. Through both of their collecting, the David McKnight fonds consists of materials which cover the history of Canadian small press publishing from 1923-2010.

The designation of the series was arrived at after considering the ordering of the material as it was received at Bruce Peel Special Collections. It was clear that there was an original ordering of the files, often according to an alphabetical or chronological scheme, and the files had titles. David McKnight separated his files broadly into those associated with his mentor and advisor, Wynne Francis, and his own research/collection files, and as much as possible, this structure is maintained. Series titles were arrived at after considering the collection in its entirety, and the apparent order implied by McKnight’s file listings and comments. The material was received in two shipments, but was intended as one donation, so some assignment of series and file titles, combining the material in the two shipments, was necessary. The records are almost all textual, although there are three microfilm reels, two cassette tapes, and two photographs.

Taking into consideration both the information provided by David McKnight in a letter to the Head of Bruce Peel Special Collections, and the contents of the records received, six series and several sub-series were established to better facilitate access to the collection.

UAA Fonds 0410 · Fonds · 1928-2012

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

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

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

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

Ritchie, Marguerite E.
TL 540 D53 C64 4.2.238 · File · 1924-1927
Part of Clennell 'Punch' Dickins fonds

Kodak envelope containing HBC envelope labelled "Negatives, High River & Edm., RCAF Mar 31 1924 to Mar 31/1927, Keep, not for 60 ann" contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men standing at the tail of an aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins and another man standing at the tail of same aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man wearing puttees [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to building
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit with parachute
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing beside biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'EC' markings
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting automobile being used to start a biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform with cane, standing in front of hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting aircraft in hangar, automobile adjacent [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Alberta Legislature and surrounding community [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape, Hotel Macdonald at centre
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of University of Alberta, Edmonton [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man standing in front of building
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men in biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'DN' markings
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform wearing long overcoat
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft outside hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting what appears to be crashed aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft, closer shot
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform, with cane standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing in front of biplane aircraft wings
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 3 men in suits standing next to building

Item · Jan. 12, 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the "Northern Alberta Old-Timers’ Association Banquet and Dance at The MacDonald Edmonton Thursday, January 12, 1928." 

Front cover also contains a small flower drawing, and a poem titled "The Pioneer." Back cover contains a larger b&w photograph of seven (7) men and one (1) woman standing around a bust, with log buildings in the background. It’s captioned: 
"Oliver Bust Committee-Left to Right-K.A. McLeod, Campbell Young, J.E. Reilly, C.C. Batson, Kathleen McLeod, W.J. Carter, Howard Douglas, W.R. West. This bust was erected during his lifetime by the Northern Alberta Pioneers’ and Old-Timers’ Association, July 1, 1927, as a part of Canada’s Jubilee Celebration, and as a mark of their respect for an outstanding Pioneer, Publisher, Statesman, and Friend of Western Canada." 
The interior of the program contains a toast list and a menu for the night.

Item · Jan. 19, 1931
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Item · Dec. 3, 1938
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Item · Nov. 17, 1932
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Item · 2000
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Item · 1979
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Edmonton Art Gallery
Item · 1978
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

Edmonton Art Gallery
Item · 2002
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

University of Alberta Department of Art and Design
Item · 1989
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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

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

University of Alberta Department of Art and Design
Brian Llewellyn Evans fonds
UAA Fonds 0607 · Fonds · 1950-2014

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

Evans, Brian Llewellyn
Candas Jane Dorsey fonds
UAA Fonds 0663 · Fonds · 1957 - 1993

Candas Jane Dorsey Writing – Finding Aid

Dorsey, Candas Jane
UAA-2003-051
Accession · 1974-1992
Part of Candas Jane Dorsey fonds

Accession consists of 207 5 1/4 inch floppy disks primarily of file backups of Candas Jane Dorsey’s literary career, containing short stories, novels, poems, drafts, editing and freelance work including the titles "Poetry - A Dancer in that Country - 1985 Revision," "Black Cat," "Machine Sex: And Other Stories," "Everybody's a Stranger in Somebody's Country," and "Hardwired Angel." Accession also contains 2 sound recordings consisting of poems and songs from the “Crystal - Edm. Folk Club.” Textual records are of Candas Dorsey’s personal papers.

Dorsey, Candas Jane