Brochure outlining the advantages of using a sub-surface disc rim packer to plow. Blue-gray cover reads “Northern Alberta Machinery Company Limited, Manufacturing, Repairing and Rebuilding, Iron and Brass Foundry, Edmonton, AB” on the front. Most of the pages feature illustrated cross-sections of plowed soil. Printed by Baker Printing Co., 560 Second Street.
Season Ticket for the 1954 Edmonton High School’s Senior Rugby season. Price is listed at $1.50 for games held at Clarke Stadium. Good for League Games only. Ticket is numbered 1539, and has been stamped 4 times out of a possible 5. The back of the ticket lists the dates of particular games, as well as the teams playing.
Program titled: "The University of Alberta Department of Extension, Fine Arts Division, Presents Viggo Kihl, in Master Classes in Pianoforte Playing Technique and Pedagogy." Below the title is a b&w picture of Viggo Kihl, followed by a short biography. The classes are noted to take place in Edmonton from July 20th to 31st, for a 10 day course, and in Banff, from August 3rd to 14th, for a 10 day course. The interior contains class outlines, the fees for private instruction, general information regarding registration, enrollment, and living accommodation, as well as a blank application. Tucked inside the programme is a handwritten note, addressed to Mr. E. A. Corbett, regarding the registration date for the Viggo Kihl Piano Performance class. Letter is signed by B. Violet Kofeld. The back cover contains press comments.
B&W photograph depicting an old propeller plane on a grassy field, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Two men in the foreground can be seen running to different locations. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note: "Taking a flight with...(illegible) May at Edmonton."
Card advertising Uncle Ben’s Exchange in Edmonton. Card has an ink drawing of a moose on the front, and a b&w picture of Uncle Ben’s Exchange store on the back. The card provides the address of the store, along with a list of some of the goods for sale.
Booklet titled: "Digest of Laws of the City of Edmonton 1935." Gives information regarding the agreements, charters, by-laws, provincial laws, and provincial regulations affecting the City of Edmonton. Issued by the Bulletin Job Department. There is a stamp on the front cover noting it once belonged to J.A. MacDonald, City Assessor & Tax Collector, City of Edmonton.
Booklet titled: "Special Report upon 'The City’s Finances and Administration' by C.J.Yorath City Commissioner, Edmonton Alberta, August, 1924." Stamp on the front cover notes if was the property of J.A. MacDonald, City Assessor & Tax Collector, City of Edmonton. Includes an index and details the assessment done on the city’s financials and administration. Front cover has two hand-written markings: one is a signature of an A. Templeton, while the other notes it part of the Assessor’s Department. Back cover contains publishing information: The Western Veteran Publishing Co. Limited, Edmonton, Alberta.
Book titled: "Real Estate Directory - City of Edmonton - Bulletin Press." Cover is in a dark brown, textured material. The interior contains 122 pages of listings, in chart format, of the lots in Edmonton. They have been divided geographically, i.e. River Lot, Hudson Bay Reserve, Norwood, etc. There is a brief explanation at the front of the book describing the nature and reasoning behind the book.
Photo Album of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Edmonton in September, 1984. It has “Bill Connelly,” who was the recipient, handwritten on the top left corner of the inside cover. There is also a letter addressed to Mr. W.J. Connelly offering this album as a gesture of appreciation for his help. Album created by J.N. MacNeil and Roy Watson, Archbishops of Edmonton.
- Photograph #1: Close-up shot of John Paul II.
- Photograph #2: John Paul II and bishop walking up a staircase.
- Photograph #3: Birds-eye view of mass taking place at St. Joseph’s Cathedral.
- Photograph #4: Long shot of the podium with a group of bishops and cardinals standing behind John Paul II.
- Photograph #5: Long shot of John Paul II lifting his arms in a blessing gesture.
- Photograph #6: Diagonal shot of John Paul II’s vehicle being received by an excited crowd.
- Photograph #7: Lateral view of a procession taking place outdoors in a field. Photo depicts thousands of followers observing mass presumably led upon a white altar.
- Photograph #8: Medium low shot of John Paul II giving a speech on the altar.
- Photograph #9: Medium long shot of John Paul II as he stands with his crucifix cane and lifts his hand in a blessing gesture.
- Photograph #10: Medium long shot of John Paul II with a light background. He waves benevolently.
Souvenir program of the Official Inauguration of the Gyro Club, Edmonton. The title page includes the event title, location, and date. The first page contains the menu for the event and two caricature-style illustrations of the club’s president and secretary, at the top and bottom of the page, respectively. The following page contains the program and caricature-style illustrations of the speaker and treasurer; the back page contains the lyrics to four “club songs.” A purple ribbon binds this program to a 28 x 18 cm cardboard cover which contains the Gyro Club symbol and the title and date of the event.
Invitation to attend the 35th Annual Edmonton Historical Board Recognition and Plaque Awards ceremony. Award recipients include Vern Wishart; Alan Vanterpool; Peel’s Prairie Provinces Website – University of Alberta Library; Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta; Capital Modern Exhibit – Art Gallery of Alberta; Wallbridge Residence; Marshall Residence; Dean/Kuperus Residence; Chandler Barn; Highlands Community; Strathcona Community; Westmount Community. Included with the invitation is an invitation to attend the opening of an exhibit entitled “The Other Side of the Mountain: Glimpses of Chinese Pioneer Life on the Prairies from the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection” at the Bruce Peel library. Both items are in good condition.
Poster showing the bar room of the Selkirk Hotel. Poster is rolled into a scroll, slightly flattened in the centre, but otherwise in good condition.
Collection of five (5) posters showing various images related to Edmonton. All rolled into scrolls but otherwise undamaged.
- Interior of McNeils Cigar Store 1920,
- Old CNR (Canadian National Railways) Station showing 101 St. and 104 Ave. 1945,
- View of Edmonton from the Southwest around 1912,
- First Social Credit Script passed 1936,
- Sulky racing around 1912.
Colour calendar from McDermid Studios. Calendar is rolled into a scroll and has a firm crease about a third of the way up the poster. Images show various scenes from Edmonton:
- January/February: 101 St. and Jasper Ave. Site of the new Royal Bank Building,
- March/April: Buildings on Old Fort Edmonton Site
- May/June: Old CNR Station Corner 101st St. and 104th Ave.,
- July/August: City of Edmonton,
- September/October: Old City Market,
- November/December: Jasper Ave Looking West from 99th St.
B&W print, curled into a scroll. Image shows a meeting at Hotel MacDonald for the Northern Alberta Agents of the United Grain Growers Association.
Sub-sub-series consists of programs, press announcements, reviews for the production of the play.
Studio TheatreAccession 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 JaneMultiple media includes approximately 10 wood blocks (images of graduating classes and UA Staff) as well as a plaque presented to the UAL in 1988 from UMI (unknown) identifying UAL as an Early English Books Research Centre. Also includes photographic negatives and one positive of UAL Staff.
University LibrariesRolled scroll:"Three Tremors" created by a Grad student in 1966, glass plate teaching slides of bugs/sketches (Strickland and Hocking), 90th Anniversary photos (700 images) and events on CD. 2 Additional CDs contain "Entomology Reunion 2012 and "On the Firm Foundation". The sketches of insects are by Professor Douglas Craig.
Strickland, Edgar Harold240 cm of Board Investment Committee (Minutes of Meetings and Meeting Packages) 2000-2016.
An inventory has been developed (see attached)
Accession comprises 20 cm of Multiple Media.
Accession consists of one VHS entitled "And So They Move" (running time 14 minutes 41 seconds, Nine 3" x 4" Colour Photographs, and and Nine untitled 8 mm Film Reels (18 cm diameter) .
Aerial view of the University of Alberta campus and surrounding area.
This fonds contains the records of the University of Alberta chemistry professor Dr. Walter Harris. He was instrumental in the modernization of the University’s successful Analytical Chemistry program. Dr Harris was acclaimed for his work in chemistry education, scientific research, and committee service.
The materials date from 1915 to 2011. The records predominately date after Harris began his career at the University of Alberta in 1946. The collection is rich in teaching materials, including a number of lectures written verbatim, an abundance of lecture slides and audio visual recordings of Walter Harris lecturing, as well as a significant amount of Dr. Harris’ research papers and supporting information. The fonds also incorporates materials related to the history of the Chemistry Department at the University of Alberta. In addition, it provides insight into Harris’ book publications with related correspondence, revisions and notes. The fonds is abundant in records relating to Harris’ work as a committee member including meeting minutes, agendas, committee reports, and correspondence.
This fonds contains an array of document types including such textual materials as notes, correspondence, talks, programs, pamphlets, articles, cards, course materials, announcements, books, and personal history information. It also contains yearbooks, plaques, certificates and newspaper clippings, as well as a variety of media types including photographs, slides, negatives, lantern slides, a 16mm film, reel-to-reel audiotapes, a VHS videocassette, a u-matic video tape, and a CD-ROM disk. The fonds geographically pertains predominantly to Canada with some materials created in the United States, and a few materials generated in countries abroad. The materials related to Europe are from international conferences or committee travels taken by Harris.
Harris, Walter Edgar