This collection of health information is focused on pamphlets and fliers promoting primary prevention measures to the general public and, to a lesser degree, Health Professionals. The drop-down pages are organized as series level finding aids.
Most artifacts are in English and were produced in Canada or the United States of America. Also there are several artifacts in multiple versions by year, the changes in information between editions is both interesting and instructive.
Although primarily of interest for health researchers this collection may also be of interest to a variety of researchers; for example those interested in depictions of minorities including First Nations / Native Americans, Africans, Asians and sexual minorities. The collection may also be of interest to the following disciplines: Art (graphic design & illustration), Education, Counselling, Gender studies, Graphic novels, History, Linguistics (especially slang), Multiculturalism, Public Health policy, Social work, and Sociology.
The 'General Audience' subcategories represent the largest portion of the collection. They were created to provide information to the general public and as such are diverse in form and depth of coverage.
There are various sets of editions or versions of the same brochure or booklet which provide insights into the evolution of popular myths and medical misconceptions, these items also provide examples of how language used to describe HIV /AIDS changed as the medical community gained more detailed understanding of the mechanism of the virus.
Typical titles for the items include: "What you should know" "Get the Facts!" and "How to Not get AIDS." Atypical and more provocative titles include: "AIDS Kills Women Men and Babies" and "What you think you know about AIDS could be dead wrong."
Many of the comic books and graphic brochures feature "superheroes" with names like 'King Kondom' and 'Grand Master Blaster.'
The 'Specific Audience' subcategories are items that were created to address the information needs of specific group, for example 'Caregivers' includes, friends, and parents, but does not include counsellors or health care professionals.
This subseries contains general information on AIDS for a general audience. The geographical locations represented include several states and provinces, with two versions of a large format booklet from Sweden. The related health concerns sub-series provides the most detailed descriptions of other sexually transmitted infections and opportunistic diseases. This sub-series also contain specific information for intravenous drug users. The debunking myths sub-series provides insights in to the prejudices and assumptions about HIV /AIDS many people held in the 1980's and even into the early 1990's.
Information that addresses the specific information needs of Persons Living with HIV / AIDS. Most of this collection are brochures with advice on improving health through diet, drugs, and vitamin supplements. One of these includes an easy reference chart for what foods to eat to alleviate specific symptoms. A comprehensive booklet from 1993 provides fairly detailed information regarding dental health and AIDS related health concerns. there are two booklets from Hazelden publishers one applies the "12 Steps" program to AIDS and the other is a very comprehensive guide to HIV / AIDS prevention and the importance of hope. There are two full page single staple booklets from AIDS Network of Edmonton, one of which is 55 pages long and includes excellent index, glossary and listing of service providers.
Information for people of specific sexualities, or who engage in specific sexual practices.
Although the sub-series for sexual minority women is relatively small with only four items, they were published between 1986 and 1993. The single Spanish bilingual issue of 'LAP Notes' provides comprehensive information on rights, symptoms specific to women, problems accessing medical care and a snapshot of the attitudes and challenges lesbians faced at the time. It includes a letter from a lesbian living with AIDS in prison. NOTE the term 'Bisexual Woman' rarely appears in this entire series.
Within the sub-series for sexual minority men there are several brochures with erotic photographs or illustrations of naked men engaged in various sexual activities. This is worth noting as such images are mostly absent from any other series. One wallet sized fold out contains statistics on 'young men and HIV.' Most items have lists of safe versus unsafe sexual practices.
The heterosexual sub-series is dominated by items targeting specific ethnic groups with titles like "You don't have to be white of gay to get AIDS.' One of the Native American brochures connects AIDS to previous diseases the were imported with European colonizers like smallpox. In terms of risk of transmission some of the brochures list 'French-kissing' as unknown.
The sub-series specific to heterosexual women contains a wide variety of items most of which contain some information on pregnancy or mother to child transmission; some are specific to this concern. Many items exist in more than one version or are bilingual. There is a single photocopy brochure on symptoms specific to women. There are a few comprehensive booklets that include preventative measures for sex with other women but the majority of the information in them assumes the reader is a heterosexual woman. There is a single brochure that focuses on Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI's) which does not mention HIV /AIDS. Includes one bookmark and one business card information item.
Caption reads: "Symposium on Analytical Chemistry in honor of professor Walter E Harris on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Alberta August 15, 1980". The Symposium was organized by the analytical group at the University of Alberta. It consisted of eighteen presentations by Harris' fellow colleagues from across North America.
Walter Harris' certificate for becoming an Honorary Fellow of The Chemical Institute of Canada.
Harris after the University of Waterloo's fifty-fourth Convocation wearing academic hood and gown. Pictured here with Chancellor James Hadsworth; [?]; WAE (Pete) McBryde, former Dean of Science; and Douglas Wright, President of Waterloo.
Card attached to image reads "President Myer Horowitz [University of Alberta] presenting bookends to Walter Harris in honor of 30 years on faculty 1976".
Harris wearing his Order of Canada medal surrounded by family and friends on November 7, 1988. The "family show and tell" celebration was organized by Harris' daughter Margaret in honour of him becoming a member of the Order of Canada.
Letter congratulating Harris on becoming a Member of the Order of Canada from the Prime Minister Jean Chretien, dated October 13, 1998.
Letter on the occasion of Walter's 90th Birthday celebrations from former student Misae Masuda, dated April 29, 2005.
Letter with official seal on the occasion of Walter's 90th Birthday from Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin.
Harris's University of Alberta B.Sc. Diploma with official seal.
The Society of the Sigma Xi Diploma certifying Harris was elected as a member of the Minnesota chapter on May 31, 1944.
Response letter to HA Laitinen from Harris concerning a second addition to Chemical Analysis, dated May 28, 1971.
New Chemistry Building under construction with bricks being laid.
New Chemistry Building under construction with steel beams in place.
Chemistry 312 practical test.
Detroit Convention with: Sandell, Hume, Marion and Joe Bushey, as well as Stenfers, Fall 1962.
The future site of the Alberta Special Waste Treatment Facility, Swan Hills Treatment Centre: [?]; Bert Huffman; Walter Harris; Jacquie Champion; and Brenda Nelson.
Harris standing at the base of a mountain. Image found inside card from Audrey and Willard F Allen. Willard Allen was a friend and fellow chemistry teacher at the University of Alberta.
Letter to Harris from President Harry E Gunning commemorating him on five years as the Chairman of the Chemistry Department, dated July 4, 1979.
Two cold rooms one for storing volatile and unstable chemicals and the other is equipped as a laboratory.
Philips Electronics Inc. x-ray diffraction equipment for the analysis of crystalline compounds.
Electronics Shop featuring a Type 536 Oscilloscope with type B plug-in being used.
Main supply room for the storage and retrieval of chemicals, glassware and other equipment needed for teaching and research. The supply room was located in the basement of the Physical Science Centre.
Harris in his lab coat talking to others.
Chemistry Department Staff at the University of Alberta: HE Gunning, HB Dunford, P Kebarle, D Darwish, C Bigelow, F Birss, HS Frank (Physical Chemistry visiting speaker), WE Harris, RN O'Brien, GR Freeman, RU Lemieux, RK Brown.
Chemical Analysis "Crew": R Kratochvil, J Plambeck, D Rabenstein, P Harris, L Ziola, B Burrows, G Horlick, G Johanson, WE Harris. Dated August 1973. Photograph taken outside of the Chemistry Building.
Typed verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreTyped verbatim transcript for interview of Ernest Manning by Lydia Semotuk.
Sans titreThis archival collection is composed of textual and graphic materials related to the Hudson's Bay Company, the fur trade in Canada, and early European settlement in Canada. The collection includes correspondence between high-ranking employees at Hudson's Bay Company fur trade posts, personal correspondence between settlers or Hudson's Bay Company employees and their families, and Hudson's Bay Company reports, proclamations, contracts, and others records. The involvement of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian fur trade is also described throughout this collection. With a few exceptions, most items within the collection were created during the early- to mid-1800s.
Accession consists of the teaching, research, and publishing records of professor of law, Dr. Alexander Smith.
Sans titreCanadian Theatre Archives Directory
Sans titreThis collection offers an expansive view of the experiences of Chinese immigrants to Canada, particularly in the Prairie Provinces. While many narratives of Chinese immigration to Canada focus on the construction of the CPR, the emphasis here is on the numerous and diverse roles that Chinese immigrants played in Canada's history. This collection explores the Chinese experience through immigration, entrepreneurship, schooling, and other elements of daily life. Among other things, it is made up of photographs, scrapbooks, business documents, personal correspondence, immigration records, magazines, books, phonograph records, and event programs. A great deal of credit is due to Helen Kwan Yee Cheung, who encouraged donations from the local Chinese community thus helping to build a uniquely community-based collection.
Manual of Administrative Policies, Procedures and Services
Sans titreContains details of finanical accounts for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, ennumerating deposits, expenses, and account balances. Each entry is accompanied by the date of the transaction.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the front of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for 1914; the last entry, however, is dated Jan. 1915.. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Enclosed loosely in the book are a variety of documents, including internal union forms - especially applications for membership , and additional handwritten notes.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Enclosed loosely in the book are a variety of documents, including handwritten notes, correspondence, a reciept from Clark-Leatherdale Co. Ltd. Funeral Directors, internal union forms, and a number of lists recording attendence at various meetings during the year.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. Attendence lists for various meetings during the year are also enclosed, as loose sheets. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Accompanying the notes are a number of monthly reports by the financial secretary, pasted on unused pages. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. The blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed, while the pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Notes are accompanied by attendence lists for meetings, which are glued onto unused pages in the book. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Notes are accompanied by attendence lists for meetings, which are glued onto unused pages in the book. Additionally, the blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the year, with the names of lodge officers being listed. The pages near the end of the book feature a handwritten membership list for the lodge.
Handwritten meeting minutes for the Northern Lights Lodge, No. 127, for the entire year. Notes are accompanied by attendence lists for meetings, which are glued onto unused pages in the book; additional notes are enclosed on loose yellow pages. One ballot for local lodge office elections is also included. The blue-colored pages at the front of the book record the officer's roll-call for meetings during the period, with the names of lodge officers being listed.
Papers regarding the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Sans titreResearch notes for "History of Horticulture in Alberta"
Sans titreNational Youth Director's files
Sans titreMemorabilia
Sans titrePersonal papers include: theatre scripts, recordings, programs, promotional material and news clippings.
Sans titreTheatre programs, clippings and other materials.
Sans titreOperational papers
Sans titrePersonal papers; includes teaching materials for history courses taught at the University of Alberta
Sans titreTopographical survey plans of the University of Alberta campus. Surveys include topographic information, street and building plans, walkways, utilities, railway lines and general information for civil and building engineering work.
Sans titreMaterials document the construction of Micherner Park Two student housing complex.
Included are building plans, grounds surveys, receipts, invoices, contracts, busines cards and diary notebooks.
Materials including professional correspondence, notes, photocopies, newspapers and clippings, newsletters/periodicals, book and auction catalogues and research materials.
Sans titrePersonal papers of Norman and Magda Jones, pimarily correspondence.
Sans titrePhotos, degrees, clippings, certificates, and the medical class pin of Dr. W. Gourlay.
Sans titreAccession consists of records pertaining to Laura Reid including, correspondence received, exhibition catalogues, press clippings, scrapbook, sketch book, and photographs.
Sans titreDonald Murray Ross Fond 1940-1986 – Inventory
Sans titreOffice files include minutes, officers' files, correspondence and publications. Includes branches.
Sans titreAccession consists of correspondence, minutes and reports from the University of Alberta Area Transportation Study and the Citizens Advisory Committee.
Sans titreCrossley's personal paper primarily regarding consulting work.
Sans titreProfessional files include research materials on the history and construction of the Globe Theatre, draft copy of "The Birth of the Edmonton Professional Theatre, 1906-1910" and materials relating to J Sandiland's book "Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase Book"
Sans titreAdministrative files.
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