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The Alberta Society of Artists was founded by a group of Calgary artists led by Alfred C. Leighton and incorporated in 1931. Objectives of the Society are to foster and promote the fine arts in Alberta. A.C. Leighton, the first president, was succeeded by a number of prominent Alberta artists including H.G. Glyde, Illingworth Kerr, Stan Perrot and Ken Sturdy. The Society published several issues of a newsletter Artometer in the 1930s, followed by Highlights, which began publication in the late 1940s. Highlights flourished under the editorship of Jim Nicoll, when it included original works of art and was published in limited editions of 100 issues, the average size of the membership at that time. Additional information in Alberta Society of Artists : the first seventy years / by Kathy Zimon (Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2000).

Canadian poet and author. Born in 1894 and educated in England. Moved to Calgary, Alta., around 1914. Published work includes poetry, short stories, essays and articles in various periodicals and newspapers; a weekly column, The junior's corner, in the Calgary Herald (1930-1940); and a poetry collection Through the years. Awarded the 1941 Governor General's Silver Medal for poem Recompense. Died in 1964.

Canadian poet. G.L. Aitkens, née Chadderdon, born in Lexington, Minnesota in 1891. Emigrated to Alberta in 1914. Poetry published in periodicals and/or anthologies in the United States, England, Belgium and Italy and in poetry collection Ponderings in print.

In 1957, the Government of the Province of Alberta appointed a Royal Commission consisting of six commissioners headed by Senator Donald Cameron (1903-1989). The Commission was instructed to make a "comprehensive survey of the various phases of the elementary and secondary school system of the province with particular attention to programs of study and pupil achievement". The Commission presented its report to the Government on November 9, 1959. The report consisted of a majority presentation signed by five of the six commissioners and a minority submission signed by Commissioner John S. Cormack.

Canadian folklorist, collector, author, civil libertarian and educator Edith Fulton Fowke was born in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, on April 30, 1913. Her parents, Margaret and William Fulton, were immigrants from Northern Ireland. She studied at the University of Saskatchewan, receiving her BA in 1933. That same year, she joined the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and remained active with them for many years. After graduating from university, Edith taught school for a brief time. She returned to the University of Saskatchewan where she earned an M.A. in English in 1937. While at the University of Saskatchewan, she met Frank Fowke, an engineering student. They married in 1938 and Edith joined him in Toronto. She worked as the editor for the Western Teacher from 1937-1944 and later as an associate editor of Magazine Digest from 1945-1949. From 1950-1963, Edith wrote, produced and co-hosted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio program, Folk Song Time, a weekly program featuring her folk music collection. The program made her a household name in Canada.

Edith was captivated by Canadian folk songs but frustrated by the lack of available material. Her interest in collecting folk music was influenced by eminent Canadian folklorist, Helen Creighton and by American folk music collector, Kenneth Goldstein. She purchased her first tape recorder in 1956 and began making field recordings of folk songs in the county of Peterborough, Ontario. Over the years, Edith would record ca. 2,000 folk songs. One of her prolific as well as her personal favourite informants was O.J. Abbott. Many of her recordings were released by Folkway Records of New York. In addition to collecting folk music, she also wrote and edited books about folksongs and folktales. In 1952, Edith collaborated with folklorist and composer, Richard Johnston, on the book Folk Songs of Canada. She and Dr. Johnston also worked on Chansons Canadiennes Françaises and More Folk Songs of Canada. Edith authored a number of books including Folklore of Canada, Ring Around the Mood, and Family Heritage: The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark. One of her most successful and best known publications was the children’s book, Sally go round the sun.

Edith turned her attention from folk songs to folklore in the 1970s. She continued to write and began teaching, joining the English Department at York University in 1971. During the 1980s, she lectured at the University of Calgary in conjunction with the Kodály summer diploma program. She retired from York University in 1984 and was made professor emeritus. She was made a Fellow of American Folklore Society in 1975 and a member of the Order of Canada in 1977. She received honorary degrees from Brock, Trent and Regina universities. Edith Fowke died on March 28, 1996 in Toronto, Ontario.

Canadian poet, essayist, editor and publisher rob mclennan was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 15, 1970. He is the author of fifteen poetry collections, three collections of essays, white, a novel, and Ottawa: the unknown city, as well as numerous poetry chapbooks, contributions to anthologies, reviews and a regular blog. He has edited collections of essays on Andrew Suknaski, John Newlove and George Bowering published by Guernica Editions, as well as the ottawa poetry newsletter, ottawater and Poetics.ca. He is the founder of above/ground press and ottawater and the co-founder of Chaudiere Books. In 2007-2008, he was Writer-In-Residence at the University of Alberta. He currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario. Additional biographical information available in Who's Who in The League of Canadian Poets, 1999/2000, p. 100.

Canadian poet, author, playwright and journalist. Born January 25, 1933 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Died June 27, 1983 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Biographical information available in The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, 2nd ed., p. 877; The Oxford companion to Canadian theatre, p. 394; If I could turn and meet myself : the life of Alden Nowlan / by Patrick Toner (Frederiction, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions, 2000); and in One heart, one way : Alden Nowlan, a writer's life / by Greg Cook (East Lawrencetown, N.S. : Pottersfield Press, 2003).

Canadian translator. Literary editor of Canadian cultural periodical Here and Now, 1947. Winner of 1974 Canada Council Translation Prize.

British physiologist, educator and recreational mathematician, 1923-1989. Educated at Wandsworth School, Royal Dental School (London) and University College London. Military service in World War II in the Sudan and Canal Zone. Taught and carried out research in physiology at UCL following World War II until retiring in 1983 as Reader Emeritus.