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• The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Lois Argue and dating from 1894-1995. The fonds consists of manuscript histories of various Edmontonians including: James Pierce, Maurice Thomas (Buster) Pierce, Katherine Pierce Porret, Douglas Shortreed, Beverly Whitmore Brooker, the Mason family, Aniela Paskevich [Pazkiewicz], William John Gray, Gertie Huft, Teg Lewin, and Bill Brown. There is also a history, minutes and newsletter of the Edmonton Treasure Hunters (1982-1986) later called the Edmonton Metal Detector Club (1989-1993)
• a souvenir program from the Edmonton Flying Club tribute to Tommy Fox, a documentation of bird migration patterns for Edmonton and area, and various papers of the Alberta Fish and Game Association, 1958-1993. Other magazines, almanacs and photographs are catalogued separately.

This fonds consists of copies of "The Rebel", published by J.J. Zubric of Calgary and critical of the Social Credit government in Alberta, one copy of a catalogue for the Scottish Historical Exhibition at Glasgow, and several copies of the serial illustrated histories of the war "With the Flag to Pretoria" and "Celebrities of the Army".

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Hilda Mary Robinson during her role as a librarian and volunteer. These organizations and institutions include Northwest Industries Limited, the University of Alberta, All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Concordia College, Edmonton Klondike Days, the Library Association of Alberta, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and the Royal Canadian Legion. The records of each of these organizations consist of publications, correspondence with members, and some notes Hilda Robinson might have taken while attending a meeting of the organization. Also included are various published materials from institutions that Hilda Robinson was employed by or volunteered for. Most of the materials are Concordia yearbooks which included staff member photos that included Hilda Robinson as a library staff member.

The fond consists of butter papers from the Huff Dairy, clippings related to the Huff family history, milk bottle top tabs, posters of the livestock sale in 1951, a souvenir program from the 1940 Edmonton Winter Carnival, a souvenir of the Edmonton Grads Basketball team, and a Royal Air Force Bowden Training School yearbook from ca. 1942. The fonds also includes photographs of Edmonton and the Edmonton area from the 1940s.

The fonds consists of material created or collected by Norman Arnold of Edmonton from 1918-1952 and relating primarily to his military career in the First World War. The fonds consists of a quartermaster's ledger, minute book and correspondence as well as copies of "The 49er", the regimental magazine.

The fonds consists of scrapbooks, photographs and other records pertaining to the construction of the Alaska Highway and the Canol Project and the air facilities related to them and dating from 1942 to 1945.
File list:
File 1: Reports on the Canol project, poetry, menus, bulletin
File 2: Welcome American, The Alaska Highway revised edition, money. Includes 10 coins
File 3: The Story of the tour on the Skagway, Alaska Street Car
File 4: Menus, newspaper clippings, letters, maps, train time table, work feasibility chart
File 5: Scrapbook on the military. 49 photographs : b&w
File 6: Scrapbook on newspaper articles on Alaska Highway and Canol Project. – 1943-1944. Scrapbook extremely fragile, access copy in box.
File 8: Whitepass Railroad. 11 photographs : b&w
File 9: U.S. Army H.Q. Site – Jesuit College. 5 photographs : b&w & sepia
File 10: 3 photographs : sepia & b&w. Alaska Highway, Lt. Col. E.E. Kirkpatrick portrait, unidentified military group portrait.
Library: 665.54 FIN o/s Canol: the sub-Arctic Pipeline and Refinery Project constructed by Bechtel-Price-Callahan for the Corps of Engineers United States Army 1942-1944.

The collection consists of a manuscript of personal memories from Gunner Steve McCoy entitled "FOO Party" (Forward Observation Officer) about the 1st Canadian Division and an out-patient attendance card for T.W. Bennion.

The fonds consists predominantly of material relating to Mickey Macdonald's acting career, Alan Fraser Macdonald's legal and military career, and his involvement in community organizations, as well as their family life. The records include theatre programmes, correspondence, personal notes and writings, news clippings, and photographs.

To a lesser extent there are also records relating to other members of the extended Macdonald-Clifton families, particularly John Kenneth Macdonald and Therese Fraser Holland (Alan's parents), Henry Frances Holland and Selina Fraser (Alan's maternal grandparents), Faith Clifton (Mickey's mother), Bruce Fraser Macdonald (Alan's brother), Vernis McCuaig (Mickey's sister), and Brian Macdonald (Mickey and Alan's son).

The fonds has been arranged into series:
Series 1 – John Kenneth Macdonald & Therese Fraser Holland
Series 2 – Donald Walter Macdonald
Series 3 – Henry Francis Holland & Selina Fraser
Series 4 – Faith Clifton
Series 5 – Mickey Macdonald
Series 6 – Alan Macdonald
Series 7 – Bruce Fraser Macdonald
Series 8 – Vernis Clifton McCuaig
Series 9 – Brian Macdonald
Series 10 – General Theatre

The fonds consists of materials created by Colonel Eric Cormack between 1939 and 1945. The fonds consists of an article on war brides and war time marriages written by Colonel Cormack and based on his own experiences as a commanding officer during the war.

The fonds consists of two scrapbooks created by Ethel MacKenzie between 1900 and 1930, consisting of newspaper clippings, marriage announcements, wedding invitations, dance cards, postcards, theatre programs, and souvenirs.
File list:
Box 1, File 1: ephemera removed from scrapbook 1
Box 1: Scrapbook 1
Box 2, File 2: scrapbook 2
Box 2, File 3: plan of table at civic luncheon in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Box 2, File 4: page from scrapbook 1, includes Summer School for Teachers 1917, bulletin no. 24 and Western Universities Battalion 196th, October 21, 1916
Box 2, File 5: Summer school for teachers, 1917, bulletins 1 thru 23