Showing 1100 results

The fonds consists of material created through Merrett’s work in compiling local histories of Edmonton. These include research and writings on the Edmonton City Market, the horticultural scene in Edmonton and the Cross Cancer Institute.

The majority of the records deal with research for a book on the Edmonton City Market (A History of the Edmonton City Market, 1900-200: Urban Values and Urban Culture) and political activism relating to a two-year fight to retain a City Market in the downtown. Research undertaken on Edmonton’s gardening history and publications based upon that research is also present. These records include transcripts of interviews conducted by Merrett with vendors and others associated with the Edmonton City Market, and a record of a two-year political process during which the Edmonton City Market building on 97th Street was closed and replaced by an outdoor market on 104th Street. The interviews, most of which are rendered in the voices of the interviewees, cover a variety of subjects relating to life in Edmonton from the 1930s through the 1960s and 1970s. The record of the 2002-2004 period in the City Market’s history includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, a photocopy of a petition presented to City Council, and meeting minutes. There are also photographs of some of the interviewees.

The records of the horticultural scene in Edmonton include Merrett's research on Edmonton's gardening history and articles written by Merrett for the Edmonton Horticultural Society's (EHS) newsletter, The Gardener's Gate. There is also a copy of Merrett's published work on gardening in Edmonton - Why We Grow Here: Essays on Edmonton's Gardening History.

The fonds also includes two publications from Merrett’s work with the Cross Cancer Institute. These items represent the commissioning of Merrett to write a history of the medical centre, as well as a history of the volunteer program there over the first 50 years of its existence.

Fonds reflects the development and evolution of the Mount Royal University's School of Nursing and Midwifery and the academic programs it offered. Fonds is arranged into twelve series: photographs, the Diploma Nursing Program and nursing certificate programs, Calgary Conjoint Nursing Program, Athabasca University at Mount Royal College, Bachelor of Nursing, awards, convocation, alumni, external organizations and governing bodies, institutional reports, administration, and course outlines and learning materials.

Fonds contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agendas, reports, curriculum development documentation and proposals, surveys/questionnaires, photographs, brochures and pamphlets, student and faculty handbooks, policies, procedures, articles, financial statements and budgets, course modules, and newsletters.

Fonds documents Taylor's career as a nursing faculty member at Mount Royal College, including her committee work and involvement with the Centre for Health Studies and the Calgary Conjoint Nursing program. Fonds consists of brochures, a yearbook, and records related to nursing programs.

The Gay and Lesbian Archives captures many aspects of Edmonton’s gay and lesbian population, ca. 1970 to the mid-2000s and the growth of organizations and groups to facilitate and serve them. The primary organizations represented in the fonds, and described as the first four series of the fonds are: the Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE), Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA), the AIDS Network of Edmonton Society, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE). Within each of these organizations, are administrative records including bylaws, constitution, meeting minutes and documents, financial statements, and correspondence, as well as any type of activity or committee records maintained by the said organization.

There is inter-relatedness to many of these organizations, and the boundaries between their activities and mandate can be hard to distinguish from one another. Series 5, as an example, is the Edmonton Pride Festival Society records, which had origins with both GALA and GLCCE but outgrew both organizations to form its own society in 1999, and is concerned with numerous on-going annual pride events organized for Edmonton. Other series in the fonds that have origins in earlier organizations include Series 9: Civil/Human Rights; Series 12: Organizations; and Series 13: Resources and References. Responsibilities for collecting in these series shifted as organizations and their committees closed and reopened under new names and structures, and so the decision was made to organize the records within separate series to better describe them and capture this evolution.

The remaining series in the fonds represents a way to organize the records to reflect what has already been donated, but also allow for expansion as further accruals are received.

Smaller series in the fonds include series 6, the University of Alberta Gay organizations; series 7: Sporting Associations; and Series 10, Youth Related Organizations and Resources. While relatively small yet in extent, there is the potential for growth within each of these series as new University-related groups, sporting organizations, and youth-focused associations relating to Edmonton’s GLBQT population form. Gay cultural and social organizations were also established in Edmonton, and two of the series in the fonds relate directly to these: Series 8 is records of the Vocal Minority Music Society which later became Edmonton Vocal Minority, and Series 11 contains records from some of the clubs and entertainment venues that operated in Edmonton. The connection between series is again obvious, as for example, the gay entertainment clubs often hosted events and activities as fundraisers for the Aids Network of Edmonton. Continued expansion in these series is also likely.

A final series was created to capture those files created by Michael Phair, a well-known Edmontonian and activist for the gay community of Edmonton. His name is connected with many of the groups represented in this fonds, and he was a prime mover behind the gathering and preserving of the Gay and Lesbian archive.

Series are as follows:

• Series 1 – Gay Alliance Toward Equity (GATE)
• Series 2 – Gay and Lesbian Awareness (GALA)
• Series 3 – AIDS Network / HIV Edmonton
• Series 4 – Gay and Lesbian Community Centre of Edmonton (GLCCE) / Pride Centre of Edmonton
• Series 5 – Edmonton Pride Festival Society / Pride Events
• Series 6 – University of Alberta Gay Organizations
• Series 7 – Sporting Associations
• Series 8 – The Vocal Minority Music Society / Edmonton Vocal Minority
• Series 9 – Civil / Human Rights
• Series 10 – Youth Related Organizations / Resources
• Series 11 – Clubs / Entertainment Venues
• Series 12 – Organizations
• Series 13 – Resources and References
• Series 14 – Michael Phair records

The fonds consists of records relating to the operation and activities of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Auxiliary Association and its predecessor bodies. The records include incorporation documents, constitution and bylaws, agreements, licenses, minutes and associated reports of the Auxiliary, minutes of various sub-committees and other committees the Auxiliary was involved in, reference information relating to the operation of an Auxiliary, financial records, correspondence, records related to Auxiliary projects and programs including bingo, casino, hair care, baby photos, gift shop, and bursaries and scholarships, information on volunteer assignments, written histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, and material relating to the Auxiliary’s interaction with associated organizations.

The fonds is arranged in seven series based on record content: Legal Documents, Minutes, Financial, Correspondence, Programs and Projects, Associated Organizations, and History, Photographs and Scrapbooks.

For the most part order has been imposed by the Archivist taking into account record types and the divisions used by the Auxiliary in its original binders and folders. Original order, where apparent, within files and divisions has been maintained in many cases, although some smaller files have been combined and miscellaneous records interfiled throughout.

The fonds consists of board minutes, bylaws, newsletters, media, photographs, program information, and records relating to pro-choice activism.

The fonds consists of minutes, annual reports, membership lists, correspondence, financial ledgers, scrapbooks, newsclippings, and photographs of society members, children, entertainers and celebrities. Includes a promotional film "A Special Kind of Courage" (nd), and Easter Seal Campaign recordings (1972 and nd). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Alberta Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, R.B. Bennett, Calgary Handi-buses Association, Calgary School for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities, Dr. William A. Cochrane, Resicare Society of Calgary, Social Planning Council of Calgary, Society for Hearing Handicapped, Dr. Gordon Townsend, and the Volunteer Bureau.

The fonds consists of a family photograph album containing approximately 360 photos plus 14 loose photographs. A CD contains scans of the photographs, biographical notes, and a list of the photograph titles. A photocopy of the album pages accompanies the album. Another CD contains Dr. Murray Carlisle speaking, a recording of a church service celebrating his 56th wedding anniversary, and a recording of his son, Dr. James Carlisle talking about his father’s life. Also included is a booklet, “83 Years …A Life Well Lived and Still Going Strong”, a memoir of Dr. James Carlisle.

Fonds consists of records relating to the life and work of Christina Sharon Olsen. The records include a news article from the Calgary Herald published in 2009 detailing Christina’s childhood and experience as a preoperative trans woman living and working in Alberta and overseas; report cards and photographs from Christina’s schooling in Claresholm, Alberta between 1953 and 1965; photographs documenting Christina’s work as a drilling engineer in Africa and Alberta between 1977 and 2000; and photographs of Christina’s cats and visiting wildlife to her acreage west of Calgary taken in the years after her gender reassignment surgery in 2004.

This fonds consists of minutes of board and general meetings; membership lists; correspondence; reports, studies and briefs on families, childcare, preschoolers with parents in prison; and promotional and campaign material.