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George Clift King fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1377
  • Fonds
  • 1877-1970

The fonds consists of portrait of Father Albert Lacombe inscribed for King (1890s), photographs of King and early Calgary, biographical notes from interviews with son (1959-1970), letter (1877), and certificates.

King, George Clift

Edmond Francis Purcell fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1906
  • Fonds
  • 1911, 1932, 1969

The fonds consists of a 1969 interview about his experiences in Alberta and Manitoba, including stories about R.B. Bennett and Nellie McClung (one of the Famous Five [Famous 5]); a photograph of the Brooks general store (ca. 1911); and a copy of the 1932 Conservative Party Blue Book.

Purcell, Edmund Francis

Robin Hood Flour Mills Ltd. (Calgary) fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1973
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1969

The fonds consists of business correspondence, financial records, legal agreements and contracts, mill workbooks, flour inventories, photographs of the mill, and architectural plans of warehouses, mills, grain elevators and railway sidings. Includes minute book and stock certificate book of F.A. Bean Farms Ltd. (1916-1956), and Calgary Milling Company cookbook (1910).

Robin Hood Flour Mills (Calgary)

Croken Family fonds

  • GPR 0112
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1920]-1966

The records consist of photographs and personal records from Patty and Rudy Croken and Jennie (Tomshak) Croken. They include P.V. Croken financial records from the P.V Croken Store; Patty’s correspondence from 1956-1973; personal income tax returns for Rudy & Jennie Croken from 1953-1958, and for Patty & Daisy Croken from 1958-1966; farm accounts and wheat board certificates; the papers for building Rudy & Jennie’s home in 1954; and a story about working in the Post Office, written by Jennie Croken in 2014. The photographs are a wide assortment of subjects from the Peace Celebration in Grande Prairie in 1919, to Jennie on her travels in 1986.

Croken family

William Berry family fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-245
  • Fonds
  • 1856-1964, predominant 1909-1964

The fonds consists of George's correspondence, receipts, legal records, and insurance policies; Ada's correspondence with her children, her short stories and poems; George and Ada's family photographs (1901-1916); Herbert's school work books, notes, exams, military certificates and notebooks; Hugh's farm correspondence, receipts, legal records, school reports, political material, and postcards; A. Gladys' correspondence, receipts, and legal records; P. Harold Morgan's insurance policies and irrigation and farm prices notebook; and H. William's contest entries. Includes correspondence, account books and sales agreement of the Strathmore Hardware Co. (1911-1924); Strathmore Sorosis Society minutes and correspondence (1934); Gleichen Conservative Constituency Association minute book (1958-1962); Oat Huller Coop agreements and receipts (1943-1945); Chinook Yellowknife Gold Syndicate agreements, minutes, correspondence and receipts (1946-1948); and Wheatland Weather Modification Association minutes and agreement (1962). Also includes one file of Henry Guy Stanger Cole's legal papers (1914).
Records related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: Alberta Associated Oil Fields Ltd., Alberta Hail Suppression Association, Alberta Steam Laundry Co., R.B. Bennett, Bow River Conservative Association, Crowfoot High Spirits Club, Arthur Dowse, Richard Garnett, George H. Gooderham, Heppner brothers, Spence Hughes, Lakeside Collieries, Isobel McNaughton, Pembina Coal Co., Pincher Creek Club, E.W. Pust, Frederic Remington, Victor Sifton, Strathmore Agricultural Society, Frank E. Sugden, Cecil Townshend, Joseph Van Tighem, Jack Waddy, and Eldon Woolliams.

Berry (family)

J.O. Watson fonds

  • GPR 0569
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1925-1963]

The fonds consists of four copies of photographs of the Grande Prairie Garage, including the garage [ca. 1925] and its destruction by fire in 1954, a poster advertising the garage [ca. 1948], and three reels of family film [ca. 1960-1963].

Watson, J. O.

John Haddin fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1099
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1961

The fonds consists of correspondence about engineering projects (1910-1959); membership records, annual reports, and correspondence with engineering organizations in which he was active; and reports and photographs of coal in Kananaskis.
Record related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta, Biggar (Sask.), E.W. Bowness, J. Edwin Brown, Buffalo Head Ranch, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Ralph E. Chamberlain, George Coutts, John Clapham Dale, Edgar Davis, Devon, Drumheller, Earl Grey Golf Club, William Samuel Fetherstonhaugh, John Galt, Norman Macleod Hall, Hanna, Robert McDonald Hardy, High River, Clarence D. Howe, J. Walter Ings, Irma, Kindersley (Sask.), Andrew W. Percy Lowrie, George D. Mackie, Medicine Hat, Melville (Man.), Dudley Blair Menzies, C. LeB. Miles, George H.N. Monkman, William Newman, North West Commercial Travellers Association, Pekisko, Norma Piper Pocaterra, George Pocaterra, Porcupine Creek Coal Mine, P.M. Sauder, G.A. Sissons, J.J. Strutt, Anna Tamminga, Treyn Oil Pool, and James Robert Wood.

Haddin, John

Taylor Signs Ltd. fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-2245
  • Fonds
  • 1886-1961

The fonds consists of designs and sketches, samples, pricelists, cashbook (photocopy only), photographs of signs and buildings, and catalogues. Includes some personal papers of George and Ernest Taylor.
Sketches of signs for the following businesses are in this fonds. See inventory for details and a more comprehensive list: Alexander News Stand, Calgary Clothing Co., Canadian Fairbanks Morse Co., Carlton Cafe, Grunwald Hotel, King George Hotel, Matthew's Music House, Ruth Beautifiers, Strand Cigar Store, and White House Ice Cream Parlour.

Taylor Signs

Kenneth Leach fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1433
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1960

The fonds consists of correspondence, agreements, etc. pertaining to Leach's oil speculations, and movie schedules, posters, publicity sheets and accounts of the Strand Theatre and Variety Theatre.

Leach, Kenneth

Alex Allan fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-3259
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1950s]

The fonds consists of correspondence relating to labour dispute between Alex Allan and the Calgary Power Company and the company’s group insurance plan; employee booklet “Agreement between Calgary Power Limited and Farm Electric Services Limited and Calgary Power Employees’ Association”; photographs primarily relating to Wabamun power plant; and slides of Calgary Zoo.

Allan, Alex

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