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Dunham and McDougall family

  • PANB MC167
  • Collection
  • 1838-1977

This collection documents the business and personal activities of members of the Dunham and McDougall families, particularly David E. Dunham. It includes Samuel Dunham's book of timber surveys (1846-1849) in the parish of Hampstead and shoemaker Jonathan McDougall's cash book (1850-1853) and ledger (1851-1859) reflecting the trade conducted in his shops at Port Hope and Wickham.

There are also architect David E. Dunham's account books, order books, and cash accounts (1872-1883); an office diary kept by one of his draftsmen, possibly Arthur Anderson; advertisements for Dunham's firm, giving qualifications and a partial list of buildings designed by him; several architectural plans for and photographs of his buildings; and accounts for private buildings.

Lastly, the fonds contains 7 school exercise or copybooks (1844-1861) belonging to David Elson Dunham, Mary Ann McDougall, James Norman McDougall, or Jessie McDougall; a story by Mary Ann McDougall (1860); family photographs of the Dunhams and McDougalls; family history notes compiled by Mrs. J. S. Vanderploeg; and a typed transcript of a letter from schoolmaster John C. Thompson of Stanley to Jonathan McDougall of Gagetown (1838).

Dunham, McDougall (family)

Tim Janzen collection

  • CA MENN menn-62
  • Collection
  • Copied 2001-2005 (originally created 1799-2005)

The fonds consists of microform and digital copies of archival records documenting the history and genealogy of Mennonites in Prussia, Russia, and North America. Included are the Molotschna Colony Census file (1835) documenting a Mennonite settlement in Russia; excerpts from the Guardianship Committee of Foreign Settlers in South Russia fonds (1799-1833) documenting early Mennonite relations with the government of Russia; Ulrich Dueck fonds (ca. 1950-ca. 2001) describing genealogies of Mennonite families in West Prussia; Tim Janzen's historical map collection (1914-2005) documenting the locations of Mennonite colonies in West Prussia and southern Russia (1914-1921) including a partial transliterated index to place names (2005); and the Herman Thiessen fonds (ca. 1950-ca. 2001) describing the Thiessen family genealogy.

Janzen, Tim

Yvonne E. Kee Collection

  • CA ccg ccg-2107
  • Collection
  • 1911

The collection consists of one book titled "The Story of Calgary and Tuxedo Park", compiled under the personal supervision of Joseph Ruse, President of the Canadian Estates Company Limited, Toronto, and C. A. Owens, Manager of The Land and General Investment Company Limited. The book contains images of Calgary and buildings in Tuxedo Park Community.

Kee, Yvonne E.

Southern Alberta Irrigation and Agriculture collection

  • MED med-534
  • Collection
  • 1911-1979

The collection consists of numerous pamphlets relating to irrigation and other agriculture primarily in southern Alberta, but also Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This fonds consists of two series;Early agriculture and irrigation. -- 90 cm textual records. -- 1910-1963;Series consists of various pamphlets and published reports, primarily produced by the Department of the Interior Government of Canada, Canada Department of Agriculture, and Province of Alberta regarding agricultural production and irrigation. Oldman River Basin. -- 45cm textual records. -- 1978-1979. In 1978, the Oldman River Study Mangement Committee directed numerous studies and held public consultations regarding the Oldman River Basin, and possible damming. A dam was completed in 1992. This series consists of many of the reports, and transcripts compiled in 1978.

Southern Alberta Irrigation and Agriculture

Robert William Tannas collection

  • CA ATH ath-2180
  • Collection
  • 1912-2010

The fonds consists of a copy of the 1938 poem "Yarn of the Howling Gale, Cameron Shipyards, Athabasca" by William Bleasdell Cameron; a photograph of Mrs. Katherine Flynn (O'Brien); 2 articles about the 1907-1914 journey of Norwegian reindeer via Newfoundland, through Athabasca Landing to Fort Smith, NWT; a piece of pottery made by Athabasca Clay Products; a large framed photograph entitled "laying water main at Athabasca" [over the Muskeg Creek] with the name Voldeng & Bolton, 255 Jasper East, Edmonton written in one corner; and a photo of a man holding a hat (possible connections to Amber Valley).

Tannas, Robert William

South Peace Regional Archives Photograph collection

  • GPR gpr-2809
  • Collection
  • [1880]-2003

The collection consists of photographs relating to the history of the South Peace River Country of Alberta. These photographs were donated by various donors to South Peace Regional Archives after it was established in 2000, and are not associated with a fonds. Photographs range in date from [1880] to 2003 and cover a range of subjects.

South Peace Regional Archives, collector

Reynoldston Research and Studies collection

  • CA PAA paa-9442
  • Collection
  • Copied 1972

The fonds consists of a copy of a transcript of an interview with Alfred George Gray, a homesteader in Alberta during the early part of the 20th century, created by Reynoldston Research.

Reynoldston Research and Studies

Richard Awid collection

  • EDM edm-1868
  • Collection
  • 1973 - 1999

This fonds consists of material collected by Richard Awid regarding Muslims in the Edmonton Area, including social invitations and correspondence, cultural, religious and educational information. There are a number of leaflets, newspaper articles including:;Muslims in Canada - A century of achievement, Malmo Elementary School Arabic-English Bilingual program, A Salute to the Arab Pioneers of Northern Alberta and The bulletin - published by Canadian Arab Friendship Association of Edmonton.

Awid, Richard

Richard Baker collection

  • CA ATH ath-2128
  • Collection
  • [1910]-[191-?s]

The fonds consists of 22 post cards, from an original group of 25, in the series : Mid Snow and Ice printed in France by The Oblates of Mary Immaculate. There are two other photographs of early Athabasca. The photo subject headings are : Athabasca River rapid, Bishop Breynat, Brother Girard, Canadian Northern Railway depot in Athabasca, Colin Fraser, Chesterfield Inlet, Cree woman, dog team, Monseignor Grouard, first airplane in north, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, igloo, Inuit, kayak, and MacKenzie River ice breakup.

Baker, Richard

Medicine Hat District Surveyor's Plans collection

  • CA PAA paa-9533
  • Collection
  • [between 1911 -- 1912]

The collection consists of surveyor's plans created between 1911 and 1912 by Dominion Government surveyors for the Medicine Hat district including plans for the subdivisions of Rosemount Medicine Hat, Suffield, Fairview, Arlington, Burrell, Kenilworth, north Redcliff, Broadway Extension, and Parkview.

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