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John Metcalf fonds

  • CA SPEC spec-2507
  • Fonds
  • [196-]-2011.

Fonds consists of correspondence with authors, editors, publishers and educators and on various subjects as well as editorial correspondence relating to Biblioasis and Canadian Notes & Queries; notes and various drafts of novels, short stories, prose, essays and memoir; documentation relating to anthologies edited by J. Metcalf and manuscripts and other material relating to J. Metcalf's editorial work for Biblioasis and Porcupine's Quill; notebooks, scrapbooks, photographs and sound recordings including readings and discussions by the Montreal Storyteller Fiction Performance Group; works on J. Metcalf including awards; published works; and works by others.

Metcalf, John, 1938-

Ina Dennekamp fonds

  • CA pfla INA
  • Fonds
  • 1841-2014, predominant 1980 - 1995

Fonds consists of the records created and compiled by Ina Dennekamp in connection with her work on the history of Canadian women composers. The bulk of the material was assembled between 1988 and 1992 either as part of a Canada Council Explorations Grant project entitled The History of Canadian Women Composers or as part of her weekly radio program Women of Note. Additional materials may relate to her role in the founding and administration of the BC Chapter of the Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC) and Women in Music (WIM). The fonds includes correspondence, notes, periodicals and other publications, course materials, interviews (transcripts and sound recordings), performance recordings, broadcast recordings, a collection of scores and sheet music, and a collection of commercial recordings.

Dennekamp, Ina

George and Norma Piper Pocaterra fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1875
  • Fonds
  • 1848-1979, predominant 1905-1979.

The fonds consists of George's diaries (1935-1969), correspondence (1905-1971), ranching records, reminiscences, obituary, recorded speech and interview; Norma's diaries (1935-1940, 1970-1979), correspondence (1925-1978), musical career records (publicity, programs, recordings of her singing, etc.), reminiscences, her biography of George, and two recorded interviews; and the Pocaterra's financial records, tax returns, scrapbooks, and photographs and slides of Kananaskis, ranches, Italy, opera, and family members. Includes Dr. W.A. Piper's correspondence, speeches, oil company prospectuses and dentistry photographs.
Records related to the following subjects are also in this fonds. See inventory for details: Alberta Dental Association, Alberta Registered Music Teachers' Association, David Bearspaw, R.B. Bennett, Calgary Allied Arts Council, Calgary Dental Society, Calgary District Planning Commission, Calgary Stock Exchange, coal, Susan Davy, Fred Dippie, Canon Samuel H. Middleton, Olive Parnell, R.M. Patterson, Lawrence Stafford Piper, Richard Lloyd Piper, recipes, Round T Ranch (Pekisko), Harper Sibley, Temple Sinclair, J.S. Thompson, Dr. Ray Clarence Thorpe, and Guy Weadick.

Pocaterra (family)

Eric Harvie fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1135
  • Fonds
  • 1854-1975, predominant 1918-1975

The fonds consists of memos, notes, correspondence, legal documents, photographs, clippings and other information relating to Eric Harvie’s law practice and business interests, personal interests and charitable activities, as well as the Harvie and Lafferty families.

Harvie, Eric

Moodie family fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-1687
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1982, predominant 1918-1944

The fonds consists of Frank's personal papers and business records regarding the Rosedale Coal Mine (including reports from a Pinkerton detective he hired to work undercover at the mine during a time of labour unrest, the Winnipeg General Strike, and the One Big Union) and Sentinel Oils; Marion's correspondence, poems and sheet music; a recorded interview with Norman Moodie about his father and his own career (1982); and extensive photographs of Moodie family, early nursing, the Rosedale Mine and the Drumheller area.

Moodie (family)

Bob Waller's Sheet Music collection

  • CA GLEN glen-3234
  • Collection
  • Compiled 1976-1991 (originally created 1869-1987)

The collection consists of two alphabetized indexes (for sheet music only); both regular and large format sheet music; music books; and personal records by Bob Waller relating to sheet music sources.

Waller, Bob

Tom Baines fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-176
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1874]-1998

The fonds consists of notebooks, personal correspondence, a transcript and recorded of interviews about his life, sound recordings of his presentations to school children, broadcasts from the Calgary Zoo, newsclippings, share certificates, records and souvenirs of his military service, a brief history of the early Calgary Parks Department, and notes regarding the Calgary Public Museum. Includes photographs of Calgary, St. George's Island and the zoo, and a slide of Billy Henry's 100th birthday.

Baines, Tom

Nancy Millar fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-3807
  • Fonds
  • 1875-2010

The fonds consists of newspaper columns written by Nancy primarily for the Calgary Herald, and research material compiled while writing her books on graveyards, the Famous Five, weddings and underwear. Includes minutes and committee records related to her work with the Famous 5 Foundation.

Millar, Nancy

Hugh Dempsey fonds

  • CA GLEN glen-819
  • Fonds
  • 1880-2001, predominant 1962-2001

The fonds consists of drafts of these books: Historic Sites of Alberta (1962), Crowfoot, Chief of the Blackfeet (1972), North With Peace River Jim (1972), A Winter at Fort Macleod (1972), Men in Scarlet (1974), The Best of Bob Edwards (1975), The Wit & Wisdom of Bob Edwards (1976), The Rundle Journals (1977), Indian Tribes of Alberta (1978), Charcoal's World (1978), Red Crow, Warrior Chief (1978), My People the Bloods (1979 - based on Mike Mountain Horse's 1936 manuscript), History in their Blood : The Indian Portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison (1982), Christmas in the West (1982), Big Bear : The End of Freedom (1984), Gentle Persuader : A Biography of James Gladstone, Indian Senator (1986), Heaven is Near the Rocky Mountains (1989), Treasures of Glenbow Museum (1991), The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt and Other Blackfoot Stories (1994), and Calgary, Spirit of the West (1994).
Also consists of recordings of native history lectures (1968); articles about Leavings, Doesn't Sit Down Shield, Peigan Post, and Calgary's establishment; research notes, maps and photographs related to the Fort Calgary project (1968-1975); research notes and correspondence about the Cochrane Ranche project (1969-1972); recording of a U. of C. convocation address about natives in today's society (1974); conference paper about local histories (1970); program for the unveiling of the Senator James Gladstone bust in Ottawa (2001); and photographs of native peoples, Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek and Calgary (1880s-1925).

Dempsey, Hugh A.

Edith Fowke fonds

  • CA SPEC spec-2427
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1996 (predominant 1949-1996)

Fonds consists of the personal and professional records of Edith Fowke, and reveals the many aspects of her career as a folklorist, writer, collector and educator. Includes manuscripts, radio scripts, correspondence, and articles related to her publishing and research (1938-1996, predominant 1962-1994); sound recordings of folk songs, notes, and correspondence related to her teaching career ([197-], 1982-1986); personal correspondence, scrapbooks, and diary (1882-1996, predominant 1950-1992); manuscripts, sound recordings of folk music, and interviews from her CBC radio programs (1949-1983, predominant 1954-1966); interviews with Edith Fowke or by her (1960-1969, 1983); a series of personal and professional correspondence (1936, 1946-1996); field recordings of folk songs she collected, indexes to these recordings, and other recordings she collected or recorded (1943, 1947?, 1954-1977). Includes photographs and two tape recorders.

Fowke, Edith, 1913-1996.

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