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CA EDM MS-0 · Collection · 1893 - 1967

The collection consists of original material removed from the City of Edmonton Archives Clippings collection as well as records found within the collections that either lack clear provenance or exist as discreet items.

FIC - Found in clippings collection
Isabel Perrin collection
CA EDM MS-105 · Collection · 1899, 1927

The collection consists of a brochure (2 copies) for the "Patriotic Day Service" for Edmonton schools, held Thursday June 30, 1927 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Confederation of Canada.
The collection also includes a set of books – ‘The Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction (1899) Including Water-Supply and Fittings-Sanitary Fittings and Plumbing-Drainage and Sewage-Disposal-Warming Ventilation-Lighting-Sanitary Aspects of Furniture and Decoration-Climate and Situation Stables-Sanitary Law’ (6 volumes – 690 SUT).

Perrin, Isabel
Royalty collection
CA EDM MS-106 · Collection · 1912 - 1959

The collection consists of commemorative programmes, pamphlets, and souvenirs, related to the British Royal family including coronations and Royal visits to Edmonton.

File List
File 1: Fan - Greater Edmonton, Souvenir of the Royal Visit of Their Royal Highnesses, 1912.

File 2: Christmas Greetings - Card with salutation from Flora McCrea Eaton - Painting by Frank O. Salisbury, "The Heart of the Empire" with a separate page key to the official Picture of the Jubilee Service at St. Paul's, 1936.

File 3: Programme - The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 12th, 1937 - Official Programme, Issued by Edmonton Coronation Celebration Committee, 1937.

File 4: The Royal Visit to Alberta, 1939:
~ pamphlet – The Royal Visit, Edmonton Alberta, Songs for Everyone,
~ newspaper – Radio Flashes, “Their Majesties – God Bless ‘em”,
~ booklet – Royal Visit Pictorial Review Commemorating the Alberta Visit of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth,
~ booklet – The Royal Visit 1939,
~ booklet – Pictorial Souvenir of the Royal Visit to Canada,
~ booklet – Official Souvenir of the visit to Calgary of Their Majesties, The King and Queen, May 26, 1939.

The City of Edmonton Archives
David Mellec collection
CA EDM MS-108 · Collection · [ca. 1910]

The collection consists of two tickets from Edmonton’s first movie theatre, the Bijou Theatre (John Hazza – Manager).
The Bijou Theatre, located at 10134 – 101 Street, opened around 1910. It was remodeled in 1938 with plans designed by the architectural firm Rule, Wynn, Rule and reopened at the Rialto Theatre. The Bijou theatre closed around 1987.

Mellec, David
Margaret Tait collection
CA EDM MS-1146 · Collection · [ca. 192-?] - 1975

This collection consists of various materials related to the Edmonton Grads basketball team. The records include Winnie Martin Tait's Edmonton Grads scrapbook, an academic paper written by Jennifer Miller-Tait, photographs of the Edmonton Grads, and six figurines made in the likeness of Edmonton Grad team members.

Tait, Margaret
Cameron Family collection
CA EDM MS-115 · Collection · 1880

The collection consists of copies of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper, including the first issue Vol. 1, No. 1, December 6, 1880 (2 copies) and Vol. 1., No. 3, December 20,1880

Cameron Family
Mrs. P. Lawrence collection
CA EDM MS-1162 · Collection · 1915

The collection consists of 3 photographs of buildings in Edmonton – The Swift Canadian Co. Plant, Government House and the First Presbyterian Church.

Lawrence, Mrs. P.
Eamon A. Rago collection
CA EDM MS-1172 · Collection · [ca. 1969]-1983

The collection consists predominantly of photographs of Edmonton buses and trolley buses with one postcard photograph of the Lingnan Restaurant in Edmonton.

Rago, Eamon A.
Frank R. Crevier Collection
CA EDM MS-1181 · Collection · [194-]

The collection consists of images taken by Frank Crevier as he passed through Edmonton on his ‘lifetime journey’. The photographs include buildings, street and river valley scenes including bridges.

Crevier, Frank R.
CA EDM MS-1182 · Collection · 1921

The collection consists of a panorama photograph of the Shriner’s Picnic, 21 Jul 1921 held in Victoria Park, Edmonton.
Note: this panorama has the same three people on both ends of the photograph.

Halisky, Jean Gamber