Edmonton (Alberta)

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53.5461° N, 113.4938° W Map of Edmonton (Alberta)

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  • Post-colonization and prior to 1870, the Hudson's Bay Company governed the West, which included Fort Edmonton (established in 1754). Education of children in the Northwest Territories was provided by church missions and private religious schools. In 1881, a public school was built in the Edmonton settlement. In 1882, Edmonton became part of the District of Alberta, one of the four districts of the Northwest Territories. In 1883, the Edmonton riding of the North-West Legislative Assembly was established through a royal proclamation. In 1905, the province of Alberta was established, and the district continued as Edmonton (Alberta).

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Abbie Scott fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1923 - 1940

The fonds consists of scrapbook, diary, and photograph of Abbie Scott. Includes diary of 1924 Grad trip to Europe and programmes of Grad social events, 1935-1940. Abbie Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grad basketball team of 1923-1924, which won the world basketball championships held in Edmonton in 1923. The team traveled to Europe in 1924. The team disbanded in 1940. Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grads Club, an alumni association, and took part in the ceremony inducting the team into Edmonton Hall of Fame in 1973.

Abbie Scott

Argyll Home and School Association fonds

  • CA EPSAM 85.Arg.1
  • Fonds
  • 1958 - 1971

The fonds consists of minutes of the Argyll Home and School Association. The Argyll Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1958. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

Leaf Samples

Item includes pressed deciduous leaves, 40 types. Box is labelled "Central Scientific Co., Chicago".

Seed Samples

Item includes : White Flint Corn, Canadian Thorpe Barley, Side Oats Several Varieties, Field Corn, Sunflowers, Roward Wheat, Promost Flax, Gold Vine Peas, Kape, Grimm Alfalfa, Howes Alberta Flint Corn, N. Dak. Fall Rye, Red Bobs 222, Arctic Sweet Clover, Stringless Green Beans, Marquis Wheat, Yellow Dent, Banner Oats, Victory Oats, Pop Corn.

Grain Crop Samples

Item includes seven grains : Side Oats, Mongolian Hulless Oats, N. Dak. Fall Rye, Victory Oats, Fibre Variety Flax, Common Sex Rowed Barley, Seed Type Flax.

Better Education Association fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1960 - 1971

The fonds consists of constitution, minutes, financial statements, newsletters, briefs, newspaper clippings, campaign brochures, candidate biographies, correspondence, and policy statements of the Better Education Association. Includes school board election results from 1963-1966. Originally known as the Edmonton Association for the Advancement of Education, the Better Education Association was established in 1960. The BEA was a political organization which sponsored candidates in local school board trustee elections throughout the 1960s.

D. D. 40 Club fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1928 - 1980

The fonds consists of minutes of the D.D 40 Club. The D.D. 40 Club was founded in Edmonton in 1928. The purpose of the club was to promote social activity among its membership, which was limited originally to unmarried women who were members of the Edmonton Public or High School teaching staff. The abbreviation D.D. stood for "Docendo Discimus", Latin for "By Teaching, We Learn", and the forty referred to the fact that the active membership was initially limited to forty people.

Edmonton Schoolboys' Band fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1935 - 1969

The collection consists of music books, sheet music, programs, photographs, photo album, filmstrips, sound and video recordings of performances, and clippings pertaining to the Edmonton Schoolboys' Band. The band started up in 1936-37 and consisted of students in grades 4-12. It took over the trusteeship of instruments and uniforms of the Edmonton Newsboys' Band that disbanded in 1928. The Edmonton Schoolboys' Band was active in the Edmonton area from 1936 to 1969.

Edmonton Schoolboys' Band

Holyrood Home and School Association fonds

  • CA EPSAM 85.Hol.1-3
  • Fonds
  • 1955 - 1970

The fonds consists of minutes, financial records and ledger of the Holyrood Home and School Association. The Holyrood Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1955. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

McQueen Home and School Association fonds

  • CA EPSAM 84.McQ.16.1
  • Fonds
  • 1956 - 1976

The fonds consists of minutes and treasurer's reports of the McQueen Home and School Association. The McQueen Home and School Association was founded in Edmonton in 1956. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending McQueen School, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

McQueen Home and School Association

Michael A. Strembitsky fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1962 - 1994

The fonds consists of correspondence, press releases, brochures, and programs pertaining to Strembitsky's career as Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. Includes correspondence pertaining to his nomination for an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, his appointment as an adjunct professor, and a videotape regarding his resignation from Edmonton Public Schools in 1994. Michael A. Strembitsky was Acting Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools from Aug-Dec 1972, and Superintendent from 1973 until his resignation in 1994.

Michael Strembitsky

North Edmonton School District No. 2305 fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1910-09-01 - 1913-05-01

The fonds consists of minutes and assessment roll of the North Edmonton School District. The North Edmonton School District No. 2305 was established in November 1910. The district amalgamated with the Edmonton School District No. 7 in 1912.

North Edmonton School District No. 2305

Strathcona School District No. 216 fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1892 - 1912

The fonds consists of minutes, administrative files and financial records of the Strathcona School District No. 216. The Strathcona School District No. 216 was formed in 1892 to serve residents in the Strathcona District south of Edmonton. The District amalgamated with Edmonton School District No. 7 in 1912.

Strathcona School District No. 216

Contract

Item is a contract between William Deitz and the Strathcona School District No. 216 for the construction of Rutherford School.

Strathcona School District No. 216

West Edmonton School District No. 2320 fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1910 - 1917

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, tax forms and financial records of West Edmonton School District No. 2320. West Edmonton School District No. 2320 was established in 1910. It amalgamated with Edmonton School District No. 7 in 1917.

West Edmonton School District No. 2320

Principal's Monthly Report

Item originated in Canora School. It consists of the monthly reports completed by the principal listing the teachers, the number of pupils enrolled in each class, number of teaching days, aggregate days attended, number of times the teacher was late, the number of fire drills in the month, and the average time it took to evacuate the school. Also included are reports for the Department of Education on the Enrolment for October 1962 distributed by sex, grade and age.

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679

Principal's Monthly Report

Item originated in Canora School. It consists of the monthly reports completed by the principal listing the teachers, the number of pupils enrolled in each class, number of teaching days, aggregate days attended, number of times the teacher was late, the number of fire drills in the month, and the average time it took to evacuate the school. Also included are reports for the Department of Education on the Enrolment for October 1962 distributed by sex, grade and age.

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679

The Modern Teachers Daily Plan Book

Item originated in Canora School. It is the daily schedule of Anne Strain's Grade I class for November 1961 to June 1962. It is broken down by subject matter and objectives. Included are student grades, book order lists, the names of students who purchased class photographs and school crests, and memorandum to teachers and principals regarding school prayer, corporal punishment, leave of absence due to pregnancy, requisitions, report cards, and the City of Edmonton Planetarium.

West Jasper Place School District No. 4679

H. A. Gray 1975-1976

Item is the H.A. Gray yearbook for Grade VII, VIII, IX, Vocational, and Senior Adaptation.

H.A. Gray School

H. A. Gray Yearbook for 1954-55

Item is a Junior High Yearbook. Included are group photographs of the Elementary and Junior High teaching staff and the Gr. VII, and IX classes.

H.A. Gray School

Basketball Fundamentals / M. L. Van Vliet and A. E. Henderson

Item is a manuscript mimeographed and distributed by the Department of Education to the participants of the Basketball Coaching School. Within the back cover is the published booklet entitled Rules and Regulations. It pertains to the Western Ontario Secondary Schools' Association and inter-school competition. Dr. Van Vliet was associated with the University of Alberta School of Physical Education. A. E. Henderson was a teacher and principal with Edmonton Public Schools.

Alberta Farm

Print issued by The National Gallery of Canada. - Print made Sampson-Matthew Ltd., Toronto.

A.Y. Jackson

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