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Photograph Collection

  • Collection
  • 1880 - 2011

The collection consists of photographs of Division buildings and sites, sport and social events, classes, classroom settings, and personnel.

Administration Files

Series contains correspondence pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools as well as trustees' acceptance and resignation letters.

Secretary-Treasurer

Administration Files

Series contains documents pertaining to administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, trustees, and committees.

Superintendent of Schools

Administration Files of Strathcona School District No. 216

Series reflects administrative activities of Strathcona School District No. 216. Although chiefly financial and staffing issues, opening of new schools, amalgamation with Edmonton School District No. 7, Inspector's Reports, correspondence with University of Alberta, Association of School Trustees of Alberta and Department of Education is also included. Of note is a letter from Lieutenant Governor Bulyea regarding the opening of Strathcona Collegiate Institute. Compiled by the Secretary-Treasurer, files are arranged chronologically. Correspondence of a related subject often glued together. The top document reflects the chronological date within the file but often much earlier documents are attached.

Strathcona School District No. 216

Administration Files

Series contains documents pertaining to the administrative activities of Edmonton Public Schools departments, schools, Trustees, and committees. Series contains inactive files that were closed in June 1971 and sent to the vault for storage. Files are arranged numerically by the original file number assigned by creator.

Superintendent of Schools

Notebooks

Item consists of 19 notebooks depicting:
"The King";
King George V and Queen Mary;
"Britain's Best";
coloured drawing of Aerial Mail;
"Our Great Dominion: Canada";
naval battle scene in watercolour;
"General Brock's Great Victory";
"A Tank Attack";
"Bringing Down the Raiders";
"Britannia Rules the Waves";
"The Walrus";
"Alma Mater";
"High School Work Book";
"High School Exercise Book";
"University Exercise Book";
"The Monarch Practice Book";
"His Pet";
girl washing boy's ears while another boy watches;
"Little Red Riding Hood".
Printed by various companies.

School Management, Health and Discipline Committee Minutes

Series consists of minutes from a committee made up of Trustees, School Board Officials and representatives. Throughout its history, the committee was called The Management Committee; The Management and Health Committee; The Management, Health and Discipline Committee; and The Management and Discipline Committee. The committee addressed staff appointments, dismissals and salaries; new courses and programs; new schools; student discipline; student health issues; and the organization of programs such as Kindergarten.

Board Secretary

Administration Files : Religious Instruction

Item pertains to religious instruction in schools and, specifically, Bible readings. The file includes the document Bible Readings in Edmonton Public Schools, Revised Copy. It also includes the Report of Committee Appointed to Select a List of Bible Readings. Item also contains inquiries from other school boards, parent concerns and evaluations by teachers. Included are letters from the Religious Tract Society and a copy of a report on the learning of the Ten Commandments in state schools in the British Empire.

Term Examination Report

Item is the term examination report for Bennett School. It lists the students, their ages, the grades they achieved in various subjects, and the teachers' recommendations. The name of the teacher for each grade is also included.

Bennett School

School Supplies

Item originated in Bennett School and consists of a general list of supplies to be handed out, a tally of supplies given to individual pupils in Grades II, III and IV in September 1915, and the names of the students who received primers in January 1915.

Bennett School

Administration Files : Student Inquiries

Item consists of correspondence to and from the Superintendent of Schools concerning student records, re-reading of examination papers, and programs offered by Edmonton Public Schools.

Superintendent of Schools

History and Civics : Grade VII / Mary R. Crawford

Item is a teachers’ manual which includes lesson outlines and exercises for grade VII History and Civics. The 36 lessons follow the order of the authorized text-book, Studies in Citizenship / James McCaig. It was published by the Institute of Applied Art in Edmonton.

Institute of Applied Art

History and Civics : Grade VIII

Item is a teachers’ manual which includes lesson outlines and exercises for Grade VIII History and Civics. It was published by the Institute of Applied Art in Edmonton.

Institute of Applied Art

Administration Files : Mental Tests

Item contains correspondence regarding intelligence tests. Included are letters of concern from parents, a copy of a letter from the Edmonton High School Teachers' Alliance and correspondence with C.B. Willis, Victoria High, regarding the comparison of student I.Q.'s within the city High Schools. Also included is a sample test.

Phys. Ed. Tables / William Barker

Item is a manual for Physical Education teachers. It presents practical information on class planning and athletics. It also contains 25 tables. Each table lists a sequence of exercises for students to follow.

Physical and Health Education Services

Administration Files : Vacation School

Item pertains to the Vacation School, a program at Victoria High School to prepare grade XI students for supplemental examinations. Examinations were conducted by the Department of Education and the University of Alberta. The Vacation School was aimed at students who failed their June examinations but others took the summer courses as well. File includes correspondence, planning information and reports from teachers.

Educational Tests

Item pertains to standardized educational tests used in Edmonton Public Schools. It includes memos, blank tests, and reports with results.

Student Information and Assessment

Administration Files : Dramatics

Item focuses on Dramatics in the Intermediate and High Schools. Included are supply costs, costs for erecting stages with written and sketched plans and correspondence from the Alberta Dramatic League. Intermediate and High Schools offering Dramatics in 1937 are listed with names of the Dramatics teachers. These are McKay Avenue, King Edward, Westmount, Strathcona, McCauley, Victoria, Eastwood, Spruce Avenue, Highlands, Riverdale, Normal Practice, Garneau and H.A. Gray.

Elementary Education Files

Series consists of files created by A. George Bayly, which include correspondence, memoranda, notices and general information to and from Bayly. Most material relates to Elementary curriculum, curriculum development, testing and reading. Bayly’s titles for this period were as follows: Elementary Supervisor or Supervisor, Elementary Education (1946-47, 1947-48), Director of Elementary Education (1948-49 to Oct 1955), and Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education (beginning 01 Oct 1955).

Instructional Services Division

Elementary Education Files

Series consists of files created by A. George Bayly and include memoranda, tests, reports, and informational documents relating to Elementary Education. Bayly’s titles during this period were as follows: Elementary Supervisor or Supervisor, Elementary Education (1947-48), Director of Elementary Education (1948-49 to Oct 1955), and Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education (beginning 01 Oct 1955).

Instructional Services Division

Our Resources : Fisheries Part One

Item is a filmstrip presented by the Canadian Citizenship Branch, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration about the history of the fisheries in Canada.

National Film Board of Canada

Our Land Part Two : Maritimes

tem is a film presented by the Canadian Citizenship Branch, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration about the Maritime Provinces.

National Film Board of Canada

Dinosaurs

Item is a film produced for the National Museum of Canada and is a brief introduction to Dinosaurs.

National Film Board of Canada

Dinosaurs

Item is a film produced for the National Museum of Canada and is a brief introduction to Dinosaurs.

National Film Board of Canada

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