Item documents the purchasing and selling of Edmonton Public Schools sites. Legal land descriptions and the names of those selling land to the School Board or purchasing land from the School Board are included.

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

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

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.

Item is an invitation to the Formal Opening of the Norwood Public School.

Item is a ledger of Edmonton Public Schools sites. Listed with the name of each school are the land title, date, lot, block, plan, subdivision, acres, and purchasing details.

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.

Item consists of Heating and Ventilating Specs for two schools not yet built. One school would be located on Block 7, 8 (HBR), which was bordered by 107 and 108 Streets, the Legislature and Jasper Avenue. The second would be located on one of the Hudsons Bay Additions.

Item consists of correspondence, tenders, accounts and bills pertaining to the construction of McCauley School.

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

Item consists of two copies of a souvenir program. It includes a history of Edmonton Public Schools and photographs of school board officials and schools. Information about cadets and physical education also included. In addition, the description of building specifications for the Edmonton School and Oliver School are mentioned.

Item consists of specifications of labor and material required for the erection and completion of frame school buildings for Edmonton Public Schools.

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.

Item consists of specs for the building, heating and ventilation of H. A. Gray School signed by contractors Doyle, Thomas and Christensen Ltd and by Kelly and Kokott Co. Correspondence about construction problems and costs is included. Reference is made to King Edward and McDougall Schools under construction at the same time.

Item consists of specifications required for a temporary one-room school, possibly for Riverdale Temporary School No. 2. The specifications were prepared by George Turner, Building Commissioner at Edmonton Public Schools.

Series consists of the minutes from the meetings held by the entire Board of Trustees of Edmonton Public Schools. Discussions included concerns about teachers, salaries, budgets and the need for new schools.

Item consists of correspondence and accounts pertaining to the construction of the Garneau Temporary School. Most of the correspondence is between the construction firm of O.J. Edinger and the School Board Building Commissioner.

Item includes letters of tender for repairing and extending Syndicate Avenue School. It also includes correspondence to the contractor from Edmonton Public Schools Building Commissioner during construction.

Item consists of letters of tender for the building of temporary schools in Allendale, Highlands, Elm Park, Norwood Extension, and Vermillion Avenue. Correspondence with the successful contractors and balance sheets are included.

Item includes letters of tender for construction of a temporary frame school in Elm Park, a list of hardware used, correspondence from the Building Commissioner at Edmonton Public Schools to the contractor and sub-contractors, and a balance sheet.

Item consists of two identical copies of the Edmonton Technical School Prospectus. Descriptions of the school’s aim, origins, building, equipment, courses, methods of instruction, and entrance requirements are included.

Item is the invitation to the Official Opening of King Edward School.

Item consists of letters of tender and other correspondence pertaining to the old Garneau School building (frame construction).

Item is a blueprint of a proposed one-room temporary school. It includes a floor plan, a front elevation, a side elevation, a cross section, and a longitudinal section. It is signed by H. Story, Building Commissioner of Edmonton Public Schools. Handwritten is Daniel C. Glanneau and Witness: H. Johnston.

This item is a file of notes compiled by Herbert Story during his position as Building Commissioner 1916-1936, with some additions made by an unknown author after Mr. Story’s tenure. Detailed, organized notes were made regarding school buildings constructed between 1904-1931, site plans, playgrounds, school furnishings, air quality in schools, washroom facilities, sports grounds, and formulas to make stone preservative, linseed oil soap, Sanispray, disinfectant, hectograph mass, ink, and blackboard dressing.

Binder used by Herbert Story, EPS Building Commissioner 1916-1936. Binder held Herbert Story’s notes he made while employed by Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is a small book containing the history of the Edmonton Technical School from 1913-1923.

Item is an invitation to the official opening of the new Edmonton Technical School on 03 Jan 1923. Included is a history of the school.

Item is a pamphlet distributed at the official opening of the Edmonton Technical School. Line drawing of the Technical School is featured on front. The history "Ten Years of Technical Education in Edmonton" is printed on verso.

Item is a catalogue of school supplies and furnishings. Prices are included.

Item consists of the programme for the formal opening of Frank Scott School and an invitation to the opening. The invitation includes a description of the school.

Series contains the minutes of the Building and Grounds Committee, made up of Edmonton Public Schools trustees. In 1935 the committee became the Property Committee. The committee addressed the care and expansion of buildings and grounds and issues affecting custodial and trades staff. It received monthly accounts from the Building Commissioner, information from the Engineer and Superintendent, and concerns from other parties.

Item is an invitation to the official opening of Garneau School. A description of the school is included.

Item contains descriptions of the boilers and electrical machines in Edmonton Public Schools. General information about the boilers is included.

Item is a list of schools, the years they were built, the cost of each school and the cost per class room for each school. The costs of frame buildings are combined together.

Item contains documents listing annual costs for the school board, government assistance, and statistical information about student enrolment. Information is for the period 1918-1950.

Item consists of an invitation and programme for the formal opening of Queen’s Avenue School. A description of the school is included in the invitation.

Item consists of an invitation to the Formal Opening of the New Calder School and the programme for the event. The invitation includes a description of the school.

Item consists of an invitation and programme for the Formal Opening of the New Spruce Avenue School. A description of the school is included in the programme.

Item consists of the general contract, plumbing, heating and ventilation tenders for the construction of Cromdale School. Correspondence from construction firms and copies of correspondence from the Building Commissioner are included.

Item consists of tenders for boilers at Cromdale School. Blueprints and boiler information packages are included.

Item is the programme for the formal opening of Cromdale School. It includes a description of the school.

Item consists of two ledgers, one labeled “Completed” which covers 1936-1959, the other labeled “Current” which covers 1946-1960. Both are divided into school sites. The ledgers record expenditures for buildings and additions and break down the data by type of work. The names of contractors are included.

Series consists of the minutes from the Property Committee, which was made up of Edmonton Public Schools Trustees with School Board officials and representatives present. The committee was concerned with Edmonton Public Schools sites and addressed issues around utilities, supplies, maintenance, caretaking staff, the use of schools by outside groups, and the renovating and selling of sites.

Item is a student exercise book used as a Utilities Record Book at Victoria School. It records utilities readings, including the amount of coal received and used. All entries are hand-written.

Item consists of a memo to Principals from the Superintendent of Schools about the official opening of Glenora Elementary School and a programme of the opening. A description of the school is included.

Item is the programme for the Official Opening of Westglen High School. A description of the school is included.

Series pertains to the construction, modifications and maintenance of EPSB schools and buildings. Included are construction schedules, tender specifications, architectural and engineering correspondence, blueprints, plans, school inspection reports, and caretaking appointments and resignations. The series is a complete record of the building programs carried out by EPSB on a school by school basis during the period 1942-1972.

Item is the minutes of the Informal Committee, made up of Edmonton Public School Trustees and School Board Officials. The Superintendent of Schools attended most Informal Committee meetings. A variety of issues about school sites, employment and student concerns were discussed, some reflecting wartime circumstances.

Item includes correspondence, land acquisition documents, progress estimates, and contracts pertaining to the Beverly Central School building, which was built in the Beverly School District in 1913.