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Alberta Women's Liberal Association fonds
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0.14 m of textual records
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The Alberta Women's Liberal Association (AWLA) formed in 1937 to encourage women in Alberta to participate in Canadian politics and elections. The AWLA served as the parent organization of numerous local Women's Liberal Clubs. Though clubs in Calgary and Edmonton, including the 20th Century Women's Liberal Club, formed some years before, many clubs organized after the creation of the AWLA. Objectives for the 20th Century Women's Liberal Club of Edmonton included promoting the ideal of good government through fostering Liberal and social aims in Alberta, and studying the institutions and history of Canada. The club offered membership to any women in sympathy with the objectives of the club. An executive composed of a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Fourth Vice President, and Secretary Treasurer governed the Club. The AWLA operated as a subsidiary organization of the Alberta Liberal Association, with delegate rights at all conventions. The AWLA was also associated with the National Women's Liberal Association and the Liberal Federation of Canada. The association disbanded in 1970, in favor of individual involvement in the federal and provincial Liberal organizations
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In 1968, Mrs. R.F. Hanna donated the material to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Mrs. R.F. Hanna's relationship to the association is unknown. Mrs. G.R. Williams (PR1967.0280) and Gertie Ragan (PR1986.0367), former Secretary and Life Member of the Club, donated the records in the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1967 and 1986. Mrs. G.R. Williams' association with the Club is unclear.
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The fonds consists of the records of the Alberta Women's Liberal Association and includes material pertaining to the 20th Century Women's Liberal Club of Edmonton. The material consists of a scrap book documenting the activities of the Club, clippings, objectives and bylaws of the Club, financial records, membership lists, and correspondence, and minutes dating from 1938 to 1956.
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- The material is in English.
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There are no restrictions on access. Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.
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Finding aids
http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/womenliberals.cfm
Inventory available. Please consult before requesting material.
Associated materials
Please see the Alberta Women's Liberal Association fonds at the Glenbow Museum and Archives. Please see the Liberal Party of Alberta fonds at the Liberal Party of Alberta in Canada fonds at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
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Further accruals are not expected.
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Information for the administrative history/biographical sketch sourced from the fonds and the Alberta Women's Liberal Association fonds at the Glenbow Museum and Archives. Included with the records from Gertie Ragan were brooches; these were transferred to the Human History division of the Provincial Museum of Alberta and assigned accession number H.86.189. Included in accession PR1967.0280 are records belonging to the Edmonton Local Council of Women fonds. Gertie Ragan also deposited the records in the Gertrude Ragan fonds (PR0842). Mrs. G.R. Williams also deposited the records in the Mrs. G.R. Williams fonds PR0825).<br><br>Record No. The fonds includes the following accessions: PR1967.0280, PR1968.0020, PR1986.0367<br><br>
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- Alberta Women's Liberal Association (Subject)