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Irene Prothroe: Personal materials

Series consists of files related to Irene Prothroe's personal life, including her "On Stage" scrapbook, personal materials, photographs, and correspondence.

Irene Prothroe: Banff Centre files

Series consists of materials related to Irene Prothroe's activities with the Banff Centre. Irene Prothroe to teach at the Banff Centre by David Cameron on Gordon Peacock's recommendation. She taught at the Centre for seventeen years from 1958 to 1970, serving as the Head of the Theatre (1969-1970) and the Musical Theatre Division (1970-1974). Irene was instrumental in the mounting of musical theatre productions at the Centre.

Robert William Tannas Photograph Series

The series consists of photographs taken at town events, theatre productions, library/archives events, Remembrance Day services, Agricultural Society parades, Meanook Biological Station (Dominion Observatory), Edwin Parr Composite Community School graduations (1988, 1989), Alberta Pacific Environmental Impact Assessment Review Board meetings (1989), and four scrapbooks of clippings about Athabasca. Bob took photographs of the town's 75th anniversary proceedings. In 2009 Bob took 76 photographs of buildings in the Town of Athabasca and of the demolition of the Athabasca Community Centre. 2010 photos include the inside of the former and the new Buy-Low Foods store, and the demolition of the former store. Further donations include photos of potter Alfred Messerli, 1985 remodeling of Edwin Parr Composite High School, Calling River telegraph station, Pelican Settlement in 1979, 1973 Boyle High School Boys Curling team win provincials, Remembrance Day 2003, and author Holly (Holt) Kennedy.

Irene Prothroe: Calgary Allied Arts Centre files

Series consists of materials relating to Irene Prothroe's activities with the Calgary Allied Arts Centre Theatre. Irene served as the Artistic Director & Theatre Manager of the Arts Centre Theatre from 1960 to 1964. The Allied Arts Centre was the first Regional Theatre in Alberta, and Irene was instrumental in developing the theatre's repertory standard. The Arts Centre Theatre is now occupied by Theatre Calgary.