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Department of Art fonds

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-89
  • Fonds
  • 1970, 1979-1999

Fonds consists of the departmental committee minutes and agendas (1970, 1979-1999), unit plan (1990), Head's Advisory Committee (1993-1997), University Art committee (1970-1976) and other related material. The fonds are arranged into two series: (1) Minutes and (2) Subject files.

University of Calgary. Department of Art

Arthur W. Knudsen fonds

  • Fonds
  • [19--]-1984 (predominant 1977-1981)

The fonds consists of records created or collected by Arthur Knudsen in pursuit of his hobby of recreating steam engine schematics on paper. The records include correspondence with other steam engine enthusiasts, and with museums and industrial firms that might hold pieces of the information he sought. The records also consist of photographs of existing steam engines, and an article Knudsen submitted to the magazine Live Steam. The fonds also consists of historical drawings and reproductions of steam engines that Knudsen solicited from several sources, and originals of his own drawings.

The fonds is arranged into two series: (1) Correspondence; and (2) Technical Drawings.

Knudsen, Arthur W.

Victor Mitchell fonds

  • Fonds
  • [192-]-2006

The fonds consists of records created or collected by Dr. Mitchell over the course of his life and his career. The records include school photographs, his work as an actor and director in early productions in high school and while teaching at high schools in British Columbia. The records also document his education at Stanford University and include degrees and certificates, newsclippings, reviews and photographs of productions, and Mitchell’s Master of Arts thesis. The records also reflect Mitchell’s teaching career at the University of Calgary, and his work in establishing various community theatre ventures including the Alternative Theatre Company and the Pumphouse Theatre. The records also include photographs and slides of family, friends, and his trips to Europe and Asia, and three scrapbooks of playbills, newsclippings, reviews, photographs, cards and correspondence.

The fonds is arranged into five series: (1) Personal records; (2) Education; (3) Department of Drama; (4) Community Theatre and: (5) Scrapbooks.

Mitchell, Victor

Rothney astrophysical observatory fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1961-2005 (gaps exist)

The fonds consists of records primarily created or collected by Dr. Milone and Dr. Clark during their multi-decade tenure as co-Directors of the RAO. The records chart the early visions for the observatory and the gradual accumulation of equipment and infrastructure to support teaching and research. Records include correspondence on the acquisition of the land, the purchase of the first telescope (.4 m), subsequent telescopes and mirrors (1.5 m and 1.8 m), the photometry system, and the construction of the domes and the Visitor Centre. The records also include grant applications, budgets and financial materials, and administrative records including meeting notes, agendas and correspondence. Graphic materials document celebrations and ceremonies, and also the various milestones achieved by the acquisition of equipment and construction of various building components as well as teaching activities and outreach including Open Houses.

The fonds is arranged into five series: (1) History and Development; (2) Administration and Operations; (3) Technology and Infrastructure; (4) Teaching and Research; and (5) Graphic Materials.

Rothney Astrophysical Observatory

Dr. Herman Konrad fonds

  • Fonds
  • 1956-1995 (gaps exist)

The fonds consists of records created or collected by Dr. Konrad over the course of his life and throughout his career. The records include the journal created by Konrad from his seminal trip to Paraguay as a volunteer with the Mennonite Central Committee, his post-graduate research and the scholarly activities undertaken as a faculty member at the University of Calgary. These records include research and field notes, drafts of articles and conference presentations, transcripts of interviews, background research including newspaper clippings for the Calgary Stampede project, and notebooks of archival research from Mérida, Yucatán.
The fonds is arranged into four series: (1) Early and Post-graduate activities; (2) Chicle Industry Research; (3) Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Research; and (4) Professional Affiliations and Scholarly Activities.

Konrad, Herman W.

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