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The Amber Valley Journal was conceived of by Vilma Nicholson in a spirit of revival among the Black people in Amber Valley following the creation of the Amber Valley Community Association and the Amber Valley Choral Group. It was meant to bring insights into the history and traditions of the community including literature, art, music, dance, drama and entertainment, as well as profiles, reviews and research. Only two editions were published, black and white, 5.5" by 8.5", photocopied on plain paper, with cover-stock covers.

The fonds consists of a 10-page article written by Kathleen Stafford entitled: Life in a one-room school; and a 1985 interview with Kathleen and Leo Noddings by Frank Falconer which includes subjects: Chief Baptiste, Baptiste Lake Trail, Crystal Lodge, Wm.Dent, a French club, gas wells, Syd Mearon, and motion picture theatres.

The collection consists of records of the Anglican Church pertaining to the Athabasca area including synod reports, 1876-1928; historical notes and articles on local churches; correspondence and papers of Bishop Richard Young, correspondence of Bishop Sovereign, minutes of the All Saints Women's Auxiliary 1911-1942 and other local Anglican organizations; and a copy of Marian (Gill) Little's Anglican Church history"The Glorious Company". Names mentioned include Bishop William Day Reeve, Magnus Brown, Jim Cornwall, Leslie Wood, Fred H.Killick, Rev.William Grove White, Rev.Robert Little, Bishop Richard Young, Bishop Sovereign, Rev. A.C.Garrioch, Rev.George Holmes, Rev. Moxhay, Count Alfred Von Hammerstein, Gertrude (Reeve) Bannerman, and Eva Hasell of the Sunday School Caravan Mission. There is also a chapter from the book "A Heroine of the North: memoirs of Charlotte Selina Bompas."

The fonds consists of materials created by the Athabasca Diocese of the Anglican Church between 1934 and 1986. The fonds consists of a Missionary Society Church of England in Canada leaflet on the Athabasca Diocese, a 27 page booklet celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Diocese of Athabaska in 1949, handbills celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Diocese (1974), Thanksgiving Service 1944, the 50th Anniversary of St. Andrews Church (1986), and the retirement dinner for Bishop James Pierce in 1974.

The fonds consists of 1890 and 1896 newspaper articles from Edmonton; a brief history of Athabasca Landing as the See of the Anglican Diocese of Athabasca; a 1948 Christmas card with photos of both Athabasca churches; an application form for the hostels; 1959-1960 and 1961-1962 photos of the Hostel gang; April, 1990 booklet "Setting aside moving on" commemorating All Saints' Anglican Church as it is demolished and a new church is built on the site; Feb.3, 1991 consecration of the new All Saints' Church; a 1997 program for the "Burning of the Mortgage"; a few sheets on the history of the church from 1990-2006; a short history of the stained glass window from St.Mark's Church, Plum Lake ; a brief history of St. Alban's Church, South Athabasca including the Women's Auxiliary; and a program of the 100th anniversary of the Parish of Athabasca, 1893-1993. The photographs include Plum Lake Church, and the 1960 All Saints' choir. The books include 1876 New Testament in Cree syllabics, pub. in England and other psalters and prayer books including the 1909 Presbyterian Book of Praise. Two Athabasca Clay Pottery vases, approx 10 x 10 cm and 9 x 13 cm in natural and black glazes.

The fonds consists of photographs which include: Oct.22, 1911 auto party in front of the Athabasca Grand Union Hotel; a view of Athabasca from the east hill in 1912; the first air mail flight into Athabasca in Feb. 1931; Strathcona (50th) Street in 1951; the Athabasca Echo newspaper building; an aerial view of Athabasca taken by Bob Preece; the Athabasca bus depot and Athabasca United Church; and views taken from across the river.

Annie Fodchuk ordered an Eatons catalogue spinning wheel in the 1940s to make clothing for her young family on their homestead west of Athabasca, Alberta. It arrived via train at the CN train station in Athabasca.

The fonds consists of a photograph view of Athabasca as seen from the north side of the river and a postcard view of Skinner Street in 1914. The postcard was sent by Nettie to her daughter Agnes Allen in Galesburg, ILL.

The fonds consists of photographs of: Athabasca & District Board of Trade sign near Westlock (1948), Nick Evasiuk, pier on Tawatinaw Creek (1950s), Bob, Colin and Vince Preece; Anton (Tony) and Kurt Schinkinger, the first store and its replacement store built in 1975, Valentine (Val) Breckenridge, Riverside Recreation Area sign, 1971 parade photo and the Steve Berezan family. Tony wrote an article entitled "Reflections of the old swimming hole" and an article about his time in the navy. The artifacts are a postal scale, two photographs framed with an article from the Athabasca Echo newspaper of Aug.25, 1982 regarding the family business, and a plaque commemorating the closing of Schinkinger's Mens Wear in Feb. 1992. 22.12: Fourteen photos recording the ceremony opening secondary highway 813 in September, 1989, "The Gleaner," 1938 Athabasca Public School yearbook, program from 1961 50th anniversary, program from 1967 Centennial play, program from 1971 60th anniversary.

The fonds consists of the following subjects contained in the photographs and the cassette tape: Athabasca's first train (1912), Bentley with dog team, Big Coulee Anglican Church, Tom Black, Art Cullen, Chester Reid Day (a.k.a. Buffal Bill) from Calling Lake, commercial fishing, Father Desmarais, education, entertainment, field crops-rye, Colin Fraser, Gorman family, Albert Alexander Greer, horse teams planting crop, Litchfield Avenue, lumbering, marine boiler on Strathcona Street [1912], men's club outdoor meal, Pioneer Curling Club (1911), Red Cross Society meeting at Thorne's, Runel Ryley, scow workers, sports, threshing machine (1925), and Robert Vance.