Copied 1985, 1987 and 2000 (originally created 1876-1976)
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.
Fonds consists of parish records of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and burials; communicant rolls; parish histories; records of services; correspondence; minutes; financial records; and other miscellaneous material. Not all records are extant for all parishes; records vary significantly from parish to parish. Fonds also includes an appendix, MsC 284, consisting of material relating to Morse L. Goodman, 5th Anglican Bishop of Calgary: sketches of St. Martin's Church, Livingston, Alberta, St. James Church, and St. Ambrose Church, Redcliff, Alberta; framed photograph of an unidentifired church procession; framed certificate of greeting from parish of Christ Church, Edmonton, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary, April 1, 1979.
Fonds consists of the personal records of Anita Sky dating from 1925-1981, and includes original and photocopied photographs with captions that depict members of various Jewish organizations in the Edmonton, Alberta Jewish community, including Hadassah-WIZO, State of Israel Bonds, and the Edmonton Talmud Torah School. Also includes photographs of various families from the Edmonton, Alberta Jewish community and a Negev Dinner programme for her father, Hymie Sorokin.
Fonds consists of materials created and accumulated by the Angus and French families in the Wetaskiwin area from 1892-1985. The fonds consists of these series: 1. Financial (1901-1981) Consists of financial ledger books relating to the operation of the French family jewellery store, the R.M. Angus Implement Dealer (1909-1910) and the records of the Northern Alberta Fox Co. Ltd. (1930). 2. Personal (1892-1950) Consists of correspondence, photographs, glass negatives, certificates and other materials relating to the personal life of various members of the Angus and French families. 3. Ephemera (1899-1981) Series consists of newspapers, programs, photographs, and other materials relating to Wetaskiwin and Wetaskiwin area community organizations collected by the Angus and French families.
Fonds consists of a family history, written in 2002, a personal reminiscence of the I.L. Peretz Shule (school) of Edmonton during the years 1932-1937, and copied photographs dating ca. 1920 that depict Asher Anshel and Rifka Garfinkel, and members of the Garfin (Garfinkel), Mark (Mordkovich), and Goldsheider families.
