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The fonds consists of a brief history of Richard Secord, one photograph and a hat owned by his son, Richard York Secord.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of the first edition of the Edmonton Bulletin Dec.6, 1880; Napoleon Huberdeau's Canadian National Railways Operating Rules dated July 1, 1929; a photocopy of Albert Gyte's 1934 land tax receipt; and a 1964 photograh of Josephine's Grade 2 class. The artifacts are:3 house keys, a school strap, 3 silk mantles for a kerosene lamp, 2 packages of Reckitt's bag blue dye, and embroidery scissors that came from Norway with Johanna Skare, Olga Huberdeau's mother.

The fonds consists of two books written by George Marrinier entitled "How I Remember Amber Valley" and "How I Remember Donatville" which includes maps, photographs and lists of settlers in these areas.

The fonds consists of periodical articles was used as research material for the book "Athabasca: an Illustrated History". 1) Outing, an international illustrated monthly magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation. Oct-Dec, 1895. Includes a 4 part article titled "A Woman in the MacKenzie Delta" by Elizabeth Taylor. 2) Canadian Geographical Journal. May, July and August 1961. "Voyageurs Highway; the geography and logistics of the Canadian fur trade" by Eric Morse. 3) Alberta Transportation. Oct 1981. "A short history of Alberta's Riverboats" by Andy Turnbull. 4) Saint John's Edmonton Report. Aug. 2, 1976. "One man drownded, another floats". 5) Canadian Geographical Journal. Jan. 1947. "Athabasca River Transport" and "Athabaska Trail" by S.C.Ells. 6) The Trustee; Alberta School Trustees Association. 1907-1982. "My favorite trustees" by William H. Swift. He discusses Toles, Smith and Parkhurst Schools and Mr. Edwin Parr. 7) Forest Landscape: a newsletter published by Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. Sept. 2, 1993. "Homesteading's freedom carried a price" by Lillie Hagelund. 8) Royal Geographical Society. Nov. 1883. "On the Athabasca District of the Canadian North-West Territory" by Rev. Emile Petitot. Includes information on First Nations inhabitants. 9) Alberta Trails Task Force, Research Section, Historic Sites Service, Alberta Culture, 1975. "Historic Trails Report" by Anne Carscallen. 10) "The Klondyke Trail from Edmonton" by Harold Fryer. 11) Canadian Cattlemen. Nov. 1953. "Old Trails and New, from sternwheeler and pack-train to "Iron Horse" and Aeroplane" by Phillip H. Godsell. 12) New Trail, U of A. Winter, 1951. "The Athabasca Trail" by James MacGregor. 13) "Report on the drainage area of the Peace & Athabaska Rivers" by Wm. Pearce, 1908. 14) The Alberta Gold Rush News, Alberta Gold Prospectors Assoc. Spring, 2009. "Devil's Canyon Gold Mine,1918" by Mark Hayward. 15) Food For Thought. Fall, 2007. "The Rice Stuff, wild rice from farmer Wayne Ptolemy" by Wes Lafortune. 16) Canadian Geographical Journal. February, 1964. "My Home Town" by Charles Camsell. Drawings by S.C.Ells.

The fonds consists of a copy of the essay titled "Freedom on the Frontier: Black Migration to Amber Valley", a bibliography, and his correspondence with Mrs. Eileen Hendy, archivist at the Athabasca Municipal Library and Archives.

The fonds consists of correspondence between Dr. Hinther and the Athabasca Archives; a newspaper article from the Athabasca Advocate of June 20, 2006; a Toles School preliminary approach paper; a media release; an invitation for Athabascans to meet Dr. Hinther and Anne Newlands at the Athabasca Archives; a Toles School interview questionnaire; and promotional material for the CMC including 2 DVDs. On October 30, 2006 CTV interviewed Dr. Hinther; a DVD copy was purchased. In 2007 a framed "Memorandum of Cooperation and Understanding" between the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Athabasca Archives was given to the archives. In 2008-2009 additions included: a Toles School interpretive grid and diagrams, and four roller display banners with metal stands. In 2021, a CD-ROM of Dr. Hinther touring the Amber Valley Cultural Centre was added.

The fonds consists of 3 photographs: Rodger's Chapter School, the spring 1942 class, and Arlene Truman, the teacher. The children came from the Zelman, Sorokoski, Williams and Phipps families.

The fonds consists of information about Dokeville School; 2 maps of the land owners in Dokeville School District from 1930s-1940s and 2010; names of homesteaders in that area; 3 poems by Cecil Turton; and numerous farm related booklets: Plows and Plowing, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, U of A, 1923; Wooded Soils and their Management, Dept. of Soils, U of A, 1948; DeLaval Cream Separators No.10; Farm Workshop Guide, pub. by The Country Guide, 6th ed. Goodyear Farm Handbook; Dr. George W. Bell's First Aid for Sick Animals; Fallout on the Farm, Canada. Dept. of Agriculture, 1961; Alberta Wheat Pool list of members and nomination paper, 1966, sub-district 701; and Report of the Legislative Committee on rural education, 1935. An addition to this fonds includes five calendars: Mike's Store, Athabasca 1979, 2004, 2007: Shaw's One Stop Food Market, Athabasca, 1971, and Tom Pryma & Sons, Texaco, Athabasca, 1989.

The fonds consists of a [1932] photograph of Mary's brother, William Kowalchuk; two Grade 3 classroom choral speech groups, and the Edwin Parr Composite High School band [1986]. There are three Athabasca Music Festival Association certificates and two plaques for Grade 3 choral speech, as well as a poem used.

The fonds consists of photographs including: Albert Draeger's house; Sam Ball's house; the Theo Haggith dairy barn; the James Minns' house; the Davis Bentley house; Athabasca Pottery Club in 1983, 1984 including George Weston, Pennie Hunter, Lillian Bretzlaff, Tami Okimara, Lucien and Rosie Guay, and Verna Guay; the cable cage over the Athabasca River; the Athabasca River in flood June 18, 1944; 1944-45 Athabasca Public School staff: Lilliam Bloom, Irene Buckholz, Alice Donahue, Miss Dodd, Mrs. Emmet, Mrs. McClelland, Mr. Tennyson Nordon, Jessie Rollings; Martin Hitchins, Jenkins Lake, Dr. Joseph Olivier, Hallowe'en party in Stucco School before it was attached to the Brick School, newspaper ads for: Fundy Fox Co., A.C.Bradley's honey, Athabasca Creamery, Phillipy's Store, dance at Winding Trail School, Tutty Lumber Co., C.A.J. Sundby's Wood Yard and Feed Mill, Mme Veronneau's music and language lessons, R.C.Knowlton Jeweler and Optician, Hees and Goupil, G.H.Leng-blacksmith, and Peace River Blacksmith; a copy of the article "The Old Peace River Trail" by Philip H. Godsell; a copy of the March 21, 1930 provincial Unemployment Relief act; the Athabasca Echo newspaper of March 26, 1947 story of the drowning deaths of Wilma Harps and her sister Thelma Donald; the names of the Grosmont post masters from 1912 to 1970; a program for the Vets' Vaudeville Show-May 25, 1931 and a 1962 edition of a booklet "Survey of Athabasca" prepared by the Industrial Development Branch of the Alberta Department of Industry & Development. The audio cassettes contain information on the Bissell family, logging operations and personnel.The artifact is a heart-shaped pottery ashtray, with brown and blue glaze, manufactured by Athabasca Clay Products.