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Wanham Board of Trade fonds

  • CA GPR 0013
  • Archief
  • 1929-1972

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, foundational documents from the Peace River Associated Boards of Trade, and news clippings regarding the upgrading of roads in the Peace Country. The Whitecourt cut-off and the Friendship Train of 1948 are two major issues in this collection. Two phonograph records promote the Whitecourt cut-off.

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Junior Chamber of Commerce fonds

  • CA GPR 0022
  • Archief
  • 1952-1971

The fonds consists of the records of the Executive Board, the JayCees Community Development Programme, the various projects they sponsored and/or carried out, and material from Associated Chambers.

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Woking Willing Workers fonds

  • CA GPR 0028
  • Archief
  • 1961-1999

The fonds consists of legal documents fom 1975-1999, club minutes from 1961-1998, financial records from 1976-1997 (financial records from 1961-1976 are included with minutes), and correspondence from 1974-1997. It also includes documents related to fundraising for and the building and maintenance of the community hall from 1978-1999, the building of a playground, hall activities from 1976-1997, and records from the Woking and District Board of Trade.

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Billy Salmond fonds

  • CA GPR 0043
  • Archief
  • 1906-1958

The fonds consists of six photographs and personal papers, including a permit to cut hay on Dominion Land; Kingston Business College workbooks relating to his education; a hotel register and account book from the Salmond Hotel; an envelope advertising Grande Prairie's Fourth Annual Agricultural Fair 1913; a 1916 program for an event in Spirit River; and some miscellaneous business account books and papers. In the series of 265 postcards, there are many with personal messages to Mr. Salmond.

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Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds

  • CA GPR 0050
  • Archief
  • 1905-2000

The fonds consists of executive and administrative records; subject files from both the Board of Trade and the later Chamber of Commerce; briefs, submissions and forums presented to various groups and government departments; project files from the time Grande Prairie achieved cityhood until the 90s; publications about the area produced or collected by the Board of Trade/Chamber of Commerce; reference files with news clippings and guest books that detail the history of the Board from 1914 on; information about associated organizations; and photograph and slide collections. The photograph collection mainly details progress in the Grande Prairie area from 1905 to 1980, and the activities of the Chamber after 1975. There is one reel to reel film, “Alberta on the North Side,” which was presented to the people of Northern Alberta on the occasion of the provincial cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie, October 17, 1972.

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G. Roger Graham photograph collection

  • CA GPR 0057
  • Collectie
  • 1969

The fonds consists of 19 color photographs of the inaugural run on the Alberta Resources Railway—the three hour trip on the final day of the conference. Photographs show the train, the scenery and the dignitaries who were passengers on this trip. A few of the photographs are of a welcoming banquet at St. Joe’s High School and ceremonies marking the opening of the railway.

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Bill Pratt fonds

  • CA GPR 0107
  • Archief
  • 1925-1930

The fonds consists of 70 photographs taken by McDermid Studio on the Canadian Pacific Railway tour of the Peace Country in 1928. Subjects of the photographs include the Beaverlodge Experimental Station; the Trelle farm at Wembley; the Jack Thompson harvest east of Grande Prairie; the ranching operation of Mr. Early on the banks of the Peace River; roads, towns, and rural scenes en route; roads and buildings in Grande Prairie; and group photographs of the tour members. There is also a photograph of young Marion Pratt pinning a "Just Kids Safety" button on Lord Lovat, who was a member of the CPR delegation.

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Croken Family fonds

  • CA GPR 0112
  • Archief
  • [ca. 1920]-1986

The records consist of photographs and personal records from Patty and Rudy Croken and Jennie (Tomshak) Croken. They include P.V. Croken financial records from the P.V Croken Store; Patty’s correspondence from 1956-1973; personal income tax returns for Rudy & Jennie Croken from 1953-1958, and for Patty & Daisy Croken from 1958-1966; farm accounts and wheat board certificates; the papers for building Rudy & Jennie’s home in 1954; and two stories about living in Clairmont, and working in the Grande Prairie Post Office, written by Jennie Croken in 2014. The photographs are a wide assortment of subjects from the Peace Celebration in Grande Prairie in 1919, to Jennie on her travels in 1986.

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Hudson's Bay Company fonds

  • CA GPR 0134
  • Archief
  • 1834-1863

The fonds consists of two fur-trade ledgers which detail transactions between the Hudson’s Bay Company at Dunvegan and individuals trading with this post. The first ledger (8 ½ x 13” and 160 pages) dates between 1834 and 1840, and the second ledger (9 ½ x 14” and 160 pages) is from 1861-1863 and contains many First Nations hunters, some identified by aboriginal names and some by the more common French names.

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Downtown Business Revitalization Zone of Grande Prairie fonds

  • CA GPR 0141
  • Archief
  • 1973-2000

The fonds consists of records of The Central Business Association; executive records of the Downtown BRZ; records of its dealings with the City of Grande Prairie; administrative documents including correspondence and financial records; newsletters and other member communications; projects dealing with beautification, street cleaning, and decorating of downtown; promotions for downtown through special events, parades, trade shows and sales promotions; sponsorship of community events coordinated with other city groups; liason with Heritage Canada; and scrapbooks featuring news clippings of BRZ initiatives.

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