The fonds consists of four photographs of the South Slope School and students taken during Doris Tansem’s time teaching in 1945-46; weekly issues of the Wanhamite, a community newspaper written by Wally Tansem and Lawrence Laughy; printed material authored by Wally Tansem; 20 aerial photographs of the Lassiter area north of Wanham; some news clippings; and Wally’s research files for his self-published book “Foulest of Murders”.
The series consists of printed material written by Wally Tansem, aerial photographs he took north of Wanham in the Lassiter area, and clippings showing the interests of the Tansems. Clippings include a Nor’-West Farmer magazine from May 1926, and articles on the 1992 Quebec Referendum.
Doris Tansem's first grade one class at Wanham: (back row L to R) Robert McCarty, Alec Posty, Frank Kasprow, and (front row) Lorraine Sather, Annette Prevost, Beverly Fowler, and Mary Manzulenko.
Doris Tansem's first grade two class at Wanham: (back row L to R) John Metz, Barbara Karpinski, Bonnie Evanchuck, Helen Sveinunggaard, Arnold Fortier, and (front row) Roger Girard, Ilene Kasprow, Maxine Quamme, Patsy Metheny, Jeannette McCarty, and Ruth Harrington.
Doris Tansem's first grade three class at Wanham: (back row L to R) Frank Budny, Arne Jacobson, Gerald Blonski, Taras Putio, Johnny Bramlet, Dennis Bush, Lyall Tansem, and (front row) Alice Metz, Denise Prevost, Evonne Moulton, Ann Sather, Delphine Lampert, and Kay Laughy.
This file contains information about the 1920 trial of Daniel Lough for the murders of Stanley and Joseph Snyder. There is a copy of a document that recommends a reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person who committed the six 1918 murders; photocopies of newspaper articles; a copy of a letter regarding money owed to Dr. Conroy for his participation in the trial; copies of various crime reports; a copy of the Report of Committal to commit Daniel Lough for trial in the murders of Joseph and Stanley Snyder; a copy of a document that lists Fred Pluff as Wanted for Murder by the Alberta Provincial Police; a copy of a report regarding custody of Lough’s children; and a list created by Wally of files to look for at the Provincial Archives, and people he should contact.
This series consists of copies of records that are held at other archives including the Provincial Archives of Alberta, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, and manuscript pages from the book “Foulest of Murders”. These records were collected and created while Tansem was researching and writing his book. This book was published by Wally’s wife, Doris, and daughter, Brenda, after his death.