Fonds consists of these series: I Diaries (1942-1945). Personal and medical. II Drawings (1942-1945). Prison camp life; inmates; portrait of Ben Wheeler; greeting cards; diagram of cemetery. III Lists, reports, statistics (1942-1945). Includes injuries; deaths; food; rainfall. IV Medical casebooks (1942-1945). Includes drug list. V Photographs (1939-1945). Family; prison camp experiences (197 images). Many of the notes are written on fragile scraps of paper. Includes material made for and used in the exhibit accompanying the premiere of the motion picture "A War Story" based on Dr. Wheeler's POW diaries and produced by his daughter Anne.
Fonds consists of accounts and minutes of the Rural Municipality of Nelson No.638 and the Soldiers' Home Property Register. Also includes notes, historical sketches, and reminiscences written by Bernie C. Hart about various people and places in the County of Athabasca No. 12, including such diverse topics as pioneer histories, the Alberta Social Credit Party, grain elevators, bulls, oil development, municipal elections, fencing, school districts, and Hart's experiences while working as an assessor.
Fonds consists of records created and collected by Biddy Odell relating to the Odell and Palfrey families and to the history of Wetaskiwin. Some records were gathered by Biddy Odell during research for, Siding 16 Volume 1.The fonds consists of these series: 1.Wetaskiwin history (ca.1970- ca.1978) Series consists of notes on Wetaskiwin history, list of early settlers, lists of businesses, obituaries and family histories relating to Wetaskiwin history. 2. Personal Papers (1968-1978) Consists of notebooks and correspondence created by Biddy Odell relating to Wetaskiwin history. (Includes Siding 16 material). 3. References (1909- 197-?) Series includes minutes, programs and other materials related to the City and the County of Wetaskiwin. 4. Organizations (1910- 1978) Contains brochures, minutes, programs and other materials relating to Wetaskiwin area organizations and businesses, both public and private. 5. Publications (1930- 1969) Series consists of third party publications relating to Wetaskiwin. 6. Photographs (1892? - 1988) Series consists of photographs created and compiled by Biddy Odell relating to the Wetaskiwin area. 7. Audio cassettes (1988-1996) Series consists of oral histories done by Biddy Odell with area residents.
The fonds consists of photographs taken by professional photographer Boyd Waddell. Images include views taken in Swift Current, Saskatchewan while he was a photographic apprentice; views of Labrador and Suffield, Alberta taken while he was an aerial photographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force; family views after his marriage to Freda Crum and the birth of their children, Brent and Wendy; and views taken while he was a freelance photographer. His major clients included the Calgary Highlanders, the Gyro Club and the Jaycees; and he also took photographs for the McDougall Stoney Mission Society of which he was a member and director. The fonds includes enlargements of photographs he took during trips to the Canadian Arctic during the 1970s, however the negatives for these are not included in the fonds. There are also no negatives in this fonds for the Pauline Studio which he operated in Brooks, Alberta from 1946 to 1950; or for his work for the Alberta and federal governments. Aside from the enlargements of his Arctic trips (PB-897) and some smaller prints relating to family, time in Swift Current and the air force (PA-3594), the fonds consists primarily of negatives. Some of these are black and white sheet film negatives 4" x 5" or smaller (NA-5643); but the majority are 35mm black and white and colour negatives which are located with a small amount of textual records (M8929). The textual records include documents, biographical information, and correspondence relating to the life and photographic career of Boyd Waddell; and notes and identification relating to his photographic collection.
The fonds consists of: a handwritten Fitter's Course notebook, belonging to W. Cuthbertson of the No. 34 SFTS at Medicine Hat (January 27, 1941); notebook also contained printed sheets (9) of related course materials (1941); images of a military men's soccer team with Bill Cuthbertson.
The fonds consists of Bill Hnatiuk's wartime service papers and souvenirs, application for a visa to visit the United States (including his portrait), certificate of appreciation of war service issued by the Town of Redcliff, Bartenders' Union membership withdrawal cards, and photographs of Redcliff, agriculture near Olds, and the 1st Army Tank Brigade.
The fonds consists of: an educational wartime board game titled "Carrying the Tools to Britain" produced by the CBC ([ca. 1942]); two 2-sided OS maps of The World and the Western Hemisphere; and Central Europe and Canada and Great Britain ([ca. 1942]); and a historical map of Canada (1964).
The fonds consists of Norah Frances Coles at Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing and as a nurse at Revelstoke , British Columbia; views of Harvey Buckmaster, Camp Chief Hector and a Stoney rodeo; Central High School cadet corps annual inspection; and a senior public school track meet.
These records include medical records 1910-1995, Board records 1964-1994, President's files 1974-1995, financial and other administrative records 1891-1989, administrative committee records 1964-1994, manuals 1979-1995, accreditation records 1982-1992, reports and publications 1966-1995, records of associated organizations 1970-1995 and various photographs and artifacts.
