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Alfred W.R. Carrothers fonds

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-1189
  • Fonds
  • 1945-1973, predominant 1960-1973

Fonds consists of Advisory Committee on the Development of Government in the North West Territories records (1964-1973) including terms of reference, final report, briefs and submissions presented to the Committee, financial statements, budgets, minutes, reports, correspondence, photos of Committee members and Northern views (1965), agenda and memos of public meetings held by the Committee, Carrothers' diaries describing his travels to the North and Committee meetings, and post-report discussions and House of Common debates. Includes Carrothers' reference material regarding the Committee and the North, correspondence with his wife, Jane (1965), and a speech.

Carrothers, Alfred W.R.

E. Preston Manning fonds

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-1338
  • Fonds
  • 1971-2002, predominant 1994-2002

Fonds consists of draft chapters of Preston Manning's book, "Think Big" and original records used as source materials for the book. Includes approximately 70,000 words written for the book that were not published. Also includes 11 handwritten journals (with transcripts) kept by Manning during the period 1988-2000 while he was leader of the Reform Party and video cassettes and ephemera relating to his career.

Manning, E. Preston

J Rodney Sykes fonds

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-1357
  • Fonds
  • 1921, 1956, 1964-1989, 1994

Fonds consists of records created and collected during Mr. Sykes' three terms as Mayor of the City of Calgary, and personal files accumulated during his seven years in City Hall, consulting records after his term in office, publications and other material. In 1975, the Mayor's role was defined as: political, in which the Mayor acts as chairman of City Council and as facilitator to citizens' issues; administrative, in which the Mayor contributes to policies and program implementation; and ceremonial, where the Mayor represents the City at all ceremonial functions and assemblies. The fonds is divided into five series including: (I) Political records, 1969-1978; (II) Administrative records, 1921, 1959-1960, 1963-1985, 1994; (III) Ceremonial records, 1969-1988; (IV) Personal, 1963, 1968-1984; (V) Press clippings, 1969-1977; (VI)Consulting records, 1973-1989; (VII)Publications, 1964-1985; and (VIII)Husky Tower records, 1967, 1996. Series I, II, III, IV and VI have been further subdivided due to the extent and nature of the records they contain.

Sykes, J. Rodney

The Reform Party of Canada fonds

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-1383
  • Fonds
  • 1981-2000

The fonds consists of records produced and collected by staff and volunteers of the Reform Association of Canada, the Reform Party of Canada, and the United Alternative. The records transferred to the Archives were those held at national office in Calgary only. Further records relating to the Party are held in Ottawa. Fonds has been arranged into 18 series including: (1) Reform Association of Canada and related records, (2) Administrative records, (3) Executive Council and committee records, (4) Legal services, (5) Assemblies, (6) Policy, (7) Constituency development and election readiness, (8) Financial administration, (9) Communications, (10) Leader's office, (11) Fundraising and membership development, (12) Speeches, (13) Video recordings, (14) Audio recordings, (15) Photographs, (16), Ephemera, (17) Reform Party of Alberta, and (18) United Alternative records.

Reform Party of Canada

University of Calgary (1912-1915) collection

  • CA ACU ARC uofc-1210
  • Collection
  • 1910-1915

Fonds consists of "An Act Respecting the University of Calgary", a report of the commission appointed to consider degree-granting powers, annual calendars, a copy of the architectural plan of university, an invitation to closing ceremonies (1913), a newsclipping, and preliminary announcement containing artist's rendering of proposed university layout.

University of Calgary (1912-1915)