Roberts family fonds
Roberts (family)
Agriculture
Family and personal life*
Law
Religion
Women
Roberts, Orlando
Roberts, Edith
Roberts, Frederick W. Roberts, Alexander
Roberts, Constance
Roberts, Malcolm
The fonds consists of photographs, negatives, a glass negative, and postcards depicting scenes from northern Alberta, such as Fort Chipewyan, from the North West Territories such as Fort Smith and Fort McPherson, from central Alberta such as Edmonton and Gibbons, and from British Columbia, such as Dawson. Many photographs depict men tracking scows up river through river rapids, often the Athabasca and the Peace River, as well as various agricultural scenes. There are also photographs of Native Americans, dog sledding teams, and friends and family members, as well as wedding photographs from the marriage of Richard and Edith Field and photographs of the Lost Patrol and their memorial service. Textual records consist of letters and cards to and from family members, calendars, books, including Bibles translated into Cree, newspaper clippings, paintings, picture albums, and letters of ordainment for Rev. O.J. Roberts. Artifacts include Native American artifacts such as leather gloves, moccasins, pouches, and beadwork. Also included are tools such as nails, scissors, knives, axe heads, metal buckets, baskets, and scrapers. The fonds include a medicine chest containing bottles of medicine, as well as jewelry and R.N.W.M.P. uniform buttons.
1796--2005; predominant 1890--1940.
865 photographs and other material.
http://albertaonrecord.ca/roberts-family-fonds
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the material is in english and cree.
http://albertaonrecord.ca/thomas-edge-archives-special-collections-athabasca-university
Thomas A. Edge Archives & Special Collections (Athabasca University)
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