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Athabasca Archives Fonds Sports, recreation and leisure
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Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2170
  • Fonds
  • 1946-2003

The fonds consists of materials created by the Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives and its predecessors between 1946 and 2003.The fonds consists of bylaws, minutes, correspondence, financial records, fire insurance policies, account books, membership lists, accession and statistics books. Included in the photographs are: Violet (Mills) Aldridge, Kathy Begoray, Sandy Bulmer, Mike Cardinal, Lionel Cherniwchan, Louis DaCosta, Alice B. Donahue, Teddy Dunn, Frank Falconer, Judy Flax, Jane Gordon, Cynthia Graefe, Barbara Hunter, Joseph William Irwin, Doug and Heather Kariel, Jerry Little, Betty McDonald, Don McGladdery, Joseph Martynek, Marilyn Mol, Phyliss Mort, Amanda and Erica Oldale, Viola Elizabeth Overholt (Jouston), Betty Pickett, Irene Robbins, Lydia Silkie, Kathleen Stafford, Linda Steppan, Robert Tannas, Kathy Traynor, David Yowney and Karen Zwarich. The students in a 1990/91 photograph of the Hutterite Colony School visiting the library are: Johnny, Rhoda, Debbie, Walter, Philip, Julia, Edward, Michelle, Steven, Aaron, and Albert Gross, Betty Stahl and Mrs. Phyliss Mort. Other materials transferred to the archives include an essay written by Nadine Molofy for the Correspondence School Branch in 1948-49 which also includes a photograph of W.H.Swift; the 1981 Canada census information on mother tongues spoken in the Athabasca area; and a program of the 3rd Spring Showcase of local talent library fundraiser in c2001. In 2003, photographs were taken when new carpeting was installed in the library and archives.

Alice B. Donahue Library and Archives

Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, Alberta Branch fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2038
  • Fonds
  • 1947-1951

The fonds consists of the 1947 Dominion Amateur Wrestling Championships program and list of entries; the 1948 Boxing and Wrestling Championships program and list of entries; the 1948 Official Boxing Handbook; and 1948 clippings from the Athabasca Echo newspaper regarding the event. The 1942 and 1951 Provincial Interscholastic Track and Field Championships were also held in Athabasca. The fonds contains a souvenir program, participant names and certificates for the 1951 event.

Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. Alberta Branch

Amber Valley Community Association fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1980
  • Fonds
  • 1888-1987

The fonds consists of reprinted newspaper articles, a list of electors for 1938 and 1958, a few unidentified photocopied pictures and 10 photographs; also the booklet "Memoirs of the Official Opening of the Amber Valley Community Centre, June 28, 1975". The photos include: W.G. and Alice Cromwell, Columbus Bowen, Bob Jamerson, and Williams and Kinamore families. The booklet "Rural Women in Focus" was printed by the Amber Valley Community Association to celebrate the United Nations 1975 International Women's Year. Included is information on Lydia Williams, Marjorie Logan, Nancy Appleby, Amber Valley pioneer women, Athabasca Art Club, Martha Edwards and Palma Lennie. Two photographs from the Athabasca Archives collection include: Georgia Toles and an unknown woman. The map is a hand drawn Amber Valley Heritage Map, 1987, showing the present and former land owners in Township 66, Range 20, W4M. As well as the names of farm families, the map locates two stores, two post offices, the school and the cemetery.

Amber Valley Community Association

Archibald Joseph Gorman (family) fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2110
  • Fonds
  • 1910-[1940s]

The fonds consists of the following subjects contained in the photographs and the cassette tape: Athabasca's first train (1912), Bentley with dog team, Big Coulee Anglican Church, Tom Black, Art Cullen, Chester Reid Day (a.k.a. Buffal Bill) from Calling Lake, commercial fishing, Father Desmarais, education, entertainment, field crops-rye, Colin Fraser, Gorman family, Albert Alexander Greer, horse teams planting crop, Litchfield Avenue, lumbering, marine boiler on Strathcona Street [1912], men's club outdoor meal, Pioneer Curling Club (1911), Red Cross Society meeting at Thorne's, Runel Ryley, scow workers, sports, threshing machine (1925), and Robert Vance.

Gorman, Archibald Joseph

Arthur Schumacher fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2077
  • Fonds
  • [193-]-[196-]

The fonds consists of photographs of Art Schumacher, Pat Keegan, airplanes, Baptiste Lake, Athabasca United Church, Athabasca Brick School, and views of Athabasca in the 1960s. Erwin Schumacher wrote to the Athabasca Baseball Club in 1933 offering to do airobatic feats for money.

Schumacher, Arthur

Athabasca Concert Party fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2039
  • Fonds
  • 1955-1957

The fonds consists of programs for: "Sonia" produced in Nov. 1955; and "Stampede" produced in May, 1957. Cast names are included.

Athabasca Concert Party

Athabasca Curling Club fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1848
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1995

The fonds consists of materials created by the Athabasca Curling Club between 1911 and 1984. The fonds consists of a pamphlet, financial statements, invoices, cheque stubs and correspondence of the Athabasca Curling Club. The photos include Abe Funk, David Garton, Helen Hyde, George LaBranche, Les Lang, Rosario LaPorte, Ken Lewis, Olga Pacholak, Julienne Pylypiuk, Anton Schinkinger, Kurt Schinkinger, and Bessie Speers.

Athabasca Curling Club

Athabasca Day at Expo 86 fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1957
  • Fonds
  • 1986

The fonds consists of 13 photograhs of the delegation from Athabasca and Athabasca University in Vancouver on July 29, 1986.

Athabasca Day at Expo 86

Athabasca Heritage Society fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1992
  • Fonds
  • 1997-2001

The fonds consists of 9 photographs from the February, 1999 Collections Display; Canada Millenium Partnership Program application; October, 1999 Site Planning Workshop notes; meeting minutes and financial statements for 1999-2001; and a newspaper clipping scrapbook, 1997-1999.

Athabasca Heritage Society

Athabasca Historical Society fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1899
  • Fonds
  • 1984-1997

The fonds consists of materials created by the Athabasca Historical Society between 1984 and 1997. The fonds includes administrative materials, financial documents, correspondence and the 1984 Athabasca Historical Society pamphlet "The Athabasca River Story."

Athabasca Historical Society

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