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Athabasca Archives Hudson's Bay Company collection

  • CA ATH ath-1867
  • Collection
  • 1799-1924 : Copied 1986

The collection consists of newspaper clippings, lists of accounts, letterbooks, personal papers, correspondence, inspection reports, transportation modes and costs, inventories pertaining to the Hudson's Bay Company and its presence in Alberta and Athabasca, where it established a post from 1877-1924. Included are articles from the Beaver magazine: "Skippering a scow" on the Athabasca by N.A.Howland; The Last of the Brigades by Guy Blanchet; and Inland Journey by J.W.Chalmers (Treaty 8).

Athabasca Archives Hudson's Bay Company collection

Walter Harvey Dunworth fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1894
  • Fonds
  • 1898, copied 1998

The fonds consists of a transcript of a diary written by Walter Harvey Dunworth in 1898 concerning his journey from Calgary to the Yukon.

Dunworth, Walter Harvey

Loutit family fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1918
  • Fonds
  • 1914-[1966]

The fonds consists of 10 photograhs including Billy and Agatha's wedding, their children, the 1919 Fort McMurray Board of Trade, running the Grand Rapids, the SS Athabasca River in 1937, and the SS Northland Echo. There is also an audio cassette taped in 2003 of a conversation with Billy's daughter, Ellen Bishop; her daughter, Carol Yayechnick; and a nephew, William Loutit. The family were in Athabasca to assist in the first Billy Loutit Triathlon.

Loutit (family)

Saint John's School of Alberta fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1931
  • Fonds
  • 1997

The fonds consists of materials created by the Saint John's School for boys in 1997. The fonds consists of the Athabasca Brigade 1997 Log Book and Trip Guide and a letter of thanks sent to camp hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Darlene Zelman. The log book holds GPS readings for locations on the Athabasca River. There is a good description of the Grand Rapids portage trail.

Saint John's School of Alberta

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

Otto Lahser fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2036
  • Fonds
  • 1898-1899

The fonds consists of Otto's diary dated March 15, 1898 to June 11, 1899. Other members of this expedition were Johnny Block, Mr. & Mrs. Braund, Sid Down, Ed Gautherat, Herman Goermer, Lew Miller, and J.B.Wright. Other people mentioned in the diary include: the Baudette Party, Robert Brown, Mr.Campbell, Billy Clark, Billy Connors, William Dalgliest, Billy Dalztie, Alfred and Frank Davidson, Count DeLainville, Mr.Firth, Mr.Fraser, Mr. Hendricks, William Henry, Mr. Hudson, William Husky, Dr. Lang, Dr. Lyster, James MacDermand, Thomas Moody, Jack Par, Jack Rae, Arthur Reinboden, Savayard (a guide), Captain Shot (Louison Fosseneuve), Charles Smith, Robert Smith, William (Billy) Smith, Mr. Springer, Suzie (a guide), Trotter,N.W.M.P., Frank Van Natta, Mr.Whittaker, and James Wilson.

Lahser, Otto

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