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Notes - A handwritten article by Ruth Gorman warning of the financial loss for the western provinces if the proposed constitution passes, Alberta (6 pages)

Notes - Letters and postcards primarily from Helen and Fred Bentley in Saskatoon, SK, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa. Mary Petersen visited the Bentleys in February, and wrote to Thorwald while in Saskatoon (101 Pages)

Newspaper Article - 'Constitution land grab - Lawyer Gorman tells how the feds will rip off the West...' From the Alberta Report, March 20, 1981 reporting on Gorman's opinion of the constitutionial reform that Ottawa wanted to pass,…

Notes - Millie Glick summarizes the purpose of and some major accomplishments of the Mennonite Voluntary Service Unit during 1955-1969 in Calling Lake, Alberta. Approximately 60 Mennonites came from the USA to serve in the Voluntary Unit. The Unit…

Notes - Mr. Sutton tells eight trapping, hunting and fishing tales, detailing his many exciting encounters with bears, wolves, lynx and storms. He narrates a bad personal accident on a trap line where he severed the main artery to his brain (along…

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing. Volume 12, No.2. June 1988 (8 pages)

Newspaper Article -'Federal take-over of resource funds is deplored'. Written by Ruth Gorman that appeared in the Calgary Herald, AB (2 pages)

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing. Volume 17, No.1. January, February 1993 (8 pages)

Notes - Violet Reynolds Carr writes fondly of her first posting as a teacher at Big Coulee School in Athabasca. Ms. Carr talks of the trustees who hired her, her students, and the local families with whom she boarded. The school supplies she found…

Newspaper Article - - 'Farm Safety Books' Mile Zero News - April 1, 1998

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing Volume 33, No. 2. March, April 2009 (15 pages)

Publication- The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing Volume 21, No. 3. March, April 1997 (7 pages)

Notes - Two versions of an article by Ruth Gorman detailing the legal consequences of the property right loss associated with Pierre Trudeau's proposed new constitution, Alberta (7 pages)

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing Volume 32, No. 2. March, April 2008 (15 pages)

Newspaper Article - 'Vera Holt citizen of year' - Peter Barnes presents Vera Holt with the award.

Newspaper Article - 'Songs for Sundre projects' - Sundre Round Up, Wednesday, February 25, 1998

Handwritten Note - Speech - Mrs. Elizabeth L. Short to Edith Blades of Round Hill Women's Institute, on winning the AWI $50 Scholarship at the Vermillion School of Agriculture (2 pages)

Notes - A history of the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis written by Sister Joan Flaherty S.C.S.L. (2 pages)

Booklet - Advertising programs offered by the Edmonton YWCA, program fees and how to register, Edmonton, Alberta. Fall and Winter 1982, 1983 (40 pages)

Document - St. John Ambulance Association First Aid Certificate issued to Ella Croteau

Letter - A handwritten letter written by Ruth Gorman, Alberta (4 pages)

Notes - Mrs. Daisy Gooding tells the story of her parents’ immigration, marriage and early family life in Athabasca. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, was originally a lay minister and a trader and later opened a bakery in Athabasca with her…

Letter - Written and signed by Ruth Gorman intended for various members of parliament; modified into an article format, Alberta (2 pages)

Notes - This is a transcript of an interview (Tape 65) where Mrs. Viola Overholt discusses all aspects of her life in Athabasca from 1912 through to present day (1988). Farming life, homesteading, social activities, businesses and residents of…

Newspaper - Published by YWCA Edmonton that talks about programs offered by the YWCA, issues affecting women, and information about the YWCA, Edmonton, Alberta. Volume 1, No. 1. Winter 1986 (24 pages)