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MS-51 Hudson’s Bay Company collection

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This finding aid is a guide to the City of Edmonton Archives’ MS-51 Hudson’s Bay Company Collection.

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To request material, please contact the Reference Archivist at 780-496-8711 or [email protected] and provide us with the following information: • Fonds number • Accession number (e.g. A97-123) if applicable • Series or class number • Sub-series or sub-class number if applicable • File number • File name

As an example, you would request MS-123 series 1 sub-series 1.2 file 23 Correspondence

Unless otherwise specified, this finding aid is © 2018 City of Edmonton. MS-51 Hudson's Bay Co. fonds Box # File # File Title - Description Date Restrictions Fort Edmonton 1 1 Accounts day book, November 7, 1879 - July 21, 1883. 1879-1883 Includes references to Alexander/ Lac la Nonne, Alexis/ Lac Ste. Anne, Baptiste, Beaver Indians, Blue Quill, Bob Tail band, Ermine Skin band, Farming instructors, John Foley, Grasshopper, Iron Head, Michel/ Lac Ste. Anne, Ma Me Na Wata, Paul, Peace Hill farm, Pick de Bois band, Indians, Plain bands, Rabisca, Riviere qui Barre, Saddle Lake farm, Samson’s band, Sharphead, Shot a Hand, Sick Indians, Stray Indians, Victoria (Pakan), Whitefish Lake, Whitford, Wood Cree, Yellow Head. Includes references to S.N. Leslie Wood, ? Mitchell, clerks?

2 2 Accounts day book, August 8, 1881 - October 1, 1884. 1881-1884 Includes references to Athabasca District, Athabasca scow, Athabasca Landing road, Athabasca steam boat, post, / Calgary, Carlton, Edmonton Milling Co., Fort Edmonton/ Edmonton post/ Edmonton sale shop, Fort Pitt, Fort Saskatchewan/ Saskatchewan Post, Grist mill, Jasper House, , Lac la Nonne, Lac Ste. Anne, / Slave Lake, New Caledonia, Peace Hills trading post, District, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan District, Steam sawmill, Steamer Lily, Steamer Northcote, Sturgeon River scow, Vermilion River/ Vermilion scow, Victoria (Pakan). Includes references to S.N. Leslie Wood, ?. Mitchell, John R. Michael, clerks?

Fort Victoria (Pakan) 1 3 Daily journal, May 1, 1890 – May 20, 1893. 1890-1893 Hudson's Bay Company - Department Store 1 4 Application package - Fort Edmonton model building contest. 1970 Includes letter, contest rules, brief history, contest outline, registration form, list of winners (2 copies).

MS o/s 5 Poster - Fort Edmonton model building contest 1970 map cabinet MS o/s 5 Plans - Fort Edmonton model bulding contest. 1970 map 3 architectural drawings, include's site plan, elevations and cabinet bird's eye view. Based on plans by George Heath Macdonald, January 15, 1953. 2 copies