Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Alberta College fonds
Dénomination générale des documents
- Document textuel
- Photographic material
Titre parallèle
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Notes du titre
- Source du titre propre: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Niveau de description
collection
Cote
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Mention d'édition
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Mention d'échelle (architecturale)
Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
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Description matérielle
3.58 m of textual records. -- ca 450 photographs. -- 2 videocassettes. -- 1 optical disc.
Zone de la collection
Titre propre de la collection
Titres parallèles de la collection
Compléments du titre de la collection
Mention de responsabilité relative à la collection
Numérotation à l'intérieur de la collection
Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
Dr. T.C. Buchanan, pastor of McDougall Methodist Church in Edmonton, founded the province's first post-secondary institution in 1903 on Methodist Mission land set aside for missionary and education purposes by Reverend George McDougall. Although originally named McDougall College in honour of this early missionary to the Edmonton area, the founders soon abandoned this designation in favour of Alberta College. The college's first classes assembled on October 5, 1903 in the space above the Johnstone Walker Store on Jasper Avenue. Within two months, the original 67 students, along with four teaching staff, moved to the Masonic Hall to continue their studies in Arts, Commerce and Music under the direction of the school's first principal, Reverend Dr. John H. Riddell. The Northwest Territory Council granted a charter to Alberta College in October 1904, at which time the school moved into a new building on 101st Street, on the grounds of McDougall Methodist Church. The institution continued to undergo a number of changes, including new campuses, buildings, and the transfer to the United Church in 1926. Enrollment continued to expand in the 1930s to the 1980s.
In 1991, the provincial government passed amendments to the Alberta College Act to continue college operations as a private college independent of the United Church. Work also began on a two-phase construction project for a new facility. In 2000, the Board transferred college assets to the province, and on July 1, 2002 the facility and the majority of its programming was transferred to Grant MacEwan College. The Alberta College Campus offered academic upgrading, English as a Second Language (ESL), and the Royal Conservatory of Music. It continued as a MacEwan University campus until 2020, when programming moved to Allard Hall located on City Centre Campus.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
The fonds consists of the administrative records of Alberta College before being taken over by Grant MacEwan College, and records from the Conservatory of Music post take-over. Records include reports, budgets, committee meeting documents, business plans, news releases, newspaper articles, correspondence with government departments, and organizational charts. Also included are photographs of events, campus structures, and the construction of the last building. Presidents during this time were Dr. Reginald Pridham, Brenda Cooke, and Michael Faulkner.
Series: 1. Executive Office: a) textual records, b) photographs and other media. 2. Conservatory of Music. 3. Board of Governors. 4. President's Office.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Classement
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
Records may be subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Records may be subject to the Copyright Act of Canada.
Instruments de recherche
File list is available for 2021-04-16/127 (meeting records).
Instrument de recherche téléversé
Éléments associés
Contact the City of Edmonton Archives for records related to the early years of Alberta College.
Accroissements
Unit is considered closed.
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de la description du document
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles ou conventions
RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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Finale
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision et de suppression
Revised by KB - January 15, 2024.