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- 1924-1959 (Creation)
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5.7 m of textual records. -- 2 photographs. -- 9 audio reels. -- 16 audio discs
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The non-partisan electoral tradition in the North-West Territories ended in 1904, and candidates identified as Liberals were first elected in territorial elections that year. The Liberal Party formed the government of Alberta from 1905 to 1921. It has existed continuously under several variant names, and has served as the Loyal Opposition of the province during most of the twentieth century. In 1924 the Provincial Liberal Association of Alberta was created. By 1947 it was named the Alberta Liberal Association, and it organized political activities in both provincial and federal constituencies. It has also been known as the Liberal Association of Alberta. It was affiliated with the National Liberal Federation, and members were also automatically members of the federal party. By 1970 its name was changed to The Liberal Party in Alberta and the federal party was known as the Liberal Federation of Canada. In the mid-1970s the federal and provincial party organizations were separated due to changes in electoral and taxation laws. The provincial organizational division of the federal party was named the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta), sometimes known as the Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta. Since the 1960s, the provincial party has been familiarly known as the Alberta Liberal Party or ALP. For further information see Liberals in Alberta : Studying the Lessons of History / James Fischer. -- Edmonton : unpublished M.A. thesis, University of Alberta, 1986.
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Gifts of Liberal Association of Alberta, Riveredge Foundation, and Earl Hastings, 1959-1977.
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- The fonds consists of correspondence, speeches (including radio broadcasts), electoral maps, scrapbooks and minutes.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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- The Provincial Archives of Alberta have the post-1960 Liberal Association records.
- Some records of the Alberta Liberal Party (1969-1984) are included in the Irma and Frances Wright fonds at M-7537. The Glenbow Archives also holds records of the Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta).
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The M's should be amalgamated.
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- Acadia (Alberta)
- Athabasca (Alberta)
- Bow River (Alberta)
- Battle River-Camrose (Alberta)
- Edmonton-Strathcona (Alberta)
- Jasper-Edson (Alberta)
- Lethbridge (Alberta)
- Macleod (Alberta)
- Medicine Hat (Alberta)
- Peace River (Alberta)
- Red Deer (Alberta)
- Vegreville (Alberta)
- Wetaskiwin (Alberta)
- Acadia-Coronation (Alberta)
- Alexandra (Alberta)
- Banff-Cochrane (Alberta)
- Beaver River (Alberta)
- Bow Valley-Empress (Alberta)
- Bruce (Alberta)
- Calgary (Alberta)
- Camrose (Alberta)
- Cardston (Alberta)
- Cypress (Alberta)
- Didsbury (Alberta)
- Drumheller (Alberta)
- Edmonton (Alberta)
- Edson (Alberta)
- Gleichen (Alberta)
- Grande Prairie (Alberta)
- Grouard (Alberta)
- Olds (Alberta)
- Clover Bar (Alberta)
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- Abbott, Douglas (Subject)
- Alberta Liberal Party (Subject)
- Bailey, Edgar J. (Subject)
- Belleville, Cecil R. (Subject)
- Browne, Owen (Subject)
- Buchanan, Frank G. (Subject)
- Casewell, L.G. (Subject)
- Churchill, Winston S. (Subject)
- Claxton, Herbert (Subject)
- Cush, Harold H. (Subject)
- Davidson, Edwin (Subject)
- Decore, John (Subject)
- Desfosses, J. Romeo (Subject)
- Douglas, Laurette Carrigan (Subject)
- Farnalls, Paul L. (Subject)
- Fischer, James (Subject)
- Freeland, J. Wilbur (Subject)
- Gardiner, James Garfield "Jimmy" (Subject)
- Garrison, Daphne (Subject)
- Carson, Stuart T. (Subject)
- Hammerskjold, Dag (Subject)
- Hanna, R.F.L. (Subject)
- Hlynka, Anthony (Subject)
- Jorgenson, R.D. (Subject)
- King, William Lyon Mackenzie (Subject)
- Landeryou, John C. (Subject)
- Lazarowich, Peter John (Subject)
- Lee, R.S. (Subject)
- Liberal Federation of Canada (Subject)
- Liberal Party in Alberta (Subject)
- Liberal Party of Canada (Alberta) (Subject)
- Liberal Party of Canada in Alberta (Subject)
- Low, Solon Earl (Subject)
- MacDonald, Hugh John (Subject)
- Mackay, Donald (Subject)
- MacKinnon, James A. (Subject)
- MacTavish, Duncan K. (Subject)
- Macyk, Alfred (Subject)
- Magera, Fred (Subject)
- Manning, Ernest Charles (Subject)
- Martin, Paul (Subject)
- Matthews, Charles (Subject)
- McTaggart, W. V. "Bill" (Subject)
- Miller, James Edgar (Subject)
- Morton, E. F. "Bill" (Subject)
- National Liberal Federation (Subject)
- Nickle, Carl O. (Subject)
- Pearson, Lester B. (Subject)
- Pickersgill, John Whitney "J.W" (Subject)
- Pritchard, Frederick M. (Subject)
- Provincial Liberal Association of Alberta (Subject)
- Prowse, James Harper (Subject)
- Prudham, Hon. George (Subject)
- Riley, Harold (Subject)
- Riveredge Foundation (Subject)
- Roper, Elmer E. (Subject)
- St. Laurent, Louis (Subject)
- Welbourn, J.W. (Subject)
- Westerund, Varno (Subject)
- Winters, Robert (Subject)
- Schnell, Edgar W. (Subject)
- Shacker, I.F. (Subject)
- Social Credit Party (Subject)
- Soetaert, Arthur (Subject)
- Spotlight (Periodical) (Subject)
- Stainton, William John (Subject)
- Stauffer, Clyde (Subject)
- Stringham, Briant Williams (Subject)
- Tanner, H.E. (Subject)
- Turcotte, Louis Sherman (Subject)
- Wright, Irma (Subject)
- Wright, Frances (Subject)
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018