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Title
Date(s)
- 1914-2019, predominant 1931-2019 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2.97 m of textual records.
393 photographs
25 negatives.
5 VHS cassettes
2-8mm video tapes.
2 audio cassettes
1 film reel
1 audio disc.
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Name of creator
Administrative history
In 1908 an auxiliary of the Women's Hospital Aid Society was established, under the leadership of Mrs. T.H. Crowe, to look after the children's ward of the Calgary General Hospital. It was incorporated as the Girls' Hospital Aid Society, but was disbanded during First World War as most members were involved in other groups. It was reorganized in 1922, and the name changed to the Children's Hospital Aid Society in 1925. From the early 1930s to the 1990s it has predominantly aided crippled children. The society has raised funds through the annual Easter Seal Campaign, inaugurated in the 1940s, annual teas, and other projects. The money is primarily used to improve and maintain the wards in the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Children's Hospital Aid Society, 1975-2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of minutes, annual reports, membership lists, correspondence, financial ledgers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs of society members, children, entertainers and celebrities. Includes a promotional film "A Special Kind of Courage" (nd), and Easter Seal Campaign recordings (1972 and nd).
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Accruals
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
M 7782 should be amalgamated with M 2123.
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- Alberta Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (Subject)
- Bennett, Richard Bedford (Subject)
- Calgary HandiBus Association (Subject)
- Calgary School for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities (Subject)
- Cochrane, William A. (Subject)
- Resicare Society of Calgary (Subject)
- Social Planning Council of Calgary (Subject)
- Society for Hearing Handicapped (Subject)
- Townsend, Gordon (Subject)
- Volunteer Bureau of Calgary (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Thursday, December 21, 2017