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Alan Rowbotham fonds
CA ACU GBA F1595 · Fonds · 1900-1946

The fonds consists of Alan's First World War and Second World War military papers and photographs; photographs of construction of the Alberta Central Railway and views of Sylvan Lake, Seba Beach, Nordegg and Lesser Slave Lake areas; and Edith's teaching and nursing certificates. Includes correspondence of Edith's sister, Margaret O. Buchanan, regarding her war work.

Rowbotham, Alan Edward
Alan Spencer fonds
CA ACU GBA F3095 · Fonds · [ca. 1915-1975]

The fonds consists of papers related to the Calgary Stampede, the arts scene in Calgary, Canadian Pacific Railway's Ogden shops, the Sheet metal workers union, the Calgary Zoo, A.E. Jaques clothing store, and the Calgary Horse Show. Also consists of Alan's photographs of Calgary scenes and buildings, and annual Christmas cards sent to the family by Tom Baines.

Spencer, Alan Arthur
CA ACU GBA C0135 · Collection · 1936-1983

The collection consists of slides of Calgary, including the Royal Train (1939), Calgary Highlanders, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, buildings, street scenes, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, St. Andrew's district, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station, Calgary Tower, and Chinatown; and views of the Banff Springs Hotel; slides for geology courses at SAIT, including "Color Slides of Canadian Geology" for Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists.

Ellison, Albert Henry
CA ACU GBA F0034 · Fonds · 1910-1913

The fonds consists of patent applications, sales agreements, summary of capital and shares, and minutes (1913 meeting only).

Alberta Mono-Rail Company
CA ACU GBA F0039 · Fonds · 1882-1956, predominant 1882-1909

The fonds consists of correspondence regarding patents and land grants; orders-in-council and schedules; agreements between the CPR and the province of Alberta pertaining to irrigation; North Western Coal and Navigation land sales register; water agreements of the Canadian North West Irrigation Company and the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company; maps of irrigation projects; telegrams and express ledger of Alberta Railway and Coal Company station at Raymond; coal mine employee register (1908-1924); photograph album accompanying report by Jeremiah L. Head (1898); verbatim report of a hearing into a complaint by Cardston farmers and business interests concerning rates (1909); plan of the right-of-way of Western Dominion Railway from Waterton River to the USA border (1915); and a historical sketch of the company. Includes a microfilm of an ARIC scrapbook.

Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company
CA ACU GBA F0051 · Fonds · 1939-1985

The fonds consists of ATA minutes (1939-1978); Motor Carriers Association of Alberta minutes (1963-1965); ATA Safety Council minutes (1976-1985); submissions to government; financial statements and operating authorities; and photographs of Miles Transport and Richardson's Transport, trucking activities and personalities. Includes recorded interviews with these trucking company owners: John Attrell, Milt Baker, Abe Bergen, Alvin Bietz, John Bill, John Boychuk, Mel Calhoun, Ed Caron, Jim Chapman, Chester Chrzanowski, Jack Devitt, Ken Edwards, Peter Figol, George Friesen, Alan Gehring, Rudy Gehring, Fred Gossett, Jack Gow, Bazil Hindmarsh, Clarence Kenway, Jim Lolacheur, Lyle Lebbert, John Magee, Chris Mikkelson, Harold Richardson, R.R. Robinson, Gordon Taylor, Jack Veitch, and George Waite (Sr.).

Alberta Trucking Association
CA ACU GBA C0228 · Collection · Copied 1967-1971 (originally created 1884-1910)

The collection consists of copies of letters from William Van Horne to Henry J. Cambie (1884-1886); notebook of Harry Abbott, CPR Pacific Superintendent re operations in British Columbia (1886-1889); photographs of construction of Shuswap and Okanagan branch near Armstrong (1892-1910) and views of locomotives in Lethbridge and Kamloops (1885-1903).

Price, Harold Alexander
Alexander Aird fonds
CA ACU GBA F2250 · Fonds · [ca. 1889-1897]

The fonds consists of photographs of the Aird ranch, early Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives, and construction crews.

Aird, Alexander
Alexander Allan family fonds
CA ACU GBA F0070 · Fonds · 1893-1979

The fonds consists of photographs of family and construction of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway into Calgary, and miscellaneous family papers.

Allan family
Alexander Begg fonds
CA ACU GBA F0176 · Fonds · 1843-1914
  • The fonds consists of correspondence (1854-1905) relating to his newspaper businesses, the Temperance Colonization Society, the crofters' immigration scheme, the Alaskan boundary, and the Dunbow Ranche; legal records; diaries (1842-1904); correspondence, minutes and incorporation documents for the railway company; and certificates, appointments and commissions. Includes Emily's correspondence (1853-1914) and photographs of the Begg family.
Begg, Alexander