Item is the personnel file of Murray W. MacDonald. He was employed by Edmonton Public Schools from 1927 to 1963. File selectively retained because of Mr. MacDonald illustrious career as a watercolour artist.

Series consists of personnel files selectively retained for their value in providing information regarding newly created positions, school namesakes, the positions of Superintendent of Schools, Secretary-Treasurer and Trustees of Edmonton School District No. 7, and prominent citizens.

Item consist of correspondence, accounts, and agendas pertaining to the Holyrood Home and School Association. It also contains a photocopy of a 1966 newspaper clipping about the Holyrood Home and School Association’s dissatisfaction with the Alberta Federation of Home and School Associations.

The fonds consists of minutes, financial records and ledger of the Holyrood Home and School Association. The Holyrood Home and School Association was formed in Edmonton in 1955. With a membership consisting of parents of students attending the school, the association raised funds for the school and served as an advocacy group for school-related issues.

Item consists of correspondence to and from the Superintendent of Schools concerning student records, re-reading of examination papers, and programs offered by Edmonton Public Schools.

Item consists of correspondence about funds raised by students for relief and about assistance offered to students in need.

Item is a file of correspondence and reports about the Double Shift system, which was a way to accommodate large numbers of students.

Item contains correspondence and minutes of the Advisory Committee on High School Accommodation, which was established to examine the need for more Edmonton Public Schools High School space. A plebiscite followed. Four different public notices are included.

Item consists of correspondence between Ernest Brown and the Superintendent of Schools regarding the purchase of photographs used for the EPSB 50th Anniversary souvenir booklet.

Item consists of correspondence and a booklet about the fiftieth anniversary of Edmonton Public Schools.

Item consists of letters written by Superintendent of Schools, G. A. McKee, and Assistant Superintendent, L. B. Yule, regarding concerts put on by Edmonton Public Schools to raise money for an emergency fund. The fund was to assist school children whose needs were not met by the civic relief organization.

Item is a file about the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 02 June 1939 as it relates to Edmonton Public Schools’ students. Information about the route of the royal procession and how and where students could watch is included.

Item consists of correspondence to and from Superintendent G. A. McKee. Included are requests for information, employment, and assistance and resulting replies.

Item consists of correspondence and official bulletins from the Department of Education and the Superintendent of Schools pertaining to the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Reference is made to the Coronation Exercises taking place on 11 May 1937 in Edmonton Public Schools. Empire and Victoria Days are mentioned. - Transferred to Archives and Museum from the Superintendent of Schools on 30 May 1985.

Item pertains to the new Canadian Flag and associated flag raising ceremonies. Programmes are included from the Ross Sheppard School Official Flag Raising Ceremony at which Governor General Georges Vanier and Madame Vanier were present.

Item is a file of correspondence between Gustav (or Gustaf) H. Schoof and the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. Schoof lectured to schools and other groups about his adventures as a Mounted Policeman and about temperance and outdoor living. He also donated a trophy, the Major Schoof Cup, to the district for sports competition.

Item pertains to standardized educational tests used in Edmonton Public Schools. It includes memos, blank tests, and reports with results.

Item consists of a memorandum to the Superintendent with attached survey and documentation. Item addresses the effectiveness of the Bureau of Child Study Services and its current deployment plan.

Item consists of reports, minutes and research produced by the Committee on Education in Older Areas of the City. This committee was made up of senior officials in Edmonton Public Schools. It investigated problems associated with educating children in inner city schools and addressed future city development which would affect inner city schools.

Series consists of an analysis of the Curriculum Division within Edmonton Public Schools and the documents which support this analysis. The Curricular Division contained three departments: the Curricular Services Department, the Pupil Services Department, and the Research and Evaluation Department.

Item contains correspondence to the Deputy Superintendent of Schools and the Superintendent of Schools from and about Wellington Junior High School.

Item contains correspondence to the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools either about or from Ross Sheppard Composite High School. It includes information on the 1959 shooting incident.

Item consists of correspondence with the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools either from or about Queen’s Avenue School.

Item consists of correspondence with the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools either about or from King George Park School.

Item consists of correspondence with the Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools either from or about Old and New Glenora Schools.

Item consist of correspondence between Fairview School and the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. Prior to 1949, Fairview School was named North Delton School.

Item consists of correspondence between Delton School and the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is an overview of the process to reorganize the administrative structure of Edmonton Public Schools. It presents the District's priorities, philosophy, and major aims. The senior staff hierarchy, task management and budget committee are outlined. A news release about the reorganization and biographical information for Dr. A. E. Hohol, John F. Finlay and Michael Strembitsky is also included.

Item consists of Policy Development files maintained by M. A. Strembitsky. Included are agenda and notes from Policy Development Advisory Committee Meetings as well as supplemental reports.

Item consists of three files documenting the development of Community Schools within Edmonton Public Schools. File number one contains Community School concept reference material, chiefly photocopied articles from Jan 1971. File number two (Nov 1979-Feb 1980) examines Community Education Development Centres in North America and includes the job description of the EPS Community School Liaison position. The final file contains information from Mar to May 1980 used by the Steering Committee of the Community School Facility Task Force and includes the Community School Facility Survey.

These files were created by Alan E. Parry, System Planner, whose position reported to the Superintendent & Secretary Treasurer at the time of the pilot project. Series consists of files pertaining to the development of budget decentralizing known as School Based Budget. The files and responsibility for School Based Budget moved with Parry when he transferred to Associate Superintendent Planning & Development Services in 1979-80. By 1980-81 School Based Budget was implemented district-wide.

Item is a file pertaining to the Worth Report on Educational Planning. It includes a 1970 Edmonton Public School Board Brief to the Commission on Education Planning, a Reader’s Companion to the Alberta Worth Report on Educational Planning, and photocopies of Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal articles presenting reactions to the Worth Report.

Item consists of information pertaining to the origin of school names in Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is a file of information pertaining to Edmonton Public Schools’ 75th Anniversary. Reference is made to a display set up in the Hudson’s Bay Company Department Store during the 1960 Education Week. Included are two booklets about the history of Edmonton Public Schools.

Item is the personnel file of Anne Carmichael. She was employed by Edmonton Public Schools from 1928 to 1969.

Item is the personnel file of T.W. Meen.

Series consists of the personnel files for T. D. Baker, T. W. Meen and Miss A. Carmichael.

Item is the personnel file of T.D. Baker. He was employed by Edmonton Public Schools from 1940 to 1971.

Item contains a synopsis of the follow-up meeting held in response to the eight reports presented to Edmonton Public Schools by the Department of Education High School Inspection Team. A memorandum from the EPS Special Education Branch suggesting follow-up investigations, specifically at W. P. Wagner School, is also included.

Series pertains to the construction, modifications and maintenance of EPSB schools and buildings. Included are construction schedules, tender specifications, architectural and engineering correspondence, blueprints, plans, school inspection reports, and caretaking appointments and resignations. The series is a complete record of the building programs carried out by EPSB on a school by school basis during the period 1942-1972.

Item consists of miscellaneous letters to Superintendent of Schools, R.S. Sheppard, and copies of his replies. File arranged chronologically.

Item consists of correspondence with the Superintendent of Schools, R.S. Sheppard. Letters consists of requests of information from students residing outside of Edmonton but wanting to attend Edmonton Public Schools. Letters are filed chronologically.

Item consists of correspondence with the Superintendent of Schools, R.S. Sheppard. Most of the letters are requests for information from pupils residing within the boundaries of Edmonton School District No. 7.

Item consists of letters requesting information from records of former Edmonton Public Schools students. The letters are addressed to the Superintendent of Schools. They are filed chronologically.

Item consists of letters from R.S. Sheppard, Superintendent of Schools, regarding records of former students.

Item consists of listings of teachers, breakdown of teachers by education and sex, timetables, information about teacher recruitment and retention, and a 1961 salary agreement.

Item consists of correspondence and documents pertaining to the acquisition and transfer of the 1881 School House back to Edmonton Public Schools; a draft of a booklet about the history of Edmonton Public Schools; correspondence listing activities for the Centenary; lists of school projects; and descriptions of celebrations for the Centenary.

Item consists of correspondence, memoranda, Associate Superintendent assignment list, school visit list, and Christmas card list.

Item consists of correspondence, memoranda, and a copy of a newspaper clipping belonging to Ernest Lund.

Item consists of correspondence, memoranda and reports belonging to Trustee R. Herbert Jamieson.