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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | | No.: | PR0142 | | TITLE: | Saunders, Dingwall family fonds | | CREATOR: | Saunders, Dingwall family | | DATE RANGE: | 1797-1964, predominant 1880-1964 | | EXTENT: | 1.24 m of textual records and other material
Also includes ca. 168 postcards, ca. 124 photographs, 9 drawings, 3 sketchbooks, 5 maps and 1 poster. | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Lieutenant Colonel Bryce Johnston Saunders and his wife Esther Kincaid Saunders were very active in Edmonton business, public and official life during the early 1900s. During his lifetime, Lt. Col. Bryce Saunders worked as an engineer, a surveyor, the Commissioner of Public Works for Edmonton, and was the consulting engineer for the city until his death. Esther Saunders was very active in many women’s organizations throughout her life. The Saunders’ daughter, Marjorie, married Robert MacFarlane Dingwall. The Dingwalls were also very active in the Edmonton social and business community during the early to mid 1900s. Like her mother, Marjorie was also active in many women’s organizations and travelled extensively throughout the world. Robert Dingwall worked as an engineer his entire life and served as a captain in the First World War. Later in his lifetime he began painting and studying art, and with his wife became very active in Edmonton’s cultural life. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | Fonds consists of the personal and business records of the Saunders and Dingwall families. The fonds has been divided into the following series: Lieutenant Colonel Bryce Johnston Saunders; Esther Kincaid Saunders; Marjorie Saunders Dingwall; and Robert MacFarlane Dingwall. These series have been further divided into sub-series. | | RELATED RECORDS: | The records of Beatrice Saunders Lefroy, daughter of Lt. Col. Bryce J. Saunders are also located at the Provincial Archives of Alberta under accessions PR1966.0138 and PR1966.0142. | | RELATED FILES: | Display FileList | | RELATED ITEMS: | A5564 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5565 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5566 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5567 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5568 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5569 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5570 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5571 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5572 (Batoche)
A5573 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5574 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5575 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5576 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5577 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5578 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5579 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5580 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5581 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5582 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5583 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5584 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5585 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5586 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5587 (Riel Rebellion, Battle at Batoche)
A5602 (Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Bryce Johnston Saunders)
A5603 (Women's Auxiliary)
A5604 (Military Encampment, Calgary, Alberta)
A5605 (National Council of Women)
A5606 (Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire)
A6303 (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art)
A6304 (General Middleton And Company)
A6305 (Picnic at Gull Lake)
A6306 (Emery's Cottage, Gull Lake, Alberta)
A6307 (Nurses at St. Dunstans, England)
A6308 (Majorie Saunders, Phyllis Barnes and Annie McDougall)
A6309 (Out in Jim McDougall's Car)
A6310 (Presentation of Colours)
A6311 (Bea and Mardie Lefroy)
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