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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | | No.: | PR0151 | | TITLE: | Naomi Radford fonds | | CREATOR: | Naomi Radford | | DATE RANGE: | 1889-1970, predominant 1901-1938 | | EXTENT: | ca. 200 photographs. – 0.03 m of textual records | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Naomi Radford was born Naomi Rebecca Watt on November 13, 1908 in Edmonton, Alberta. Her parents, Balmer and Peggy (nee Hogg) Watt, were pioneer journalists who published The Saturday News, The Mirror, The Alberta Homestead and the Edmonton Daily Capital between 1905 and 1912. Owing to a small market, the papers all experienced difficulty so Balmer became editor of the Journal (later to become the Edmonton Journal) from 1918 until 1948. During much of his career Naomi, or “Beckie” as she was known by her friends, worked as her father’s assistant, and developed an interest in Alberta history. Naomi married Daniel Raymond Radford in 1934 and together they had two sons, Nicholas and Thomas. During the Second World War Naomi lived in London, England working as an antique buyer and contributing articles to the Edmonton Journal on her wartime experiences. She remained in London until her home was destroyed in a blitz, after which she returned to Edmonton in 1940 and managed the scrap metal depot for the Canadian Armed Forces. After the war Naomi continued her interest in journalism by helping her parents to write their memoirs. By the 1960’s she was writing Alberta School Broadcasts and began working as a contractor with the Oral History Project at the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Naomi’s youngest son Tom took up his mother’s interest in history and became a documentary filmmaker specializing in western themes. Her son Nick became an international banker, and President of Ice Hockey in Harlem, a New York educational charity. During the 1970s the Historical Society of Alberta recognized the three generations of the family for their contributions to Alberta history. Naomi Radford died in Edmonton, Alberta on March 15, 2002. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | Fonds consists of the personal papers of Naomi Radford and her parents, as well as other items that Radford found to be of interest and considered worthy of long-term preservation. | | RELATED RECORDS: | For other records relating to the Watt family see accession PR1997.243 of the Frederick B. Watt fonds and accession PR1970.325 of the Naomi Radford, Provincial Archives of Alberta oral history collection. To see other records generated by Naomi Radford while employed as a contractor with the Provincial Archives of Alberta, see the following accessions: PR1967.245, PR1967.246, PR1967.248, PR1967.249, PR1967.250, PR1967.251, PR1967.255, PR1967.256, PR1967.257, PR1967.258, PR1967.259, PR1967.304, PR1967.305, PR1967.306, PR1967.307, PR1968.5, PR1968.6, PR1968.24, PR1968.25, PR1968.175, PR1969.256, PR1969.257, PR1969.258, PR1969.259, PR1969.274, PR1969.275, PR1969.291, PR1969.292, PR1969.293, PR1970.18, PR1970.207, PR1970.325, PR1971.146, PR1971.409, PR1971.410, PR1971.411, PR1971.412, PR1971.413, PR1971.414, PR1971.415, PR1971.416, PR1971.422, PR1971.423, PR1971.424, PR1971.425, PR1971.426, PR1971.427, PR1971.431, PR1972.36, PR1972.336, PR1972.375, PR1972.376, PR1972.377, PR1972.378, PR1972.383, PR1972.384, PR1972.385, PR1972.386, PR1972.387, PR1972.388, PR1972.389, PR1974.89, PR1974.90. | | GENERAL NOTE: | The information in the Biographical sketch was obtained from a brief biography written by Tom Radford, and from the obituary for Naomi Radford printed in the Edmonton Journal, March 19, 2002. | | RELATED ITEMS: | A11694 (Pioneer Days Parade, Cardston.)
A1423 (Pioneers in the Bush)
A1424 (Jim Cornwall)
A1425 (Group of Women, Edmonton, Alberta)
A1426 (Portrait of Captain Ross Palmer)
A16176 (Nurses in booth at the Hospital Fair, Edmonton.)
A16177 (Woman and children in wicker carriage, 107 St., Edmonton.)
A1625 (Mr. Chipman, Premier Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor Bulyea, Father Lacombe and Lord Strathcona)
A1626 (Furniture)
A1627 (Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Alberta)
A1628 (Gambling)
A1629 (First Nations Man)
A1630 (First Nations Family)
A3795 (William L. Walsh)
A5607 (View of Edmonton, Alberta)
A5608 (St. Albert, Alberta)
A5609 (Old Time Ox Sled)
A5610 (Chisholm Block, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5611 (Sandison Court Room, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5612 (Fur Inspection)
A5613 (Lieutenant Governor George Hedley Vicars Bulyea)
A5614 (Lieutenant Governor George H. V. Bulyea)
A5615 (Golfing)
A5616 (Hospitality Novelty Sports Parade)
A5617 (Ukrainian Street Peddlars)
A5618 (Golfing)
A5619 (Charles Bedaux)
A5620 (Government House, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5621 (Charles King)
A5622 (Charles King)
A5623 (Sidney Wood)
A5624 (Group at Gold Club House)
A5625 (Hospital Fair, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5626 (Hospital Fair, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5627 (North Saskatchewan River Valley from 121 Street, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5628 (Black Children at Athabasca, Alberta)
A5629 (Legislative Assembly Opening, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5630 (Justice D. L. Scott)
A5631 ([Miners & Shaft near Genesee, Alberta])
A5632 (Mrs. Parlby's Lounge)
A5633 (Canadian Manufacturers Association, Edmonton, Alberta)
A5634 (Wetaskiwin Cricket Club, Wetaskiwin, Alberta)
A5635 (The Edmonton Dramatic Club)
A5636 (Edmonton Cricket Club Smoker)
A5637 (Two Wards of the Provincial Government)
A5638 (Two Wards of the Provincial Government)
A5639 (First Nations Couple)
A5640 (Bradin - Thompson Caboose)
A5641 (Oldest House in Cardston, Alberta)
A5642 (Pioneer Day, Cardston, Alberta)
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