Wikipedia:GLAM/UAlbertaLibrary/Projects

What to work on?

Historical Biographies of Notable Albertans / Canadians edit

The article for Lillian Foster is a great example of a biography page written with archives from a library collection.

Page	Status/Work Required	Sources
John Ware (cowboy)	Clean up and expand article. Diversify sources?	John Ware's cow country by Grant MacEwan https://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/7389051 Glenbow Museum might have more photographs. Mention in a 1953 issue of the Vulcan Advocate https://archive.org/details/VA_19530924/page/n5/mode/2up?q=John+Ware+
Dorothy Livesay	Expand the page and update page with more sources	https://bpsc.library.ualberta.ca/collections/dorothy-livesay-archive
Mattie Rutherford	Article to be created	* ^[1] Marriage to Alexander Rutherford ^[2] Photo of her grave stone ^[3]

Local Edmonton History edit

Page	Status/Work Required	Sources
Indigenous Art Park	Article created
Edmonton Queer History Edmonton Pride article already exists but there is a lot more history to add. The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR)^[4] Michael Phair^[5] Pisces Club raid	Articles to be created and improved	Edmonton Queer history project ^[6] Warner, Tom. Never Going Back: A History of Queer Activism in Canada. 2002. Available online via https://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/7347890 City of Edmonton Archives Fonds MS-595 - Gay and Lesbian Archives of Edmonton fonds Holota, Victoria (2015) THE PISCES BATHHOUSE RAID. Edmonton City as Museum. https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2015/05/28/the-pisces-bathhouse-raid/ Local scholar Dr. Kristopher Wells who is referenced in other articles ^[7]
Various community league pages	Update statistics	^[8]
Community League Movement in Edmonton	Article to be created	^[9]
Ukranian History in Edmonton	Article to be created	^[10]

Local Edmonton Artists edit

When writing about living people, consider reaching out to the person to let them know and be sure to read up on Wikipedia policies on Biographies of living persons. To start an article using a preloaded artist template (very handy) enter the name of the artist below

Page	Status/Work Required	Sources
Lauren Crazybull	Article created
Elizabeth Beliveau	Create new article
Lana Whiskeyjack	Article created	Featured in Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre’s inaugural exhibition http://www.ociciwan.ca/project-16 \|\|
Looking for more ideas!

Alberta History edit

Page	Status/Work Required	Sources
Amber_Valley,_Alberta, Breton, Alberta	expand history section with more information on the black settlement	Secret Alberta : the former life of Amber Valley (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXJubB2cPQ&feature=youtu.be ^[11] RAM exhibition (maybe there is a cataglogue?) "I am here"^[12] We Are the Roots: Black Settlers and their Experiences of Discrimination on the Canadian Prairies ^[13] More information at http://www.baileyandsoda.com/ (review of the film here https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/ohz014)
Review Category:Wikipedia_requested_photographs_in_Alberta for pages to work on	Add photos from Peel Postcard collection or from Wikicommons	Peel Postcard collection
Review pages related to Alberta history and tag them if they need media

University of Alberta Library edit

Page (EN)	Page (FR)	Status/Work Required	Sources
University of Alberta Library		Article created, more history to be added	All true things : a history of the University of Alberta, 1908-2008, https://archive.org/details/alltruethingshis00macl The University of Alberta Library : the first hundred years, 1908-2008 https://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/4374842 History of the Library, University of Alberta https://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/1312240
Bibliothèque_Saint-Jean	Bibliothèque Saint-Jean	Citations needed, add in a photo	All true things : a history of the University of Alberta, 1908-2008 ^[14]
Rutherford Library		Additional citations needed. Expand the history section and add in information about the Glyde and Janvier mural.
Cameron Science & Technology Library		Article to be created
Bruce Peel Special Collections		Article to be created
University of Alberta Archives		Article to be created

University of Alberta edit

Page (EN)	Page (FR)	Status/Work Required	Sources
University of Alberta Campus Saint-Jean	Campus Saint-Jean	Add section about the library Add photos from Wikicommons \|\|
Wuaneita_Society		Article created
Georges Durocher		Article to be created	Dictionnaire des artistes et des auteurs francophones de l'Ouest canadien

Completed work edit

Page	Work Completed
Miriam Green Ellis	Article created
Violet Archer	Section added re Musical Career.
Treaty 6, 7, 8 from Bruce Peel	Added images of treaties to Treaty_rights#Historic_Treaties, Numbered_Treaties, and each treaty's own article

Sources edit

[1] ttps://www.fortedmontonpark.ca/1905-street/mattie-rutherford-mother-of-edmonton/

[2] ttps://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/pasttopresent/settlement/289_Rutherfords_P1.html

[3] ttps://billiongraves.com/grave/Mattie-Birkett-Rutherford/9367427

[4] ttp://www.iscwr.ca/

[5] ttps://albertaonrecord.ca/michael-phair-records

[6] ttps://edmontonqueerhistoryproject.wordpress.com

[7] ttps://www.macewan.ca/wcm/SchoolsFaculties/HCS/Programs/BachelorofChildandYouthCare/OurPeople/WELLSK25

[8] ttps://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/facts_figures/municipal-census-results.aspx

[9] ttps://www.uap.ualberta.ca/titles/40-9780888644381-edmontons-urban-villages

[10] ttps://archive.org/details/university_of_alberta_libraries?and%5B%5D=Ukrainian&sin=&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22collection%22

[11] ttps://search.library.ualberta.ca/catalog/8171201

[12] ttps://royalalbertamuseum.ca/visit/galleries/changing-exhibitions/i-am-from-here?fbclid=IwAR3RWGYp_FgEXxBMUz8bHdDtY_S0Pb014NusgcV5ciWij3M_GhYKnLAStLs

[13] ttps://vimeo.com/257364347?fbclid=IwAR0G8hPch1GjI0mQMKeYrlCqjQCTHYDZpkBFKPND5I9iGzIfSpJb7lmZ2BI

[14] ttps://archive.org/details/alltruethingshis00macl

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