Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Sweet Adelines, Grande Prairie Chapter 13 fonds |
| Reference code: | 0038 |
| Date: | 1976-1995 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 39 cm of textual records
505 photographs |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Exported from AoR and added to new database April 2022 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Note
In 1976, a Grande Prairie Chapter of the Sweet Adelines was initiated by Jean Duffy, who had been a member of a chapter in Edmonton but was now resident in Grande Prairie. By 1980, the group was a member of the International Sweet Adelines. To earn a chapter, the group had to have 20 members and prove, via singing competitions, that they had mastered the unique Barbershop style and sound. They also had to show that they could organize events and portray the proper Sweet Adelines image and standards, as well as raise the funds to cover the costs of instructors, equipment, costumes and travel. Over the 19 years for which they existed, the club provided entertainment for the community as a service or in fund-raising concerts and participated in local events such as the County Parade and the Festival of Carols. They especially enjoyed singing in senior citizens’ lodges. As a chapter, they performed at regional competitions, attended other competitions in the States and Canada, and even sent some members to international conventions. The group swelled to a total of 28 members, but dwindled in the early 1990s. In 1994, with a membership of 12, funding and members became increasingly difficult to attract. The chapter dissolved in 1995.
Scope and content
The fonds consist of Chapter Thirteen’s certificate of incorporation; minutes; history scrapbooks of both the prospective chapter from 1976 to 1979 and of Chapter 13 from 1980 to 1988 which include photographs of their events and singing competitions; and group portraits.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
- Organizations* (subject)
- Women (subject)
Table of contents
0038.01, Executive Records, 1980-1995
0038.02, History Books, 1976-1988
0038.03, Group Portraits, 1979-1992
Series descriptions
| Series 0038.01: Executive Records
Date: 1980-1995 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of the framed certificate of incorporation for the Grande Prairie Chapter of Sweet Adelines Inc., dated August 20, 1980 and listing 24 charter members; and the minutes of monthly meetings from the last three years of the chapter, along with detailed monthly financial reports. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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| Series 0038.02: History Books
Date: 1976-1988 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of scrapbooks and photograph albums which contain photographs, programmes and memorabilia of events, conventions, and choral competitions. Also included are lists of local executive and committee members, news clippings, ribbons and cards from members. Physical description: 37 cm of textual records 495 photographs Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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| Series 0038.03: Group Portraits
Date: 1979-1992 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of six 8 x 10 and one 8 x 14 colour group portraits of the Sweet Adelines in various costumes. There are second copies in b&w of three of the photographs. Physical description: 10 photographs Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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| File / item list | |||
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0038.03.02a | Item – Sweet Adelines | 1980 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Scope and content:
Group photograph of Grande Prairie’s singing ensemble, the Sweet Adelines, with choral director Don Thompson. Back row: L-R, Eileen Sweetnam, Gwen Newell, Winona Lancaster, Betty Belford, Betty Ludbrook, Coreen Evashkevich, Lois Farquharson, Betty Ryan. Center Row: Caren Lang, Evelyn Reimer, Elsie Lazoruk, Sela Watts, Don Thompson, Pat Newberry, Clarice Paul, Brenda McKinnon. Front Row: Joyce Boyce, Linda Tarle, Bonnie Ribar, Charlotte Wood, Billie Ford, Norma McNeil, Nim Piggot, Laferne Rodacker. |
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| 0038.03.03a | Item – Sweet Adelines | 1982 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Scope and content:
Group photograph of the Grande Prairie singing group, the Sweet Adelines, at a regional convention in 1982. |
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| 0038.03.06 | Item – Sweet Adelines | 1990 | 1 photograph : colour ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Scope and content:
Group portrait of Grande Prairie’s singing group, the Sweet Adelines, at a regional convention in Edmonton. |
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| 0038.03.07 | Item – Sweet Adelines | 1992 | 1 photograph : colour ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Scope and content:
Group photograph of Grande Prairie’s singing group, the Sweet Adelines, in Regina. |
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