Fonds 059 Phyllis Stewart fonds

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Summary information

Repository: South Peace Regional Archives
Title: Phyllis Stewart fonds
Reference code: 0059
Date: 1890-2005 (date of creation)
Physical description: 45 cm of textual records

280 photographs

1 negative

Language: English
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Processed by Mary Nutting July 2005
Exported from AoR and added to new database June 2022 – TD

Administrative history / Biographical sketch

Phyllis Evelyn Mattoon was born in Consort, Alberta to Fred L. and Mabel Mattoon on September 6, 1927. Mrs. Mattoon was the first woman editor of a newspaper (the Consort Enterprise) in Alberta in 1913. Her daughter Phyllis completed teacher training during the war and came to the Bezanson area in May 1946 to teach at the Bezanson School. The Stewart family had arrived in the Bezanson area in 1912, coming in over the Edson Trail. George Alexander Stewart and his wife Sophia came from Sombre, Ontario with daughters May and Florence and sons Earl and Roy, and were later joined by son Charles H. and his wife Charlotte Thomas, also from Ontario. In 1923, the senior Stewarts moved to Detroit, Michigan along with Earl and Roy, leaving Charles H. on the farm in Bezanson. There were four children born to Lottie and Charles: Clara, George (Bud), Doris and Charles Bevan. In 1947 Phyllis married Charles Bevan Stewart. The young couple lived on his father’s farm until they built their own residence on S.E. 35-71-3-W6 in 1949. They had four children: Cherry Lynn, Marvin Lee, Shannon Kelly, Creston Zane. Phyllis spent many years teaching in the East Smoky, High Prairie and County of Grande Prairie School Divisions, then completed a Bachelor of Education in 1976. The family also raised Montodale Sheep, which for a time was the only flock of this breed in Alberta. They traveled with their sheep to many fairs and exhibitions. Phyllis remained in the Bezanson area, in the family farm home, for well over 50 years. She was active in the community and in the Conservative party, and in 1983 she became a Councilor for the County of Grande Prairie, a position she held until 1992. Phyllis died in Grande Prairie on January 17, 2019.

Custodial history

Records were collected from the home of George and Sophie Stewart, and the home of Charles & Phyllis Stewart and donated to the Grande Prairie Regional Archives in 2001.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of the records of farm and personal records of the Stewart family, musical scores belonging to the Mattoon family, Phyllis’ career as a teacher, farmer, county councilor and member of the Conservative Party; and materials preserved and collected from Bezanson School District 3302. The photographs are mostly of school classes and events.

Notes

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the fonds.

Arrangement

Sub-series number changed from 01.04 to 01.05, and from 02.02 to 02.03 because of a numbering issue on the photographs that was noticed 16 March 2021 – SF

Restrictions on access

There are no restrictions on access.

Access points

  • Textual record (documentary form)
  • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
  • Agriculture (subject)
  • Education (subject)
  • Women (subject)
  • Alberta (place)

Table of contents

0059.01, Personal Papers & Photographs, 1890-2005

0059.02, Teaching Career, 1943-1996

0059.03, Stewart Family Farm, 1918-2001

0059.04, Bezanson School District, 1925-1990

0059.05, County Councillor, 1983-2000

0059.06, Conservative Party, 1990-1999

Series descriptions

Series 0059.01: Personal Papers & Photographs

Date: 1890-2005 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Phyllis’ childhood memoirs, “the Memories of a Prairie Child”; records from the Mattoon family including genealogical information, Phyllis’ Baby Book, a few school records, 25 photographs, and musical scores belonging to the Mattoon sisters; records from the Stewart family including genealogical information, photographs, army documents, homestead records and photographs relating to the Moon-Ames Company; and photographs of Charles and Phyllis Stewart and their descendants as they lived on the farm at Bezanson, Alberta.

Physical description: 3.3 cm of textual records

157 photographs

1 negative

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Subseries 0059.01.01: Phyllis Stewart Memoirs

Date: 1915-1940 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of a the memoirs of Phyllis Stewart, written in three parts. The first story is called “the Memories of a Prairie Child” and covers the period from 1931-1936, her childhood in Consort, Alberta and the move to Ferintosh. The background for the story is the Eaton House in which they lived, but many other subjects are also covered: family, farming, food, the Depression. The second section is called “From There to Hear” and covers the years from 1936-1947 when Phyllis was in high school and university and starting in her first school. The third section, titled “A Mixture of Life” is about the years from 1947 to the present, and covers marriage, farming, teaching, raising children, being on county council, retirement and all the vagaries of life that complicate matters.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Subseries 0059.01.02: Mattoon Family

Date: 1909-2002 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of some genealogical records for the Mattoon family, Phyllis’ Baby Book, a few school records, obituaries for Fred and Donald Matoon, and 25 photographs of various members of the family from 1909 to [1990]. There is also a collection of musical scores for piano and choral from the first half of the 20th century: classical, waltzes, marches, ballads and love songs. Many of them were used by Phyllis while teaching music in small country schools.

Physical description: 2 cm of textual records

25 photographs

1 negative

Note:

An item numbered 059.07.209 was found in an envelope with items 059.01.23-25. There is no series 07 in fonds 059 so it is uncertain where this photograph belongs. June 16 2022 TD

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.01.02.01 Item – Belle and Jacob Bliss Mattoon  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Belle and Jacob Bliss Mattoon, grandparents to Phyllis Mattoon Stewart.

0059.01.02.02 Item – Mabel DeWolfe  1909 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Portrait of Mable DeWolfe in her high school years. She later married Fred Mattoon and became the first newspaper owner

0059.01.02.03 Item – Fred Matoon  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Snapshot of Fred Matoon ca. 1940. He married Mable DeWolfe and lived in the Ferrintosh area of Alberta. His children were Don, Phyllis,

0059.01.02.04 Item – Don Mattoon, Air Force  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Snapshot of Don Mattoon in Air Force Uniform, with his parents Mable and Fred Mattoon.

0059.01.02.05 Item – Patsy and Phyllis Mattoon  1929 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Patsy and Phyllis Mattoon on their Consort farm. Phyllis is 17 months old in this photograph.

0059.01.02.06 Item – Patsy and Phyllis Mattoon  1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis and Patsy Mattoon by the T. Eaton house on their Consort farm.

0059.01.02.07 Item – The Swimming Hole  1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The Mattoon children (Freda, Phyllis and Patsy) in the swimming hole on their Consort farm, a rare thing in a dried out country.

0059.01.02.08 Item – The T. Eaton House  1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The Mattoon family beside their T. Eaton House in Consort, Alberta, l to r: Fred, Donald, Patsy, Freda, Phyllis and Mabel Mattoon.

0059.01.02.09 Item – Mattoon Children  1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The Mattoon children (Phyllis, Don and Patsy) at their Uncle Wilburn’s house in Consort.

0059.01.02.10 Item – Ferintosh School  1937 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Scope and content:

Ferintosh School children in front of the Ferintosh school in 1937 includes all four Mattoon children: Donald on far left of front row, Freda sixth from left in front row, Phyllis fourth from right in third row, and Patsy fifth from right in fourth row.

0059.01.02.11 Item – Mattoon Children and Kittens  1937 1 negative : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Mattoon children (Don, Freda, Phyllis and Patsy) holding kittens. Family car is in the background.

0059.01.02.12 Item – Phyllis Mattoon  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Mattoon and calf.

0059.01.02.13 Item – Ferintosh School  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Grade seven or eight class at Ferintosh School. Back, l-r, Mae DeFrain, Hazel Kuechle, Clara Kuhnke, Violet Anderson, Phyllis Mattoon, Mildred Smith (teacher). Front row, Murray Musselman, Yvonne Gould, Jimmy Young.

0059.01.02.14 Item – Grade Nine Girls, Ferintosh  1941 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Grade nine girls at Ferintosh school: Clara Kuhnke, Lois Hansen, Mae DeFrain, Phyllis Mattoon, Yvonne Gould.

0059.01.02.15 Item – Phyllis Mattoon  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Mattoon dressed up as a cowgirl.

0059.01.02.16 Item – Mattoon’s Ford Car  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

1927 Ford car which the Mattoon children which the Mattoon children used for traveling to high school. On the back of the photograph is a parody of the Lord’s prayer, describing the vagaries of a Ford car.

0059.01.02.17 Item – New Norway High School  1945 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

New Norway high school girls in 1944-45: Phyllis Mattoon, Wilma Treleven, ?, Verle Thorsell, Evelyn Huckedall, Lois Malmo, Phyllis Thorsell.

0059.01.02.18 Item – New Norway High School  1945 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

New Norway high school students in 1944-45: Back row: Phyllis Mattoon, Verle Thorsell, Wilma Treleven, Kay ?, Evelyn Huckedall, Phyllis Thorsell, Lois Malmo. Front row: Ronald ?, Victor Luckwell, Henry Anderson, John McManaman, John Orr.

0059.01.02.19 Item – Phyllis Mattoon  1945 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Phyllis Mattoon when she was a student at the War Emergency Training Program at the University of Alberta in 1945.

0059.01.02.20 Item – Janet Hambly  1945 1 postcard : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Christmas card with photograph of Janet Hambly (Phyllis Mattoon’s grade 9 teacher) and her husband Charles. Janet was a sister to Stan Hambly who was the School Superintendent in Grande Prairie and East Smoky.

0059.01.02.21 Item – Freda & Larry Tarrant  1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Scope and content:

Wedding photograph for Freda Mattoon and Larry Tarrant.

0059.01.02.22 Item – Mattoon Family  1968 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Scope and content:

Mattoon family ca. 1968, left to right: Phyllis Stewart, Donald Mattoon, Mable Mattoon, Fred Mattoon, Freda Tarrant, and Patsy Campbell.

0059.01.02.23 Item – Mattoon Family  1980 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Mattoon family at the Ferintosh School Reunion ca. 1980: back row, Patsy Campbell and Freda Tarrant; in front, Don Mattoon and Phyllis Stewart.

0059.01.02.24a Item – Parade Entry  1965 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Tarrant’s South Peace Surplus entry for the County of Grande Prairie parade, in front of the owner’s home (Freda Tarrant) and later in front of Macleods Hardware and Oliver Furniture. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “From Freda Tarrant (Parade 1965 – Entry from Tarrants South Peace Surplus Store)”

0059.01.02.24b Item – Parade Entry  1965 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Tarrant’s South Peace Surplus entry for the County of Grande Prairie parade, in front of the owner’s home (Freda Tarrant) and later in front of Macleods Hardware and Oliver Furniture.

0059.01.02.25 Item – Colleen Tarrant & children
Paquin’s Sprucewood Studio
 
1975 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Colleen Tarrant and her children: Bill Given, Colleen Tarrant, Tammy Mensinger, and Robbie Mensinger.

Subseries 0059.01.03: Stewart Family

Date: 1890-1985 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of genealogical records and photographs of the Stewart family, the patent for the homestead at Bezanson on the SE 35-71-3-W6, a few education records for the Stewart children, and memorabilia from the life of Charles Bevan, including his Army Pay Book and records from World War II, vehicle licensing papers, cards for organizations he was involved in, news articles and obituary. Photographs include 12 photographs taken by Charles H. Stewart of a Caterpillar Tractor belonging to the Moon-Ames Mill being rescued from under the ice northeast of Peace River in 1955.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

43 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.01.03.01 Item – Charles Henry Stewart  1913 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Henry Stewart arrived in the Bezanson area in 1911 and homesteaded

0059.01.03.02 Item – Charlotte Stewart  1913 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Charlotte Stewart married Charles Henry Stewart and homesteaded in the Bezanson area in 1911.

0059.01.03.03 Item – Stewart Homestead House  1911 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Homestead house of George William and Sophia Stewart at Bezanson, 1911-1913

0059.01.03.04 Item – Mrs. Thomas  1890 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Thomas, mother of Lottie (Charlotte) Stewart, who married George Henry Stewart and homesteaded in the Bezanson area in 1911.

0059.01.03.05 Item – Charlotte’s Sister Mae  1890 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Lottie’s sister May (Mrs. Harley Wheeler) and her two children, Betty and Edward.

0059.01.03.06 Item – Charles and Clara Stewart  1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Henry Stewart and daughter Clara Stewart at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.07 Item – Hauling Water  1925 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Cecil Allen hauling water at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.08 Item – Charlotte Stewart and infant son Charles  1926 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charlotte Stewart and her infant son, Charles Bevan Stewart, on the homestead at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.09 Item – Charles Stewart and Children  1927 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Henry Stewart with children Clara and Charles Bevan at the homestead in Bezanson.

0059.01.03.10 Item – Charles Bevan Stewart  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, as a preschooler, on one of the family horses at the homestead in Bezanson.

0059.01.03.11 Item – Kennedy and Stewart families  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The Stewart and Kennedy families, from left to right: Bill Kennedy, Charles Henry Stewart, Doris and George Clayton Stewart, Florence Kennedy and daughter Helen, Charlotte Stewart and son Charles Bevan. Florence Kennedy was Charles Henry Stewart’s sister.

0059.01.03.12 Item – Kennedy and Stewart families  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph shows family members posed outdoors. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Charles Henry Stewart, Clara Stewart, Doris Stewart, ? , Florence Kennedy [Charles’ sister], Charles Bevan [son of Charles Henry].”

0059.01.03.13 Item – UFA Picnic at Bezanson  1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

United Farmers of Alberta picnic on the site where Bezanson Hall was built, on the NW 34-71-3-W6.

0059.01.03.14 Item – Kennedy and Stewart families  1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Kennedy and Stewart families: in back, Charles Stewart and Marjorie (niece of Charlotte); in front, Doris Stewart, Charlotte Stewart and son Charles, Bill Kennedy, Clara Stewart, George Clayton Stewart.

0059.01.03.15 Item – Charles and George Stewart  1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart and his older brother, George Clayton Stewart on the farm at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.16 Item – Charles Bevan Stewart  1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart and his horse on the Stewart farm at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.17 Item – Charles and George Stewart  1937 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

George and Charles Stewart with a friend beside their log home on the Stewart farm at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.18 Item – Charlotte Stewart  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charlotte Stewart, wife of Charles Henry Stewart outside of the homestead house at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.19 Item – Stewart-Giesbrecht family  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Doris (nee Stewart) Giesbrecht holding her son Wayne. Son Gary is in front of her husband Martin Giesbrecht. On the right is her father Charles Henry Stewart.

0059.01.03.20 Item – Jim Kennedy  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Jim Kennedy with his uncle Charles Henry Stewart.

0059.01.03.21 Item – Dorothy Mitchell  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Dorothy Mitchell posing with a fence, log building, and woodpile in the background.

0059.01.03.22 Item – Helen McLaughlin  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Helen McLaughlin sitting on a piece of wood in front of a woodpile and holding an axe.

0059.01.03.23 Item – World War II  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in World War II army uniform, with a friend.

0059.01.03.24 Item – World War II  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in World War II uniform, with father Charles H. Stewart and father’s cousin Cecil Allen.

0059.01.03.25 Item – World War II Soldier  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

World War II army portrait of Charles Bevan Stewart.

0059.01.03.26 Item – Soldier and Horse  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in army uniform, on his horse Sandy.

0059.01.03.27 Item – World War II Soldier  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in army uniform, on the home farm at Bezanson.

0059.01.03.28 Item – Charles and Phyllis  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in army uniform, with Bezanson School teacher, Phyllis Mattoon.

0059.01.03.29 Item – World War II Soldier  1944 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, in army uniform, with friends Andrew McNally and Cecil Allen.

0059.01.03.30 Item – Dorothy & Bud Stewart
Art Craft Grande Prairie
 
1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Wedding portrait of George Clayton (Bud) Stewart and his wife Dorothy.

0059.01.03.31 Item – Stewart Family Grave Marker  n.d. 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Grave marker in Dearborne Michigan for George William Stewart (father to Charles Henry) and his wife Sophia Henry Stewart. Sophia was an aunt to Cecil Allen.

0059.01.03.32-43 Item – Caterpillar Tractor through the Ice  1955 12 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Around 1955, Charles Henry Stewart ran the cookshack for the Moon-Ames Co. when they were doing seismic work northeast of Peace River. When a caterpillar tractor went through the ice, Charles took these photographs of the Cat being recovered, including the before shots when there is no visible sign of the tractor. The cookshack is visible in some of the photographs.

Subseries 0059.01.05: Charles & Phyllis Stewart

Date: 1947-2005 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of Charles and Phyllis’ wedding invitation, and 36 photographs of them and their children from the time of their marriage until after the death of Charles. There is also genealogical information and an additional 80 photographs of the descendants of the children of Charles and Phyllis Stewart, organized according to each child. These include school photographs, family photographs and wedding portraits.

Physical description: 0.2 cm of textual records

116 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

Sub-series number changed from 01.04 to 01.05 because of a numbering issue on the photographs that was noticed 16 Mar 2021 – SF

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.01.05.01 Item – Charles & Phyllis Stewart  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 in.
Scope and content:

Wedding portrait of Charles Bevan Stewart and Phyllis Evelyn Mattoon in 1947.

0059.01.05.02 Item – Stewart-Mattoon Wedding  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 in.
Scope and content:

Wedding portrait of Charles Bevan Stewart and Phyllis Evelyn Mattoon in 1947. Bridesmaid is Freda Mattoon and best man is unidentified.

0059.01.05.03 Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis and Charles Stewart at the opening of the Smoky River Bridge in 1949.

0059.01.05.04 Item – Extended Stewart family  1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Extended Stewart family: George (Bud) and Dorothy Stewart, Charles B. Stewart holding Bud and Dorothy’s son Eric, Phyllis holding daughter Cherry.

0059.01.05.05 Item – Charles B. Stewart family  1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles and Phyllis Stewart and their first child, Cherry.

0059.01.05.06 Item – Flour Sack Dress  1953 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Cherry Stewart in a dress made from the printed flour sacks which were designed to be re-usable for clothing.

0059.01.05.07 Item – Charles Stewart family  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles and Phyllis Stewart with children Cherry and Marvin.

0059.01.05.08 Item – Charles Stewart family  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Chuck (Charles) Stewart with daughter cherry and Uncle Don Mattoon with Chuck’s son Marvin.

0059.01.05.09 Item – Charles Stewart family  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles and Phyllis Stewart with Mrs. Mattoon and children Cherry and Marvin.

0059.01.05.10 Item – Birthday Party  1957 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Birthday supper for Marvin’s fourth birthday on September 17, 1957.

0059.01.05.11 Item – Christmas  1958 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Cherry, Marvin and Shannon Stewart with their gifts at Christmas 1958.

0059.01.05.12 Item – Family and Piano  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Stewart with her children Creston, Marvin, Cherry and Shannon in front of her piano.

0059.01.05.13 Item – Charles Stewart Family  1957 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Charles and Phyllis Stewart with their children Shannon, Cherry and Marvin on the front steps of their home.

0059.01.05.14 Item – Stewart Children  1957 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Children of Charles and Phyllis Stewart.

0059.01.05.15 Item – Feeding the Lambs 1962 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The Stewart family had Montedale Sheep, and orphan lambs had to be fed by bottle, as their children and cousin Colleen Tarrant are doing here.

0059.01.05.16 Item – Stewart-Tarrant Family  1962 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Children of Charles and Phyllis Stewart, left to right, Cherry, Creston, Marvin and Shannon, with their cousin Colleen Tarrant.

0059.01.05.17 Item – Stewart-Smythe Children  1962 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

In the back, Donna, Ronald and James Smythe, Cherry Stewart, Linda Smythe. In front, Marvin Stewart, Neil Smythe, Shannon Stewart, Ken Smythe, and Creston Stewart.

0059.01.05.18 Item – House River Picnic  1963 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Stewart with children Cherry, Creston, Marvin and Shannon at a picnic on the House River.

0059.01.05.19 Item – Laverna, Saskatchewan  1960 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Stewart and Smythe children on a visit to Laverna, SK near Kindersly while visiting the Smythe family.

0059.01.05.20-22 Item – Trip to Kimberly  1962 3 photographs : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

In 1962, while Phyllis was taking a summer course at the University of Calgary, the family lived in a tent. One weekend they took a trip to Kimberley to visit friends. Photos are of the Woods family ranch house, the road just before Fernie, and the Lundbrek Falls.

0059.01.05.23-25 Item – Exhibition Traveling  1967-1969 3 photographs : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

While raising Montedale Sheep, the Stewart family had to travel to exhibitions to show them. The three photos show their tent while showing at the Edmonton Exhibition, and scenes of wildlife on the return trip from Pasco, Washington.

0059.01.05.26-31 Item – Trip to British Columbia  1973 6 photographs : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

In 1973, Phyllis took a trip down to Victoria, where Marvin was living at the time. Photos include the Hell’s Gate Canyon and the Butchart Gardens.

0059.01.05.32 Item – Three Rivers Meet  1977 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

The river where the Wapiti, Smoky and Simonette Rivers meet, just below the old townsite of Bezanson.

0059.01.05.33 Item – Stewart Family Farm  1977 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Aerial of the Stewart family farm in 1977, showing improvements

0059.01.05.34 Item – Charles Bevan Stewart  1984 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Charles Bevan Stewart, the year before his death.

0059.01.05.35-36 Item – Stewart Farmhouse  1990 2 photographs : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Stewart’s farmhouse after it had been resided.

Subseries 0059.01.06: Miscellaneous

Date: 1947-2005 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This sub-series contains three certificates given to Phyllis Stewart. They are for her work on the Grande Prairie Regional College Theatre Board, her work for the Victorian Order of Nurses Grande Prairie, and her qualification for passing the Peace River weed control course. It also contains photographs from various events including a trip to Halifax in 1997.

Physical description: 0.25 cm of textual records

11 photographs

Series 0059.02: Teaching Career

Date: 1943-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records showing the courses Phyllis took to obtain her B.Ed from 1946 to 1976 and the teaching certificates she earned along the way; reports and correspondence from inspectors, superintendents and principals from 1946-1983 regarding her career; memorabilia gathered from several schools; teaching materials for reading and music; and reports from a court case which Phyllis brought against the East Smoky School Division for wrongful dismissal in 1981. There is also a published memoirs, written under a pseudonym, of Phyllis’ experience during that court case. Photographs of children, schools and projects are included in the Photograph series.

The series consists of records showing the courses Phyllis took to obtain her B.Ed from 1946 to 1976 and the teaching certificates she earned along the way; reports and correspondence from inspectors, superintendents and principals from 1946-1983 regarding her career; memorabilia gathered from several schools; teaching materials for reading and music; and reports from a court case which Phyllis brought against the East Smoky School Division for wrongful dismissal in 1981. There is also a published memoirs, written under a pseudonym, of Phyllis’ experience during that court case. Photographs of children, schools and projects are included in the Photograph series.

Physical description: 16 cm of textual records

52 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Subseries 0059.02.01: Education & Training

Date: 1946-1976 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This sub-series consists of exam results from high school; a 1946 yearbook from the University of Alberta; transcripts and correspondence regarding courses she took from 1962 to 1974; certificates attained at different levels of her training such as the first “Letter of Authority” and a “Permanent June E Certificate”; and a 1976 convocation booklet showing Phyllis’ graduation with a Bachelor of Education Degree from the U of A, her Bachelor of Education Degree, and photographs of Phyllis on the day of her graduation

Physical description: 4 cm of textual records

3 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.02.01.01 Item – University of Alberta Mixed Chorus
Housez
 
1946 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 16 in.
Scope and content:

Formal photograph of the University of Alberta Mixed Chorus. Phyllis Mattoon, donor of the photograph, is fifth from right, second row from the top.

0059.02.01.02a Item – Graduation Portrait  1976 1 photograph : colour ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Phyllis in graduation cap and gown, posing in front of a brick building. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “B. Ed degree ceremony 1976 Nov. 20. No student loans but 31 years to go from start to finish.”

0059.02.01.02b Item – Graduation Portrait  1976 1 photograph : colour ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Phyllis in graduation cap and gown, posing in front of a brick building. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Phyllis Stewart. Received B.Ed degree Nov. 20, 1976.”

Subseries 0059.02.03: Memorabilia & Photographs

Date: 1943-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This sub-series consists of a small photo album of Bezanson School District 3302, where Phyllis taught in 1946-1948; a hand-written yearbook from Five-Mile Creek School for 1948-1949, with photographs and biographies of each student in the school; and letters, poems and stories written by her school children; a Social Studies project with hands-on demonstration for the children of how sheep contribute to the economy, which was done for University Credit while Phyllis was teaching at Ridgevalley; and 23 additional photographs showing classes, teachers, schools and school projects from Phyllis’ years of teaching.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

76 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Technical drawing (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.02.03.01a Item – School Yard  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Children playing in the Five Mile Creek school yard. The photograph is from the school’s 1948-1949 year book made by the teacher, Phyllis Stewart.

0059.02.03.01b Item – Five Mile Creek Students  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

A class photograph from the 1948-1949 Five Mile Creek school yearbook compiled by Phyllis Stewart who was the teacher for that year. The students are back row: Jean Fortier, Joyce Hutt, Marjorie Blimkie, Anne Blimkie, Nancy Hutt, Violet Wurtz, Joan Blimkie. Centre row: Gus Blimkie, Al Richards, Robert Wurtz, Eddie Wurtz, Irene Blimkie. Front row: Esther Blimkie, Ricky Lawrence, Gerald Hutt, Isabell Richards. Front centre: Albert Wurtz.

0059.02.03.01c Item – Five Mile Creek Students  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Three students from the Five Mile Creek School. The photograph is from a 1948-1949 yearbook made by the teacher, Phyllis Stewart.

0059.02.03.01d Item – Five Mile Creek School  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

The Five Mile Creek school from the 1948-1949 yearbook composed by the teacher, Phyllis Stewart. Here she taught students between the ages of 7 and 16.

0059.02.03.01e Item – Five Mile Creek Teacherage  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

The teacherage at the Five Mile Creek school.

0059.02.03.01f Item – Jean Fortier  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Jean Margaret Fortier from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01g Item – Joan Blimkie  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Joan Ellen Blimkie from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01h Item – Irene Blimkie  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Irene Mary Blimkie from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01i Item – Joyce Hutt  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Joyce May Hutt from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01j Item – Marjorie Blimkie  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Marjorie Dora Blimkie from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01k Item – Gerald Hutt  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Gerald Cecil Hutt from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01l Item – Alfred Richards  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Alfred Walter Richards from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01m Item – Nancy Hutt  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Nancy Elizabeth Hutt from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01n Item – Gustave Blimke  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Gustave Norman Blimke (Gus) from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01o Item – Richard Lawrence  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Richard Cecil Lawrence from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01p Item – Anne Blimkie  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Anne Margret Blimkie from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01q Item – Mary Blimkie  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Mary Esther Blimkie from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01r Item – Isabel Richards  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Isabel Jean Richards from the Five Mile Creek school 1948-1949 yearbook.

0059.02.03.01s Item – Phyllis Stewart  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Stewart taught at the Five Mile Creek school from 1948-1949. This photograph is from a yearbook that she made for that school year.

0059.02.03.01t Item – Cooking Marshmallows  1948-1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Students of the Five Mile Creek school enjoy marshmallows cooked over a small fire. This photograph is from the 1948-1949 Five Mile Creek yearbook created by Phyllis Stewart.

0059.02.03.01u Item – Five Mile Creek Baseball Team  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of the Five Mile Creek baseball team from the 1948-1949 school yearbook. The caption reads: “Our 1949 ball team in their white shirts and blue slack have been successful and otherwise.” The team included Marjorie Blimkie (catcher), Nancy Hutt (pitcher), Anne Blimkie (first base), Gus Blimkie (short stop), Joyce Hutt (second base), Joan Blimkie (third base), Jean Fortier (left field), Alfred Richards (centre field) and Irene Blimkie (right field).

0059.02.03.02a Item – Bezanson School  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bezanson School in 1947. Photograph in an album created by teacher Phyllis Stewart.

0059.02.03.02b Item – Bezanson School Students  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bezanson School students in 1947: 1st row: Charlie and Marcel Parish, Bobby Ogden, Sylvia and Melvin Parrish. 2nd row Dale Parrish, Shirley Ogden, Janet Parrish, Barney McNally, Laura Menard and Duane Stark. 3rd row Claire Menard, Gordon Olson, Alice Olson, Georgia Parrish, Sheila Parrish, Tom McNally. 4th row Dorothy Mitchell, Joe Lowe, Dick Haworth, Albert Menard, Herb Lowe, Helen McLaughlin. Photograph in an album created by teacher Phyllis Stewart.

0059.02.03.02c Item – Bezanson School Students  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bezanson School students ready to go home on horseback. School barn can be seen on the right.

0059.02.03.02d Item – Bezanson School Students  1947 10 photographs : b&w ; 0.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Individual miniature snapshots of Bezanson School students: back row Barney McNally, Janet Parrish, Sheila Parrish. middle row Duane Stark, Georgia Parrish. front row Melvin Parrish; Bob Ogden; Marcel, Sylvia and Charlie Parrish.

0059.02.03.02e Item – Bezanson School Students  1947 5 photographs : b&w ; 0.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Individual miniature snapshots of Bezanson School students: back row Alice Olson (Ames), Shirley Ogden, Lillian Berg (Cissel). Front row Laura Menard, Dale Parrish.

0059.02.03.02f Item – Bezanson School Students  1947 9 photographs : b&w ; 0.5 x 1.5 in.
Scope and content:

Individual miniature snapshots of Bezanson School students: back row Joe Lowe, Dick Haworth, Helen McLaughlin, Dorothy Mitchell, Albert Menard. Front row Gordon Olson, Clara Menard, Herb Lowe, Tommy McNally.

0059.02.03.03 Item – Bezanson School Students  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bezanson School students in the yard of Charles H. Stewart: Winnie McNally, Helen McLaughlin and Dorothy Mitchell.

0059.02.03.04 Item – Bezanson School Students  1943 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bezanson School students Albert Earl Lowe, Shirley Ogden and Dale Parrish. The home of Charles H. Stewart is in the background.

0059.02.03.05 Item – Clarkson Valley School  1943 1 negative : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Clarkson Valley School was built of logs in 1936. It was located along the highway on 9-71-25-W5 and later a teacherage was also added to the site

0059.02.03.06 Item – Bezanson School Picnic  1947 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Phyllis Stewart with her students from Bezanson School enjoying a school picnic on an island in the Smoky River in June 1947.

0059.02.03.07 Item – Smoky Valley Teacherage  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Phyllis Stewart, with children Cherry and Marvin, in the doorway of the Smoky Valley Teacherage in September, 1954.

0059.02.03.08 Item – Edson Trail School  1964 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Grade One class at Edson Trail School. Phyllis Stewart, teacher.

0059.02.03.09 Item – Bezanson Grade 1 and 2 Class  1960 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Grade 1 and 2 students at Bezanson School in 1960: (back row) Billy Patterson, Russel Dillabough, Doug Gaboury, Dennis Ford, Johnny Pinsch, Murray Thompson, Laurie Thompson, Danny Diedrich, Kenneth Ames. Front row: Larry Jobson, John Hawryluk, Roddy McLaughlin, Bill Reptowski, Gurth Moon, Don McNally, Gene Sarmaga, Marvin Stewart.

0059.02.03.10 Item – Bezanson Grade 1 and 2 Boys  1960 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Grade 1 and 2 boys at Bezanson School in 1960: (back row) Billy Patterson, Russel Dillabough, Doug Gaboury, Dennis Ford, Johnny Pinsch, Murray Thompson, Laurie Thompson, Danny Diedrich, Kenneth Ames. Front row: Larry Jobson, John Hawryluk, Roddy McLaughlin, Bill Reptowski, Gurth Moon, Don McNally, Gene Sarmaga, Marvin Stewart.

0059.02.03.11 Item – Bezanson Grade 1 and 2 Girls  1960 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Grade 1 and 2 girls at Bezanson School in 1960.

0059.02.03.12 Item – High Prairie Elementary Grade 1  1962 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Stewart’s grade one class at High Prairie Elementary: Dale Nelson, Bobby McDermott, Wayne Mortinson, Allen Stout, Brian Stafford, Ronald Fulk, Lee Sawchyn, Terry Keshen, Simon Lewis, Darrell Jarvis, Dale Willsey, David Wolfe, Rodney Sloat, Evelyn Belcourt, Elaine Brun, June Brulotte, Mena Ptashnyk, Patty Smith, Heike Flemming, Debra Stout.

0059.02.03.13 Item – High Prairie Elementary Grade 2  1963 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Stewart’s grade one class at High Prairie Elementary: Dale Nelson, Bobby McDermott, Wayne Mortinson, Allen Stout, Brian Stafford, Ronald Fulk, Lee Sawchyn, Terry Keshen, Simon Lewis, Darrell Jarvis, Dale Willsey, David Wolfe, Rodney Sloat, Evelyn Belcourt, Elaine Brun, June Brulotte, Mena Ptashnyk, Patty Smith, Heike Flemming, Debra Stout.

0059.02.03.14 Item – Edson Trail Grades 1 & 2  1966-1967 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Mrs. Stewart’s grade 1 and 2 class at Edson Trail School in DeBolt: Back row, Morgan Abbot, Patrick Fornier, Janice Stevenson, Louise De Veer, Mrs. Stewart, Ethel Klassen, Barbara Selke, Joan Reimir. Second from back, Bonnie Stevenson, Norman Gerwatoski, Debbie Trottier, Vikki Zenner, Elizabeth Halabisky, Cheryl Rieger, Wanda Toews. Third from back, Violet Jantz, John Neustater, Greg Chapman, Ricky Zenner, Dave Neustater, Eddie Odenbach, ?. Front row John Birnie-Browne, Brian Sampson, Norine Getchett, Barbara Krause, Susan Reimer, Joseph Redhead, Terry Thomas, ?.

0059.02.03.15 Item – Edson Trail Teacherage  1966 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Teacherage and back yard of Edson Trail School, with Grade One flower garden planted in tractor tire in the foreground.

0059.02.03.16 Item – Edson Trail School Mural  1966 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Grade One class mural (finger painting) of “what we thought the flower garden would be in May 1966. This project began with bedding plants started in the classroom, finger painting simulation of the finished flower garden, transplanting plants into the flower garden, and an entry in the Grande Prairie & District Exhibition Parade.

0059.02.03.17 Item – Edson Trail School Float  1966 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Edson Trail School Grade One Float in the County Fair parade, with the tractor tire flower garden mounted on the back of a truck. This project began with bedding plants started in the classroom, finger painting simulation of the finished flower garden, transplanting plants into the flower garden, and an entry in the Grande Prairie & District Exhibition Parade.

0059.02.03.18a-f Item – Edson Trail School Project  1968 6 photographs : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Series of photographs demonstrating “what is produced from a sheep,” a Social Studies project for grades 1-3 at Edson Trail School.

0059.02.03.19 Item – Edson Trail School Grade One  1970 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 8 in.
Scope and content:

Edson Trail School Grade One class. Back row: Mrs. Stewart (teacher), Georgina Thomas, Terry Carter, Darrell Eslinger, Trent Tate, Lawrence Moberly, Patrick Coogan, Dale Wohlgemuth, Danny Reimer, Richard Huette. Second Row: Melanie Massey, Rosalie Massey, Lillian Redhead, Noreen Thomas, Charlotte Kiyawasew, Bertha Moberly, Dianne Jantz, Lorilie Massey, Karen Zenner. Front: Terry Oatway, Tim Wohlgemuth.

0059.02.03.20 Item – Ridgevalley School Mural  1978 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Mural of Turkey made by Grade 4/5 class at Ridgevalley School. “Each student coloured one feather” is the description on the back.

0059.02.03.21 Item – Ridgevalley School Mural  1979 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Forestry Mural made from pastels by the Grade One class at Ridgevalley School in June 1979.

0059.02.03.22 Item – Hillside School Artwork  1980 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Students Ed Schultz, Tammy Sanderson and Laura Young with Art project created by Special Ed class at Hillside School, Valleyview in 1979-80. The peacocks were made from styrofoam egg cartons.

0059.02.03.23 Item – Hillside School Artwork  1980 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Close-up of art project created by Special Ed class at Hillside School, Valleyview in 1979-80. The peacocks were made from styrofoam egg cartons.

0059.02.03.24 Item – Teachers at High Prairie Elementary  1963 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Teachers at High Prairie Elementary School in 1963. Phyllis Stewart is on the far left, back row.

0059.02.03.25 Item – Teachers at Ridgevalley School  1971 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Teachers at Ridgevalley School in 1971. Phyllis Stewart is fourth from left on front row. This was the largest rural school in the province of Alberta.

0059.02.03.26 Item – Choir Leader  1976 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Phyllis Stewart ready to lead the Junior High School Chorus in 1976.

0059.02.03.27 Item – Smoky River Store & Café  1972 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The Smoky River Store & Café on the east side of the river during the flood in the spring of 1972.

0059.02.03.28 Item – Smoky River Bridge  1972 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The Smoky River Bridge and the river in flood during the spring of 1972.

Subseries 0059.02.04: Teaching Record

Date: 1947-1983 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This sub-series consists of an employment record list, reports from School Inspectors and Superintendents, and correspondence with school boards regarding employment until her resignation in 1983. Also included is a “Daily Register” containing copies of student lists from each school year she taught for the County of Grande Prairie from 1948 to 1983. News clippings covering her retirement are also included.

Physical description: 1 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Subseries 0059.02.05: Teaching Materials

Date: n.d. (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of some materials used for teaching music and reading workbooks for the elementary grades.

Physical description: 3 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Subseries 0059-0059.02-0059.02.06: Court Case

Date: 1978-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of documents used in the lawsuit for wrongful dismissal filed by Phyllis Stewart against East Smoky School District No. 54: letters of support and observation from the parents regarding her last teaching year for the Division in 1978-1979; documents produced by a private investigator in 1980-1981; the Examination for Discovery of Phyllis Stewart report; the Examination for Discovery of Mervin Kurtz of the East Smoky School Division; and Phyllis’ memoirs “The Learning Curve” published in 1996 under the pseudonym Evelyn Traw.

Physical description: 7.5 cm of textual records

Series 0059.03: Stewart Family Farm

Date: 1918-2001 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of some early documents (the 1918 Patent for the Stewart homestead on the S.E. 35-71-3- W6th; a 1929 tax receipt from the M.D. of Grande Prairie No. 739 with a $5.00 tax credit note for road-work done; and a Farmers Account Book from 1948 with some handwritten notes by Charles Stewart) and copies of documents from the Homestead File at the Provincial Archives, dating from 1913-1954. The bulk of the records are 1952-1993 and consist of tax records, legal documents, financial records (including costs of machinery), appraisal reports, and files on grain farming, Montadale sheep breeding, and mushroom growing. There are also photographs showing the farm as it changed from 1940 to [2000].

Physical description: 9 cm of textual records

68 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Series 0059.04: Bezanson School District

Date: 1925-1990 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of some financial records and correspondence from Bezanson School District 3302 in 1930-1931 when Charles Stewart was the secretary-treasurer of the district, including a voter’s list of the district for Grande Prairie M.D. 739; and material collected for a reunion of the district in 1990: class and teacher lists from 1929-1951, copies of Bezanson School District correspondence from the 1930s to the 60s; and some 1990 correspondence regarding the reunion. There are also some elementary workbooks used from 1925-1955, some high school workbooks from 1928, and school supply catalogues from 1933-1944.

Physical description: 13.5 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Series 0059.05: County Councillor

Date: 1983-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Phyllis’ County of Grande Prairie I.D. card for Councilors; a hand-out explaining “the County System;” a history of all the communities and districts in the County written by Phyllis Stewart for an Agricultural Tour of the County ca. 1990; and memorabilia from projects studied or approved by the County during her tenure: the Bezanson Park and Historic Site in 1986, the Official Opening brochure for Bezanson Seniors’ Cottages in 1989, a proposed landfill near Bezanson in 1990, and the Kleskun Hill Park in 1992. Also included are news clippings of county council election results.

Physical description: 2 cm of textual records

16 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0059.05.01 Item – County of Grande Prairie Board of Education  ca. 1985 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

County of Grande Prairie Board of Education. Back row: Andy Duncan, Ron Pfau, Albert Tomshak, Rick MacDonald, Jim Tissington, Jock O’Neill, Bill Housman, Jim Clease, Laverne Sorgaard, Jim Stewart, Ray Gilkyson, Adolph Schultz. Font row: Phyllis Stewart, Betty Burton, Olive Stickney, Lois Brent, Christie Inkster, Yula Romanko.

Series 0059.06: Conservative Party

Date: 1990-1999 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Christmas cards and certificates of appreciation sent to Phyllis Stewart from the leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada. There are also two magazine articles about the Mulroney years and Jean Charest’s plans for the Party.

Physical description: 1 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)