Fonds 131 Eddie & Margaret Schadeck fonds

26 photographs

194 negatives

122 postcards

Date: ca. 1939-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of personal papers and photographs from Eddie Schadeck pertaining to his service in World War II, his life in the Wembley area, and his trapping activities in the Two Lakes region of northern Alberta.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

15 photographs

37 negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Portrait of Eddie Schadeck in World War II uniform

Group photograph of soldiers in front of the Department Stores at the army barracks.

Group photograph of men and women in military uniform behind the army barracks.

Company of soldiers in uniform in front of the barracks.

Company of soldiers in tropical uniform marching down an Edmonton street.

Casual portrait of an unidentified friend against a background of trees.

Panoramic photograph of Canadian Ordnance Corps, Artisan Wing, in front of the Training Centre at Kingston, Ontario.

Panoramic photograph of Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in front of the Training Centre at Barriefield, Ontario.

Images show men in front of a cabin with furs hung on the wall, men holding up animals they hunted, and men on horseback.

Unidentified World War II sergeant and private relaxing against the side of a wood frame building with their guitar and banjo, a jug of moonshine at their feet.

A group of unidentified submariners on the deck of their submarine at sea.

Two unidentified soldiers in World War II regulation undershirts and army pants with suspenders.

A group of unidentified World War II Canadian soldiers from the first division, with a dog who many have been their mascot.

A group of unidentified World War II soldiers surrounding the disembodied nose and propeller of a small plane on which is painted, “To Hell with Hitler from Canada.”

A group of men and women relaxing on the rocks beside the ocean or a lake. “At beach at St. Thomas” is written on the back.

A camp of white tents set up in a mountain valley.

Unidentified man poses in front of some trees.

Date: 1918-1948 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of Margaret’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book and Discharge Certificate, various army documents, an Office Specialty Filing Instruction course, some poetry and songs, a folder of correspondence including some Valentine and Easter cards, some religious booklets, and a copy of Canadian Mother and Child sent to her by the Department of National Health and Welfare in 1948. There are also 11 photographs and 2 negatives.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

11 photographs

2 negatives

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Portrait of Margaret Stevens in army uniform.

Photograph of the headquarters of the Electrical Mechanical Engineers Training School at Barriefield, Ontario.

Composite of staff photographs from the Electrical Mechanical Engineers Training School at Barriefield, Ontario.

Panoramic photograph of No. 7 Company, C.W.A.C. in front of the Training Centre at Barriefield, Ontario.

Studio portrait of Margaret Stevens in riding uniform, holding a riding crop. Photographer’s signature is illegible but appears to be D.S. Dorer.

Official army portrait of Margaret Stevens, Canadian Women’s Army Corps.

Unidentified portrait of a woman in an army shirt with checkered tie.

Snapshot of Margaret Stevens, in the greatcoat of her CWAC army uniform, sitting on the veranda of a house.

Snapshot of Margaret Stevens in the complete uniform of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps.

Group of ten unidentified men with various kinds of World War II uniforms and work clothes in front of what looks like a training centre. This photograph was sent from Nova Scotia to Margaret Stevens when she was in training at Barriefield, Ontario.

Postcard of a World War I Lance Corporal with the British Commonwealth. It was with the papers of Margaret Stevens and may be an ancestor.

Date: 1939-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of World War II postcards from overseas, a collection of unidentified photographs taken overseas, World War II literature given out to soldiers, and correspondence booklets for courses given to service personnel.

Physical description: 6 cm textual records

122 postcards

157 negatives

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1939-1945 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of postcards sold as tourist and war souvenirs in various European cities: Nottingham, England; Paris, France; Poperinge and Ghent, Belgium; Angers, France; Leipzig, Germany; and a set of collectors cards on the Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, the airship produced in Germany.

Physical description: 122 postcards

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1939-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of unidentified negatives taken during World War II. Some have been tentatively identified as the Grande Prairie training barracks; the training centers at Edmonton, Barriefield, and Kingston; and European cities such as Zwolle, Netherlands and London, England.

Physical description: 157 negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Unidentified groups and individual soldiers at the World War II barracks across from the Armoury on 90 Avenue and 101 Street, Grande Prairie.

Unidentified buildings and soldiers at what appears to be military training centres – could be Edmonton (Prince of Wales Armoury), Kingston, Barriefield, and Fort Frontenac.

Unidentified soldiers in what appears to be training exercises.

Unidentified negatives of ships and submarines during World War II.

Unidentified negatives of tanks and guns during World War II.

Unidentified negatives of cars, trucks, and trains during World War II.

Unidentified negatives of soldiers in a natural setting which appears to be a park.

Unidentified negatives of male and female soldiers at leisure in a natural setting.

Unidentified negatives of a European town and countryside – could be Zwolle, Netherlands where Mr. Schadeck may have spent some time.

Unidentified negatives of European cities, including Paris, and landmarks.

Unidentified negatives showing soldiers at various activities.

Unidentified photographs of Europe taken by Eddie Schadeck during World War II.

Date: 1939-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of literature printed by the Department of National Defense or Canadian Military Headquarters and given to soldiers as educational material. Booklets include:

Speak Dutch

Precautions to be Taken in the Event of Capture

Amalgamated Engineering Reference Tables

The Starrett Book for Motor Machinists and Auto Repairmen

Mines and Booby Traps

The Care and Operation of a Lathe

Hints on Map Reading Instruction

Protection Against VD

Small Arms Training

Learn to Use Enemy Weapons

Demolitions Made Easy

The Machinery of Re-establishment

War Battle Report

Current Affairs: North African Resources

Physical description: 4 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1939-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of 9 text booklets for courses in mathematics, social studies, and English for service personnel. There is also a file of completed assignments.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1946-1949 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of correspondence and receipts from Soldiers’ Settlement Board regarding Eddie’s farm in the Wembley area.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published