Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | For the Record Research Collection |
| Reference code: | 0700 |
| Date: | 1986 – 2015 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 34 cm of textual materials |
| Language: | English |
Scope and content
This fonds contains the records compiled by Jacquie Coutu as research for “For the Record”, a book detailing the history of the Grande Prairie courthouse from 1914 to 2011 as told by lawyers, judges, court reporters, legal assistants, as well as court clerks and administrators. This includes newspaper clippings, interview excerpts, and other textual records related to those individuals as well as correspondences related to copyright information, a contemporary list of law firms, and a courthouse cookbook from 1986.
Notes
Title notes
Restrictions on access
The materials in this fonds are restricted due to containing a significant amount of (PII) personally identifying information about individuals discussed in “For the Record”.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
Series descriptions
| Series 0700.01: Biographical Research
Date: 2011 – 2014 (date of creation) Scope and content: This series includes research materials collected together by Jacquie Coutu about people who worked at the Grande Prairie courthouse for the book “For the Record”. Arranged alphabetically by last name, each folder includes newspaper clippings, interview excerpts, and other textual material about each individual. Physical description: 31.5 cm of textual material Language of the material: English Restrictions on access: The materials in this series are restricted due to containing a significant amount of (PII) personally identifying information about individuals discussed in “For the Record”. |
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| 0700.02 | Item – Newspaper Clippings and Correspondence Regarding Copyright | 2014-2015 | 0.5cm of textual materials |
| Scope and content:
This folder contains correspondence between Grace Wallace and Julie Kirsh of Sun Media Corporation regarding copyright clearance for items related to the Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune newspaper, as well as related newspaper clippings. |
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| 0700.03 | Item – List of Related Law Firms | 2011-2014 | 1 cm of textual material |
| Scope and content:
This item is a list of different then contemporary law firms in the area, including the the names of some of the staff related to the research done for “For the Record”. |
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| 0700.04 | Item – Our Courthouse Extra-ordinary Favourite Savoury Delights | 1986 | 1 cm of textual materials |
| Scope and content:
This item is a cookbook produced together by staff at the courthouse in Grande Prairie in 1986 and includes recipes for desserts, salads, bread, soups, entrees, and cocktails. |
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