Annual report of the Department of Health for the year 1918. Provides information and statistics on Department initiatives and public health within the City more generally, including diseases (including the “Spanish Influenza” or “Spanish Flu” outbreak), inoculations, education campaigns, food quality, scavenging and waste disposal, deaths, and general saniation. Also includes information about budgets and finances within the Department.

A promotional souvenir programme of the 1926 union meeting of the Canadian Divisions of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, held in Winnipeg on July 27-30, 1926. Booklet contains promotional information about and histories of the union, photographs of and statements made by union members and local politicians, and advertisements.

Letter from G. L. Gardner, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, enclosing a letter addressed to Mayor Stephen Juba from Herbert H. Clark of the 27th Winnipeg Battalion, regarding his wish to donate an embroidery he made of the battalion’s badge. Clark also included a photo of himself during his service in the First World War.

Letter from the Secretary of the Committee on Finance to Mayor Stephen Juba informing him of a donation Herbert H. Clark of the 27th Battalion made to the City of an embroidery of the battalion’s badge.

Photograph of the Winnipeg Renovating Co. on Lombard Avenue. Item is part of small album containing photographs of maps tracking the outbreak of typhoid from 1905 to 1908 and other scenes. Item is loose and at back of album. Date of item is approximate, [circa 1909].

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Item consists of an audio recording of the laying of the cornerstone ceremony held on November 30, 1965 at the Public Safety Building. It records the voices of Mayor Stephen Juba, Chief Constable George Blow, Fire Chief Cecil Leckie, City Signals Engineer Jack Clarke, Deputy Mayor and Ald. Edith Tennant, Ald. Leonard Claydon, Ald. J. Cropo, Ald. Joseph Zuken, Ald. Slaw Rebchuk, and Contractor Cecil Rilkoff. It was recorded by the City Signals Engineer, Jack Clarke.

A painted, framed portrait of Mayor Charles Gray (1919-1920), painted by V.A. Long in 1919.

By-law number 10589, It amending By-law number 10020 (pensions of civic employees) to provide those who participated in the General Strike credit for their employment prior to the strike, rather than having to start over as new employees.

Memo from G. Champion, Superintendent of the Public Parks Board, to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, containing information for the Robson investigation into the General Strike, including information on re-employment, intimidation, and causes of the strike.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, secretary of the Public Parks Board, to D.C. White, Assiniboine Park Constable, informing him of the Park Board’s decision requiring him, as an employee, to sign a loyalty pledge (sometimes called the “Slave Pact”) stating that he will not engage in strike action.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to N. Shaw, President of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks Association, regarding a request by the latter to use Kildonan Park to sell food and drinks to benefit women whom the strike left unemployed.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to J.H. Gunn, Caretaker of Brookside Cemetery, ordering him to continue his reporting duties despite the ongoing General Strike.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Rev. Andrew Roddan, informing him that Sunday interment will continue until the General Strike has ended.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to W. Travers Sweatman, member of the Citizens’ Committee of One Thousand, appraising him of the former’s request for better policing in City parks.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Donald MacPherson, Chief Constable, requesting increased police protection in City parks.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Alderman J.K. Sparling, Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, requesting increased police protection in City parks.

A letter from J.H. Blackwood, Secretary of the Public Parks Board, to Arthur Dickson, informing him that the General Strike has made it difficult to give him advanced notice about interment at Brookside Cemetery.

A letter from M. Peterson, Secretary of the Committee on Finance, to the Special Publicity Committee, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Canadian Labour Press.

A letter from the Canadian Labor Press to Alderman Fowler, chairman of the Finance Committee, attempting to sell the City on advertising in their publication to improve its image regarding labour.

A letter from Morris A. Colman of T. Bowers MacDermott and Morris A. Colman Publicity Specialists, offering their services as an advertising firm to help repair Winnipeg's image, which they claim has been damaged by the ongoing General strike.