Collections

Dates: ca. 1930

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary,  Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publically funded technical school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as in population size and programming scope.  Along with these changes, the institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to Sait Polytechnic.

Scope and content: 

Notes on the Differential and Integral Calculus, Vol. I A and Vol. III — notes written by A.A. Peebles regarding calculus and mathematic equations. Peebles was an aeronautics instructor at PITA.

The title of this collection was taken from A. A Peebles, the original owners of the materials contained within the collection.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.008

• File 1: A notebook titled 'Notes on the differential and integral calculus, volume I.A,' which is comprised of handwritten lecture notes and formulas.
• File 2: A notebook titled 'The Integral Calculus' contains tables of mathematical formulas, as well as handwritten notes and additional formulas.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: ca. 1980

Finding Aid 1000.013 

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content: 

Biographies resume, CVs and newspaper clippings of Aeronautical Engineering Technology alumni.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.013

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• All materials within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1959 - 1991

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary,  Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publically funded technical school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as in population size and programming scope.  Along with these changes, the institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to Sait Polytechnic.

Scope and content: 

This collection consists of Architectural Technologies Advisory Committee meeting minutes, reports and correspondence from May 1959 to November 1991.

Finding Aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.011

• Four files titled 'Architectural Technologies Advisory Committee'.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1966 - 2006

Finding Aid 2012.013 - Series 1 Files 

Finding Aid 2012.013 - Series 2 Photographs 

Finding Aid 2012.013 - Series 3 Athletic Guides

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary,  Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publically funded technical school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as in population size and programming scope.  Along with these changes, the institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to Sait Polytechnic.

Athletics and recreation

The Athletics and Recreation department is responsible for the maintenance and administration of the Sait recreational facilities, as well as operation and promotion of the recreational programs available at Sait to students and staff.  In addition, this department is also responsible for the administration and management of all official sports clubs at the college.

Scope and content: 

This collection contains images captured between 1966 and 2006 which relate to the activities administered by the SAIT Athletics and Recreation department and the teams which it manages. Images within this collection fall into six primary categories: team photographs; individual portrait photographs of event participants and team members; images captured at sports events which show players in action during the event; promotional images created to help advertise the Athletics and Recreation department activities; and photographs taken during non-competition events, such as awards banquets and luncheons. In addition to these six main categories, there are also four examples of photography assignments produced by students at SAIT which directly capture images from events involving the Athletics and Recreation department, as well as several images which provide an image of the recreational facilities available on campus.

The materials contained within this collection have been collected by the Athletics and Recreation department over the past 50 years. In May 2012, these materials were transferred to the SAIT Archives for evaluation and storage. Following evaluation, the items of this collection were catalogued and accessioned into the SAIT Archives in June 2012.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2012.13

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the images contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1923 - 1950

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

The programs were donated by Dr. Fowler when he retired.

Scope and content:

This fonds is comprised of 35 Banquet and Dance and Graduation Banquet programs from 1923 to 1950. There are five Graduation programs and 30 Banquet and Dance programs. Inside some of the programs, there are name cards, tickets, dance programs and song sheets.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.035

• A page-level finding aid is available at the SAIT Archives.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 2001 - 2010

Finding Aid 1000.030

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The reports within this fonds contain information on SAIT's mandate, vision, and mission, information on SAIT's present and plans for its future, financial information, tuition and enrollment projections, information on the school's infrastructure, and alignment with government priorities.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.030

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• All materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1997 - present

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The booklets within this collection contain information on how to apply to SAIT, which programs are available, admission requirements, as well as what skills are learned within the program and what types of careers are available upon graduation. Transfer information and employment statistics are also included.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.024

• Box 1: (1) Undated issue; 1997; 1997/98; 1998/99; 1999/2000; 2000; 2000/01; 2001/02; 2002/03; 2003/04; 2004/05; 2005/06; 2006/07; 2008/08; 2008/09; 2009/10; 2010/11; 2011/12; 2012; 2013; 2017 (2)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1993 - 2000

Press releases digitized collection

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

Corporate Communication aims to manage all internal and external communications aimed at garnering favour from stakeholders. The materials within this collection are primarily made up of news releases created by SAIT, media contact information, news articles, media tracking statistics, and correspondence — both internal and external. Information on SAIT's partnership with the Calgary Board of Education is also present in this fonds.

The title of this fonds is a categorical description of the materials within this collection.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.021

• Box 1: Media tracking summary; News releases 1995/96; News releases 1997/98; News releases 1998/99; News releases 1999/2000
• Box 2: SAIT news, Fall 1998; Calgary Education partnership; Welding labs opening; Public service announcement 1994/95; SAIT maps; CBE (Calgary Board of Education); News releases 1993/94; News releases 1994; News releases 1994/95
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English

Dates: ca. 1920

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection contains carbon copy sheets with text/exam questions, enrollment statistics and biographies of the course instructors (James Miller and W.A. Davidson).

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.014

• 1 correspondence coursebook on coal mining.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1957 - 2007

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The guides within this collection contain information on diplomas that are available from certain departments (ICT, business, etc.), which then dives deeper into which classes are required for said diplomas, including information on any fees and the approximate amount of hours the class will take to complete.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.023

• Materials contained within this collection are available for viewing via an appointment through the SAIT Archives office.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1999 - 2002

Finding Aid 1000.029

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The reports within this collection cover the financial information, enrollment statistics, accomplishments, goals and proposals of a variety of departments (the academic division, applied management, hospitality, tourism, a centre for learning systems, construction, emergency medical technician, and health and public safety) at SAIT.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.029

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1986 - 2005

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The booklets within this collection include information for donors, including a message from SAIT's president, the amount of money gained through donations and other fundraising efforts, how the donated money was spent, scholarship information, and the names of donors.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.033

• Box 1: 1986/87; 1989 - 1991; 1997/98 (3); 2002/03; 2003/04; 2004/05
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1959 - 1987

Finding Aid 1000.019

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection are mainly annual reports and statistics relating to library usage from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. There are annual reports from specific departments in the library as well, such as technical services, public services, the audiovisual department, serials department, circulation, reference/information services, and library instruction. There are also several reports relating to the ACA (now ACAD) library, as well as indexes detailing art pieces and serials in the library's possession.

The title of this collection was taken from the Educational Resources department of SAIT, which was in charge of the library.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.019

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1933 - present

Emery Weal Digitized Collection

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary,  Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publically funded technical school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as in population size and programming scope.  Along with these changes, the institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to Sait Polytechnic.

The Emery Weal: March 18, 1926. The first issue of the Emery Weal newspaper, or magazine as it was called then, showed up as a four-page bulletin highlighting the school's events. One copy was printed and passed around. When this proved impractical, the Weal was printed as a tabloid and sold for five cents. The Weal — the second oldest college newspaper in Alberta — has gone through a series of changes. It was stencilled legal-sized typewritten news-sheet in the '30s and '40s, a smaller typeset newspaper in the '50s and '60s, and returned to tabloid size in the '70s. In 1984, the SAIT Students' Association hired a non-student editor and formed an umbrella department to house all publications produced by SAITSA. In 2000, the newspaper started using an abbreviated moniker; now "the Weal."

Scope and content: 

The fonds consists of 81 bounded books and approximately 51 volumes (approx. 32 issues each, or 1,600 individual issues) of The Weal, a weekly newspaper published every Monday by SAITSA, from November 1933 to the present date. The Weal aims to serve the SAIT community with a focus on students' interests and needs.

The title of this collection was based on the name of the SAIT school newspaper, the Emery Weal.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.001

• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1956 - 1989

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection contains Engineering Design and Drafting Technology Advisory Committee meeting minutes, reports and correspondence from May 1956 to March 1989.

This collection is named after the committee from which these materials came.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.010

• Three files titled 'Engineering Design and Drafting Technology Advisory Committee'.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1980 - 2003

Finding Aid 1000.005

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

Original operations manual from SAIT, ca. 1980 and a Policy and Procedure Manual containing policies over 4-5 years old.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.005

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1932 - 1978

Finding Aid 2018.001

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

This collection consists of G.L. Fisher's student records.

Scope and content:

This fonds is comprised of articles that were saved by Miss. G. L. Fisher from her studies at SAIT. This includes Banquet and Dance programs, newspaper articles, a black and white photograph, and three report cards from 1932 - 1935.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives  | 2018.001

• A page-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1920 - 2005

Finding Aid 2013.001

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

George Ryning

George Henry Ryning was born on December 18, 1922, in Rowley, Alberta, where his parents homesteaded. In 1942 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F) serving as an airframe mechanic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Gander, Newfoundland. In 1946, Ryning enrolled in the Aeronautical Engineering program at the Provincial Institute of Technology (PITA), now known as SAIT. After graduating in 1949, he worked for six years in the aircraft industry as a draftsman and engineer. In September 1955 he became an instructor at SAIT.

A secondment with the Canadian International Development Organization (CIDA) from 1971-1974 sent George and his family to Africa. There he established an Aircraft Maintenance program with the Zambian Air Services Training Institute. Returning to SAIT, he designed and taught various courses in the Aeronautics department, retiring as the program supervisor in 1984. He volunteered for a number of organizations including the Calgary Aero Space Museum and the SAIT Archives where he could indulge in his passion for aviation and teaching. George passed away on October 12, 2012, at the age of 89. He was married to Doreen Crozier and had five sons.

Scope and content:

The contents of this collection mainly consist of lecture notes for aeronautics classes at SAIT. However, there are also other notes, exams and final exams, brochures, course outlines, sample diplomas, some correspondence, photographs, and a sweater from when Mr. Ryning himself was an aeronautics student at SAIT.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 2013.001

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• This collection was donated to the SAIT Archives by George Ryning's widow and was named after the man to which these materials originally belonged.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1956 - present

Finding Aid 1000.027

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of booklets from SAIT's numerous convocation ceremonies. The booklets detail the names of graduates arranged by school, honorary degree recipients and other persons of note included in the ceremony, and event itineraries.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.027

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the booklets contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1916 - present

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection is primarily colour photographs depicting members of SAIT's Alive engaging in various activities together. There are also black and white class photos, as well as a few class rosters, from the diesel mechanics program from 1971 - 1979. This collection was named after its donor.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2008.005

• File 1: 235 colour photos documenting SAIT's Alive activities
• File 2: titled 'SAIT's Alive Snaps'; 147 colour photos
• File 3: two colour photos; 21 black and white photos, labelled and dated between 1971 - 1979; 4 class rosters — 1972/73, 1975/76, 1979
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1926-2018

Indigenous Records Reference Tool

Scope and content:

The Indigenous Records Reference Tool provides access to records within the SAIT Archive that are written by or about Indigenous learners and educators. The goal of the Reference tool is make records more accessible to the public by gathering resources from across multiple fonds into one easy to use reference tool. Students and researchers will be able to access this tool to find relevant information without needing to invest hours of online and in person research hours to locate archival documents. The EMERY WEAL is currently the only collection represented within the reference tool, but more collections will be added as time and resources permit.

Dates: 1985 - 1989

Finding Aid 1000.34

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

InSAIT was a newsletter that presented news and information of interest to the SAIT community. The information seems to be geared towards SAIT staff.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.034

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.
• The title of this collection was based on the InSAIT newsletter.

Dates: 1948 - 1950

Finding Aid 1000.018

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Margaret Miller

Margaret (Mary), daughter of James and Mary Strath, was raised in Olds, Alberta and lived the majority of her life in Calgary, attending PITA's dressmaking program from 1949-1950.

Scope and content:

This fonds is comprised of 12 double-sided pages taken from a scrapbook originally owned by Mary Strath Miller. A lot of the information within is related to Mary herself, as well as SAIT's dressmaking program, which she attended. The pages contain photos, newspaper clippings, dressmaking fashion show newspaper clippings, photos, and an invitation (1949) to SAIT's 27th (1949) and 28th (1950) annual banquet and dance, and an invitation and dance card to the 1950 snowball.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.018

• A page-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

McPhail School of Energy Collection is comprised of files housing lecture notes for the correspondence courses 'Industrial Instrumentation,' 'Liquefied Petroleum Gas Service Training,' 'Special Boiler Operator,' 'Well-Site Boiler Operations,' 'Plant Engineering Management,' 'Natural Gas Plant Operations,' 'Explorations and Production of Natural Gas,' 'Gas Plant Operations and Equipment,' and 'Gas Process Operations.'

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2011.001

• All materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1949

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

This collection was donated to SAIT in 1992 by W.J. McGregor, a coal miner at Nordeg Collieries.

Scope and content:

This collection contains textbook and exam questions of the preparatory course for the third year mining certificate Mining and Steam Engineering correspondence course taught at PITA.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.015

• One correspondence textbook on the prep course for the third class mining certificate.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: ca. 1932 - ca. 2003

Finding Aid 2016.002

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Ardi Talsma was the executor of Muriel's will. She thought that the paper, photographs, and clothes should go somewhere where they would be kept safe and showcased. 

Scope and content:

This fonds is comprised of four biographical pieces of information which include an index card, two articles written about her work for the developmentally disabled and a photograph of Muriel and Henry. As well as a historical summary about the Dressmaking Program that was held at SAIT, two booklets related to the dressmaking industry, two black and white photographs of Muriel and her classmates, as well as a photograph of her sports team in Ponoka. There is a black two ringed binder of handwritten notes and analysis of fabrics and hand-drawn diagrams. In the other box, there is a red pantsuit and a Houndstooth dress that was made by Muriel Norris.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2016.002

• A page-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives. 
• This collection was named after the donor, and all materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1959 - 1998

Finding Aid 2010.001

Paul was born in Kanina, Czechoslovakia. He left Czechoslovakia in 1948 and spent time in Germany and England. Eventually, he moved to Canada where he held positions at the Empress Hotel (Victoria, B.C.), and the Sylvia Hotel (Vancouver, B.C). In Calgary, he worked at the 400 Club and as Executive Chef at the Golf and Country Club. In 1960, Paul left the Calgary Golf and Country Club and started working at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He worked at SAIT for a total of 27 years, from 1960 to 1986. In the beginning, he worked as an instructor in the commercial cooking department and later as a senior instructor in 1963. He became Head of the Commercial Cooking department in 1966 and held that position until 1986.

Throughout his career, Paul Mastalir actively participated in various professional organizations. He received numerous awards and recognition and held important positions in many culinary organizations. He was a founding member of the Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine in 1963, served as Western Vice-President in 1972, and was elected President of the Federation in 1974 and 1975. Paul was also a founding member of the Calgary chapter and was named Chef of the Year in 1983. In 1974, he was a founding member of the Alberta South Bailliage of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. In 1984 the Chaine des Rotisseurs named him Maitre d'Honneur and later, in 2001, awarded him the Silver Star.

Paul Mastalir participated in the World Culinary Olympics in 1976 and 1984. During the 1976 Culinary Olympics, Paul Mastalir acted as an executive advisor and was responsible for scheduling and coordinating the Canadian teams. In 1984 he was both the Manager of the Alberta Professional Team and Manager of the Canadian Student Team.

Paul was elected to the College of Diplomates in 1983. He also received the Alberta Achievement Award for outstanding competitive performance in Culinary Arts in 1986. In addition, Paul Mastalir served on the organizing committee for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. In 1994 the Heritage Park Society recognized his contribution to their organization and made him an Honorary Life Member.

Paul Mastalir's contributions to SAIT and the world of culinary arts have indeed been great. He worked towards standardizing training for culinary students in Canada and was an ambassador of Canada, Alberta, and SAIT on the international stage.

Finding aid — Paul Mastalir Fonds | 2010.001

• Series 1: Photographs —  1964 - 1988
• Series 2: Scrapbooks — 1959 - 1990
• Series 3: Recipes — 1988
• Series 4: Programs and Newsletters — 1973 - 1998

Dates: 1951, 1958, 1967

Finding Aid 2008.004

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 15 large correspondence books for SAIT's power engineering program. The title of this collection was taken from the course books which are contained within the collection.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2008.004

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1940-1987

RCAF No. 2 Wireless School Digitized Collection

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

No. 2 Wireless Training School: On September 16th, 1940 the first BCATP School to open in the Calgary area, No. 2 Wireless School, was established by the RCAF in the facilities of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts (PITA). This was located on the properties now occupied by SAIT in Calgary.

Before the Second World War there was very little emphasis on the training of Wireless Radio Operators in the RCAF. However, as the War began, there was an urgent need for a great number of specialized, trained Radio Operators to be part of the crew of Bomber Command aircraft. As a result, the establishment of the BCATP in Canada in 1940 included plans for the construction of four dedicated 'Wireless Training Schools'. The four Wireless Schools provided facilities for training Wireless Operators in the operation and maintenance of radio equipment, both for ground-based wireless stations and as crew in aircraft, under actual flight conditions. 

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.020

• A file-level finding aid is available at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: ca. 1916 - 1980

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection contains magnetic data tapes which were used to store student information in the 1970s. These tapes cover normal student records, to wartime records, to correspondence records.

Finding aid - SAIT Archives | 1000.016

• A comprehensive finding aid is available in the first box of tapes, as well as an electronic finding aid, both of which can be accessed by contacting the SAIT Archives.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: ca. 1947 - 1957

Finding Aid 1000.009

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection contains textbooks and teaching manuals for Survey and Drafting courses at PITA ca. 1947 - 1952. Includes Mine Surveying, Glossary of Mine Terms, and Survey Theory I and II.

The materials in this collection originally belonged to S.N. Snell, a day and evening instructor in the Survey and Drafting department of PITA. This collection was donated to the SAIT Archives by the Red Deer and District Museum in 1983.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.009

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1920 - 2010

SAIT Academic Calendar Digitized Collection

Finding Aid 1000.002

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The books within this collection range from the 1920's to the present and detail the classes available at SAIT throughout the years. The title of this collection was taken from the contents of the collection. 

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.002

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• All materials within this collection are available in English.

Dates: c. 1988

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of photos, negatives and slides from various alumni events that SAIT held in the past, such as breakfasts or fundraising events. There are also photos, advertisements and layouts for SAIT's alumni news magazine from the late 1980s to early 1990s. One file in this collection holds photos and negatives from the 1992 Canada Food Fair, which was held in Japan.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.022

• All materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1983 - 2008

SAIT Annual Reports Digitized Collection

Finding Aid 1000.028

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content: 

The guides within this collection contain information on SAIT's goals, financial information reports from senior management as well as outside auditors, enrollment statistics, and other information that is important to SAIT's stakeholders. The title was taken from the literature contained within their collection and all materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.28

• These materials were donated to the SAIT Archives by Emily Lee of the McPhail School of Energy in September 2011.
• All materials within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1984/85

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

SAIT Curling League

The first SAIT league began in the fall of 1963 whe4n students formed a club that curled at the Winter Club. They used their facilities for two years after which the club moved to the Foothills Curling facilities (now a self-storage building). The club curled there for two years before moving to the Calgary Curling Club in the fall of 1967. In the fall of 1975 the CCC burned down and they had to scramble to get ice time at the Inglewood Club. Then in the following year, the club moved back to the CCC where they have remained.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of photos of SAIT's Curling Club in action during the 1984/85 academic years.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.017

• File 1: six pages of curling-related jokes, 8x10 photographs (19), four sheets of black and white 35mm film, four black and white contact sheets.
• File 2: 8x10 photos (43)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1916 - present

SAIT Historical Photograph Digitized Collection

Finding Aid 2008.001

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of photographs collected by the SAIT Archives. 

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2008.001

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• All materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 2007 - 2009

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

SAITLIFE is a magazine for SAIT employees that is published five times throughout the academic year. It covers things such as reports from the president, employee engagement information, events happening at SAIT, etc.

The title of this collection was taken from the titles of the magazine within this collection.

Finding aids - SAIT Archives | 1000.007

• September 2007 (2); December 2007 (2); September 2008; March 2008 (2); June 2008 (2); December 2008 (2); September 2009 (2); March 2009 (2); June 2009 (2)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English

Dates: ca. 1962 - 1978

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection consists of reports, photographs, correspondence, blueprints, and newspaper clippings of an experiment by Aircraft Technology students to create a man-powered aircraft.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.012

• Box 1: 'SAIT Man Powered Flight Collection' (3); 'See Oversized Box' (1)
• Box 2: 31 pages of blueprints; Oversized blueprints (4)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 2000 - 2010; 2002 - 2010; 2006 - 2016

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The booklets within this collection outline SAIT's 10-year strategic plans. The information is laid out in graphical format, with written portions relating the figures back to policies and goals already set at SAIT. Objectives are laid out and plans on how to achieve them are stated in concise sentences.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.032

• Box 1: 2000 - 2010 (3 copies); 2002 - 2010 (2 copies); 2006 - 2016 (1 copy)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English

Dates: 1927 - present

SAIT Yearbook Digitized Collection

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Finding Aid — SAIT Archives | 1000.003

• New yearbooks are added to this collection annually.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1983 - 2017

SAIT's Alive Oral Histories Digitized Collection

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

SAIT's Alive is an association created in 1983 open to former employees and the spouses of former employees of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Its objectives are to preserve and promote the spirit of friendship formed by members while employed at SAIT; to provide a helpful social bond, while disseminating information beneficial to those who have retired; to provide a vehicle by which members may assist each other in retirement; to support the interests and objectives of SAIT.

Scope and content:

This collection contains meeting minutes, executive files, financial statements, newsletters, and some photographs related to the activities of the SAIT's Alive association.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 2011.002

• Materials within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1998 - 2015

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

The booklets within this collection are guides to what scholarships, grants, and other bursaries are available to SAIT students. The information given is the scholarship's name, value, how many spots are available, conditions, and how to apply.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.031

• Box 1: 1998/99 - 2006/07
• Box 2: 2007/08 - 2014/15
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1981 - 2007

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of studies and booklets on where SAIT graduates end up working, and how many grads are actually employed within the field they had studied. Most of the information is technical and is displayed in charts and graph form.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.026

• Box 1: 1981; 1987; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995 (2); 1996 (2); 1997 (2); 1998 (2); 1999 (2); 2000 (2); 2001 (2); 2002 (2); 2003 (2); 2004 (2); 2005 (2); 2006 (2); 2007 (2)
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1964 - 2003

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

Booklets for students with information about campus clubs, athletics, student politics, services available to students, calendars of events, and other information that would be useful to students.

Finding aids — SAIT Archives | 1000.025

• 1964/65; 1965/66; 1966/67; 1967/68; 1968/69; 1971/72; 2002/03
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 1967 - 2004

Webber and Burton Photography Digitized Collection

Finding Aid 1001.004 (excel)

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada’s first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Ron Burton

Ron Burton was involved in numerous projects at SAIT from the early 1970s until his departure in 1992. Among these projects was the production of an extensive record detailing the Heritage Hall building prior to the extensive renovation work conducted in 2000.

George Webber

George Webber began working at SAIT in 1980 as a photographer for the Educational Services Department. Eventually becoming the Supervisor of Art and Photography for this department a few years later, his primary role throughout his 22 years of service at the institute has been the creation of an extensive library of images for use in both instructional and marketing purposes. His career was not limited to this single role, however, as for nearly two decades, George Webber acted as an instructor and coordinator for the Continuing Education Photography program at SAIT, while simultaneously pursuing a career in freelance and documentary photography. During this time his works would make their way into various notable collections, and can now be seen in not only the SAIT Archives, but also the collections of the National Archives of Canada, the Glenbow Museum, the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris, France, as well as those of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.

Scope and content:

The subject matter of the images found in this collection is quite varied, stretching across several primary themes.  These themes include the documentation of the ever-changing face of the SAIT campus; imagery from ceremonies held to mark important events such as donations, dedications, and agreements; images of historically important items, student works, and memorabilia; photographic records of important individuals in the history of the institution; as well as records of historic visits by key individuals, politicians, and delegations.

Finding aid — SAIT Archives | 1001.004

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT Archives for the files contained within this collection.
• A print finding aid is in the first box of the physical collection.
• This fonds was named for Ron Burton and George Webber, the creators of the photographs within this collection.
• All materials contained within this collection are available in English.

Dates: 2002 - 2011

Finding Aid 1000.006 (excel)

SAIT Polytechnic began operations in Calgary, Alberta in 1916 as Canada's first publicly funded school, the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art. Throughout the next century, the Institute would experience continual growth and undergo numerous changes in facilities and internal structure, as well as population size and programming scope. Along with these changes, the Institute would be renamed in 1960 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and again in 2004 to SAIT Polytechnic.

Scope and content:

This collection contains newspapers created between 2002 and 2011 which relate to happenings around SAIT. The Weekly Albertan is similar to SAIT's newspaper, The Weal, but it is created entirely by students in the Journalism program.

The title of this collection was taken from the newspaper contained within this collection.

Finding aids - SAIT Archives | 1000.006

• A file-level finding aid is available above and at the SAIT archives for the files contained within this collection.
• Materials contained within this collection are available in English.