The file includes minutes of the Newspaper Committee of the United Farmers of Alberta (1926), minutes of The U.F.A Limited (1929-1949), record of shares issued.
This series consists of a single file containing photographs of: Milton Ward; Robert Gardiner; the UFA annual meeting in 1954; meetings of the UFA board of directors 1934, [ca. 1962[, [ca. 1967]; a meeting of the Farmers Union of Alberta; an unknown convention at the provincial legislature of Alberta; and an unknown youth convention.
This file contains photographs of: Milton Ward; Robert Gardiner, the UFA annual meeting in 1954; meetings of the UFA board of directors 1934, [ca. 1962[, [ca. 1967]; a meeting of the Farmers Union of Alberta; an unknown convention at the provincial legislature of Alberta; and an unknown youth convention.
The fonds consists of the 1928 Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, quarterly and annual financial statements, minutes of annual meetings (1926-1949) with lists of shareholders, share certificates issued to shareholders, agreements, and instructions to mailing room staff.
Administrative History
The official newspaper of the United Farmers of Alberta, The U.F.A., began publication in March 1922. W. Norman Smith was its editor. Initially publication was supervised by a committee of the United Farmers of Alberta, but in 1928 "The U.F.A." Limited was incorporated under the Companies Act of Alberta to allow the newspaper to operate with legal independence. The U.F.A. was renamed The United Farmer in 1934 and ceased publication in 1936. A subsequent publication of the United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Association, 1962-1985, was also titled The United Farmer. The officers of the United Farmers of Alberta generally were concurrently officers of The U.F.A. Limited. The company apparently wound up its affairs in 1949.