Here are detailed file-by-file descriptions of the contents of specific fonds and/or links to scanned documents.
 Robin Hood Flour Mills, [ca. 1924-1926]
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| Series 1 | Minute book and stock register - F.A. Bean farms. - 1916-1956 |
| M-2437-1 | Minute book - F.A. Bean Farms, Saskatchewan. - 1915-1955. - Consists of articles of association, minutes of directors' meetings, and minutes of shareholders' meetings. |
| M-2437-2 | F.A. Bean Farms stock certificate book. - 1916-1955 |
| Series 2 | Correspondence regarding mill business. - 1924-1969 |
| M-2437-3 | General business. - 1924-1926. - Regarding grain drier and building additions, including specifications for concrete grain storage tanks. |
| M-2437-4 | Business conditions. - 1925. - Consists of memoranda on past year being worst one the Mill had had in Canada. |
| M-2437-5 | Annual summary. - 1925.- Submitted to satisfy Canadian government regulations on companies. |
| M-2437-6 | Electrical operations. - 1925-1927. - Consists of contracts with the city; recommendations for a Calgary mill; and city electrical survey for the mill. |
| M-2437-7 | Export registration of feed. - 1927-1928. - Consists of registrations with the dairy and food commissioners for the states of Washington and Oregon. |
| M-2437-8 | Bleaching process. - 1928-1948. - Consists of a comparison of the use of chlorine and agene; amount paid for agene gas treatment; and use and cost of Novadel. |
| M-2437-9 | Agene process report. - 1929-1944. - Consists of report on rate of application and total number of bushels treated. |
| M-2437-10 | General correspondence. - 1931-1932. - Regarding salary reduction; decline of mill business; changes of wage schedule of Moose Jaw plant employees; cost of living; and changes in economic situation. |
| M-2437-11 | Board of Grain Commsissioners. - 1932-1969. - Consists of reports, resolutions, correspondence and statistics regarding shipments and stocks of grain at the Calgary elevator. |
| M-2437-12 | Construction at mill. - 1934. - Regarding problems with various unions over alleged below-union rates for hired workmen. |
| M-2437-13 | Canadian Wheat Board. - 1935-1968. - Consists of statements, reports and correspondence. |
| M-2437-14 | Victory Loan campaign. - 1942-1944. - Consists of a circular and examples of employee payroll deductions for war savings bonds during the Second World War. |
| Series 3 | Financial records. - 1914-1950 |
| M-2437-15 | Improvement account. - 1914-1935. - Includes estimates for proposed changes in mill equipment. |
| M-2437-16 | Closing books. - 1928. - Includes lists of bad debts, accrued and unexpired taxes, cash sales at the Calgary office, wheat purchases, etc. |
| M-2437-17 | Closing books. - 1929. - Includes lists of bad debts, accrued and unexpired taxes, cash sales at the Calgary office, wheat purchases, etc. |
| M-2437-18 | Closing books. - 1940. - Includes lists of bad debts, accrued and unexpired taxes, cash sales at the Calgary office, wheat purchases, etc. |
| M-2437-19 | Closing books. - 1945. - Includes lists of bad debts, accrued and unexpired taxes, cash sales at the Calgary office, wheat purchases, etc. |
| M-2437-20 | Closing books. - 1950. - Includes lists of bad debts, accrued and unexpired taxes, cash sales at the Calgary office, wheat purchases, etc. |
| M-2437-21 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1932-1933 |
| M-2437-22 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1934-1935 |
| M-2437-23 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1935-1936 |
| M-2437-24 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1937-1938 |
| M-2437-25 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1938-1939 |
| M-2437-26 | Detailed statement of accounts. - 1939-1940 |
| M-2437-27 | Saleman's commissions. - 1932-1940. - Consists of bushels sold; statement of commisions settlements for saleman A.L. Sashor; and statements of deliveries. |
| M-2437-28 | Saleman's commissions. - 1942-1948. - Consists of bushels sold; statement of commisions settlements for saleman A.L. Sashor; and statements of deliveries. |
| M-2437-29 | Appraisal of R.H.F. Mills, volumes 1 and 2. - 1946. - Consists of valuation of buildings, building equipment and plant equipment. |
| Series 4 | Legal agreements and contracts. - 1910-1969 |
| M-2437-30 | Canadian Pacific Railway. - 1910-1932. - Consists of copies of agreementw with the City of Calgary; assignment bylaw for railway crossing at 4th Street;, indentures; siding agreements; leases, etc. |
| M-2437-31 | Canadian Pacific Railway. - 1958-1969. - Consists of agreement regarding power sub-station on property leased from CPR; plan showing summary on leases held by Robin Hood on CPR right of way; and replacement of old leases. |
| M-2437-32 | Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver. - 1912-1918. - Consists of leases for Robin Hood Mills - Vancouver warehouse; right of way; and loading platform. |
| M-2437-33 | International Milling Company. - 1912-1938. - Consists of leases of property to Robin Hood Mills, Calgary; agreements; and land title registrations. |
| M-2437-34 | Saskatchewan Flour Mills Company. - 1912. - Consists of assignment of assets, property, etc. to Robin Hood Mills. |
| M-2437-35 | Specifications for iron-clad warehouse addition, Calgary. - 1912. - Consists of correspondence and contract details; and blueprint of proposed addition. |
| M-2437-36 | Company registration. - 1915-1923. - Consists of returns to province of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Alberta. |
| M-2437-37 | Calgary Grain Exchange. - 1918-1933. - Consists of certificate of membership and two share certificates. |
| M-2437-38 | Bank of Commerce, Calgary. - 1921-1924. - Consists of agreement and schedule for cashing grain tickets from country elevators in Alberta. |
| M-2437-39 | Grain storage addition, Calgary. - 1924. - Consists of grain agreement and specifications. |
| M-2437-40 | Flour warehouse, Bassano. - 1926-1962. - Consists of sale of shed from National Elevator Company to Robin Hood Mills and sale of elevator. |
| M-2437-41 | Alberta Wheat Pool. - 1930. - Consists of an agreement for grain handling. |
| M-2437-42 | Company name change. - 1938. - Consists of correspondence regarding name change from Robin Hood Mills to Robin Hood Flour Mills. |
| M-2437-43 | Canadian motor transfer contracts. - 1951-1968. - Consists of trucking contracts. |
| M-2437-44 | United Packinghouse Workers of America. - 1946-1969. - Consists of agreement regarding wages and working conditions. Note: name changed to United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers. |
| M-2437-45 | Canadian Army agreement. - 1962-1969. - Consists of correspondence, agreement, and diagram of air raid siren on elevator building. |
| M-2437-46 | 4th Street subway. - 1950-1952. - Consists of correspondence with office at Minneapolis over proposed Calgary subway; legal opinions; transcripts of telephone conversations with city officials; CPR proposition for subway; memos on proposal including W.G. Egbert's 1930 report on legal aspects and rights of action; application to Board of Transportation Commissioners, and comments over difficulties with city. |
| M-2437-47 | 4th Street subway - Blueprints. - 1952. - Consists of blueprints showing expanse of buildings and proposal; 9th Avenue looking south; and subway in relation to office and mill. |
| M-2437-48 | 4th Street subway - Newspaper clippings. - 1952 |
| Series 5 | General business papers. - 1918-1968 |
| M-2437-49 | Mill workbook. - 1935. - Consists of notes of new parts installed and repairs on machinery. |
| M-2437-50 | Mill workbook. - 1949. - Consists of notes on repairs, general condition of machine, and milling operations. |
| M-2437-51 | Mill workbook. - 1951. - Consists of repairs and replacement of parts. |
| M-2437-52 | Mill workbook. - 1951-1968. - Consists of lists of repairs made and mill operation. |
| M-2437-53 | Royal Grain Inquiry Commission. - 1928. - Consists of record of proceedings at Moose Jaw and Saskatoon. |
| M-2437-54 | Dominion Bureau of Statistics. - 1918-1939. - Consists of questionnaires completed by Robin Hood Mills on amounts of grain handled, types, products, equipment, employees and wages. |
| M-2437-55 | Dominion Bureauof Statistics. - 1940-1955. - Consists of questionnaires completed by Robin Hood Mills on amounts of grain handled, types, products, equipment, employees and wages. |
| M-2437-56 | Shutdown periods. - 1928-1931. - Consists of examples of men employed at the mill during Sunday and other shutdown periods. |
| M-2437-57 | Department of Labor. - 1942-1954. - Consists of reports on working condition, wage rates and salaries. |
| M-2437-58 | Association of Operative Millers correspondence course, part 1. - 1950. - Consists of course in flour milling. |
| M-2437-59 | Association of Operative Millers correspondence course, part 2. - 1950. - Consists of course in flour milling. |
| M-2437-60 | Safety meetings. - 1961-1963. - Consists of promotion of safety measures at Robin Hood Flour Mills, Calgary. |
| M-2437-61 | Grain balances. - 1913-1954. - Consists of grain on hand at Calgary, amount milled, types, etc. |
| M-2437-62 | Christmas cards. - 1945. - Includes an RCAF greeting card. |
| M-2437-63 | Samples of mill screen. - n.d. - Consists of types of nylon and silk screen cloth; various sizes of mesh used in milling. |
| M-2437-64 | Flour inventory volume. - 1912-1934 |
| M-2437-oversize | Oversize items. - 1934-1957. - Consists of a diagram of Robin Hood Mills for fire prevention purposes (1934); Honour roll of employees who served in the Second World War (1945); chart showing flow of wheat (1957); and Alberta Workmen's Compensation Board safety award (1964). |
| M-1545 | Calgary Milling Company booklet entitled Mainstay of Multitudes. - 1910. - Consists of a booklet telling the story of flour and including a cookbook. |
| M-6546 | Robin Hood Flour Mill, Moose Jaw - Advertique. - n.d. |
| Series 6 | Architectural plans - Mill properties. - 1912-1956 |
| M-2437-os-A | Addition to warehouse. - October 1912 |
| M-2437-os-B | Addition to warehouse. - October 1912 |
| M-2437-os-C | Addition to warehouse. - October 1912 |
| M-2437-os-D | Car puller. - 1913 |
| M-2437-os-E | Plan of plant. - [ca. 1913] |
| M-2437-os-F | Plan - elevation and sections showing clearance of buildings of mills served by CPR. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-G | Plan showing property of Robin Hood Mills surveyed by A.P. Patrick. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-H | Plan showing property of Robin Hood Mills surveyed by A.P. Patrick. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-I | Plan showing building and trackage of Robin Hood Mills. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-J | Plan - showing property of Robin Hood Mills surveyed by A.P. Patrick. - 1933 |
| M-2437-os-K | Basement plan. - 1913, revised 1922, re-copied 1951 |
| M-2437-os-L | Grain elevators. - 1913, revised 1922, re-copied 1951 |
| M-2437-os-M | 4th floor plan. - 1913, revised 1922, re-copied 1951 |
| M-2437-os-N | Floor plan of building. - 1922 |
| M-2437-os-O | Elevator floor plan. - 1913, revised 1924 |
| M-2437-os-P | 150 ton track scale. - 1918 |
| M-2437-os-Q | Elevator elevations. - [ca. 1913] |
| M-2437-os-R | Cribbed bins for chopper. - 1923 and 1925 |
| M-2437-os-S | Layout of elevator. - n.d. |
| M-2437-os-T | Warehouse No. 9. - n.d. |
| M-2437-os-U | Tempering bins. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-V | Floor plans. - 1924 |
| M-2437-os-W | Layout of elevator. - n.d. |
| M-2437-os-X | Grain storage additions. - 1934 |
| M-2437-os-Y | Longitudinal section of cleaning house and flour mill. - 1948 |
| M-2437-os-Z | Cross sectionof mill additions. - 1948 |
| M-2437-os-AA | Mill alterations and extensions. - 1950 |
| M-2437-os-BB | Diagram showing location of buildings at intersection of 9th Avenue and 4th Street west. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-CC | Proposed addition to office building. - 1953 |
| M-2437-os-DD | Diagram of all buildings re fire protection . - 1953 |
| M-2437-os-EE | Packing and warehouse department material flow. - 1955 |
| M-2437-os-FF | Bin capacities. - 1955 |
| M-2437-os-GG | Elevator department flow sheet. - 1955 |
| M-2437-os-HH | Re-bolt system. - 1956 |
| M-2437-os-II | Section through warehouse and packing area looking south to north. - 1955 |
| Series 7 | 4th Street subway - Engineering drawings. - 1950-1952 |
| M-2437-os-1 | Longitudinal section showing buildings and subway on 9th Avenue. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-2 | Subway profile. - July 1950 |
| M-2437-os-3 | Abutment details. - January 1952 |
| M-2437-os-4 | Centre pier details. - January 1952 |
| M-2437-os-5 | CPR siding to Robin Hood Mills. - January 1952 |
| M-2437-os-6 | West abutment for future spur line. - February 1952 |
| M-2437-os-7 | East abutment for future spur line. - February 1952 |
| M-2437-os-8 | Profile - 4th Street west roadway. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-9 | Profile - 9th Avenue roadway. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-10 | Proposed general plan. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-11 | Steel catwalks. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-12 | Guard railings. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-13 | Alterations to water mains. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-14 | General layout of 9th Avenue overpass bridge. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-15 | Details of stairways on 9th Avenue overpass. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-16 | General layout of 9th Avenue overpass bridge. - 1951 |
| M-2437-os-17 | Proposed plan of utility lines. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-18 | Elevation of west wall. - 1952 |
| M-2437-os-19 | Elevation of east wall. - 1952 |
| Series 8 | Photographs. - [ca. 1924-1926], 1935 Some of these photographs have been scanned.
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| PD-287 | Views of Robin Hood Flour Mills. - [ca. 1935]. - 2 snapshot albums (24 photographs) |
| NA-1975-1 | View of Robin Hood Flour Mills, Calgary. - [ca. 1924-1926]. - 1 photograph |
