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This item is a transcript of an interview of Wilf Schidlowsky recorded on March 9, 2004 in Yellowknife by Pat Braden. The sound recording of this interview is item 0004. Topics include his early musical experiences growing up in Saskatchewan, moving to Yellowknife, and the musical community in Yellowknife in the 1960s and 1970s.

Textual material dating from 1968 to 2001 relating to the life and death of John Denison, a pioneer in the field of ice road construction in the Northwest Territories. The material includes business correspondence and records relating to his memorial service.

Photocopied notes on Slavey sentence nuances regarding certainty, written by Steve and Betsy Barber. Tape #30.

Computer print out of paper "Discourse structure in 'Fish Lake Camp'", a paper by Betsy and Steve Barber on a story by Johnny Teetso of Fort Simpson.

Photocopy of handwritten paper "Bits and pieces of the Slavey verb: an overview", written by Steve and Betsy Barber.

Handwritten paper on Slave[y] verb structure, by Vic Monus.

Photocopy of hand written Slavey verb chart by Gillian Story.

Published illustrated Slavey alphabet cards by Vic Monus. The 1973 version may have been self-published by Vic Monus, the 1978 version was produced by the Linguistics Programmes Division of the Department of Education, GNWT.

.5 cm textual records written by Jaap Feenstra, and Jaap and Morina Feenstra. Three papers on generalized ethnographic observations on Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) culture and practices, including, "Dogrib religion: A tentative study on some aspects of the beliefs and religious practices of the Dogrib Indians", "Dogrib sickness and death", and "Dogrib offences and sanctions". 54 p.

2 pages of text authored by Herbert A. Zimmerman, on Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) vocabulary for calendar, days of week and body part words.

28 page carbon copy of paper by William and June Davidson on Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) phonemes, "Data check form for phonemics".

.5 cm of computer printouts of linguistics papers on Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), some with annotations, written by Jaap Feenstra. "Dogrib Independent Pronouns", "Pronouns" [annotated copy of "Dogrib Independent Pronouns" paper], "Dogrib pedagogical grammar: Lesson One, Dogrib sounds and spelling; and Lesson Two: Dipthongs and tone" [annotated], and "Negation". 32 p.

Bound copy of published journal, "Studies in the Athapaskan languages" by Harry Hoijer and others, University of California Publications in Linguistics, Volume 29. University of California Press, 1963. Includes articles by SIL associate, Willliam Davidson, including: "Athapaskan classificatory verbs", and "A preliminary analysis of active verbs in Dogrib."

First 'Franklin's Echo' yearbook, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife for the school year 1960-61

'Franklin's Echo' yearbook, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife for the school year 1961-62

'Franklin's Echo' yearbook, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife for the school year 1962-63

1972 'Echo' yearbook, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife for the school year 1971-1972

1989 End of the Eighties 'Echo' yearbook, created by Sir John Franklin High School students in Yellowknife for the school year 1988-1989

Prospectus for Sir John Franklin High School and Students Residence Akaitcho Hall, Yellowknife NWT. Education Division, Northern Adminstration Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. [1960]

One field book attributed to Robert Lees. The book includes a prospectors supply list including food list, some prospecting notations and a few poems.