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The Red River Expedition

Historical documents related to the Red River Expedition include diaries, maps, reports and memoirs.

The North-West Mounted Police & the March West

The history of Sam Steele’s early policing career is documented through the diaries, photographs, correspondence, orders and reports housed in the collection.

Sam and Marie: An Enduring Love Affair

Learn about Sam and Marie's long lasting love affair by reading the letters they exchanged during their brief courtship and their nineteen year-long marriage.

The Yukon & the Klondike Gold Rush

Explore Sam Steele’s personal diaries, correspondence, photographs and reports related to his stint as Superintendent of Mounted Police in the Yukon.

The Boer War & the South African Constabulary

Sam Steele’s experiences in South Africa are documented in the collection’s numerous diaries, correspondence, photographs, reports, orders, and maps.

World War I: The Final Chapter

Historical documents related to Sam Steele’s military service during the first World War include diaries, correspondence, orders, reports, maps and photographs.

Henry Roger Ashwell Pocock

Examine the documents created by the Steele’s family friend, Roger Pocock, creator of the Legion of Frontiersmen.

The University of Alberta Library is committed to collecting and preserving print materials relating to Canadian history and life, especially relating to the prairie provinces. Visit the Bruce Peel Special Collections website for information on using print materials in the Steele Collection and in other related collections. The University of Alberta Library is equally committed to furthering knowledge through digitization, digital preservation, and digital repositories. We are pleased to offer digital access to a portion of the Steele Collection here. Visit our Digital Initiatives site for more information.

The generous support of our donors helps the University of Alberta Library acquire exceptional collections and resources for our students and faculty, as well as for the wider communities we serve. We would like to thank the following donors and partners for their generous support and involvement in the repatriation of the Sir Samuel Steele Collection.

  • Government Sponsors

  • Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage
  • Government of Alberta
  • Supporting Donors

  • Nexen Inc.
  • Mr Richard Bonnycastle
  • Hon. Col. Sandy Mactaggart
  • Hon. Col. Stanley & Mrs Lorraine Milner
  • Mrs Margaret Southern
  • Mr Ralph & Mrs Gay Young
  • Gale Cengage Learning
  • Partners

  • Glenbow Museum

We wish to thank Mr Cameron Treleaven of Aquila Books in Calgary, Alberta for his invaluable assistance.

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