Here are detailed file-by-file descriptions of the contents of specific fonds and/or links to scanned documents.
![Wahnita and John Penley, dancing, Calgary, Alberta, [ca. 1920s]](../../../../images/archpics/penley.jpg) Wahnita and John Penley, dancing, Calgary, Alberta, [ca. 1920s]
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indicates that the series includes scanned documents.| Series 1 | Ken Penley - Personal papers. -- 1930-1986 |
| M-8058-1 | Certificates. -- 1930-1986 |
| M-8058-2 | Western Canada High School. -- 1939 and n.d. -- Consists of student newspaper, graduation program, and newspaper clippings about Ken Penley as student editor. |
| M-8058-3 | Army service. -- 1943-1946. -- Includes inforamation about the Wetaskiwin Military Hospital. |
| M-8058-4 | Wedding and graduation newspaper clippings. -- 1944 |
| M-8058-5 | Programs and invitations, etc. -- 1979-1987. -- Re Connaught School, Wesley United Church, Mount Royal College Wind Ensemble and Heritage Wine Guild. |
| M-8058-6 | Newspaper clippings re Penley's wine and beer making. -- 1982-1986 |
| Series 2 | John and Wahnita Penley: The Dancing Penleys. -- 1919-1987 |
| M-8058-7 | "The Dancing Penleys", a biography of John and Wahnita and their dancing careers, prepared by Ken and Nita Penley. -- 1987 |
| M-8058-8 | Certificates. -- 1921-1980. -- Consist primarily of memberships in dance associations. |
| M-8058-9 | Penley's School of Dancing. -- 1928-1956. -- Consists of financial and legal papers. Includes some personal records. |
| M-8058-10 | Penley's School of Dancing. -- 1923 and n.d. -- Consists of promotional brochures and advertisements; letters re a correspondence course; and a list of floor exercises. |
| M-8058-11 | Sylvan Lake dance pavilion. -- 1943-1944. -- Re buildings and employees. |
| M-8058-12 | Chestermere Pavilion. -- 1934-1936 and 1980. -- Financial statements (1934-1936), and article by Ken Penley: "Penley Family Involvement with Chestermere Lake" (1980). |
| M-8058-13 | Silvertone Seven - Newspaper clippings and historical notes. -- 1930-1941 |
| M-8058-14 | Scrapbook and newspaper clippings. -- Re John and Wahnita Penley and dancing in Calgary. |
| M-8058-15 | Miscellaneous. -- 1919, 1952 and n.d. -- Consists of cartoons, brochures about the Lacombe Home Do-Si-Ettes, and Wahnita Penley's dance program to the Prince of Wales Military Ball. |
| Series 3 | Penley's Drugs and Pharmacy. -- 1939-1988 |
| M-8058-16 | "J. Kenneth Penley and Penley Drugs", a brief history written by Ken Penley. -- [ca. 1985]. -- Includes biographical information on Ken Penley. |
| M-8058-17 | "The Beginning of Pharmacy in Calgary", speech by Ken Penley. -- 1980. -- Presented at a Canadian Pharmaceutical Association convention. |
| M-8058-18 | Education and apprenticeship. -- 1939-1943. -- Includes notebook, convocation program and apprentice certificate. |
| M-8058-19 | "Plans for Opening Penley's Drugs". -- 1947. -- 3 notebooks. -- Also includes notes re North Hill renovations. |
| M-8058-20 | Formula book used at Penley's North Hill store. -- n.d. |
| M-8058-21 | Prescriptions RX 101-350 (North Hill location). -- 1947 |
| M-8058-22 | Prescriptions RX 352-499 (North Hill location). -- 1947-1948 Prescriptions RX 2-4 (Chinook location). -- 1960 |
| M-8058-23 | Notes for relief pharmacist (North Hill). -- n.d. |
| M-8058-24 | Mailing and delivery lists. -- n.d. |
| M-8058-25 | Lists of babies born to customers and Renfrew District customers. -- 1948 and n.d.. -- 4 notebooks |
| M-8058-26 | Correspondence. -- 1957-1977 |
| M-8058-27 | Circulars to customers. -- n.d. |
| M-8058-28 | Staff lists. -- 1953-1975. -- For Blain MacLean, Chinook and Killarney stores. |
| M-8058-29 | Prescription labels. -- n.d. |
| M-8058-30 | Sample stationery,receipts, business cards, matchbook cover, inventory form and paper bag. |
| M-8058-31 | Advertising broadsheets for pharmacies. -- 1940s-1960s |
| M-8058-oversize | Advertising broadsheets for Penley's Drugs Ltd. -- 1940s-1972 |
| M-8058-oversize | Certificate of merit to Penley Rexall Drugs. -- 1967 |
| M-8058-32 | Killarney property. -- 1952-1979. -- Consists of certificate of title, lease agreements, property appraisal and inspection. |
| M-8058-33 | Sale of Penley Drugs Ltd. to Blain Maclean Pharmacy Ltd. -- 1969. -- Includes stock inventory. |
| M-8058-34 | Purchase of Harper Drugs. -- 1963 |
| M-8058-35 | Sale of Penley Drugs Ltd. to Chinook Pharmacy Ltd. -- 1970-1976. -- Includes stock inventory. |
| M-8058-36 | Chinook store financial statements. -- 1960-1967 |
| M-8058-37 | Leases: Glencoe Building to Penley (1957) and Shepard Kaplan to Penley (1963). |
| M-8058-38 | Directory of Drug Travellers. -- 1955 |
| M-8058-39 | List of Calgary pharmacies. -- 1969 |
| M-8058-40 | Alberta Pharmaceutical Association 75th anniversary publication, circulars, etc. |
| M-8058-41 | Newspaper clippings. -- 1972-1988 |
| Series 4 | Recorded interviews. -- [1980s]. -- 6 audio cassettes |
| RCt-769-(1-4) | Sound recording of an interview with Wahnita Penley. --[ca. 1980-1988]. -- 4 audio cassettes. -- Regarding her life and the dancing Penleys. |
| RCT-769-(5-6) | Sound recording of an interview with Ken Penley. -- August 1989. -- 2 audio cassettes. -- Regarding his life and pharmacy business. |
| Series 5 | Photographs. -- [ca. 1900-1974]. -- 221 photographs Some of these photographs have been scanned.
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| PA-2185 | Views of pharmacists, musicians, Penley's Dancing Academy students, the Penley family and drugstores. -- [ca. 1900-1974]. -- 150 photographs |
| PA-3229 | John Penley's views of air training at Camp Borden, Ontario during the First World War. -- 1918. -- 22 photographs |
| PB-529 | Penley's Dancing Academy students. -- 1915-1950. -- 16 photographs |
| NA-4030 | Views of big bands, musicians, Penley's Dance Academy, pharmacists and drugstores. -- [ca. 1912-1957]. -- 26 photographs |
| NA-4374 | Dancers at Penley's Dancing Academy, and a group of Red Cross volunteers. -- [ca. 1936-1942}. -- 4 photographs |
| NA-5403 | Dance bands at Penley's. -- [ca. 1930-1950]. -- 3 photographs |
| Series 6 | Unprocessed records. -- [ca. 1908-1990s]. -- This material has not been catalogued. Please consult with an Archivist before requesting. |
| M-8602 | Unprocessed family papers. -- [ca. 1908-1990s]. -- 25 cm of textual records and other material. -- Consists of sheet music; newspaper clippings about the dance academy and bands; programs and invitations for various events attended by the Penley family; masonic lodge programs and membership lists; and manuscript: "Calgary Dance Orchestras of the Big Band Era, 1937-1945". [accessions 1998.011, 2000.115, 2001.116, 2002.058, 2002.142, and 2003.140] |
