University of Alberta Archives: Gaetz, H. H.
Gaetz, Halley Hamilton
Pharmacist, Administrator
1867-1922

Dr. Gaetz settled in Red Deer, Alberta, in 1884.  He founded Red 
Deer’s first drugstore in 1891, and was an early member and 
president of the Alberta Pharmaceutical Association.  He was also 
active in Red Deer’s municipal affairs, serving as city 
councillor and mayor in 1907 and 1908. Upon the creation of the 
School of Pharmacy at the University of Alberta in 1916, Dr. 
Gaetz was appointed Director and Professor of Pharmacy and 
Materia Medica, positions he held until his death.

Multiple media, 1917- [1970], 0.02 m    

Biographical memoir, [1970]
Margaret (Gaetz) Hogarth’s memories of her father and the Red 
Deer district.

Photographs, 1917-1937
Family; University faculty members; students; campus.

Access: Open