Rutherford, Alexander Cameron
Lawyer, Politician, Chancellor
1857-1941

Alexander Cameron Rutherford came west to the Northwest 
Territories (now Alberta and Saskatchewan) to practise law.  
He was Deputy Speaker of the N.W.T. Assembly from 1902 to 
1905; from 1905 to 1910 he served as the first premier of 
the new province of Alberta.  It was he who in 1906 
introduced the bill for the establishment of the University 
of Alberta.  He was elected Chancellor of the University in 
1927, an office he held until his death.  

The Rutherford Library is named for him, in recognition of 
his services to the University and his gift of books which 
established the first Library.

Multiple media, 1897-1941, 5.65 m    

Clippings, 1902-1940

Correspondence, 1899-1941
Communications with constituents; politicians; business 
people.

Family and business matters, 1897-1940
Includes clippings; correspondence; land transfers.

Government of Alberta, 1905-1913
Includes memoranda and notes relating to departments and 
offices; founding of the province; general business; office 
of the premier.

Intergovernmental business, 1905-1910

Library
Includes inventory; lists of pamphlets.

Memorabilia, 1907-1912
Consists mainly of invitations.

Northwest Territories, Strathcona, Edmonton, 1898-1931
Includes agreements; correspondence; estimates; memoranda;  
reports.

Personal, 1902-1936
Includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, and speeches; 
minutes and correspondence of the McGill Graduates’ Society 
of Northern Alberta (A.C. Rutherford, President), 1920-1936.

Photographs, 1907
Alberta and Great Waterways Railway construction (5 images).

Railroads, 1906-1910
Includes memoranda, notes, regulations, and reports relating 
to railway construction and rail transport in Alberta.

University of Alberta, 1905-1936
Includes agendas; calendars; reports.

Consists mainly of incoming correspondence.

Published guide

Access: Open
See also: Hazel (Rutherford) McCuaig