Joan Garnett, B.Sc. '52 received the Alumni Award in 1970. The Alumni Award is presented to a nominee in recognition of exceptional service to Brandon University and/or the Alumni Association. During her employement at the College/University, Garnett was Secretary to the President (1956-1966, Manager of the Book Bureau, Secretary for the Alumni Association and Associate Registrar.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a profile image of Joan Garnett upon her winning of the Alumni Award in 1970.
Notes
History/Bio information provided by the Alumni Office (Carla Eisler) and various issues of the Sickle.
Photograph has bend marks in a couple of places running horizontally across the image.
History / Biographical
Joan Garnett graduated from Brandon College in 1952 with a B.Sc. She was also Lady Stick in 1952. Garnett received the Alumni Award in 1970. The Alumni Award is presented to a nominee in recognition of exceptional service to Brandon University and/or the Alumni Association. During her employement at the College/University, Garnett was Secretary to the President (1956-1966), Manager of the Book Bureau (1956-1959), General Secretary for the Alumni Association (1959-1965) and Associate Registrar.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Joan Garnett during her term as Associate Registrar.
Notes
History/Bio information provided by the Alumni Office (Carla Eisler) and various issues of the Sickle.
2 photographs
6 cm textual records, including architectural plans
History / Biographical
Norma Laird's mother, Irene Clarke, was a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Clarke, who were pioneers in the Brandon region. Irene married David Black. Norma Laird was their daughter.
Custodial History
The records passed from Irene Clarke to her daughter Norma, who donated them to the McKee Archives on January 15, 2007.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of two historical accounts, one of the beginnings of Grand Valley, and a second of the Grand Valley School (author(s) unknown); architectural plans for the brick residence of Mr. Clarke, Farmer on section 35, township 10, range 19, county of Brandon by W. Richard Marshall, Architect, Brandon (1892); a newspaper clipping from the Brandon Sun, June 8, 1972 depicting the fire that destroyed the Clarke residence; a Three-Quarter Century Farm Ownership certificate to M. Irene Black from the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba (1967); a certificate to John T. Clarke to honour the significant contribution the family had made to the founding of Brandon from the Brandon Centennial Board (1982); two Grand Valley honorary Goodwill Ambassador of Grand Valley certificates for Mrs. J. Clarke and Mr. D. Black (1970).
The first photograph is a 8x10 b&w mounted photo of the counsellers of the Municipality of Elton with names on the back (1912). The second photograph is a 5.5 x 3.5 b&w postcard of a bus of some kind with numerous men and women standing in front of it (ca. 1914).
Accruals
The Archives anticipates the donation of a photograph of the Clarke residence from Norma Laird at a later date.
Item is a mini-chapbook entitled "Matter of Life and Death" by Norma West Linder. It is series 2, number 6 in the Dollarpoems series. The series was publiched by Pierian Press, Brandon University with the aid of a grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.
