For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
[Prince Edward Hotel with CN mixed (freight and passanger) train at Canadian National Railways station.]
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put six negatives (3 combined negatives) in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered them DC6f(1) through DC6f(6). From a combined negative.]
Item is a photograph of Brandon College students at the Prince Edward Hotel during their Graduation banquet. L-R: Norman MacLeod, Mary Terrell?, Garth Thomas, Lois Lamont, and Gordon MacLeod?
Prince Edward Hotel. student activities: formal. 80 mm from left, 70 from bottom Don Sumner; 25 from left and forty from top Almam Perry, 30 from right and sixty from bottom Ivan Forsythe
Prince Edward Hotel. Student activity. l-r front row? Urie?,?, Donna McPhail, Joan Garnett, Marion Simmons, Cathy Crawford, Dorine(Bunny) Fedoruk, Lorna Main, Isabelle Lyons(?) back row: Paul McKinnon, Jack Medd, Bill Bridgett, John Muirhead, Cam Finlay,?, Gary McMahon, Dave Brodie, "Bucko" MacDonald?, Taras (Terry) Prysiasniuk, Neil McKeller, MacAndrews, Kenneth McNeely, Agnes Nicholson
Prince Edward Hotel Dining Room. unknown. L-R: J.R.C. Evans, President; Mrs. J.R.C. Evans; R.F. McWilliams, Lt.Gov. of Manitoba; ?,?,rs. John Hart, Mr. Hart
Photograph shows a southwest view of the Prince Edward Hotel and train station.
Notes
Part of "Souvenir of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [viewbook], Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited, Ottawa." Dates obtained from the Burchill's Music Store Henderson's Brandon City Directory listings (1927-1929). Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Prince Edward Hotel, Brandon, Man.
Cecil Herbert Edward Johnston was the second child born to Herbert Marmaduke Johnston and Amelia Jane Bird. He was born November 9, 1914, on the family homestead, NE 25-11-18, Elton Municipality, Manitoba. When Johnston was six years old, the family moved to Shingle Creek Community in Florida.
Johnston graduated from the Osceola High School at Kissimmee in June of 1932. He received his B.A.E. from the University of Florida in 1936, his M.A.E. from the same institution in August 1941, and his "doctor equivalency" in 1950. Johnston taught for thirty-seven years in Florida, twenty eight of which he served as an elementary school principal. He retired from public school teaching at the end of June 1973, although he taught Spanish on a part-time basis at the St. John Lutheran School in Ocala from 1975-1977.
Johnston married Helen Mable Cocke on June 22, 1939, in Alachua, Florida. Together they had four childred: Cecil Edward, Kathryn Rebecca, Stephen Robert and David Herbert.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custoridal history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a copy (2 volumes) of the transcript of "A History of the Branches of My Family" by Cecil Herbert Edward Johnston.
Divisions in the transcript include: The Johnston family; the James Johnston family; the Margaret Johnston family; the John Johnston family; the Sarah Johnston family; the McFarlane family; the Bird family, the Bird brothers of Lime Lake (Ontario); the Jane Bird family; the Catherine Bird family; the Sarah Bird family; the Henderson family; Ottawa area families; the Shillington family; and the Nelson family.
Notes
History/Bio taken from Johnston's family history (pp. 18-19, 39). Description by Christy Henry.
Photograph shows the north face of the Prince Edward Hotel on Princess Avenue. To the east of the hotel is Old City Hall with the military monument (which has since been relocated to the Brandon Armoury). On the west side of the hotel is Wheelers Esso Service Station.
Notes
The photograph appears to be taken from the Hughes Building on 10th Street.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
[East side of Prince Edward Hotel railway station; facing Ninth Street]
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put six negatives (3 combined negatives) in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered them DC6f(1) through DC6f(6). From a combined negative.]