Bankburn School was located 1/2 mile west and about three miles north of Oak River, Manitoba. The Bankburn School Literary Society was formed in 1906.
Custodial History
Records were donated to the McKee Archives by Anne Pettapieces in March 1978.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the minutes of the Literary Society of the Bankburn School (1906-1907) and a copy of Vol.1, No.1 of The Bankburn Star, which includes some information on and two photos of the school.
The Bertha School District, located south of Brandon in the Rural Municipality of Oakland, was established in 1896. It was integrated into the School Distict of Nesbitt in 1961. Subsequently, it became part of the Souris Valley School Division.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of annual registers (1910-1961), minute books (1896-1962), account books (1896-1911, 1924-1956), an award of a Board of Arbitration (1961), a petition for consolidation with the School District of Nesbitt (1961), a financial report (1961), a map of the Souris Valley School Division showing rural school districts, and one debenture certificate (1896).
The Chater Protestant School District was established in 1883, with the arrival of settlers in southwestern Manitoba. In 1890, it became the Chater School District following school reform in Manitoba. The original Protestant District school was a wooden structure constructed in the village of Chater a few miles east of Brandon, Manitoba. In 1906, funds were raised for the building of a cement structure to replace the original wooden one. The Chater School District was dissolved in 1966, but the school house continued to serve as a community center until 1973, when it was demolished.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes minutes of the School Trustees (1891-1931, 1940-1959), teaching contracts (1937-1957), financial records of the school (1939-1958), a booklet titled "The Public School Act, The Education Department Act, The School Attendance Act, The Teachers Retirement Allowances Act"(1954), and a collection of school registers (1912-13, 1915-49, 1954-55, 1957-58) from the Chater School District. Included within the minute books of the Chater School District are financial records for the "Chater Association of Patrons of Industry, charter # 3532" (1891-1895). Also included is an ink stamp reading "Chater Protestant School District, No. 181, Manitoba Canada."
Sub-district #603 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 15 August 1969 - volume 2, 21 June 1980 Financial records and statistics Financial standing, 31 July 1971 Financial standing, 31 July 1972 Financial standing, 31 July 1975 Requisition for payment of councilors fees and Honorariums, 1970 - 1971 Correspondence, Letter dated August 24, 1982. Miscellaneous, Notes on Council meeting held August 18, 1982.
Sub-district #505 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 14 August 1969 - volume 6, 27 June 1990 Financial records and statistics Payment of Councilors fees and Honorariums, 1975 Requisition for committees fees and secretary's honorarium, 10 January 1976 Miscellaneous Record of attendance, 1975; local Pool Committee mintues September 26, 1990 - June 20, 1991.
Sub-district #203 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 15 August 1967 - volume 3, 30 July 1986; local Pool Committee minutes September 24, 1986 - June 18, 1991.
Sub-district #605 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 12 August1969 - volume 2, 8 January 1980; local Pool Committee mintues March 31, 1980 - June 13, 1991.
Sub-district #506 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 13 August 1969 - volume 3, 26 March 1980 Correspondence, Letters dated January 7, 1972 & August 11, 1976. Membership, Membership list prior to July 31, 1931.
Sub-district #204 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 20 August 1969 - volume 4, 22 March 1988 Correspondence, 1978. Sub-district council minutes July 1988 - June 11 1991.
Sub-district #205 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 29 September 1969 - volume 2, 21 January 1980
Sub-district #106 Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1980 Reorganization meeting, 8 April 1980 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 20 August 1969 - 9 April 1980 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 29 November 1979 (see above vol. 1) Correspondence, 18 February 1980 - 23 June 1980
