See RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 7 Faculties and Schools, Sub-series 7.1 Faculty of Arts, Sub sub series 7.1.1 Dean of Arts for biographical information for Michael Blanar.
Custodial History
Collection was in the possession of Dr. Michael Blanar until he donated the records to the S.J. McKee Archives in May 2002.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of textual records and five microfilm reels related to Dr. Blanarās post-graduate research. It is assumed that the records were collected during the course of Blanarās research for his dissertation entitled āEarly British Travellers in French Canada (1960).ā
Textual records include three Dominion of Canada notebooks containing handwritten Saulteaux verbs, and animate nouns. Included is a dark red booklet titled āOjibwe.ā The book contains Ojibwa translations of English words. The book comes from St. Peter Clavers Industrial School in Spanish, Ontario, and may have acted as an instructional book as it also contains French and English. Collection also contains a transcript of an Ojibwa dictionary and three file folders titled āManuscripts,ā āJohn Long Research,ā and āMapsā which contain additional research material. Contents of āManuscriptā folder are original typed manuscripts. āJohn Longā and āMapsā file folders contain copies of materials held at Library and Archives Canada, as well as hand drawn documents and hand written documents detailing contents of folders.
In addition to the textual records there are five microfilm reels. Three microfilm cases are labeled āThe British Reference Division,ā one case labeled āPublic Archives Canada, central microfilm operations,ā and the last case is from an unidentified source labeled āLongs voyages and travelsā. Four of the five microfilm cases are also numbered. The British Reference Division microfilm case numbered ā1346 i 43ā contains a copy of a book titled āThe Cacique of Ontario.ā British Reference Division microfilm case numbered ā104706640ā contains a copy of a book titled āThe Four Kings of Canada.ā British Reference Division microfilm case numbered ā9073279ā contains a copy of a book titled āThe Indians.ā The Public Archives Canada microfilm case numbered āc-3006ā contains copies of original documents in French and English. Documents include letters, diary pages, maps, and business ledgers. Microfilm case labeled āLongs voyages and travelsā contains a copy of a book written by John Long titled āVoyages and Travels of Indian Interpreter and Trader.ā
Notes
Description by Aaron McKay (October 2013). The Ojibwa language dictionary and notebook make references to Fredric Baraga (1797-1868), a missionary priest from Slovenia who recorded the Lake Superior Ojibwa language dialect. Baragaās findings were published into an Ojibwa language dictionary.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Katherine Stinson & aircraft with Indigenous peoples
Notes
Photo taken in Brandon, Manitoba
Miss Stinson was half Indigenous
See Lawrence Stuckey file (Finding Aids) for biography of Katherine Stinson.
[Please note that in the title we have chosen to maintain the original terminology used by Mr. Stuckey in order to maintain the original context and order of the record. P.E. 08/07/09.]
Bertha Miriam Clark was born on Prince Edward Island but attended public and high school in Brandon, MB. She was a member of the Class of 1929 and served as Lady Stick in her final year at Brandon College.
Clark married J. Scott Leith, Brandon College Class of 1928. Scott and Bertha Leith's son James Clark Leith is in the Canadian Who's Who.
Custodial History
Album was sent to Pat Britton, Brandon University Director of Alumni Relations, by Bertha Leith in April 1991. Britton then transferred it to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a small accordian style photograph album (7 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm) created by Bertha Clark during her years at Brandon College. The photographs, which measure 4" x 2.75", depict numerous people and events.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the 1928-1929 Sickle.
A muck manual for farmers : a treatise on the physical and chemical properties of soils; the chemistry of manures; including also the subjects of composts, artificial manures and irrigation