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Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.6 A&B
Item Number
1.2.6 A&B
Date Range
Early 1970s
Physical Description
b/w, A: 11.2 cm x 2.5 cm strip of 3 photos (4 cm x 2.5 cm each); B: 19.5 cm x 2.5 cm strip of 5 photos (4 cm x 2.5 cm each)
Scope and Content
Small Dining Room, McMaster Hall. Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection center picture L to R Mr. Harte ? Mrs. Harte
Name Access
Harte
Subject Access
Harte/McGregor Collection
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Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.7B
Item Number
1.2.7B
Date Range
Early 1970s
Physical Description
b/w, 10" x 8"
Scope and Content
Small Dining Room Presentation of the McGregor/Harte Collection Mrs. John Harte (daughter of the late Lt. Gov. J.D. McGregor), Dr. A.L. Dulmage
Name Access
Harte; Dulmage
Subject Access
Harte/McGregor Collection
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George F. MacDowell collection

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1941-1987, predominant 1960-1982
Accession Number
9-2002
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.12
Accession Number
9-2002
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1941-1987, predominant 1960-1982
Physical Description
8.1 m
Physical Condition
Good
History / Biographical
George F. MacDowell was born in 1913, in Prince Edward Island. He studied at Dalhousie University from 1930 to 1933, but did not complete a degree. During WWII, MacDowell served in Canada and Europe as a member of the Royal Canadian Signals Corps. After the war, he returned to Dalhousie University, graduating with a B.A. in 1947. Subsequently, he graduated with a Masters Degree in Economics from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. George McDowell taught at both Mount Allison University and the University of Alberta before coming to Brandon in 1957 to teach at Brandon College. He remained as a professor in the Economic Department until his retirement in 1979. MacDowell's work was published in the Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. In 1971, McClelland & Stewart published his account of the Brandon Packers strike of 1960 titled "The Brandon Packer's Strike: A Tragedy of Errors." In Brandon, MacDowell maintained a relationship with the local Association of Fire Fighters, aiding them with collective bargaining procedures. He also served as Chairman for the MacKenzie Seeds Board, and was a member of the Manitoba Development Corporation Board. MacDowell never married and had no known children. He passed away on February 26th, 1986.
Custodial History
This collection was in the possesion of George MacDowell until his death. It was then held by the Brandon University Department of Economics until 1997, at which time it was transferred to the McKee Archives at Brandon University.
Scope and Content
The bulk of this fonds falls into five main categories: 1. Records dealing with the Brandon Packers Strike of 1960 and the subsequent legal actions against the owners, including all 2215 pages of the Brandon Packers Strike Commission; 2. Records dealing with the Commission of Inquiry into The Pas Forestry and Industrial Complex, including the complete transcript of the inquiry measuring approximately 5m. This Commission dealt with the conduct of Churchill Forest Industries, a company owned by a Swiss financial firm, which, in the 1960's, was given approximately 93 million dollars by the Roblin Provincial Government to develop The Pas Forestry and Industrial Complex. Churchill Forest Industries and its parent company subsequently came under suspicion of fraud and accused of fradulently transfering The Pas Forestry funds into other foreign business interests; 3. Records dealing with business loans awarded by the Manitoba Development Corporation during the 1970's and 1980's to businesses primarily within Manitoba; 4. Records dealing with McKenzie Seeds, and McKenzie Steele-Briggs Seeds during the early 1980's when George MacDowell was a board member of McKenzie Seeds; 5. Records dealing with Professor MacDowell's career as a Professor at Brandon University, including records relating to his courses and to administrative activities. To a lesser extent, this collection includes records dealing with the University of Saskatchewan College of Commerce, the publication the "Manitoba New Democrat," issues associated with politics, labor and union in the prairie provinces from the 1960's to the 1980's, articles from various economic periodicals including "Economica" and "Public Finance," a variety of government reports from 1941 to 1981, and records dealing with George MacDowells' relationship with the Brandon Firefighters Association.
Notes
File level inventory available. Description written by Mike White (2002).
Name Access
Errol Black
Brandon University
University of Saskatchewan College of Commerce
Manitoba New Democrat
Manitoba Development Corporation
Brandon Backers Strike Commission
Bank Act
A.E. McKenzie Steele Briggs Seeds
Brandon Firefighters Association.
Subject Access
economics
trade unions
economics curriculum
public service unions
prairie politics
Edward Schreyer government
labour
Manitoba business loans
government economic reports
Access Restriction
Collection includes financial data on many Manitoba businesses. Consult the archivist for access.
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.12 George F. MacDowell
Related Material
Related material regarding George MacDowell's involvment with the A.E. McKenzie Company can be found in RG 3 McS A.E. McKenzie Company fonds.
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Errol Black collection

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1909-2010
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.1
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1909-2010
Physical Description
4.2 m textual records; 5 cassette tapes; 2 cd roms, 110 photographs (colour and b/w) various sizes
History / Biographical
Errol Black was born on September 8, 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba. He was the son of Thomas Alexander Black, who immigrated to Canada from Limerick, Ireland in 1929, and Roberta Jean (nee Groat) Black, a native of Chatham, New Brunswick. Black attended King George Elementary, Earl Haig Junior High, Brandon Collegiate Institute for Grade 10, and completed high school through correspondence courses for Grandes 11 and 12. He left school in 1956 to work a variety of jobs in Brandon, Calgary and on the west coast. He spent a short time in the Royal Canadian Navy. Errol Black undertook post-secondary education at Brandon College (1963-1965, graduated with a B.A.), the University of Alberta (1965-1967, graduated 1973 with an M.A. in economics) and Warwick University (1975-1977). Black taught economics at Brandon University from 1970 until his retirement in 2002. Following retirement he was granted Professor Emeritus status in 2003. Errol Black has published three books, as well as many articles and reports in leading academic journals. He has a longstanding interest in the history of organized labour and working-class politics in Brandon. These remain important themes in his research and writing. He served on the Executive of the Brandon University Faculty Association for many years, and was President of the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations for two years. Black is also a member of the Brandon District Labour Council, a founding member of the Manitoba branch of the Canadian centre for Policy Alternatives, and a board member of the Brandon Regional Health Authority (2000-2006). He was elected to Brandon City Council in 1998, and for a second term in 2001. In 1999 he was the federal NDP candidate for Brandon-Souris. Black married Margaret Millard from Waskada, MB in 1961, with whom he had three sons: Sean, Dennis and Tom.
Custodial History
Accession 17-1997 was originally owned by Jim Davis, brother to Communist activist Stanley Forkin. Taimi Davis, Jim Davis' wife, mailed the collection from her residence in Ontario to Errol Black in 1994. Professor Black donated the collection to the McKee Archives. Accession 02-2003 was donated to the Archives in November 2002 by Errol Black. Accession 15-2003 was donated to the Archives on April 30, 2003 by Errol Black. Accession 17-2003 was donated to the Archives on July 15, 2003 by Errol Black.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a number of accessions. Accession 17-1997, dating from 1935-1936, consists of twelve of the thirteen issues of the "Unemployed Worker," published in Brandon in the 1930s. The "Unemployed Worker" was the organ of the Brandon Unemployed Workers' Council. This Council, like its counterparts in other communities, was created by Canadian Communist Party militants. The "Unemployed Worker" covered the activities of the Unemployed Workers' Council, the plight of Brandon's unemployed, efforts by the city's unemployed to improve their lives, and City Council decisions, specifically those regarding relief policy. Accession 02-2003, dating 1917, 1936-1939, 1970-2002 (predominant 1970-2002), contains extensive correspondence from former Brandon University Economic Professor Don Wheeler to Errol Black. In addition, the accession contains an important body of correspondence received by Professor Black from Taimi Davis written by Pat Forkin and his wife Pheobe Forkin to family members in Canada during the years 1936-1939, while Pat was a Moscow based corespondent for the Canadian Communist Party Clarion. The accession also contains personal correspondence of Errol Black dating from ca. 1970, drafts of papers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets related to labour and labour political matters. Two publications of note include: "Labour in Brandon" published by the Brandon and District Labour Council and a student guide to labour law written by George MacDowell. The accession also contains several documents related to Black's involvement in the provincial Industrial Adjustment Committee. Accession 15-2003, dating 1930-2002 (predominant 1930-1939; 1971-2002), contains extensive clippings from the Canadian Communist Party publications "The Worker" and the "Daily Clarion" from the years 1930-1939; twenty-one personal and family photographs (b/w 3x5) of the Forkin family of Brandon, many of whom were active in the Canadian Communist Party; various historical photographs (b/w 8x10) related to the history of labour in Brandon, Manitoba; personal files containing correspondence, letters and opinion pieces to various newspapers, course outlines, research materials and draft publications, arbitration awards and documents related to Black's involvement with the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA). Accession 17-2003, dating 1970-2002, contains correspondence, a manuscript of an autobiography written by Black's father Tom Black, research files, letters to the editor and draft publications by Errol Black. Accession 3-2011, dating 1909-2010, contains an extensive record of newspaper clippings often of Professor Black's correspondence with the Brandon Sun from the early 1970s through to 2011. Clippings relate to civic issues, labour relations, social justice, economic questions. Documents (membership cards, cards of thanks, stamps) of various kinds, and photographs of Professor Black, family members, and various labour related events including parades and rallies, appear throughout these clippings. Collection includes miscellaneous files relating to the 75th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike including the Brandon Sympathetic Strike of 1919, the Brandon Greys Baseball team, the Assiniboine College BMHC lobby campaign, Brandon and Area Environmental Council, the Brandon East NDP Contituency Association. Editions (1925-31) of the Sons of England - Official Organ of the Sons of England Benefit Society - published in Oshawa, Ontario, and copies of documents related to the Commission of Inquiry (1928) into labour issues at the Brandon Mental Hospital are included.Collection also contains extensive correspondence associated with Professor Black's activities as a department member, scholar, and activist in the Department of Economics at Brandon University. Collection contains as well research materials related to the Brandon labour movement, strikes at A.E. Mckenzie Seed Company 1940s, cd roms containg research materials - clippings and images - for Labour Council Anniversary book ( 2006), and civic politics in Brandon. Records also contain research materials on various members of the Forkin family - in particular the Pat Forkin, Tom Forkin, and Stephen Forkin (aka Jim Davis) - who were active members of the Canadian Communist Party during their adult lives. A collection of family photographs and six tape cassettes containing accounts of the experiences of single unemployed men during the Great Depression and the funeral of Stephen Forkin ( Jim Davis) and correspondence from Taimi Davis the widow of Stephen Forkin (Jim Davis) supplement the sources on the Forkin family.
Notes
Photographs of Joe Forkin, Pat Forkin, Stan Forkin, Jim Davis and other members of the Forkin family are contained in Box 3 (15-2003) and Box 10 (3-2011).
Name Access
Errol Black
Stanley Forkin
Stephem Forkin (a.k.a Jim Davies)
Assiniboine Community College
Brandon Greys Baseball Team
Brandon Mental Hospital
Brandon Unemployed Workers' Council
Canadian Communist Party
Brandon
Don Wheeler
Phoebe Forkin
Pat Forkin
Daily Clarion
A. E. Mckenzie
The Worker
Industrial Adjustment Committee (Manitoba)
Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Sons of England
Subject Access
The Great Depression
unemployment
radical press
Brandon
labour
Communism
industrial relations
collective bargaining
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Access Restriction
Some restrictions. Consult the University Archivist for access.
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.1 Errol Black
Related Material
MG 3 1.12 contains additional records related to George MacDowell; RG 6, Series 15 (BUFA) contains additional records on the Brandon University Faculty Association; RG 6, Series 7, Sub sub series 7.1.5 (Department of Economics) contains additional records related to the Department of Economics at Brandon University; RG 6, Series 7, Sub-series 7.1 (Dean of Arts) contains files on Don Wheeler and George MacDowell.
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Janet Louisa May More collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1921-1947
Accession Number
2-2003
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
2-2003
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1921-1947
Physical Description
10 cm
History / Biographical
Janet Louisa May More was born on the family homestead south of Hartney, Manitoba in 1896. She attended Chain Lakes School and Hartney High School prior to completing Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees at the University of Manitoba. Following her graduation, More taught in various Manitoba schools for fifty years. In addition, she was a member of the Manitoba Education Association, the Manitoba Library Association, the Turtle Mountain Teachers' Association (of which she was the first President), and the Manitoba Teachers' Society, which nominated her for a Life Mmembership. Janet Louisa May More retired in 1967, and resided in Winnipeg, Manitoba until her death. Additional biographical information for Janet Louisa May More can be found in her profile as a "Memorable Manitoban" on the Manitoba Historical Society website (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/more_jlm.shtml).
Custodial History
Materials passed into the hands of Gerald Brown who donated them to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Collection contains curriculum materials related to the study and teaching of Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, English and French language studies in Manitoba dating mostly from the 1940s. Collection also contains Christmas concert and dramatic materials; notes from the Manitoba Fine Arts Committee (April 1939); and notes concerning the Manitoba Camera Club, the Manitoba Drama League, Manitoba Society of Artists, Manitoba Adult Education Association, Winnipeg Sketch Club and the Manitoba Handicraft Guild.
Notes
CAIN No. 202568
Subject Access
Janet Louisa May More
Manitoba Fine Arts Committee
Adult Education Association
Winnipeg Sketch Club
Manitoba Drama League
Manitoba Society of Artists
Manitoba camera Club
public education
curriculum
fine arts
adult education
Storage Location
2003 accessions
Storage Range
2003 accessions
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Lightbody Reading Room

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.20
Item Number
1.2.20
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 12.5 cm x 8.8 cm
Scope and Content
Initial layout of Lightbody Reading Area showing Oxford calendars. Library Reading Room, McKenzie Building, looking north Gary Brawn; alumnus, with scissors.
Name Access
Gary Brawn
Charles Lightbody.
Subject Access
Lightbody Reading Room
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Library Reading Room Layout

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Late 1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.33
Item Number
1.1.33
Date Range
Late 1970s
Physical Description
b/w, 24.5 cm x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Layout as in late 1970's, Library Reading Room
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room with Students

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.57
Item Number
1.1.57
Date Range
N/D
Physical Description
b/w, 5" x 7"
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room. Staged scene depicting students
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room, Student Reading

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.30
Item Number
1.1.30
Date Range
1970s
Physical Description
b/w, 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Student reading. Shelving extended across the room Library Reading Room looking south
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room, Book Shelves

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1975
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.52
Item Number
1.1.52
Date Range
c. 1975
Physical Description
b/w, 3.5" x 5"
Scope and Content
Library – Reading Room. Features shelves of books
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Lightbody Reading Room

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.22
Item Number
1.2.22
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 19 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building – Dulmage, Robbins, Whitman, Knowles
Name Access
Dulmage; Robbins; Whitman; Knowles
Subject Access
Lightbody Reading Room; Library; Naming Ceremony
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H. Hut, Library Reading Room #2

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1956
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.6
Item Number
1.1.6
Date Range
c. 1956
Physical Description
11.3 cm X 16.7 cm
Scope and Content
H. Hut Library Reading Room A5, looking north into stockroom and office
Name Access
H. Hut
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room, Library & Arts Building

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1961
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.11
Item Number
1.1.11
Date Range
c. 1961
Physical Description
Colour, 11.5 cm x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor Library & Arts Building
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Government Documents Section, Library Reading Room

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
late 1960s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.28
Item Number
1.1.28
Date Range
late 1960s
Physical Description
colour, 11.8 cm x 7.9 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building bookstacks showing government documents section shelved in the Library Reading Room
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Brandon College Library Reading Room

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1950s/1960s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.3
Item Number
1.1.3
Date Range
c. 1950s/1960s
Physical Description
b/w, 5" x 7"
Scope and Content
Brandon College Library Reading Room
Subject Access
Brandon College Library; Reading Room
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H. Hut, Library Reading Room SE Corner

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
August, 1960
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.7
Item Number
1.1.7
Date Range
August, 1960
Physical Description
Color, 7.6 cm X 7.6 cm
Scope and Content
H. Hut Library Reading Room, south east corner. Preparations to move. Barbara Ritchie (staff)
Name Access
H. Hut
Barbara Ritchie
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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H. Hut, Library Reading Room, SW Corner

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
August, 1960
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.10
Item Number
1.1.10
Date Range
August, 1960
Physical Description
Colour, 7.6 cm x 7.6 cm
Scope and Content
H. Hut, Library Reading Room, Southwest corner, preparation to move. Lee Finch (staff)
Name Access
H. Hut
Lee Finch
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room, 2nd Floor McKenzie Building

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
mid-1960s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.25
Item Number
1.1.25
Date Range
mid-1960s
Physical Description
b/w, 24 cm x 19.6 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room; 2nd floor McKenzie Building; was built before June 1965
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room, 2nd Floor McKenzie Building

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1965
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.27
Item Number
1.1.27
Date Range
c. 1965
Physical Description
colour, 16 cm x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room looking South, 2nd floor McKenzie Building as laid out about 1965
Notes
At south end that the second row of shelving is extended 5 bays toward the centre of the room.
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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Library Reading Room before Periodicals moved to basement

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c. 1970/72
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.31
Item Number
1.1.31
Date Range
c. 1970/72
Physical Description
b/w, 11.5 cm x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Layout as it was before Periodicals moved to the basements. Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building
Subject Access
Library Reading Room
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