The Observatory is located on the roof of McMaster Hall.
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Item is five contact prints taken at the opening of the Observatory.
Print 1: Steps to the Observatory (man on the steps is Westly Wong)
Print 2: Steps to the Observatory
Print 3: Visitors
Print 4: Foyer of McMaster Hall (Prof. R.M. Simmons making a donation towards a telescope)
Print 5: Foyer of McMaster Hall (female visitor)
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc.Dr. D.N. Wheeler, Chairman of the Senate Library Committee, Georgia Lightbody Whitman, Stanley Knowles, M.P., Chancellor, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, President
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc. L to R Dr. D.N. Wheeler, Georgia Lightbody Whitman, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, Stanley Knowles, M.P.
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building looking south Naming of the Library, etc.L to R ?, Dr. M.V. Naidu, Dr. W.H.M. Hargreaves-Mauwdsley, G.P. Sutherland, ?, c. Kennedy, Michael Angel, ?,?,?,?, Dick MacDonald, ?,?, L.D. Whitehead, J. Hardy, D. McNamee, P. Constans, ?, T.S. Gonzalez, ?,?,?,?, Mrs. Sutherland, Gli Dimoinlongan, ?,?,?,?,?, Anne Harris, ?, Ella Mae Perdue, H.S. Perdue, ?, W. Entz, Hazel Oakey, Gerald R. Brown, Mary Hume, Molly Vance, Alice Londry, ?,?,?
Karsh portrait of J.E. Robbins, plaque, Clark Hall Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc.Georgia Lightbody Whitman (?) Dr. J.E. Robbins, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, Glen P. Sutherland, alumnus and Co-Chairman 75th Anniversary Committee
McKenzie Building, 2nd Floor, Library Reading Room. Naming Ceremonies: John E. Robbins Library. Front Row L-R: A. L. Dulmage, John Robbins, Mrs. Georgina Lightbody Whitman, -, Dr. D. N. Wheeler (standing), W. H. N. Hargreaves - Mawdsley (Top of Head), M. V. Naidu, Glenn Sutherland (Alumnus), C. Kennedy, M. Angel (Pres. Man. Library Association), Dick McDonald (Alumnus), ?, L. D. Whitehead (Publisher-Brandon Sun) Background: H. V. Vidal, Cathy Robbins, R. B. Inch, Jos Hardy
Naming Ceremonies: John E. Robbins Library.L-R. Foreground: J. Knowles, L. Dulmage, J. E. Robbins, Georgina Lightbody, -, Michael Angel (Pres. Man. Library Association), W. H. N. Hargreaves, Mawdsley, M. V. Naidu, Glenn Sutherland, C. Kennedy, ?, ?, ?, T. S. Gonzales, ? Back: Dr. J. Lane, Anne Harris (Rivers), Hazel Oakley (Rivers), ?, ?, ?Background: Mrs. J. E. Robbins, ?, Bernice Pellyprod (Boissevain), ?, L. P. Whitehead, Jim Blanchard (?) alumnus, ?, P. Constans, Dr. W. Enty, Gerald Brown (alumnus), Prof P. M. Glaser, ?, ?
The 1960s campus expansion necessitated a large, updated heat source so a central steam plant fueled by coal was built north of the campus adjacent to the CPR rail lines on Pacific Avenue. A 25-year agreement was made between the University and John R. Brodie of the Great West Coal Company, which guaranteed BU lower coal prices tendered by the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways on an annual basis. Brandon College Engineer John Kasiurak officially opened the Heating Plant on 24 January 1962. An extension and/or upgrade of the steam plant appears to have occurred in 1970.
Until the 1990s, heat was piped underground to the campus from the Pacific Avenue Heating Plant but inspection standards were outpacing the maintenance and repairs required to keep the plant operating smoothly. Consequently, a new steam plant was built immediately adjacent to the University to the west of Darrach Hall on 20th Street. This building was essential to handling additional loads from the proposed library expansion. The original steam plant was subsequently sold.
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Photograph shows dignitaries at the opening of Brandon University's steam (heating) plant located at 20th Street and Pacific Avenue beside the railroad tracks. L to R: Bill Fotheringham ?, Wilf McGregor, John Robbins, John Kasurak, ?, E. Murray Simpson (Architect).