As a co-operative company, the Manitoba Wheat Pool and later the Manitoba Pool Elevators was member controlled. In order to run the company successfully members needed to be educated and kept updated about the companies financial and organizational situation. Annual reports were one of the many ways the Pool tried to do this. See fonds level description of RG 4 for complete history/bio of MPE.
Scope and Content
Sub-series MPE B.7 consists of annual reports. There are two complete sets of annual reports, one for archival storage and one for use by researchers. Neither set contains a report for 1931. Reports from 1926 until 1928 are Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd. Reports, 1929 - 1930 are Manitoba Wheat Pool Reports. All reports subsequent to 1931 are Manitoba Pool Elevators.
Archival set: (1) Bound Copies, MPE Annual Reports Vol. 1 1926 - 1949; MPE Annual Reports Vol. 2 1950 - 1959; MPE Annual Reports 1960 - 1969; (2) Individual MPE Annual Reports 1970 - 1998
Reserch set: Individual MPE Annual Reports 1926 - 1930, 1932 - 1998
See fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
Sub-series MPE B.11 consists of (1) general reports; (2) government related papers; (3) Canadian Wheat Board papers; (4) Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operatives papers; (5) Co-operative Life Insurance
The records in the sub-series were transfered to the Archives by Melissa Moffit (BUSU) on July 27, 2005.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of records for various campus clubs. Records include constitutions, applications for BUSU grants, financial information, membership lists, schedcules of events, correspondence, memos, and minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 14: Brandon University Students Union
See sub sub series descriptions for History/Bio information on the Sickle (14.5.1), Student Handbooks (14.5.2) and The Quill (14.5.3).
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of BUSU publications. It has been divided into three sub sub series, including: (1) The Sickle; (2) Student Handbooks; and (3) The Quill.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 14: BUSU
Related Material
RG 1 (Brandon College fonds), series 12 (Publications).
Files consist of an orientation speech by John Robbins, as well as other orientation materials, BUSU financial statements, a proposal for a University Student Center, a student union building initial report, the preliminary report on the Students' Union Building Committee to the Executive Committee, a BUSU needs survey, a BUSU directory, news releases, BUSU president's month end reports, minutes and correspondence.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 4: Office of the Vice-President
4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance)
Box 4
The Brandon University Students’ Union Council is comprised of 16 elected students representing a variety of constituencies on campus. The elected BUSU council governs the actions of the Students’ Union, providing students with on and off campus entertainment and events, a number of services, and representation on BU boards and committees.
BUSU has a four-committee structure, with each committee comprised of five members and chaired by a member of the Executive. Every member of BUSU council sits on at least one BUSU committee.
The Executive Committee oversees government and media relations; sets the council agenda; handles personnel and legal issues; rules on donations, hospitality, and referred issues; and issues honoraria. The committee consists of the President, Vice-President Finance, Vice-President Academic, Vice-President Student Activities, and the General Manager and is chaired by the President. Three subcommittees chaired by the BUSU Vice-Presidents handle other duties.
Additional information on the various committees of BUSU, as well as the positions of President, Vice-Presidents and Commissioners can be found on the BUSU website (http://www.busu.ca/boards_committees.asp (January 2007)).
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of minutes and minute books of the BUSU Executive and Council from 1967-1976. The first minute book contains minutes from the Brandon College Students' Association (beginning Feb. 1967) and a copy of BUSU's by-laws.
Box 1 (Files 1-5): 1967-1974
Box 2 (Files 6-10): 1969-1976
Notes
History/Bio information was taken from the BUSU web page available at: http://www.busu.ca/election.asp and http://www.busu.ca/boards_committees.asp (January 2007).
File consists of notes and phone messages re: questions, concerns, complaints from constituents; notes re: reform party meetings in riding, Voyageur '92 information, some election information
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career
Box 1
File consists of correspondence, as well as questionnaires and surveys regarding summer school, art exhibitions, financial statistics and handling of liquor on university campuses.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 4: Office of the Vice-President
4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance)
Box 6
File consists of booklet "Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund Annual Report 1990-1991", book "Protecting Our Waters: Public Review Panel on Tanker Safety and Marine SPills Response Capability"
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career
Box 14
