Margaret Menzies was born on July 30th, 1920, at a family farm located in Oakburn, Manitoba. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in both Oakburn and Shoal Lake. She married Donald Menzies on June 4th, 1941. Together they had four children. In 1959, the family moved to Brandon, Manitoba, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Margaret Menzies was a longtime and active member of the International Toastmistress Club (ITC), and was also involved in the Consumers Association of Canada, Seniors for Seniors, as well as being a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Central United Church. Menzies did not graduate from high school in her early years, but managed to continue her education and receive a bachelor of arts degree from Brandon University at the age of 70.
Margaret Menzies passed away on June 9th, 2012.
Custodial History
Records in the collection were brought to the S.J McKee Archives on July 13, 2012, by Gerald Brown, on behalf of the family of Margaret Menzies.
Scope and Content
Collection contains of two scrapbooks created by Margaret Menzies. The scrapbooks contain various cards, itinerary's, and other documents associated with Menzies' membership in the International Toastmistress Club. The items in the scrapbooks date from the mid 1980's to the late 1990's.
Also included in the collection are four local history books. The first is a 100 year history of the town of Oakburn, Manitoba, from 1870 to 1970, published during celebrations of Manitoba's centenniary in 1970. Next is a book about the history of the town of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, which was published in 1959 on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the town of Shoal Lake in 1909. The last two books are the first and second volumes of Ripples on the Lake, which cover the history of the Shoal Lake municipality from 1884. The first volume covers the first 100 years of the history of the Shoal Lake region, being published in 1984. The second volume was published in 2007, covering the history of Shoal Lake since 1984, as well as including new information that was not published in the 1984 version of the book.
Finally, the collection contains one photograph of Margaret Menzies receiving her bachelor of arts degree from Peter Hordern, dean of arts of Brandon University.
Notes
Biographical information provided by obituary entry in the Brandon Sun, June 16, 2012. Description by Tyler Warren (October 2012).
Brandon University students Greg Coates and Brent Mills protest the enactment of the War Measures Act by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau at the time of the October Crisis.
Approximately 84 (subjects) negatives and 6 color prints in six envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of six envelopes of negatives for the October 1987 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 1
Approximately 82 (subjects) negatives in six envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of six envelopes of negatives for the October 1988 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 1
Approximately 96 (subjects) negatives in eight envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of eight envelopes of negatives for the October 1989 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 1
Approximately 84 (subjects) negatives in eight envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of eight envelopes of negatives for the October 1990 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives. Two of the envelopes contain negatives of the installation of Dennis Anderson as President of Brandon University.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 1
Approximately 85 (subjects) negatives in six envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of six envelopes of negatives for the October 1993 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 2
Approximately 87 (subjects) negatives in eight envelopes
Material Details
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History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of eight envelopes of negatives for the October 1994 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 2
Approximately 96 (subjects) negatives in four envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of four envelopes of negatives for the October 1995 Convocation. The envelopes are not labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients but most of the negatives inside the envelopes are.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 2
Approximately 102 (subjects) negatives in eight envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of eight envelopes of negatives for the October 1996 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 3
Approximately 100 (subjects) negatives in seven envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of ten envelopes of negatives for the May 1997 Convocation. Each envelope is labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients and the number assigned to each of their negatives.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 3
Approximately 36 (subjects) negatives in three envelopes
History / Biographical
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for History/Bio information.
Custodial History
See Brandon University Photograph Collection, series 1 (Convocation), sub-series 1.3 (Morris Predinchuck fonds) for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
File consists of three envelopes of negatives for the October 1998 Convocation. The envelopes are not labelled with the names of the students/faculty & staff/award recipients but most of the negatives inside the envelopes are.
Repro Restriction
Copyright privileges do apply. Copyright was tranfered to the University through the donor form.
Storage Location
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Series 1: Convocations
1.3 Morris Predinchuck fonds
Box 3
