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MPE B 9 Correspondence Box 1

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1924-79
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.9.1
File Number
1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1924-79
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.9
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.9
Scope and Content
This box contains correspondence to the secretaries of locals, memorandums, resolutions, questionnaires and general corresponce. The records include the following: 1. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals June 30 1924 – July 16 1929 2. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals July 19 1929 – Sept 28 1931 3a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Oct 16 1931 – Jan 26 1940 3b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 29 1940 – Nov 26 1942 4. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 7 1943 – Nov 3 1948 5. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Dec 1948 – August 4 1953 6. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Sept 21 1953 – Oct 21 1959 7a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 6 1960 – March 2 1964 7b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals March 11 1964 – Nov 12 1968 8a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Sept 23 1968 – Dec 3 1970 9a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals June 22 1973 – July 11 1975 9b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals July 25 1975 – Dec 1979 10. Memorandums 1926 – 1974 11. Resolutions 1927 – 1956 12. Resolutions 1957 – 1974 13. Questionnaires 1941; 1949; 1954; 1963; 1967 14a. General Correspondence Feb 14 1925 – May 7 1931 14b. General Correspondence July 3 1931 – Dec 1954
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Correspondence
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1924-1998
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1924-1998
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
This artificially created sub-series contains a variety of legal and official documents related to the operation of the Manitoba Wheat Pool and MPE. Records include the following: 1. Agreements, General By-laws, and Contracts 1924-1972 2. General By-laws 3. Incorporations and Dissolutions 4. Operating Agreements, Agreements for Sale 1940-67 5. MPE Complete Legislation 6. Miscellaneous Documents 7. Elevator Policy, Agreements, Incorporation Certificates / Indebtedness 8. Quantitative Appraisal of Wheat Pool Building (left in original binding) 9. 9th Victory Loan Souvenir: A Portfolio of Reproductions of the Documents of Surrender 10a. Federal Agreement 1972 p.1-126 10b. Federal Agreement 1972 11a. Terminal Expansion 1961 – 1963 11b. Terminal Expansion 1961 – 1963 12. By-Laws and Constitutions 13. MPE & Connaught Laboratories Agreements 1964-66 14. MPE & Connaught Laboratories Agreements 1964-66 15. “Pool Pac” Trade Mark 1964, 1971, 1979 16. Patent #501894 Dust Control Apparatus 1954 17. MPE Agreement w/ Daniel Augustus Kane (General Superintendent appointment) 1928, 1933 18. Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers Ltd. Agreement w/ Richard M. Mahoney (Manager) 1924, 1925, 1928 19. MPE Acts 20. MPE Acts 21. Party & Supplementary Agreements 1931-1936 22a. Historical Documents of the Manitoba Wheat Pool 1924 - 1927 22b. Historical Documents of the Manitoba Wheat Pool 1927 - 1930 23a. Miscellaneous Documents 1925 -1996 23b. Miscellaneous Documents 1979 -1998 24. Association Documents 1940 - 1966 25. Deed of Trust and Mortage August 2 1928 26. Wheat and Coarse Grains Overpayments 1929-1930
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009, 2010)
Name Access
F.W. Ransom
R.M Mahoney
C.H. Burnell
W.J. Parker
P.F. Bredt
D.A. Kane
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Central Office
Subject Access
Victory Loan
By-laws
Letters Patent
Overpayment
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 1

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1926-1931
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.1
File Number
1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1926-1931
Physical Description
13 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains general circulars sent out by the MPE central office to the local ssociations. The records include the following: 1. General Circulars 1926-27 2a. General Circulars 1928 2b. General Circulars 1928 3a. General Circulars 1929 3b. General Circulars 1929 4a. General Circulars 1930 4b. General Circulars 1930 5a. General Circulars 1931
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Circular
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 3

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1938-1943
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.3
File Number
3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1938-1943
Physical Description
13 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains general circulars sent out by the MPE central office to the local ssociations. The records include the following: 12a. General Circulars 1938 12b. General Circulars 1938 13. General Circulars 1939 14a. General Circulars 1940 14b. General Circulars 1940 15a. General Circulars 1941 15b. General Circulars 1941 16. General Circulars 1942 17a. General Circulars 1943 17b. General Circulars 1943
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Circular
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 5

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1958-1964
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.5
File Number
5
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1958-1964
Physical Description
13 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains general circulars sent out by the MPE central office to the local ssociations. The records include the following: 32. General Circulars 1958 33. General Circulars 1959 34a. General Circulars 1960 34b. General Circulars 1960 35. General Circulars 1961 36. General Circulars 1962 37a. General Circulars 1963 37b. General Circulars 1963 38a. General Circulars 1964 38b. General Circulars 1964
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Circular
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 6

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1926-1979
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.6
File Number
6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1926-1979
Physical Description
13 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains general and special circulars sent out by the MPE central office to the local ssociations. The records include the following: 39. General Circulars 1965 40. General Circulars 1966 41. General Circulars 1967 42. General Circulars 1968 43. General Circulars 1969 44. General Circulars 1970-1979 45. Special Circulars 1926-1939 46. Special Circulars 1940-1949 47a. Special Circulars 1950-1952 47b. Special Circulars 1952-1959 48a. Special Circulars 1960-1969 48b. Special Circulars 1960-1969
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Circular
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 7

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.7
File Number
7
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1976
Physical Description
13 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains special and farm supply circulars sent out by the MPE central office to the local ssociations. The records include the following: 48c. Special Circulars 1960-1969 48d. Special Circulars 1960-1969 48e. Special Circulars 1960-1969 48f. Special Circulars 1960-1969 49a. Special Circulars 1970-1976 49b. Special Circulars 1970-1976 50. Special Circulars 1973-1974 51a. Farm Supply Circulars 1963-1969 51b. Farm Supply Circulars 1963-1969
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Circular
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 6 Circulars and Newsletters Box 8

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1994-1998
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.6.8
File Number
8
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1994-1998
Physical Description
6 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.6
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.6
Scope and Content
This box contains Committee Newsletters and Delegate Newsletters
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Newsletter
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 1 Central office minute books Box 1

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1923 - 1953
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.1.1
File Number
1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1923 - 1953
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.1
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.1
Scope and Content
Box contains bound volumes of Manitoba Wheat Pool and Manitoba Pool Elevators central office meeting minutes. Volumes in this box include: Manitoba Wheat Co-operative Producers, Ltd. July 1923 – May 1929; Manitoba Wheat Pool June 1929 – June 1934 MPE Minute Book May 1925 – July 1937 MPE Minute Book Sept 1953 – July 1959 MPE Minute Book August 1946 – July 1953
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Minutes
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 1 Central office minute books Box 3

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971-1981
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.1.3
File Number
3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971-1981
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.1
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.1
Scope and Content
Box contains unbound Manitoba Pool Elevators central office meeting minutes for the period August 10, 1971 to December 18-20,th 1984.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Minutes
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 1 Central office minute books Box 5

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1989-1995
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.1.5
File Number
5
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1989-1995
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.1
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.1
Scope and Content
Box contains unbound Manitoba Pool Elevators central office meeting minutes. Folders in this box include: unbound minutes of MPE Annual and Special Meetings 1976-98; Prospectus Nov 28 1997; MPE Annual Meeting Minutes 1990 and 1991; MPE Delegates Meetings 1989-1998; MPE Board of Directors Meetings July 16 1997 – May 19 1998; MPE Board of Directors Meetings August 20 1996 - June 18 1997; Agricore / AWP / MPE Board of Directors Meetings June 12 1998 – Oct 30 1998.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Minutes
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 5 District & Sub-district Minutes Box 1

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-1999
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.5.1
File Number
1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-1999
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.5
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.5
Scope and Content
This box contains minutes from meeting of MPE sub-district councils. The records include the following: 1a. Sub-district #101 Oct 22 1997 – June 15 1999 1b. Sub-district #101 August 5 1993 – August 12 1997 2. Sub-district #102 August 3 1993 – Dec 9 1997 3a. Sub-district #103 Jan 27 1997 – April 14 1999 3b. Sub-district #103 August 4 1993 – Nov 25 1996 4. Sub-district #104 August 4 1993 – April 20 1999 5a. Sub-district #105 Oct 30 1996 – June 29 1999 5b. Sub-district #105 Oct 28 1993 – July 2 1996 6a. Sub-district #201 Nov 4 1996 – July 30 1999 6b. Sub-district #201 Sept 29 1993 – Oct 2 1996 7a. Sub-district #202 Oct 21 1996 – July 8 1999 7b. Sub-district #202 Nov 3 1993 – August 1 1996 8a. Sub-district #203 July 25 1996 – June 28 1999 8b. Sub-district #203 May 31 1993 – April 3 1996 9a. Sub-district #204 Nov 20 1996 – June 24 1999 9b. Sub-district #204 Oct 14 1993 – Oct 31 1996 10a. Sub-district #205 April 1 1996 – July 30 1999 10b. Sub-district #205 August 4 1993 – Nov 27 1995 11a. Sub-district #301 July 5 1996 – August 9 1999 11b. Sub-district #301 July 26 1993 – March 11 1996 12a. Sub-district #302 Jan 9 1996 – June 28 1999 12b. Sub-district #302 Oct 12 1993 – Oct 25 1995 13a. Sub-district #303 Jan 3 1996 – June 29 1998 13b. Sub-district #303 Oct 13 1993 – Oct 24 1995
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Sub-district
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 5 District & Sub-district Minutes Box 3

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-2001
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Box
Series Number
MPE B.5.3
File Number
3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-2001
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See history/bio for sub-series B.5
Custodial History
See custodial history for sub-series B.5
Scope and Content
This box contains minutes from meeting of MPE sub-district councils and district advisory committees. The records include the following: 29. Sub-district #604 Nov 23 1993 – March 8 1999 30a. Sub-district #605 Oct 26 1995 – April 14 1999 30b. Sub-district #605 Oct 28 1993 – June 22 1995 31. Sub-district #701 Feb 10 1994 – Oct 15 1998 32a. Sub-district #702 Feb 10 1996 – June 29 1999 32b. Sub-district #702 August 23 1993 – Oct 10 1995 33a. Sub-district #703 Nov 4 1996 – August 3 1999 33b. Sub-district #703 June 14 1993 – Oct 21 1996 34. Sub-district #703 June 7 1993 – April 28 1999 35. Sub-district #704 Oct 29 1993 – April 6 1999 36. Sub-district # 705 August 10 1993 – Oct 16 1998 37a. Sub-district #801 Jan 13 1997 – March 15 1999 37b. Sub-district #801 Nov 3 1993 – Nov 27 1996 38. Sub-district #802 Nov 23 1992 – March 16 1999 39a. Sub-district #803 June 12 1996 – July 20 1999 39b. Sub-district #803 Sept 15 1993 – Nov 12 1995 40. Sub-district #804 August 6 1993 – July 19 1999 41a. Sub-district #805 Nov 28 1995 – July 22 1999 41b. Sub-district #805 August 23 1993 – Oct 2 1995 42. District Advisory Committee 1105 1999-2001 43. District Advisory Committee 1106 2000-2001 44. District Advisory Committee 1107 April-Nov 2000 45. District Advisory Committee 1108 Jan-Nov 2000 46. District Advisory Committee 1201 2000-2001 47. District Advisory Committee 1202 1999-2001 48. District Advisory Committee 1203 1999-2001 49. District Advisory Committee 1204 1999-2001 50. District Advisory Committee 1205 1999-2000 51. District Advisory Committee 1206 1999-2001 52. District Advisory Committee 1207 1999-2001 53. District Advisory Committee 1208 1999-2000 54. District Advisory Committee 1101 2000-2001
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Sub-district
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1910-1969
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
13.2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1910-1969
Scope and Content
1. Comptroller’s Office Financial Reports, 1910-1959 2. Comptroller’s Office Financial Reports, 1960-1969
Storage Location
RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series 13: Brandon College Ledger and Minute books
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RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds

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Part Of
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1884-1992
Part Of
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1884-1992
Physical Description
9.46 m textual records; 1919 photographs & graphics
History / Biographical
Brandon, Manitoba was incorporated as a city in 1881. In 1882, led by Charles Whitehead and a small Board of Directors that included J.W. Vantassel, Charles Pilling, George Halse, J.E. Smith, William Johnson, R.T. Evans, and Thomas Lockhart, it was decided to hold an agricultural exhibition. These men were all involved in the farm business in one way or another, and they wanted an opportunity to help residents realize the agricultural potential of the region. In October of that year, the fledgling community held its first agricultural exhibition . The fair was held in downtown Brandon at what was known as “Market Square.” Market Square was two acres of land located on Princess Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets. Due to poor weather, and the fact that not many people were ready to show animals and grain, there was a relatively small turnout. The following year was much improved. There were 730 entries into the exhibition. By 1884, the Board of Directors of the Brandon Agricultural Society, which was in charge of the exhibition, realized that they were in poor financial shape, to the point of being personally out of pocket. It was realized that October was not the best time for farmers to be leaving their farms to go to an exhibition. In 1888, it was decided to move the exhibition to the summer time, when it was much easier for people to attend. The first Brandon Summer Fair was held in July 1889, and it was a resounding success. The Board of Directors had added many items of interest to appeal to the entire public, not just agricultural people. In 1892, the Western Agricultural and Arts Association (WAAA) was formally established to take over duties from the Brandon Agricultural Society. However, it was not until 1897 that the WAAA held its first meeting. There is no explanation as to why there is a five year gap between the formation and the first meeting of this organization. 1897 was the turning point of the Brandon Exhibition. The fair was now firmly established in Brandon, and the Board of Directors was instrumental in ensuring that it remained so. This was done by petitioning to both the municipal and provincial governments for grant money. As well, the Board booked midway and grandstand acts that would bring the city dwellers to the agricultural exhibition. There were also early attempts at holding an agricultural exhibition in the winter. The first such attempt was in 1884. There was also a Spring Stallion show held in 1891. By 1904, however, a petition by J.D. McGregor had gone out to formally establish a winter exhibition. This effort also failed, but by 1906, it was decided by businessmen, politicians, and farm representatives in Brandon, including McGregor, to organize a winter fair. Rather than seeing this new fair as competition, the Board of Directors of the summer fair felt that it would complement their exhibition. The new fair would remain primarily agricultural. The first winter fair was held in 1906. While the two fairs were not amalgamated, they did share the same secretary-manager. The secretary-manager was responsible for the day to day management of the fair, as well as keeping track of meetings and decisions reached by the various fair boards and committees. In 1907, the Brandon Winter Fair and Livestock Association (BWFLA) was formed to act primarily as a land-holding joint stock company. The following year the Provincial Winter Fair and Fat Stock Association (PWFFSA), an entirely separate organization from the BWFLA, was formed to manage the activities of the winter fair. The PWFFSA name was soon changed to the Manitoba Winter Fair and Fat Stock Association (MWFFSA). By 1906, Brandon could boast two full size exhibitions, one in the summer and one in the late winter, both of which were considered to be premiere events. In 1908, the Brandon summer fair was renamed the Inter-Provincial Exhibition, and in 1912 it held it’s first Traveller’s Day, an event which would soon become an important addition to the fair and is still in existence today. It is thought that the name “Traveller’s Day” came from the fact that it was held on a Saturday, a day when many people could travel to Brandon for the exhibition. In 1913, Brandon was bestowed with the honour of hosting the Dominion Exhibition. This was a national exhibition sponsored by the federal government. It was held in a different city every year. There were several cities vying for the 1913 Dominion Exhibition, but it was Brandon that impressed the sponsors the most. With the government funds received for this honour, the Board of Directors supervised the building of a new grandstand, display buildings, and racetrack, as well as the general expansion and improvements to the fairgrounds. In the spring of 1912, it was decided by the Board of Directors of the winter fair that the facilities they were currently housed in were inadequate for their needs. The mayor and city clerk of Brandon went to the provincial legislature in order to request that there be an amendment added to the Brandon city charter. This amendment would allow the city to guarantee bonds issued by the winter fair board to help pay for the construction of a new facility. This request was granted, and a $70 000 addition was built next to the original winter fair building. The new building was opened in 1913. Throughout the First World War, both the winter fair and Provincial Exhibition buildings were used for the war effort. There was one distinct difference however. The summer fair Board was able to negotiate a deal with the army that enabled it to reclaim the fair buildings during fair week. The winter fair, however, had to give up the idea of holding fairs in 1915 and 1916. It was not until 1917, that the winter fair was able to resume. During this time, due to the financial problems that had beset the winter fair, the two exhibitions considered amalgamation. The Board of Directors of the winter fair felt that because they were the smaller of the two fairs, their interests would be swallowed up by the summer fair. The winter fair withdrew from the negotiations to amalgamate. With this rather sudden turn of events, the Board of Directors of the summer fair petitioned the government to be allowed to incorporate. This was granted, and in 1920, the WAAA was incorporated as the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. From 1920, the summer fair was officially known as the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. This was the first time that the summer fair was incorporated, and received the “status and financial assistance” that came with incorporation. More problems beset the winter fair in the 1920s. In 1920, a fire burned down the winter fair pavilion, located at the south end of the winter fair buildings, and caused the Board to cancel the 1921 winter fair. It was not until 1922, that a new building was completed. By 1929, both fairs were well regarded throughout Canada. In 1929, a decade long Depression hit the west. While many fairs closed during this time, Brandon struggled to keep its open. The Directors of both fairs felt that the agricultural shows “encouraged excellence at a time when faith and enthusiasm were at a low ebb.” The summer fair proved to be quite successful during the Depression, likely as a result of the few moments one was able to forget one’s troubles while there. The winter fair was not quite as successful, although both fairs received government grants and work relief projects. There was little new entertainment in these exhibitions. There were changes about to manifest themselves at the summer fair, however. While the winter fair had representatives from various associations on its Board of Directors, the summer fair Board of Directors was a small close-knit group of men. Citizens saw entry into this elite group as elusive and difficult. To ward off the possibility of the Board becoming a “self-sustaining clique,” that only chose Directors from within, it was decided by several citizens to try and elect some new blood into the fair Board. In 1933, there was a general election for the Board. Instead of the usual men shuffling positions, there were forty-four nominations for the twenty positions. When the voting was all over, seven new men sat on the Board. Despite some inner rumblings, especially on the summer fair Board over the next few years, both exhibitions survived the Depression. During the Second World War the fairs once again were forced to operate under adversity. Once again, the buildings were requisitioned for the army, although they were released during fair week. The summer fair was forced to make several concessions, and the winter fair was relocated to the summer fair grounds for the duration. The winter fair did not survive the Second World War intact. Due to financial reasons, in December of 1945, the Board of Directors turned the winter fair buildings over to the City of Brandon. By 1946, the BWFLA, which was the joint-stock land holding company, had ceased operations because the city now controlled the winter fair land and buildings. The next fifteen years would be a time of rebuilding for both of Brandon’s exhibitions. Children especially were more active participants in the agricultural exhibitions. The summer fair continued to diversify and look for new ways of entertaining the public at large. The winter fair remained primarily agricultural. By the end of the 1950s the winter fair, which was used to struggling, was now both successful and stable; and the summer fair, a perennial success, was starting to fade. By 1969, both the winter and summer fair Boards had realized that amalgamation was the best possible decision, both practically and financially, for the future of the two fairs. On 29 October, 1969, the two exhibitions amalgamated to become the Manitoba Exhibition Association. The reconstituted Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba was now responsible for both the winter and summer fairs. A new building was erected on the summer fair grounds to house both of the exhibitions. On 2 April 1973, the Keystone Centre was officially opened at the winter fair, although it had been in use since October of the preceding year. In 1970, Manitoba’s Centennial, it was decided that an organization in Manitoba would receive the title of “Royal,” as a way to celebrate the centennial. Although many organizations applied for the honour, it was the Brandon winter fair that received the accolades. The winter fair was bestowed with the title “Royal”, and became known as the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. In 1975, a third exhibition was added, this time a purely agricultural fall show known as the Agricultural Exhibition, or AgEx. This fair was partly organized on behalf of the cattle growers, who found that the summer and winter fairs did not give them adequate time and space to properly show their cattle. The return to a fall show, which had not existed since 1888, would be the return to a purely agricultural exhibition. This show was to be primarily a show and sale event. On 3 November 1975, the first AgEx was opened to resounding success. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair and AgEx are all still in existence in Brandon. They are regarded as three of the most important events to take place annually in the city.
Custodial History
These files were housed with the Manitoba Exhibition Association until c1986 when they were transferred to the S.J. McKee Archives at Brandon University.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of textual records and photographs comprised of the records from the three annual exhibitions that are held in Brandon, Manitoba: the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, and the Agricultural Exhibition (Ag-Ex). The textual records include prize lists, programs, minutes, financial, administrative files, original results, scrapbooks, tickets, news releases, contracts, by laws, documents as well as a miscellaneous section. There are approximately 1846 photographs that include scenes from these three exhibitions. These records provide a unique perspective on the development of agriculture and rural life in southwestern Manitoba. Fairs such as these have been and remain prime media of farm improvement, technological and scientific advancement in rural Canada, and the promoters of country living. These fairs also reflected the long tradition inherited from Britain and Europe of country fairs as centers of entertainment, social interchange and diversion. These records are a principal source of information about the most broadly based vocational, entertainment and social events held on an annual basis in southwestern Manitoba over the last century. The records are vital to academic research on agriculture or fairs, individual biography, or community history.
Notes
The RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association finding aid was created by Karyn (Riedel) Taylor with the exception of Series 9 and the accompanying database, which were created by Donica Belisle. This finding aid was created in August 1999.
Name Access
Charles Whitehead
J.W. Vantassel
Charles Pilling
George Halse
Subject Access
Brandon Agricultural Society
Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Agricultural Exhibition
Brandon Manitoba
AgEx
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Finding Aid
Available
Storage Location
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Storage Range
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Related Material
Additional records regarding the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, and AgEx are housed at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association offices. To gain access to these records, it is necessary to contact the general manager of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association.
Arrangement
The fonds is divided into sous-fonds by exhibition. There is a Provincial Exhibition sous-fonds, a Royal Manitoba Winter Fair sous-fonds, an Ag-Ex sous-fonds, and a Miscellaneous sous-fonds that holds information that could not be easily broken down into one exhibition. The arrangement is as follows: RG 2 Provincial Exhibition Association of Manitoba fonds RG2SF1 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba 1.1 Documents 1.2 Minutes 1.3 Financial Records 1.4 Administrative Files 1.5 Prize Lists and Programs 1.6 News Releases 1.7 Original Results 1.8 Tickets 1.9 Photographs 1.10 Scrapbooks 1.11 Miscellaneous RG2SF2 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair 2.1 Documents 2.2 Minutes 2.3 Financial Records 2.4 Administrative Files 2.5 Prize Lists and Programs 2.6 News Releases 2.7 Original Results 2.8 Tickets 2.9 Photographs 2.10 Scrapbooks 2.11 Miscellaneous RG2SF3 AgEx 3.4 Administrative Files 3.5 Prize Lists and Programs 3.6 News Releases 3.7 Original Results 3.9 Photographs RG2SF4 Miscellaneous 4.1 Documents 4.2 Minutes 4.3 Financial Records 4.4 Administrative Files 4.9 Photographs 4.10 Scrapbooks 4.11 Miscellaneous
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Board of directors - financial records

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Part Of
RG 3 A.E. McKenzie Company fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1900-1986
Part Of
RG 3 A.E. McKenzie Company fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
McS 1 1.5
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1900-1986
Physical Description
1.56 m
Custodial History
See fonds level description of custodial history of A. E. McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd.
Scope and Content
This sub-series includes financial statements of various kinds for McKenzie Seeds and combined financial statements for McKenzie Seeds and its subsidiaries, particularly McFayden Seeds. Chartered Accountants used for this purpose include: Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Webb, Read, Hegan, Callingham & Co./Webb, Read & Co., George A. Touche & Co., Oscar Hudson & Co., Morden, Sprague & Co./Laird, Sprague & Co., Edwards, Morgan, Halliday & Co., Welch, Hinton and Welch, McDonald, Currie & Co./Cooper Brothers & Co., Meyers Dickens Norris Penny & Co./Meyers, Norris, Penny & Co. and the Comptroller-General for the Province of Manitoba. This sub-series also includes a number of purchase offers made to A.E. McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd as well as proposed plans to sell the company. Offers were received from United Grain Growers, Maple Leaf Mills, McKenzie Seeds Staff, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Wheat Pools, and the Ferry Morse Seed Co. Twelve ledgers, including branch order, mail order and cash registers, general ledgers, current ledgers, payroll sheets and branch daily cash reports, are also part of the sub-series. Other miscellaneous financial records and statements include information on McKenzie Seeds' proposal to the Manitoba Government for re-financing in the early to mid 1980's.
Notes
Additional dates for the records in the financial sub-series are as follows: 1. Prepared Financial Statements: 1907-1918, 1920-1923, 1926-1938, and 1942-1979. 2. Purchase Offers: U.G.G. (1959, 1966), Wheat Pools (1961), McKenzie Staff (1963), Maple Leaf Mills (c. 1965), Ferry Morse Seed Co. (c. 1969-1970). The extent of the ledgers in sub-series McS 1 1.5 (Financial Records) separate from the other financial records in the sub-series is 95.9 cm. The financial records without the ledgers measure 60 cm.
Storage Location
RG 3 A.E. McKenzie Company fonds McS 1 Board of Directors
Related Material
Financial statements and records for the individual companies acquired by McKenzie Seeds are located in Series III. Information regarding the sale of McKenzie Seeds is located in Series II (Office of the President/GM), sub-series I (A.E. McKenzie), in the file entitled A.E. correspondence with W.A. Johnson. Some of these records are connected to the purchase offers received by McKenzie Seeds.
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Main Executive Committee

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1945, 1957-1967
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
8.7
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1945, 1957-1967
Physical Description
8.5 cm
Scope and Content
These are the minutes from the meetings of the Main Executive of the Student Association.
Subject Access
Student Association
Storage Location
RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series 8: Brandon College Students Association
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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1929-1969
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE A
Item Number
4
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1929-1969
Physical Description
13 cm
Scope and Content
Pipestone Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1929 - 1967 By-law no. 4, no date Certificate of incorporation, 2 February 1929 Memorandum of Association and general By-laws, 1 February 1929 Minutes of first general meeting of shareholder s, 22 February 1929 Lease -MPEL to Pipestone CEAL, 1 August 1929 Application for share in stock, 18 July 1931 By-law no. 12 and 13, 18 July 1931 Agreement between Pipestone CEAL and MPEL, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 16 November 1931 General By-laws and By-laws 18, 19, and 20, 16 June 1941 General By-laws, 23 October 1941 By-law no. 21, 10 November 1947 Letter re By-law no. 21, 27 August 1948 Agreement between Pipestone CEA and MPE, 1 August 1951 By-law no.23, 5 November 1951 Agreement, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 17 March 1967 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 10 April 1929 - volume 4, 22 September 1969 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1930 - 1968 (16 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1941 - 1955 (12 reports) Final statements, 1930 - 1952 (13 reports) Auditors' reports, 1930 - 1950 (13 reports) Analysis of Operating results, 1951 - 1955 (3 reports)Correspondence, 1929 - 1969 Membership list, 1930 - 1969 Miscellaneous Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Pipestone.
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MPE A 59 Dufrost (Local & Sub-District)

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1928-86
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE A
Item Number
59
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1928-86
Physical Description
18 cm
Scope and Content
Dufrost Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1928 - 1961 Certificate of Incorporation, 7 April 1928 Memorandum of Association, 7 April 1928 General By-laws, 7 April 1928 Letter re: Above By-laws, 13 April 1928 Lease, 1 August 1928 Memorandum of agreement, 22 November 1929 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20 and General By-laws, no date Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 9 June 1928 - volume 3, 25 April 1969 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1941 - 1945 (5 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1944 - 1952 (3 reports) Final statements, 1944 - 1952 (3 reports) Auditors report, 1946 - 1951 (2 reports) Analysis of Operating Results summary, 1951 - 1952 (1 report) Annual financial statement, no date Correspondence, 1941 - 1959 Membership list, 1943 - 1969 Miscellaneous Directors Attendance list, 1946 - 1947 (1 report) Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of De Salaberry. Sub-district Council minutes March 24 1980 - April 1 1986.
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MPE A 2 Elphinstone

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1927-1980
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE A 2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1927-1980
Physical Description
26 cm
Scope and Content
Elphinstone Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1927 - 1978 Memorandum of Association and General By-laws, 11 August 1927 Certificate of incorporation, 17 August 1927 Minutes of first general meeting of shareholders, 18 January 1928 Minutes of first permanent Directors' meeting, 18 January 1928 Memorandum of Agreement, By-laws 8, 9, 10 and 11, 12 November 1929 Minutes of the Shareholders' meeting, 25 July 1931 Directors meeting minutes, 25 July 1931 ECEAL By-law no. 12 \& 13, 25 July 1931 Agreement between Elphinstone CEAL and MPEL, 1 August 1931 Letter re Supplementary Agreement, 16 November 1933 Agreement between Elphinstone CEAL and MPEL, 2 February 1933 Letter, 28 June 1944 Agreement between Elphinstone CEAL and MPEL, 1 August 1937 Ageement between Elphinstone CEAL and MPEL, 1 November 1937 ECEAL By-law no. 16, 4 November 1939 Letter re By-law no. 16, 24 March 1941 ECEAL By-law to authorize cancellation of share capital, 2 November 1940 Letter, 24 March 1941 ECEAL By-laws 18, 19, 20 and General By-laws, 15 July 1941 MPE General By-laws, 23 October 1941 ECEAL By-law no. 21, 7 November 1947 Letter re By-law no.21, 27 August 1948 Letter re amendment to General By-laws, 6 May 1949 ECEAL By-law no. 22, 20 June 1949 MPEL By-law amending the general By-laws of the Co., 7 March 1950 Agreement between ECEAL and MPEL, 1 August 1951 ECEAL By-law no. 23, 21 November 1921 MPEL By-law no. 1961-148, 12 October 1961 Directors' resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between MPEL and ECEAL, 15 December 1966 ECEAL By-law no. 26, 4 April 1967 Letter re Pioneer Grain Co., 23 February 1978 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 4 February 1928 - volume 7, 13 November 1980 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1968 (37 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1937 - 1955 (18 reports) Final statements, 1931 - 1952 (24 reports) Auditors' reports, 1929 - 1967 (26 reports) Analysis of operating results, 1951 - 1963 (11 reports) Detail of grain earnings, 1963 - 1967 (4 reports) Capital loan summary, 31 July 1951 Correspondence, 1929 - 1969 Membership list, 1929 - 1930, 1978 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Strathclair
Notes
File numbering is not congruous between sub-series arranged prior to 2009 and sub-series arranged or added to after 2009. This will be corrected in the future
Arrangement
Updated (Box 3) by Jill Sutherland 2010
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