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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1990
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
6.5.1
File Number
52
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1990
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of a news release, Whitehead's nomination form and citation.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 6: Senate Office 6.5 Convocation Services, Baccalaureates Services, Banquets
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Nadia Lewis collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14325
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
late 1880's - 2009
Accession Number
3-2017
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
3-2017
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
late 1880's - 2009
Physical Description
2.5 cm textual records
206 photographs (loose)
2 scrapbooks
2 artefacts
Physical Condition
The textual records and artefacts are in good condition. Many of the photographs are bent and the paper based photo albums have some tearing.
History / Biographical
Nadia Irene Lewis (nee Chernec) was born in Shoal Lake, MB on December 31, 1926. Shortly after her birth, Nadia was place in the care of a nurse in Brandon, BM while her parents were attempting to set up a home in the United States. Her mother was a teacher and her father was in training to become a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), but because they were unmarried and had a child out of wedlock, they both lost their jobs and felt they needed to start a new life in a different place. As they were driving up the Brandon Hill, they were tragically involved in a three car collision, which killed them both. The nurse caring for the newborn baby girl and a social worker from the Children's Aid Society assigned to the case decided to palce Nadia in an orphange in Brandon. During her stay at the orphanage, the caretakers named her "Katy" after a popular song of the day and discovered that she really enjoyed music. Nicholas and Maria Chernec adopted "Katy" from the orphanage when she was 3 1/2 years old, and in her brief autobiography, Nadia wrote that she suspected that Nicholas Chernec was her biological uncle (her father's brother). In June 1929, baby "Katy" was christened "Nadia Irene Chernec." According to Nadia's autobiography, Nicholas Chernec urged his wife Maria to adopt the baby for three years as she remained in the orphanage. Maria had suffered a fall from a ladder during their marriage and as a result, was unalbe to have children. Maria "was often quite ill" and id not want to raise another person's child, but eventually she agreed. Both Nicholas and Maria were of Ukrainian descent, and therefore Nadia was raised with a knowledge of Ukrainian traditions and within the ukrainian community of Brandon, something that she embraced. Nadia grew up in Brandon's North End and graduated from the Normal School in 1945. She immediately began a teaching career that would last for 32 years, though she also worked in an office for three of those years. She married Alexander Mitchell Lewis on July 23, 1971 in Vancouver, BC. Alexander was a contractor and boat builder. After Maria Chernec's death in September 1984, nadia began correspondence with Oseredok, the Ukranian Cultural and Educational Centre in Winnipeg, MB. She ultimately donated many traditional Ukrainian items to the Centre, including a painting much beloved by her father (who died in 1955) and garments handmade by her mother, thus preserving some of her family's cultural heritage. As noted previously, Nadia loved music as a child and eventually learned to play the violin. She performed with several orchestras throughout her life, including the New Westminster Symphony and the Kitsilano Orchestra. in November 1998, she was diagnoed with trigeminal neuralgia, a neurological disorder that affects the nerves in the head. This disorder, which can cause unexpected and debilitating pain in the affected area, led to Nadia giving up driving, and ultimately, her violin playing. Through presecription drug experimentation under the supervision of her physican and neurologist, Nadia was eventually able to control the effects of the disease. Nadia Irene Lewis died on September 14, 2013 in Richemond, BC at the age of 86.
Custodial History
The collection was transferred to Ms. Lewis' lawyer after her death in 2013. The records were then given to Drew Mitchell, a distant cousing who had been named in her will. Mitchell donated the records to the McKee Archives in 2017.
Scope and Content
The collection was created by Nadia Chernec Lewis throughout the course of her adult life and chronicles her activities from her birth in Manitoba, and moves to British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, New Zealand and finally back to British Columbia where she died. Collection consists of an autobiography, her parents' biographies (written by Nadia), vital records related to her family, correspondence with classmates from the Normal School and Oseredok and many photographs of Nadia, her friends and family. Some of the photograph depict Brandon and Brandon's North End. Also included in the collection is a set of wooden rosary beads and a doll dressed in traditional Ukrainian garments, handmade by Maria Chernec.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the records. Description by Megan Demarest (December 2018).
Language Note
English and Ukrainian
Finding Aid
A file list for the collection is available, as well as a photo inventory.
Storage Location
2018 accessions
Arrangement
Photographs 3-2017.5 through 3-2017.88 were in a card box labeled "Lewis Pictures (1956-'58, 1960's, 1970's)," which has been discarded.
Photographs 3-2017.89 through 3-2017.104 were in a candy box labeled "Pictures and Background Material in relation to Nicholas and Maria Chernec of Brandon, Manitoba . . . the Ukrainian Community in the 1930's-1940's mostly . . .," which has been discarded. An envelope in the box labeled "Ukrainian Shirt, History of . . ." contained a handwritten description of the shirt and its history along with photographs 3-2017.89 through 3-2017.94. The note is in Folder #6, Oseredok-Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre. Photographs 3-2017.95 through 3-2017.104 are Polaroids taken to document items that Ms. Lewis donated to Oseredok in 2000.
Photographs 3-2017.105 through 3-2017.152 were remeoved from a green self-adhesive photo album, which has been discarded.
Photographs 3-2017.153 thorough 3-2017.198 were removed from a self-adhesive photo album with a waterside lanscrape image on the front, which has been discarded.
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William Ormond Mitchell

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4092
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 1974
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
6.5.1
File Number
30
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 1974
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of a draft parchment and Mitchell's citation.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 6: Senate Office 6.5 Convocation Services, Baccalaureates Services, Banquets
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Stordy, Alder, Mitchell & Freeman

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3988
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1963-1967
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
378
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1963-1967
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and copies of agreements.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 4: Office of the Vice-President 4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance) Box 9
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Meighn, Stordy, Haddad, Alder & Mitchell

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3938
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
350
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of 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 8
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Stordy, Meighen, Haddad & Adler, Mitchell

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3967
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1967-1970
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
379
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1967-1970
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and legal documents.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 4: Office of the Vice-President 4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance) Box 9
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Keystone Centre development and construction fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4854
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1974; predominant 1970-1974
Accession Number
22-1998
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
22-1998
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1974; predominant 1970-1974
Physical Description
36 cm
History / Biographical
The idea of the Keystone Centre was first mentioned in 1958, at a meeting of the board of directors of the Manitoba Winter Fair. The Manitoba Winter Fair wanted a new facility because the old Wheat City Arena had a leaking roof and a deteriorating west wall. The old facility also had limited space and the Winter Fair felt it needed more space for expansion. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba also had problems with their facilities, such as old barns and poor display areas. The idea of the Keystone Centre was put on hold until 1969, when the boards of the Provincial Exhibition and the Manitoba Winter Fair joined together as the Provincial Exhibition Association of Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena was sold and demolished. The original estimate for the cost of the Keystone Centre facilities was $4.5 million and funding would be proportioned so that the federal and provincial governments would each put in one-third of the money, with the rest coming from local donations. The financial campaign for the Keystone Centre began in 1970, and construction began in November 1970. The grand opening of the Centre was in March 1973, and coincided with the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair of that year.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains many folders full of correspondence, financial statements, meeting minutes and other documents relating to the development and construction of the Keystone Centre from 1970-1974, including those from the Keystone Executive Committee, as well as the Building Committee. Fonds also contains one folder that pertains to the Brandon Area Agricultural Development Survey from 1959. This folder contains the names and locations of all farmers in the Brandon area in 1959. The Brandon Area Agricultural Development Survey was created in 1959, in order to make farming in the Brandon area more profitable. The survey was aided by Doane Agricultural Service from St. Louis, Missouri, who had success creating agricultural development programs in the United States. Fonds also contains folders from the Provincial Exhibition with correspondence, pamphlets, estimates, and studies from the 1960's. There is also one folder belonging to the Manitoba Winter Fair, which contains correspondence and financial statements relating to the Wheat City Arena. Fonds also contains information pertaining to the proposals made in the 1960's, for the building of the Keystone Centre, as well as one folder about the Keystone campaign from 1970-73. There is also one folder about the opening of the Keystone Centre, which contains newspaper clippings and guest lists. Finally, the fonds contains information about a court case involving Albert Bobyk and Robert Stewart. Stewart was the project manager for the Building Committee and Bobyk worked on the Keystone Center. The fonds includes a report about the trial of the two men who were charged with fraud involving their work on the Keystone Centre.
Notes
CAIN No. 202608
Subject Access
Ray Forbes
Fred McGuinness
Brandon Area Agricultural Development Survey
Doane Agricultural Service Inc
Agricultural & Homemaking School of Brandon
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
South-Western District Agricultural Society
4-H
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
City of Brandon
Keystone Committee
Keystone Building Committee
agriculture
architecture
exhibitions
swine farming
sheep farming
cereal grain farming
rural life
winter fairs
Storage Location
1998 accessions
Storage Range
1998 accessions
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International Business Machines

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3635
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1966-1967
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
57
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1966-1967
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence, rental examples, an agreement for IBM Machine Service and executive course outlines (universities).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 4: Office of the Vice-President 4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance) Box 2
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Burroughs business machines

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3740
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1965-1967
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
160
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1965-1967
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and samples.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 4: Office of the Vice-President 4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance) Box 5
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Burrough Business Machines

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3865
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1971
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
280
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1971
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of 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 7
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International Business Machines

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3927
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1971
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
338
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1971
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and a memo.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 4: Office of the Vice-President 4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance) Box 8
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Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4832
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1959
Accession Number
12-2002
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
12-2002
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1959
Physical Description
2 cm
History / Biographical
It appears that the Neepawa Business and Profession of Women's Club was established in 1955. The president of the club in 1955, was Nora Day. The objectives of the club were to enhance the status of professional and business women and to promote contact between women in business and the professions. The club had seven committees, including: the United Nations, Newsletter, Emblem, Social, Programme, Publicity, and Membership Committees. The Neepawa Club attended provincial conferences of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs and observed Business Women's Week. The club also hosted conferences,as well as local luncheons and picnics.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 2002. Previous custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one scrapbook made by the club, which covers the years 1955-1959. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, programs, invitations, and lists of club officers from around the province. The scrapbook also includes the bylaws of the Neepawa Club. Many of the newspaper clippings relate to the status of women in Canada and around the world.
Notes
CAIN No. 202586
Subject Access
Effie Macdonald
Mary Macdonald
Louise Card
Nora Day
Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club
Manitoba Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club
Flin Flon Business and Professional Women's Club
Portage Business and Professional Women's Club
Selkirk Business and Professional Women's Club
St. James Business and Professional Women's Club
Winnipeg Business and Professional Women's Club
International Peace Gardens
women's clubs
status of women
scrapbooks
newspaper clippings
Storage Location
2002 accessions
Storage Range
2002 accessions
Related Material
Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club (10-2002); Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club (11-2002); Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club (12-2002); Trilliam Business and Professional Women's Club (2-2006).
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International Business Machines (IBM)

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3786
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1968-1969
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
203
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1968-1969
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and financial information.
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
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Program advertising contracts

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8756
Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Date Range
1988
Accession Number
17-2008
Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
17-2008
File Number
4
Accession Number
17-2008
Start Date
1988
End Date
1988
Date Range
1988
Material Details
textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of advertising contracts for 1988 festival program.
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Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4811
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1965
Accession Number
11-2002
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
11-2002
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1965
Physical Description
10 cm
History / Biographical
The Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club was organized on May 14, 1959. The group received its charter on September 15, 1959 at a ceremony that included guests from Minnedosa, Neepawa, Dauphin, Brandon, and Portage La Prairie. The first president of the club was Mrs. Julie Johnson. In September 1959 the club had 15 members. The Minnedosa Club became the thirteenth Business and Professional Women's Club chartered in Manitoba. The purpose of the club was to train and educate women in business and the professions and to promote women's participation in local, provincial, and national affairs. The club included many committees such as the Public Relations, Membership, Survey and Archives, Programme and Projects, Social and Courtesy, International Affairs, Budget and Finance, Federation Promotion, Personal Development, Public Affairs, and Resolutions, Legislation and Employment Committees. The Minnedosa Club held exhibitions, hosted guest speakers, observed Business Women's Week, and held workshops for all of the Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Manitoba on a few occasions. Over the years the club made many donations to the Minnedosa Museum, the Minnedosa Centennial Committee, and charities such as UNICEF, Ramallah Fund, Children's Aid, and United Way. The Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club was very concerned with the status of women in Canada and around the world. The Minnedosa Club disbanded in May 1980. After the disbanding of the club, the women who were involved in the club formed the Just For Fun Club.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 2002. Previous custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds is comprised mainly of four scrapbooks, which run from 1959-1979, 1959-1963, 1959-1964, and 1977-1979. The scrapbooks contain photos, newspaper clippings, Christmas cards, correspondence and programs. The clippings relate to Business and Professional Women's Clubs from around Manitoba, while focusing on the Minnedosa Club. Many of the clippings also focus on the status of women in Canada and the rest of the world. Fonds also contains financial records and minutes from the years 1959-1980. There is also a copy of the club's bylaws, as well as monthly membership reports from 1976-1980. The fonds also includes a brief typed history of the Minnedosa Club, as well as other loose newspaper clippings, programs, songbooks, and correspondence. Finally, there are three guestbooks included in the collection. The first runs from 1959-1978. The second guestbook is from the Art and Ceramic Display and Tea, held on May 27, 1972. The third guestbook is from the Art and Ceramic Dispay and Tea, held on May 29, 1976.
Notes
CAIN No. 202581
Subject Access
Julie Johnson
Louise Card
Effie Macdonald
Mary Macdonald
Marion McCormick
Gladys Thompson
Town of Minnedosa
Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club
Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Manitoba Provincial Organization of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Flin Flon Business and Professional Women's Club
Dauphin Business and Professional Women's Club
Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club
International Peace Gardens
women's clubs
women's issues
status of women
scrapbooks
newspaper clippings
Storage Location
2002 accessions
Storage Range
2002 accessions
Related Material
Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club (10-2002); Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club (11-2002); Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club (12-2002); Trilliam Business and Professional Women's Club (2-2006).
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Brakeley & Co. Ltd., G.A.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3725
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1958-1969
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
4.2
File Number
143
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1958-1969
Physical Description
2 files
Scope and Content
Files consist of the survey completed by G.A. Brakeley & Co. Ltd., a list of questions with answers from D.R. MacKay, a retrospect, a report on higher education in western Manitoba, financial information, lists of outstanding graduates, a brief of Mr. P.A. Kennedy regarding religious courses at Brandon College, correpondence, Christie's map of Brandon, and reference materials.
Notes
G.A. Brakeley & Co. Ltd. were retained by the Board of Directors of Brandon College in June 1958 to conduct a survey, make an analysis and prepare a plan in respect of a campaign for the purpose of raising capital funds.
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
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C-51 '87 '88 Tobacco Advertising

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5726
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1986-July 1988
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
782
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1986-July 1988
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of general correspondence
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 29
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W.E.D. United Pacific Co. Ltd.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions6089
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1990
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
1143
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1990
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 47
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Brandon Community Welcome Co-op Inc.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5894
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1992
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
948
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1992
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of grants & correspondence
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 40
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Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4859
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1932-1972
Accession Number
10-2002
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
10-2002
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1932-1972
Physical Description
20 cm
History / Biographical
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Brandon was created in November 1932. The club grew out of a meeting of business and professional women who were interested in forming an association. Guest speakers at the meeting were Miss Hilda Hesson, the Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Business and Professional Women's Clubs, and Miss F. Ingram, the President of the Winnipeg Business and Professional Women's Club. The objective of the Brandon club, according to its constitution, was the "promotion of educational, service, and social facilities for the business and professional women." The club consisted of active and associate members and belonged to the greater Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club. The first President of the club was Miss Margaret Gemmell, with approximately 80 women attended the club's first meeting. The club established sub-committees on a variety of subjects including current events, sports, bridge instruction, public speaking, dress making, photography, stitch craft, manual training, and physical culture. The club also put on exhibitions, participated in drama festivals, held rummage sales and an annual Christmas party. During the Second World War, it established a War Effort Department. This department organized activities such as sewing and knitting in support of the war effort. The War Effort Department also raised money for charities such as the Red Cross. During its meetings, the club often heard local and national speakers or watched films. Women of many different vocations joined the club including florists, teachers, salesclerks, nurses, and housewives. Over the years, additional departments were added to the club including those named poetry, pottery, woodcraft, and drama.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 2002. Previous custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains three small scrapbooks, which cover the years 1932-1939, 1939-1949, and 1950-1959, respectively. The scrapbooks contain newpaper clippings from the Brandon Sun, the Winnipeg Free Press, and the Flin Flon Daily Miner. The scrapbooks also contain exhibition and meeting programs from the Brandon Club. Fonds also contains meeting minutes for the years 1932-1972.
Notes
CAIN No. 202576
Subject Access
Miss Margaret Gemmel
Miss Marjorie McKenzie
Dr. Jane Turnbull
Miss Muriel Bowen
Miss Jessie Crawford
Mrs. Robert Darrach
Miss Margaret Clay
Hilda Hesson
Miss Jenny Gemmell
City of Brandon
Business and Professional Women's Club of Brandon
Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
women's organizations
women's clubs
Manitoba women
scrapbooks
Storage Location
2002 accessions
Storage Range
2002 accessions
Related Material
Brandon Business and Professional Women's Club (10-2002); Minnedosa Business and Professional Women's Club (11-2002); Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club (12-2002); Trilliam Business and Professional Women's Club (2-2006).
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