Brandon University received its charter on June 5, 1967, on the occasion of the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the Honourable Angus Ogilvie. The institution has its roots in Brandon College, which was established in 1899, by the Baptist Convention of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories and was administered by that authority until 1938. During these years it was an affiliate, first of the University of Manitoba and, from 1911 to 1938, of McMaster University. In 1938, it became a non-denominational affiliate of the University of Manitoba, under a board of directors elected by the Brandon College Corporation, and it continued as such until it was made a provincial university in 1967.
1967-1968 was the first year of operation as Brandon University.
The University is a co-educational, non-denominational, government-supported institution within the Province of Manitoba. It is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
As stated in The Brandon University Act (1998), the purposes and objects of the university are: (a) the advancement of learning and the creation, preservation and dissemination of knowledge; and (b) the intellectual, social, ethical and physical development and improvement of its students and employees and of society. To further its purposes and objects the university may: (a) establish and maintain such colleges, faculties, schools, institutes, departments, chairs and courses of instruction as the board considers appropriate; (b) give instruction and training in all branches of learning; (c) grant degrees, including honorary degrees, diplomas and certificates of proficiency; (d) provide facilities for original research in every branch of learning, and conduct or facilitate the conducting of such research; and (e) generally promote and carry on the work of a university.
The mission statement of the University is to shape the whole person and enable students to make a positive difference as citizens and leaders. In a welcoming and supportive setting, the University emphasizes research, scholarship, critical thinking, performance, artistic creation, communication and participation, as a means of imparting value and meaning to society and contributing to the public good. The University nurtures and develops excellence in its programs, attracts an outstanding faculty, defends academic freedom, preserves knowledge and sustains a scholarly community where cultural differences are valued. The University strives to complement its primary mission of teaching and research by sharing the expertise of its staff, its information resources and its facilities with the greater community.
PROGRAM EVOLUTION:
1967 Brandon College became Brandon University with authority to grant degrees
1998 The Brandon University Act was passed by the Manitoba Legislature, replacing the Brandon University Regulations
Arts:
1902 First Arts graduates
1975 B.A. (4 year Specialist) degree
1983 B.A. (4 year General) degree
1990 Major in Business Administration
1991 Minor in Women's Studies
1992 Minor in Aboriginal Art
1996 Major in Business Administration (4 year)
1997 4 year Bachelor of Business Admin
Science:
1975 B.Sc. (4 year Spec)
1983 B.Sc. (4 year General)
1986 Post-Diploma degree for Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
1995 4 year degree in Psychiatric Nursing
Education:
1952 Ed courses offered for the first time
1967 B.Ed. (5 year)
1969 B.Teaching (3 year)
1972 Project for the Education of Native Teachers (PENT) initiated
1974 Brandon University Northern Teacher Education Program (BUNTEP) initiated
1978 B.Ed (4 year)
1981 B.Teaching (3 year) discontinued as at October 17, 1981
1988 Concurrent B.Music/B.Ed (AD) degree program
1990 M.Ed.
1994 Brandon University Hutterian Education Programme (BUHEP) initiated
Music:
1906 Dept of Music (Conservatory) established
1973 B.Mus. (4 year General)
1977 B.Mus. (5 year Music Education)
1980 Master of Music Degree offered for the first time in Manitoba
1988 Concurrent B.Music/B.Ed (AD) degree program
Health Studies:
1998 School of Health Studies created and assumes responsibility for Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing
Interdisciplinary degree programs:
1972 B.G.S.
1998 Masters degree in Rural Development
1998 Bachelor of First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling degree program
On December 19, 1985, the Board of Governors approved a set of recommendations regarding the administrative structure of the university. The recommendations renamed, abolished and instituted a number of positions at Brandon University.
Custodial History
Records in the fonds were in the possession of the President's Office until 1980, at which point they were transferred to the McKee Archives upon its creation. Subsequently, additional records have been transferred from the President's Office, the Senate Office and some faculties. Most records transferred after 1980 have separate accession numbers.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of sixteen series, including: (1) Office of the Chancellor; (2) Board of Governors; (3) Office of the President; (4) Office of the Vice-President; (5) Office of the Registrar; (6) Brandon University Senate; (7) Faculties and Schools; (8) Library Services; (9) Department of Extension; (10) Office of Development; (11) Brandon University Foundation; (12) Student Services; (13) Miscellaneous Publications; (14) Brandon University Students' Union (BUSU); (15) Brandon University Faculty Association (BUFA); and (16) Brandon University/College Artifacts.
Notes
Information for the History/Bio field was taken from Brandon University calendars 1967-2006, the Brandon University website (December 2005) and an article in "The Quill" (January 9, 1986). Description by Christy Henry, unless otherwise noted.
File consists of: brochure for music competition Concours OSM 1988 Strings and Winds, score of Carleton Weir Elliott String Quartet No. 1 in c minor, press release from Canada Council Touring Office regarding Tour Organizers' Workshops at the Banff Centre School of Management.
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1.20 Francis Chaplin
File consists of: photocopied score, cello and violin parts to Chan Ka Nin: Among Friends, 1949.
Publisher info: Toronto, ON: Canadian Music Centre, 1990.
File also consists of: single photocopied first page of Walter Piston: Violin Sonata.
Publisher info: New York, NY: G. Schirmer/Associated Music Publishers, 1931.
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File consists of: score and parts for Haydn Trio No. 4, opus 11, no. 4 in F Major for flute (or treble recorder), violin and cello. First and third movements from Baryton Trio Hob.XI:11; second movement from Baryton Trio Hob.XI:17, mvt.3.
Publisher info: Amsterdam: J.J. Hummel, n.d.(1771), Plate 248.
Reprinted: London, UK: Schott & Co. Ltd, 1951
Arranger: Walter Bergmann, from the figured bass edition
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File consists of: parts for Schubert Trio no. 2, D. 581 in B-flat major. Various photocopied pages from violin part.
Publisher Info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890, plate F.S. ??? (Series XXI, No.5)
Reprint: New York, NY: Schirmer/International Music Company, nd.
parts for Schubert Trio no. 1, D. 471 in B-flat major
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1890. Plate F.S. 38
Reprint: New York, NY: Schirmer/International Music Company, nd.
File also consists of: photocopy of Violin 1 part to Mozart String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458.
Publisher info: Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[ca.1882]. Ed.16. Plate 6686.
Some bowings, fingerings, other interpretive markings added.
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File consists of: score and parts for Milhaud: Sonatine a Trois for violin, viola and violoncello, opus 221b.
Publisher info: Bryn Mawr, PA: Mercury Music Corp, 1947.
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File consists of: photocopied score to Beethoven String Quartet no. 10, opus 74 in E-flat major.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. Plate B.670
Reprinted: Milan, IT: G. Ricordi & C., nd.
hardcover parts (violin 1, violin 2, cello) for Beethoven String Quartets op. 127, 130-133 & 135.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. Plate B.8868
Reprinted: New York, NY: CF Peters Corporation, nd.
original score of Beethoven: Two Romances, op. 40 and 50 for violin and piano.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862-1890. Plate 2720.
Reprinted: New York, NY: International Music Company, 1974.
Arranger: Zino Francescatti
File also consists of: original score of Kenneth Leighton trio for violin, cello and piano.
Publisher info: London, UK: Novello & Co. Ltd., 1968. Plate 19680a
Some bowings, articulations, other markings added to all scores and parts.
File also consists of: poster for International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
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File consists of: original parts for Beethoven string quartets op. 18, nos 1-6.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890).
Reprinted: Scarsdale, NY: Edwin F. Kalmus, nd.
Some fingerings, other markings added.
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File consists of: original score for J. S. Bach: 15 Terzetti (after 3-part Inventions) for two violins and cello.
Publisher info: New York, NY: International Music Company, nd.
Arranger: Richard Hofmann
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File consists of: photocopied score and parts to first movement of Beethoven Trio, Op. 70 no. 1, 1808.
Publisher Info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862-1890.
Reprinted: Munchen-Duisberg: G. Henle Verlag, 1955.
Original score of Beethoven Romanze, Op. 40, arr. for violin and piano
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862-1890. Plate 8933
Reprinted: Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Arranger: August Wilhelm
Original viola part for Beethoven String Quartets 127, 130, 133, 135. Volume 3 of three-volume set. Monogrammed.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate 8868
Reprinted: Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Original parts for Beethoven String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-6, 1799-1800.
Publisher info: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862. Plate 8157
Reprinted: Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.
Arranger: Andreas Moser
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