Arden Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1926 - 1969 Memorandum of association and General By-laws, 21 June 1926 Certificate of Incorporation, June 1926 Lease, 1 September 1926 Application of one share of stock, 17 July 1931 By-law nos. 12 and 13, 17 July 1931 Shareholders meeting, 17 July 1931 Directors' meeting, 17 July 1931 Agreement, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 25 November 1931 Agreement, 1 February 1933 Agreement, 15 October 1936 By-law no. 16, 7 November 1939 Agreement for sale, 5 November 1940 Approval of cancellation of share capital, 5 November 1940 By-law, 5 November 1940 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20, and General By-laws, 17 July 1941 By-laws 18, 19, 20, and General By-laws, no date Agreement, 30 August 1947 By-law no. 21, 4 November 1947 By-law no. 22, 18 November 1949 Agreement, 1 August 1951 By-law no. 23 (2 copies), 14 November 1951 Agreement, 1 August 1953 Agreement for sale, 23 March 1960 Agreement, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 7 March 1967 Arrangement, 23 May 1969 Transfer agreement, 31 July 1969 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 4 August 1926 - volume 16, December 1969 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1933 - 1968 (29 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1940 - 1955 (16 reports) Final statements, 1938 - 1952 (14 reports) Auditors' reports, 1947 - 1968 (25 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (12 reports) Allocation of surplus statements, 1943 - 1946 (3 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1967 (4 reports) Annual financial statements and reports, 1928 - 1929 (2 reports) Receipts, 1936 - 1959 (11 receipts) Statement of grain account and handle, 16 June 1931 Capital loan (budget), 31 July 1951 Correspondence, 1933 - 1976 Membership list, 1929 - 1969 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1948 - 1966, (17 reports) Directors' report, 1947 - 1968 (19 reports) Directors' report, 1940 Newspaper item, Weekly Market News - ``Detailed study made of Drum Wheat during winter" Press reports, 1963 - 1968 (5 reports) MPEA Anniversary celebration speech, no date Application by CPR to close station at Arden - submission to Board of Transport Commissioners, 26 July 1967 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Landsdown.
These records were produced between 1989 and 1990, the researching and writing period for The Chronicle of Canada monograph. Published in 1990 by Chronicle Publications (Montreal and Paris), the Chronicle of Canada is an approximately eight-pound, 980-page hard cover book, containing illustrations, photographs, and maps.
The premise of the Chronicle of Canada was to tell the social history of Canada in a journalistic style from the dawn of the dinosaurs to present day (July 1, 1990). Historical events were presented as short journalistic articles following a timeline.
Fred McGuinness was asked to be a contributor to the Chronicle of Canada in the summer of 1989. The writing assignment lasted six-months. Fred received, via courier every Monday, a writing package containing a computer diskette and a list of assigned stories to be completed within the week. The stories were researched, written, and saved onto the diskette, which was couriered back to Montreal on the Friday. The length of each article ranged from 100 to 500 words. The rate of pay for each article was $1.00 per line.
The editors of the Chronicle of Canada estimated their publication would contain 3,000 articles. McGuinness was assigned the majority of the prairie articles, which the editors estimated to be around 500 to 600 stories. It is possible to determine which articles McGuinness contributed to the project from the weekly period assignments and invoices.
Custodial History
Records were collected and created by McGuinness during the writing phase of the monograph Chronicle of Canada. The materials were donated to the SJ McKee Archives by the Estate of Fred McGuinness circa 2011. The Archives accessioned the records in 2015.
Scope and Content
The subseries consists of textual records, created and collected during the production of the monograph Chronicle of Canada. It includes correspondence, journal articles, book chapters, Government industry publications, newspapers articles, promotional materials, and McGuinness’ articles for Chronicle of Canada printed in the Chronicle template.
Notes
Information in the history/biography was taken from Neighborly News column #578 (McG 2.3, File 14); letter to Mr. Fred McGinnis [sic] from Chronicle Publications, dated September 25, 1989 (McG 5.7, File 1)
In the file level inventory, square brackets at end of file names reference the original location of the file in the unprocessed Fred McGuinness collection. The original location is also noted on the front of each file folder
The idea for a Kin history was initially conceived in 1984-85 between the authors and a pair of Brandon Kinsmen, Tom Breneman (National President) and Michael Cox (National Director). These records were produced between 1986 and 1987, the researching and writing period for the book Only in Canada: Kinsmen and Kinettes. Published in 1987 by Friesen Printers (Altona), “Only in Canada” is a 271-page soft cover book, containing 40 images.
BU faculty members Dr. Kenneth “Ken” Stephen Coates, Assistant Professor of History, and Mr. Fred McGuinness, Lecturer in Journalism, authored the book. Assisting the writers was a research team of BU history students: Don Cooper, Diane Fowler, Rob McGarva, Scott Parker, Kurt Refvik, Karen Skinner, and Pam Svistovski supervised by Joy Dorian and Bruce Stafeld. During the writing of the book, Dr. Coates accepted a position at the University of Victoria.
During the research phase, the authors consulted Kin Magazine, committee minutes, newspapers, and members of the Kin service clubs across the country. The entire history of the Kin service organization is covered from its inception in 1920 to the time of publication; following the evolution of the association over time and documenting the contributions the organization made to quality of life in their respective local communities and to the country as a whole.
Custodial History
Accession 18-2002 records were in the possession of Fred McGuinness until the publication of Only in Canada. In the course of writing the history, records of the Kinsmen Club in Canada were amassed at the McKee Archives. The research materials developed by Coates and McGuinness were simply added to the Kinsmen records ca. 1987. The Kinsmen records have since been de-accessioned by the SJ McKee Archives and transferred to Kin Headquarters in Ontario.
Scope and Content
The subseries materials consist of letters of correspondence from the authors to numerous Kinsmen across Canada requesting information about the organization’s founder Hal Rogers for chapter one and the epilogue, as well as early drafts, outlines, and brites for all six chapters of the book. The book was commissioned by the Association of the Kinsmen Clubs of Canada and published in 1987. Of additional interest is a memo from Fred McGuinness to the Kinsmen National President Dr. Tom Breneman about the book’s launch, promotion, and distribution (see file 1).
Notes
Information in the history/biography was taken from the preface of the book Only in Canada: Kinsmen & Kinettes
Accruals
Closed
Language Note
Fred McGuinness often uses journalistic jargon to label his files. A “brite” refers to a short, amusing story. McGuinness often organized his ideas and research materials by potential brite topic. The term brite is often annotated on the letters of correspondence in these subseries files
Finding Aid
A file level inventory is available
Storage Location
2015 accessions
Related Material
Archival materials held at Kin Canada headquarters. For an
inventory of materials de-accessioned by the McKee Archives see the donor file. Contact the Archivist for access
Arrangement
Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives. Subseries has been re-arranged according to book chapter following the de-accession of the Kinsmen records
