The photograph was taken for the Centennial of Brandon College/University.
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph taken looking southwest from approximately the northeast corner of Princess Avenue and 17th Street. The entire campus, as well as a number of residential streets are visible.
Accession 3-1997 (84 photographs, various diplomas; 1886-1960) contains a variety of photographs of buildings and streetscapes of the 100 block of Tenth Street and various Hughes properties in the city. In addition, there are photographs of the "Founders of Hughes and Co," a parade on Tenth Street in 1924, the Wheat City Business College Hockey Team 1912, three photographs of the Port of Churchill in 1931, three photographs of threshing crews on Hughes and Company property, a Great War military contingent from Brandon including JRC Evans, and four family photographs.
Photograph taken during a game between the Brandon University Bobcats and Lakehead University. Bobcats Kenny Fields (#22) with the ball, Patrick Jebbison (#44) in the background.
Margaret Menzies was born on July 30th, 1920, at a family farm located in Oakburn, Manitoba. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in both Oakburn and Shoal Lake. She married Donald Menzies on June 4th, 1941. Together they had four children. In 1959, the family moved to Brandon, Manitoba, where they lived for the rest of their lives.
Margaret Menzies was a longtime and active member of the International Toastmistress Club (ITC), and was also involved in the Consumers Association of Canada, Seniors for Seniors, as well as being a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Central United Church. Menzies did not graduate from high school in her early years, but managed to continue her education and receive a bachelor of arts degree from Brandon University at the age of 70.
Margaret Menzies passed away on June 9th, 2012.
Custodial History
Records in the collection were brought to the S.J McKee Archives on July 13, 2012, by Gerald Brown, on behalf of the family of Margaret Menzies.
Scope and Content
Collection contains of two scrapbooks created by Margaret Menzies. The scrapbooks contain various cards, itinerary's, and other documents associated with Menzies' membership in the International Toastmistress Club. The items in the scrapbooks date from the mid 1980's to the late 1990's.
Also included in the collection are four local history books. The first is a 100 year history of the town of Oakburn, Manitoba, from 1870 to 1970, published during celebrations of Manitoba's centenniary in 1970. Next is a book about the history of the town of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, which was published in 1959 on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the town of Shoal Lake in 1909. The last two books are the first and second volumes of Ripples on the Lake, which cover the history of the Shoal Lake municipality from 1884. The first volume covers the first 100 years of the history of the Shoal Lake region, being published in 1984. The second volume was published in 2007, covering the history of Shoal Lake since 1984, as well as including new information that was not published in the 1984 version of the book.
Finally, the collection contains one photograph of Margaret Menzies receiving her bachelor of arts degree from Peter Hordern, dean of arts of Brandon University.
Notes
Biographical information provided by obituary entry in the Brandon Sun, June 16, 2012. Description by Tyler Warren (October 2012).
Education curriculum collection room opening westward off Library Reading Room, Library and Arts Building. L. to R. Ralph Berry, Margaret Ariss and students
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. L to R: Norman Joss (Manager), George Martin (Manager), Dwight Kearns, Dave Bauman, Ryan Smith, Frank Lindal, Willie Jerks, Blake Simcoe, Larry Rodenbush, Jack Mitchell, Doug Fraser, Mel Harvey, Al Johnson (Trainer). Foreground: Coach Howard
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Mike Howry, Bruce Lyons, Bohdan Pisak, John Weber, Dave Price, Ryan Gray, Bob Dodds, Nelson Burrell, Rick Kartzmark, Clyde Van Caeyzelle, Mike Bourg, Lew Worell, Frank Bauche, Grant Griffith. Front Row (L to R): Kevin MacDonald (Manager), Willie Reimer (Ass’t Coach), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Dan Majcher (Statistician)
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Fred Lee (Ass’t Coach), Gord Matheson (Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach). Middle Row (L to R): Steve Noyes, Dave Knutson, Dino Gini, Mark Hogan, Lyn Milne, Rick DeGagne. Back Row (L to R): John Weber, Ron Hummelt, Ben Szymkow, Jerry Abernathy, Keith Streiter, Bob Dodds, Lew Worrell
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Dave Perkins (Ass’t Trainer), Ray Houssin (Ass’t Coach), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Chris Parlow (Manager). Back Row (L to R): Dino Gini, Lew Worrell, Don Jackson, Warren Kyle, Tom Price, Jerry Abernathy, Keith Streiter, Jude Kelly, Rick DeGagne, Fred Lee, Bobby Campbell. Missing: Brian Pallister, Mark Hogan
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. L to R: Wallace Mainor, Alf Hoehn, Jan Bujan, Jude Kelly, Butch Gayton, Earl Roberts, “Diamond” Jim Dollings (Honorary Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Ray Kardas (Trainer), Grant Coulter, Cheddie Warner, Brian Ackroyd, Tony Speas, Steve Gill, Jerry Abernathy
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Jerry Hemmings (Coach), “Diamond” Jim Dollings (Honourary Manager), Murray McLeod (Ass’t Coach). Back Row (L to R): Earl Roberts, Grant Coulter, Keith Wilder, Tom Price, Wallace Mainor, Will Marshall, John Bukich, Jude Kelly, Brian Ackroyd, Butch Gayton, Cheddie Warner. Missing: Don Thomson, Bob Dodds.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Marty Hills (Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Dwight Kearns (Ass’t Coach), Diamond Jim Dollings (Honourary Manager). Back Row (L to R): Kenny Fields, Don Thomson, Rick Briscoe, Butch Gayton, Tom Price, John Carson, John Bukich, Keith Strieter, Jan Bujan, Jude Kelly, Brian Ackroyd, Grant Coulter, Earl Roberts, Cheddie Warner. Missing: Bob Eamer (Ass’t Coach).
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Courtney Bailey, Don Thomson, Kenny Fields, Butch Gayton, Frank Bojarski, Lonnie Anderson, John Bukich, Jan Bujan, John Carson, Brian Ackroyd, Rick Briscoe, Grant Coulter, Earl Roberts. Front Row (L to R): Murray McLeod (Ass’t Coach), Dwight Kearns (Coach), Bob Eamer (Ass’t Coach).
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