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Scope and Content
Photograph of the girls from the Class of 1933 in costume for their program in the Literary Shield competition. Back Row (L to R): Viola Olmstead or Margaret Strachan, Marionne Scott (?), Agnes Lund, Dorothy Webb (?), Ruth Wade, Elenanor McKinnon (?), ? and Dorreene McGuinness. Front Row (L to R): Ruth Thornton, Grace Armstrong, ?, Grace Hopkins and Florence Simpson.
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Scope and Content
Photograph of (L to R): Dorothy Webb (?), Dorreene McGuinness and Ruth Wade in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
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Scope and Content
Photograph of (L to R): Marionne Scott (?), Agnes Lund and Ruth Thornton in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
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Scope and Content
Photograph of (L to R): Dorothy Webb (?), Dorreene McGuinness and Ruth Wade in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1933 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of green and yellow, as well as the class motto "Per Ardua ad Astra" ("Through hardship one wins the stars"). Writing on the flag is centered around the image of a lamp or lantern referencing the College's logo. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Trinity Nylen/Jessica Old (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
The Swan is a three-act comedy written by Ferene Molnar. The production was staged during the 1933-1934 academic year and directed by Miss Marjorie B. McKenzie. For additional information about the production see page 32 of the 1934 Sickle.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of The Swan. Front Row, second from the left: Archie MacLachlan as Father Hyacinth. Front Row, second from the right: Ruth Wade as Princes Maria Dominica.
Marion (Marionne) Louise Scott was born January 13, 1913 at Ste. S, Parkview Block, Brandon, MB to Annie Louisa Lawson and David Henry (Harry) Scott. She attended St. Michael's Academy and Brandon College (Arts, Class of 1933), graduating with a teching certificate. At some point following her graduation she moved to Toronto, living with her Aunt and Uncle Olive and Keith Murphy, while working for Massey Harris. Eventually Marionne became Private Secretary to the president James Duncan. She also worked with E.P. Taylor and Colonel Phillips during her duration with the company.
Marionne met her husband Robert (Roy) Warden Jamieson through friends at the Parkdale Canoe Club, which is now the Boulevard Club on Lakeshore Avenue in Toronto. They were married on December 26, 1944. Following their retirement, Marionne and Roy spent their winters in Florida.
Marionne Scott Jamieson died on July 20, 1990 in Mississauga Ontario. Both she and her husband are buried in Park Lawn Cemetery at Bloor Street and Prince Edward Drive in west Toronto.
A number of the individuals identified in the photographs are members of Marionne's extended family or friends. Basic biographical information for both side of her family are below. Additional biographical information on the Lawson and Scott families is available at the McKee Archives.
Maternal relatives:
William Lawson was born c. 1849 in Markham Township, Ontario where his parents had settled from England. In September 1875 he married Alice Brunskill (born c. 1854) in Buttonville, Ontario. The couple settled on a farm at Aurora, Ontario before come west in 1892. Lawson and his family settled in the Hayfield district south of Brandon where he farmed until c. 1916. During his farming years, Lawson made a number of trips to Scotland and Ireland for the Manitoba government to secure immigrants. After retiring from farming, Lawson became an agent for the Manufaturers' Life Insurance Company. Lawson's brother, Reverend Thomas Lawson, organized the first Methodist congregation in Brandon.
William Lawson and Alice Brunskill had seven children:
William Ernest (married Maragret Louise Conling 23/11/1904 in Souris, MB)
Clarkson Brunskill (married Florence?)
Annie Louisa (married David Henry (Harry) Scott 29/06/1910 in Brandon, MB)
Alice May (married Arthur Ferrier Valens 27/06/1912 in Winnipeg, MB)
Fred J. (married Lottie C. Gibb 18/04/1906 in Selkirk, MB)
Frank Hill (married Cora Ethel Cunningham 11/03/1914 in Oakland)
Olive Gertrude (married William Keith Murphy 25/12/1923 in Brandon, MB)
Paternal relatives:
David Hunter Scott was born in 1851 in Brampton, Ontario. After completing his education he became a telegraph operator and then deputy postmaster for his hometown. In 1873, he moved to Manitoba, settling at Meadow Lea, where he took up a homestead. After fifteen years engaged in farming, Scott moved on to become a representitve for an implement manufacturing company. In 1892, he moved to Brandon to become manager of the Brandon Times newspaper. Four years later he founded D.H. Scott and Son, a real estate and insurance business he operated with his son David Henry until his death in September 1943.
David Hunter Scott married Anne Jane Lipsett (born 1854) of Meadow Lea, MB on May 24, 1876. Together they had ten children:
John Frederick
Robert Wesley
David Henry (Harry) (married Annie Louise Lawson 26/06/1910 in Brandon, MB)
William James
Caroline (married Christopher Russell Heise)
Annie Louise (married Alexander Ferguson (died 1927), married Nettleton Whitby Kerr)
Mary Emaline (married David Gordon Bawtinheimer)
Lillian Georgina (died August 9, 1931)
Josiah Aikens (died during World War I)
Reginald Jacob (married Norma May Hughes 16/08/1915 (Reginald died during World War I))
Custodial History
The photograph album and graduate's book were sent to Alumni Relations by Ruth L. Murphy on March 31, 2004. Both items had been in the possession of Marionne Scott, passing to her husband Robert Jamieson upon her death. When Jamieson died the items came into the possession of Ruth Murphy, whose husband was Marionne's first cousin. Carla Eisler, Alumni Relations, transfered the photograph album to the Archives on January 15, 2008, and the graduate book on January 8, 2009.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a photograph album created by Marionne Scott. The majority of the photographs cover the period 1926-1933, and are of family members, friends, and classmates at both St. Michael's Academy and Brandon College. They were taken in Brandon and at a number of other locations that Marionne visited. There are three loose photographs, taken by R.M. Coleman, that were taken at the wedding of Vivian Eva? and Reginald Stanley Stark, June 7th, 1941 at St. Matthews Cathedral and the Prince Edward Hotel.
The graduate's book consists of notes, signatures, newsclippings, photographs, programs, convocation documents, graduation cards, reunion descriptions and the 1932 general information booklet for Brandon College.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Brandon Daily Sun, the 1901 and 1911 Canadian Census, the Manitoba Vital Statistics website, and the Brandon Cemetery website. Additional biographical information provided by Ruth Murphy. Description by Christy Henry.
Three holes in the upper right side, one hole at the centre crease, sewing holes on the lower edge.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1943 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of red and gold, as well as the class motto "Debemus" ("We ought"). The flag features the names of the graduates and a crest. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dennis Hurley/Tim Shackel (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Green dye has leaked onto the yellow felt, moth holes in the lower right quadrant, tears in the top and right corner
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1944 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of green and gold, as well as the class motto "Aposse de Bottes" [no translation available]. The flag features the names of the graduates. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Leslie Bowman, Joyce Braithwaite, Mary Ann English, Marion Epton, Sarah Gwen Glasgow, Anna Hughes, Cliff Kitson, ????, Roy Bailey, James Brown, Iva Delamater, Ruth Humeston, George Longphee, Roy McKenzie, Murray McPherson, Westley Wong, Alice Graham and Sheila More.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dennis Hurley/Tim Shackel (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Tar like substance in lower right quadrant. The main beige fabric may be a repurposed blanket.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1945 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of a wool blend and heavy cotton, features the class colours of black and gold, as well as the class motto "Etiam Petenda" ("Even now (these) things must be sought"). The flag features the names of the graduates and a key symbol.
Names include: Pat Frith, Marianne Kite, Marion Caldwell, Andrew Judson, Glen Tillotson, Gwen Pechet, Margaret Tait, Bill Baynton, Martin Brawn, J Crane, Louis de Groot, Judson Stade, Genevieve Fuloski, Lenore Gusdal, Kay Hoemsen, Mary Hughes, Marion Jackson, Nettie Weseloski, Irma Kitson, Zen Koester, and Muriel Smith.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dennis Hurley/Tim Shackel (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Stitching on the lettering is frayed, holes in the top left and right corners, stain on the right under the letter "E" and a stain on the left under the letter "O".
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1946 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt and cotton, features the class colours of scarlet and gold, as well as the class motto "Nobiliora Pace" ("More noble than peace"). The names of the graduates are stitched in red thread on an open book. The flag has jute rope for hanging.
Names include: Joe Butcher, Doreen Clyde, Christine Coltart, Dorreene Fleming, Wilf McLeod, Elizabeth Northcott, Harley Potter, Jim Trotter, Earl Tyler, Rodney Wright, Elaine Campbell, William Chefurka, Robert Crawford, Elsie Hamilton, Gordon Lindsay, and Robert Mills.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dennis Hurley/Tim Shackel (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
The class colours for the class of 1947 were brown and gold.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1947 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the colours black and gold, as well as the class motto "Brevior Vita Pauca" ("A short, brief life"). The flag features a mortarboard in the top left with a scroll/diploma and penned detail. The flag has a pocket lined with cloth for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
A few tiny holes in the top right corner but overall good condition
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1948 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of maroon and silver-grey, as well as the class motto "Scientia Vincit" ("Knowledge conquers"). The flag has rope for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Tearing on top left side, small stain bottom right corner but overall good condition.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1949 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of dark green and gold, as well as the class motto "Plus Ultra" ("And more beyond"). The flag has a yellow lamp detail. The flag has rope for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Two pieces of maroon felt have been seamed together to create the flag. Tears along the top
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1950 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of maroon and white, as well as the class motto "Animo et fide" ("With spirit and faith"). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on two open books and the phrase "Jubilee Year." The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Joe Cordingley, Gwen Dempster, Bill Eames, Craig Ferguson, Marg Gerow, Don Irwin, Russell Kalakailo, Allison Boles, Morgan Brown, Verna Brown, Roy Brown, Finley Campbell, Ted Cantwell, Gladys Coutts, Ernie Miller, Marj Muirhead, Ivan Rainey, Ida Robertson, Iris Schoch, Lorne Scott, Gordon Sefton, Alfred Shaw, Nancy Small, Marg Small, Don Sumner, Joyce Tinline, Val Trent, Alvin Tyler, and L. Dixon.
Notes
It appears that the name L. Dixon was added at a later date. Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1951 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of red and grey (white), as well as the class motto "Ad astra per aspera" ("Through adversity one wins the stars"). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a lantern. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Harry George, Ivey Graham, Ferne Henderson, Gerald Jerrett, Angus Juckes, Lois Kennedy, Margaret Leckie, Patricia Magnacca, Harold Moffat, Kenneth Morrison, Frank Adamski, Ronald Bell, Gordon Bradley, Raymond Brown, Barton Bruce, Murray Coulthard, Dorine Dennison, Doreen Fedoruk, John Muir, Johnny MacLean, Lorna Prokaska, Jack Scott, Ernest Shaw, William Sutherland, Rosa Ziolkowski, William Fraser, and Michael Doig.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
"V" in the motto is loosing its stitching, a few markings
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1952 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of wine and gold, as well as the class motto “Esse Quam Videri” (“To be rather than to seem”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a yellow mortarboard with tassel. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Jean Allen, John Andrews, David Brodie, Kenneth Campbell, Ernest Criddle, Ronald Doupe, Joan Garnett, Campbell Finlay, Louise Hoey, Graham Hunt, James Kelleher, Jack Medd, John Muirhead, Marvin Muscovitch, Murray MacDonald, Paul McKinnon, Neil McKellar, Donna McPhail, Kenneth McNeely, Garfield McMahon, Blair MacRae, Peter Prokaska, Rodger Ramsden, Don Rousell, Murray Smith, Bruce Watson, William Black, William Bridgett, Catherine Crawford, Claudia Dickey, Isobel Lyon, John Miller, Neil MacKay, Agnes Nicholson, Shirley Bryce, Terry Prysiazniuk, Royce Richardson, Marion Simmons, David Smith, Joan Urie, and Harvey Van Dusen.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Holes on top right corner, a few stitches are missing where the hanging device was
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1953 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of dark green and gold, as well as the class motto “Multum in parvo” (“Much in little”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on the rays of a yellow sun. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Jack Purvis, Shirley Finch, Pat Pope, Joyce Marie Thordason, George Leask, Albert Burton, Art Mantell, Roberta Wilkie, David Smith, George Jakubowski, Dahl Harvey, Diane McDonald, Cathy Nelson, Jim Struthers, Abe Penner, Shirley Mitchell, Bob Blair, Eileen McFadden, Ross George, Mary Jane McLachlan, Kay Oliver, James Bateman, Don Cronk, Louise Astle, Ariel Genik, Muriel Bedford, and John Brown.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1954 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of green and silver, as well as the class motto in Greek (“I shall not fear”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a podium on which stands a lion. The flag has rope for hanging.
Names include: Donald Adams, Clive Bate, Mary Babiuk, Joy Barton, John Blackwood, Winnifred Cross, Shirley Curry, Olga Evaskow, Leo Evason, Alfred Francis, Alan Fraser, Ablert Gogol, Norman Hedison, Robert Hilton, Theodosy Hryshko, Keith Hunter, Arthur Klimchuck, Fred Lynch, Donna May, John Minions, Denis Mote, Ivy Robins, Marjorie Roland, Margaret Sanderson, David Shaw, Jean Shingfield, and George Smithson.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Couple of holes and loose stitching in the top right.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1955 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of navy blue and grey, as well as the class motto “Vincit omnia veritas” (“Truth conquers all things”). The flag features the names of the graduates stitched in blue thread on a present with a ribbon bow. There is also a laurel wreath and a bird figure. The flag has four black ties for hanging.
Names include: Benjamin Ward, John Meyers, Ken Adams, Helen Batho, Elaine Cameron, Gerald Graham, Lawrence Grieve, Delmar Gusdal, Allen Hattie, Stewart Hobbs, Walter Huculak, John Kelleher, William Keller, George Strang, Harold Woods, Gordon Williams, Harvey Young, Walter Korzenowski, James Minions, John McCamis, Frank McKinnon, Joan McLachlan, Barrie McLeod, Ron McMurray, Trevor McNeely, Verda Peden, Marjorie Pringle, Rosalie Prokopchuk, and Beverley Randell.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
