The Fairfax/Elgin United Church was formed in 1921, combining the Methodist (founded in 1889), and Presbyterian (founded in 1887) congregations in these communities. In 1968, the Elgin and Souris congregations joined and, in 1969, the original Elgin United Church was sold to the Fairfax Community Club.
Custodial History
The fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains minute books (1922-1968), account books (1953-1970), account statements (1966-68), one annual report (1967), and documents of insurance and property transfer (1960-1970) concerning the Fairfax/Elgin United Church.
The United Grain Growers, a farmer controlled co-operative elevator association, was established in 1917, with the amalgamation of the Grain Growers Grain Company (1906), and the Alberta Farmer's Co-operative Elevator company (1913). Its original purpose was to provide a co-operative alternative to privately owned grain elevators.
Custodial History
This collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection includes copies of correspondence between T.A. Crerar, President of United Grain Growers and Colin Burnell, President, Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers (1925-26); correspondence directed to the Shareholders of United Grain Growers (1926-38); minutes of a meeting between representatives of the United Grain Growers and the provincial wheat pools (1937); as well as a variety of publications about the history and activities of the United Grain Growers (1917-18, 1927, 1929, 1951, 1956).
A commission to inquire into the formation and operation of the Manitoba Pool up until 1931. Charges were brought against the Pool by J.R. Murray, then Assistant General Manager of UGG. The four charges were, briefly: (1) producers had been mislead into forming elevator associations, (2) members are bound by contract to the association, (3) financial statements sent out to associations are inaccurate, (4) Pool members are not getting as good a deal as they would on the free market.
The first two charges were deemed provable by the commission, while the last two were not. It was noted by the commissioner that no pool members had come forward with complaints.
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains volumes 1 - 25 of the Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators.
The Roseland Church was built in 1883 as a Presbyterian church, funded in large part by the Roseland Ladies Aid Society. In 1912, thirteen years before formal union between these two denominations took place, the Roseland Presbyterian Church was united with a local Methodist congregation. The Roseland Church was closed for a few years following the Second World War. However, the Church was revived and it continued to function until 1969, when it was officially closed. Subsequently, the building was sold and moved, and a cairn was placed where the church had been located.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains a minute book for the Roseland Church from 1882-1969, a summary of the organization and development of the Roseland Church, clippings dealing with the history of the community of Roseland, and a summary history of the Roseland Curling Rink.
File consists of the proposal of the Planning Committee for the organizational structure of Central United Church, Brandon, MB and related reports, minutes, correspondence, tasks and budget 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 5
Some water stains and dirt around the edges (the writing hasn't been affected). The second page of the Cash book has a program from the 1936 annual sale of pure bred bulls and females at the Winter Fair (Brandon, MB) glued to it.
History / Biographical
Administrative history for the Manitoba Elevator Company is currently unavailable.
Custodial History
Fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a Cash book (April 1890-November 1895) and an Accounts Receivable/Grain Deliveries book (April 1890-December 1895).
The Franklin Cooperative Elevator Association Ltd was located in Franklin, Manitoba. The association was formed and incorporated on May 19, 1927 under certificate # 68 of the Cooperative Association Act. The first provisional meeting was held on June 27, 1927 with R.A Storey as Chairman and O. Douglas as Secretary. There was a meeting held after the incorporation meeting and the first board of directors was elected on June 28, 1927 with R. A Storey as Chairman and E.A White as Secretary. The cooperative was run by an elected board of directors.
The Franklin Cooperative Elevator Association was a part of the Manitoba Pool Elevators Ltd which was a subsidiary elevator company of the Manitoba Wheat Pool. Manitoba Pool Elevators was incorporated on April 9,1925 with 1,000 000 capitol stocks being sold for $1.00 per share. Manitoba Pool elevators ran on the principal of local ownership through the cooperatives.
The Franklin Cooperative Elevator Association was involved in issues on a local and provincial scale. An example of local concerns was that in October 1948, it is on record that it was a bad crop year with a delayed harvest because of inclement weather. The elevators become plugged up and as a result grain had to be shipped to oppositional elevators. In 1952 the Franklin Cooperative Elevator Association built a forty five thousand bushel annex building and later that year issues arose over cost overages in its construction. The cooperative was also concerned about provincial matters such as on Sept 18, 1952 a strike was arranged by the workers of Manitoba Pool. It was averted when a settlement was reached in Winnipeg.
Custodial History
Records in accession 10-2013, were delivered to the Archives of Manitoba on March 20, 1970 by Bob Douglas, son of Oliver Douglas. Those records were deaccessioned by the Archives of Manitoba in January 2012 and transferred to the McKee Archives later that year. All other records were donated to the McKee Archives by Manitoba Pool Elevators.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of ledger books containing minutes of monthly meetings as well as annual general meetings for the Franklin Co-operative Elevator Association. The first meeting had thirty members in attendance. From incorporation the cooperative had a list of objectives they wanted to accomplish including building or acquiring, and payment of a grain elevator and building documentation. They also needed to be licensed under the Canadian Grain Act. The ledger books also contains a list of bylaws. Records also included membership rosters and contract numbers for shipping grain. Auditor's year-end financial records are also included in the fonds. Attendance records from 1958 to 1963 have been recorded.
Franklin Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1929 - 1961 Certificate of indebtedness, 31 July 1929 Memo re: association, By-laws 8-11, no date Application for share of stock, 31 July 1931 Minutes of Directors meeting, 31 July 1931 Minutes of Shareholders meeting, 31 July 1931 By-law nos. 12 and 13, 31 July 1931 Agreement between Franklin CEA, MPE, Manitoba Wheat Pool and The King, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 12 November 1931 Certificate for one share of stock, 1 December 1931 Letter re: stock acceptance, 14 January 1932 Agreement between Franklin CEA and MPE, 1 February 1933 Special Board of Directors meeting re: By-law no. 15, 16 February 1933 Letter re: By-law no. 14, 18 February 1938 Agreement between MPE and Fraklin CEA, 30 November 1948 Agreement between MPE and Franklin CEA, 1 August 1951 Memo re: above agreement, 13 June 1952 By-law no. 23, 2 November 1951 MPE By-laws 1961-148, 1961-149, 1961-150, 1961-151, 12 October 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, 1 August 1969 - 10 December 1982 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1967 (13 reports) Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1937 - 1955 (15 reports) Final statements, 1934 - 1952 (16 reports) Auditors' reports, 1928 - 1968 (33 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (9 reports) Review of Operating Results, 1960 - 1966 (5 reports) Detail of grain earnings, 1963 - 1968 (4 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1952 (5 reports) Statement of grain account and handle, 15 June 1931 Annual financial statement, no date Correspondence, 1927 - 1962 Membership list, 1935 - 1962 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1945 - 1959 (8 reports) Directors' attendance lists, 1980 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Rosedale; local Pool Committee minutes February 21, 1983 - July 4, 1991.
Notes
Administrative history taken from the records. Description by Jill Sutherland (2010) and Barb Manko (October 2013).
Manitoba Pool Elevators was established in 1925 as a subsidiary of the Pool in response to local member complaints about the unfair business practices of privately owned elevators. The Katrime Elevator appears to have been established in 1940; no records in the Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds mention the Katrime elevator before 1940. In 1969 the Katrime Pool joined the Manitoba Pool.
The Katrime local was operated by a board of directors elected from the members of the Katrime elevator. Regular meetings took place sporadically throughout the year, often before and after harvest. An annual meeting for the local took place every November, at which members were chosen for the board of directors and members were selected to attend the annual Manitoba Pool convention. Occasionally in October or in the Annual meetings in November the board of directors would ask the head office to compose a letter to the rail companies to thank them for keeping the elevator supplied with cars throughout the harvest season. This would change through the 1970’s and into the 90’s as congestion became a problem for the railcars.
In 1998 Manitoba Pool Elevators merged with the Alberta Wheat Pool to form Agricore Co-operative Ltd. In 2001, this organization merged with the United Grain Growers to become Agricore United, and in 2007, Agricore United was taken over by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; the new company was known as Viterra. The fate of the Katrime elevator is unclear. Tthere is no mention in the included records regarding the merger to Agricore or the closing of the elevator.
Custodial History
Records in accession 9-2013, were deposited at the Archives of Manitoba in 1971, with a fourth minute book being deposited in 2011. The records were deaccessioned by the Archives of Manitoba in January 2012 and transferred to the McKee Archives later that year.
Scope and Content
Fonds consist of the minutes of the board of directors of the Katrime elevator. Meetings discussed pool business, including membership into the Katrime elevator co-operation and a list of new members is usually included in the minutes. In addition to membership another main topic of the meetings was the salary of the agent including the agents home and expenses. In 1953, the building of a new elevator, which eventually expanded to include new offices and storage sheds was a topic of discussion. Local annual meetings generally discussed the report of the auditor and any unsold surplus, but no details were recorded. A note on the content of the minutes: there is generally mention of a lengthy discussion of a topic but there is no explanation of what was discussed. Also, at each annual meeting there is a discussion of the annual convention and the resolutions adopted from this convention, however there are no details on what the resolutions were.
Katrime Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Westbourne.
Notes
Description by Jill Sutherland (2010) and Clint Howie (October 2013).
The United Farmers of Manitoba was founded in 1920. It was an inclusive farmers' organization established to replace the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association. The UFM supported farmer candidates in the 1920 provincial election. In 1922, it helped elect the UFM government of John Bracken (1922-42). The UFM also participated in federal politics, supporting twelve successful candidates in the 1921 federal election. The UFM was financed by its members. Its membership varied from 15,700 in 1923, to 3700 in 1931. In 1939, the UFM became the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes documents relating to the membership, both male and female, of the Wingham branch of the United Farmers of Manitoba and the United Farm Women of Manitoba. Documents dealing with the position of the branch on prohibition c. 1922, discussion within the branch of the "wheat pool" movement, annual reports for the organization, newsletters, correspondence on matters political and agrarian, and records relating to the activities of the branch as a cooperative buying agency are also included. Fonds also contains minutes of the provincial convention of the UFM and correspondence from the central office of the UFM.
Oakland Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1928 - 1969 Memorandum of Association, 17 January 1928 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 18 January 1928 Minutes - By-law no. 1, 15 February 1928 Memorandum re: Pool Elevator Policy, March 1928 Indenture between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1928 Memorandum re: New contract, 1928 Memorandum of agreement Oakland CEA and MPE, 12 November 1929 Memorandum of agreement, correction of lease, 13 November 1929 By-law nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, no date By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 Special meeting of Shareholders re: By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 By-law no. 13, 22 July 1931 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 13 November 1931 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 February 1933 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 15, 24 February 1933 Resolution re: Supplementary agreement, October 1936 By-law no. 16, 2 November 1939 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 16, 2 November 1939 By-law authorizing cancellation of share capital, 31 October 1940 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20 and General By-laws, 28 July 1941 By-law no. 23, 20 November 1951 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 21 March 1967 Arrangement between Oakland CEA and MPE - Companies Act, 19 June 1969 Transfer agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 31 July 1969 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 24 February 1934 - volume 12, 19 February 1980 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1968 (23 reports) Financial records and statistics Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (11 reports) Statement of surplus, 1938 - 1955 (16 reports) Final statement, 1929 - 1952 (26 reports) Auditors report, 1929 - 1963 (24 reports) Review of Operating Results, 1960 - 1967 (3 reports) Monthly reports to Board of Directors, 1965 - 1967 (3 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1968 (4 reports) Grain and Screenings sales report, 6 July 1938 Overpayment of grain, 6 December 1939 Receipt, 27 July 1946 Loan summary, 31 July 1951 Surplus account, 30 May 1952 Working capital requirement, 1952 Correspondence, 1928 - 1969 Membership list, 1928 - 1967 Miscellaneous Directors Attendance list, 1943 -1963 (15 reports) Directors report, 1927 - 1932 (6 reports) Brief to Mr. John Bracken, no date Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie.
Oakland Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1928 - 1969 Memorandum of Association, 17 January 1928 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 18 January 1928 Minutes - By-law no. 1, 15 February 1928 Memorandum re: Pool Elevator Policy, March 1928 Indenture between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1928 Memorandum re: New contract, 1928 Memorandum of agreement Oakland CEA and MPE, 12 November 1929 Memorandum of agreement, correction of lease, 13 November 1929 By-law nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, no date By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 Special meeting of Shareholders re: By-law no. 12, 22 July 1931 By-law no. 13, 22 July 1931 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 August 1931 By-law no. 14, 13 November 1931 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 1 February 1933 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 15, 24 February 1933 Resolution re: Supplementary agreement, October 1936 By-law no. 16, 2 November 1939 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 16, 2 November 1939 By-law authorizing cancellation of share capital, 31 October 1940 By-law nos. 18, 19, 20 and General By-laws, 28 July 1941 By-law no. 23, 20 November 1951 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 21 March 1967 Arrangement between Oakland CEA and MPE - Companies Act, 19 June 1969 Transfer agreement between Oakland CEA and MPE, 31 July 1969 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 24 February 1934 - volume 12, 19 February 1980 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 1929 - 1968 (23 reports) Financial records and statistics Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (11 reports) Statement of surplus, 1938 - 1955 (16 reports) Final statement, 1929 - 1952 (26 reports) Auditors report, 1929 - 1963 (24 reports) Review of Operating Results, 1960 - 1967 (3 reports) Monthly reports to Board of Directors, 1965 - 1967 (3 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1964 - 1968 (4 reports) Grain and Screenings sales report, 6 July 1938 Overpayment of grain, 6 December 1939 Receipt, 27 July 1946 Loan summary, 31 July 1951 Surplus account, 30 May 1952 Working capital requirement, 1952 Correspondence, 1928 - 1969 Membership list, 1928 - 1967 Miscellaneous Directors Attendance list, 1943 -1963 (15 reports) Directors report, 1927 - 1932 (6 reports) Brief to Mr. John Bracken, no date Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie
The name Berbank was created by combining the names of two local districts: Riverbank and Bertha. Both were located south of Brandon in the Rural Municipality of Oakland. The Berbank Church was built in 1919. Its construction grew out of the work of the Berbank Red Cross founded in 1917. The Berbank Church was a "union" church, constructed in anticipation of the formation of the United Church of Canada. In 1966, the Berbank congregation joined with the Nesbitt congregation to operate out of the Nesbitt United Church. The final service at the Berbank United Church was held in 1966.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains a document titled "Berbank Church History." This document is partially in a printed format with a portion handwritten. Fonds also contains minute books and legal documents pertaining to the ownership of the land upon which the Church was constructed.
File consists of correspondence re: Nordic Council's Arctic Conference, Aug. 1993, outline: National Interests Northern Realities People, Economy, political development
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career
Box 4
