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Brandon Cornucopia

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Artist
Romeril, David
Form
print
Date
1992
Accession Number
0090
Artist
Romeril, David
Date
1992
Form
print
Series
33/1000
Dimensions
41 x 57 cm
Size Overall
60 x 76 cm
Medium
print
Condition
good
Primary Support
paper
Secondary Support
mat, plexiglass, backing board; frame - wood
Accession Number
0090
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Brandon Cornucopia

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Artist
Romeril, David
Form
print
Date
1992
Accession Number
0459
Artist
Romeril, David
Date
1992
Form
print
Series
123/1000
Dimensions
41.5 x 57 cm
Size Overall
58 x 75 cm
Medium
print
Condition
good
Primary Support
paper
Secondary Support
mat, plexiglass, backing board; frame - wood
Accession Number
0459
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Untitled (Brandon University Library)

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Artist
Robinson
Form
painting
Date
1991
Accession Number
0060
Artist
Robinson
Date
1991
Form
painting
Dimensions
30 X 64.5 cm
Size Overall
54 X 80 cm
Medium
watercolor
Condition
Slight cockling of surface on left size
Primary Support
paper
Secondary Support
plexiglass, backing board; frame - wood
Inscriptions
Inscription on the image: Brandon University Library MCM Architects Inc.
Accession Number
0060
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The New era in world agricultural trade : perspectives for the Prairies and the Great Plains : proceedings of a seminar jointly sponsored by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Universities of Minnesota and Manitoba in Winnipeg on November 13-15, 1979

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections103
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1980
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Tyrchniewicz, Edward W., 1941
University of Manitoba. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-2-12
Item Number Range
Archives 14-2-12
Responsibility
E.W. Tyrchniewicz, editor
Start Date
1980
Date Range
1980
Publication
Winnipeg : Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Manitoba
Publisher Series
Occasional series / Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Manitoba ; no. 12
Physical Description
vi, 157 p. ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subject Access
Produce trade Congresses
Agriculture International cooperation Congresses
Grain trade Prairie Provinces Congresses
Produce trade Prairie Provinces Congresses
Storage Location
Box 2 - Transportation 1
Storage Range
Box 2 - Transportation 1
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Artist
Brolund, D.
Date
1978
Accession Number
L-4
Title Variation
Brandon 1880
Artist
Brolund, D.
Date
1978
Dimensions
45.5 X 61 cm
Size Overall
unknown
Medium
unknown
Condition
unknown
Primary Support
unknown
Secondary Support
unknown
Accession Number
L-4
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Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference of Agricultural Economists, held at the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21-30 August 1967 : The economist and farm people in a rapidly changing world

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections202
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1969
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
International Association of Agricultural Economists
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-5-10
Item Number Range
Archives 14-5-10
Start Date
1969
Date Range
1969
Publication
London : Oxford University Press
Physical Description
xiii, 542 p. : plate, 1 illus., ports. ; 24 cm
Notes
Sponsored by the International Association of Agricultural Economists
Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Access
Agriculture Economic aspects Congresses
Storage Location
Box 5 - Historical II
Storage Range
Box 5 - Historical II
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Abandoned Farmstead, Highway 1, Near Brandon

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Artist
Kidd, Valorie
Form
drawing
Date
1964
Accession Number
0072
Artist
Kidd, Valorie
Date
1964
Form
drawing
Dimensions
30 X 43 cm
Size Overall
42 X 56 cm
Medium
pen and ink
Condition
Cockling of surface
Primary Support
paper
Secondary Support
mat, plexiglass, backing board; frame - wood
Accession Number
0072
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Brandon College, Original Building

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Artist
Williams, Norman Davies
Date
1960
Accession Number
19151-04; 0007
Title Variation
Building
Artist
Williams, Norman Davies
Date
1960
Description
Clark Hall, Original Building and Citizens Science Centre (with flag pole), looking southwest from driveway on 18th Street
Dimensions
60 X 90 cm
Size Overall
75.5 X 107 cm
Medium
oil
Condition
good
Primary Support
canvas
Secondary Support
no backing support; frame - wood and plaster with gild
Accession Number
19151-04; 0007
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The universal dictionary of the English language : a new and original compilation giving all pronunciations in simplified and in more exact phonetic notations, extensive etymologies, definitions, the latest accepted words in scientific, technical, and general use, with copious illustrative phrases, and colloquialisms

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections261
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1938
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Wyld, Henry Cecil Kennedy, 1870-1945
Read, Allen Walker
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-13-1
Item Number Range
Archives 14-13-1
Responsibility
edited by Henry cecil Wyld ; with preface to the American edition by Allen Walker Read
Start Date
1938
Date Range
1938
Publication
Chicago : Standard American corporation
Physical Description
5 v. ; 28 cm
Subject Access
English language Dictionaries
Storage Location
Box 13 - Literature I
Storage Range
Box 13 - Literature I
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A new Italian grammar for the use of schools, commercial colleges, and universities / : by Ernesto Grillo

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1164
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1918
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Grillo, Ernesto, 1877-1946
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-20-547
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-20-547
Start Date
1918
Date Range
1918
Publication
London, : Blackie & Son, Ltd
Physical Description
x, 295 p. ; 20 cm
Subject Access
Italian language Grammar
Storage Location
Box 20 - Italian
Storage Range
Box 20 - Italian
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Brandon Lodge No. 19 AF and AM

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Creator
Irwin Photographers Brandon - W.H. Irwin, Photographer
Description Level
Item
Series Number
5
File Number
5.7
Item Number
5.7
Start Date
1890
Physical Description
114"x 17" black and white photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph includes members of the Lodge including (listed on reverse of photograph) Joe Irwin, Bob Hastings, Dr. Dickson, Johnny Montgomery, Joe Robinson, John A. MacDonald, P.C. Duncan, A.B. Mcleod, Baptist Minister?[sic], Dr. McDiarmid, Lisle Christie, Rev. Flewelling, Mr.[sic] Burns.
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Peter Parley's Universal history, on the basis of geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1051
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1871
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-15-419
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-15-419
Start Date
1871
Date Range
1871
Publication
New York : Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman ; Chicago : S.C. Griggs
Physical Description
700 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm
Notes
"Illustrated by 20 maps and 125 engravings"
Includes bibliographical reference
Subject Access
World history Juvenile literature
Storage Location
Box 15 - History
Storage Range
Box 15 - History
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New university arithmetic : embracing the science of numbers, and their applications according to the most improved methods of analysis and cancellation

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1220
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1856
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Davies, Charles, 1798-1876
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-23-604
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-23-604
Responsibility
by Charles Davies
Start Date
1856
Date Range
1856
Publication
New York : A. S. Barnes & co
Physical Description
436 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Subject Access
Arithmetic Study and teaching
Storage Location
Box 23 - Arithmetic
Storage Range
Box 23 - Arithmetic
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Hamilton's universal tune-book : a collection of the melodies of all nations, adapted for violin, flute, clarinet, etc.

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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1853
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Manson, James
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-26-682
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-26-682
Responsibility
edited by James Manson
Start Date
1853
Date Range
1853
Publication
Glasgow : W. Hamilton
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : music ; 20 cm
Subject Access
Tune-books
Storage Location
Box 26 - Music
Storage Range
Box 26 - Music
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Horse team in front of Brandon Sun

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.27
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Physical Description
4" x 3" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a team of six horses attached to a sleigh in front of the Brandon Sun building on 10th Street.
Notes
Photograph appears to be a part of a sequence of photographs, see 20-2009.28 and 20-2009.29.
Name Access
Brandon Sun
10th Street
Subject Access
Transportation
horses
sleighs
newspapers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Mrs. McVicar, Brandon's first postmistress

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920-1930s]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.43
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920-1930s]
Physical Description
3" x 4.75" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Mrs. McVicar was Brandon's/Grand Valley's first postmistress. Biographical details about Mrs. McVicar can be found in a newspaper clipping [F.A. ROSSER, “Sunbeams – The Birds Dived Down Like Fighters on Gopher,” Brandon Sun, September 16, 1978, 3] in McG 4.1 File 67.
Custodial History
Photograph was brought to Fred McGuinness by Owen Anderson of Cypress River, Manitoba.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Mrs. McVicar sitting outside of her home in Texas.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph consists of greetings and salutations to the unknown recipients. Photograph "finished by Edrington's Studio, Weslaco, Texas."
Name Access
Mrs. McVicar
Subject Access
portraits
postmasters
postmistresses
post offices
Pioneers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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City of Brandon's parade float, 1927, Canada's Diamond anniversary

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.52
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.25" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the City of Brandon parade float pulled by two clydesdale horses. The parade is in honour of the diamond anniversary of Canada's Confederation. The float is decorated with wheat sheaves, the city's coat of arms, and the words "education" and "health" adorn a pergola or arbour in the centre of the float. Seven people are on the float and appear to be in costume. An Aboriginal man is dressed in full regalia, one man appears to be in academic robes, another dressed as a farmer. One woman appears to be dressed like a nurse while another may be wearing a pioneer costume.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Brandon City's foat in 1927, Celebrating 60 years of Confederation, The lady in white is Miss Ann Carnahan who was on the city staff for a number of years and now resides in Victoria. She is my husbands [sic.] sister.
Subject Access
parades
Transportation
parade floats
horses
Confederation
anniversaries
Diamond anniversary
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Men's lacrosse team

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1883-1899]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photograph by: Mrs. R.E. Carr [Rosetta Ernestine Watson Carr], Winnipeg
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.55
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1883-1899]
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is gouged
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of a men's lacrosse team. Two men are in suits and the remainder of the players are wearing striped sweaters and the goalie is wearing pads.
Notes
John Brodie is possibly in the photograph, back row, second from the left. Photograph date obtained from time period in which Rosetta Ernestine Carr worked in Winnipeg. (Source: Virginia G. Berry, “WATSON, ROSETTA ERNESTINE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/watson_rosetta_ernestine_13E.html.)
Name Access
John Brodie
Subject Access
lacrosse
team photos
team sports
sports
sports people & activities
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Brandon Collegiate class photo

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.57
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Physical Description
5" x 3.25" (b/w)
History / Biographical
The Brandon Collegiate was built in 1907 and officially opened in 1908. Architect W.A. Elliott designed the building, which was faced with brick from Wisconsin (order 65,000 bricks). Located at 527 Louise Avenue, it ceased to be Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI) in the summer of 1974. It was renamed New Era School on the recommendation of Marion Pye, who was a teacher at BCI in its last years. The name "New Era" was also the name of the BCI yearbook.
Custodial History
Sent to Fred McGuinness from Martin Kavanagh of Brandon.
Scope and Content
Photograph is an outdoor class picture of Brandon Collegiate Institute students standing on the front steps of the school.
Notes
History/bio information obtained from Lawrence Stuckey descriptions and the Manitoba Historical Society website. The negative for this photograph can be found in McG 1.2 File 19.
Name Access
Brandon Collegiate
Subject Access
schools
class portraits
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Brandon street cars in front of Winter Fair Building on 10th Street

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.64
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Physical Condition
Postcard is discoloured around the edges
History / Biographical
According to the Brandon Daily Sun (07 May 1913), the first three street cars (Nos. 10, 9, and 7) arrived in Brandon on the evening of May 6, 1913. The cars were shipped via Canadian National Rail to Brandon from Winnipeg and stored at the railway siding on McTavish Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets. The daily paper (15 May 1915) reported that a test run for the street cars was scheduled for May 16, 1913. The City Clerk published a public notice in the paper (29 May 1913) announcing the formal opening of the "Brandon Municipal Street Raily" for on Monday, June 2, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at city hall where the cars would be displayed.
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).
Scope and Content
Postcard depicts three municipal street cars parked on the 10th Street tracks in front of the Winter Fair Building. In front of the cars are a group of men wearing suits, hats, and top coats. Two automobiles are parked alongside the street cars. According to Archivist Emeritus Tom Mitchell, the group of men are members of the Brandon Municipal Street Railway Committee. The chairman of the committee, Harry Cater, can be seen in the center-left of the group wearing a watch fob. The committee had assembled for a test run of the street car service, which the Brandon Daily Sun reported to have occured on Sunday, May 16, 1913.
Notes
Back of postcard reads: First Street Car in Brandon in front of Winter Fair building 1910.
Name Access
Brandon Municipal Railway
Winter Fair Building
Harry Cater
10th Street
Subject Access
street cars
Transportation
cars
automobiles
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1I2
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