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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1927-1991
Accession Number
10-2013
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE A
Item Number
43
Accession Number
10-2013
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1927-1991
Physical Description
18 cm
History / Biographical
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).
Subject Access
Grain elevators
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1940] - July 1999
Accession Number
9-2013
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE A
Item Number
187
Accession Number
9-2013
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1940] - July 1999
Physical Description
12 cm
History / Biographical
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).
Subject Access
Grain elevators
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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MPE B 3 Central Office Local Association Minutes

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1925-1993
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1925-1993
Physical Description
3.13 m
History / Biographical
A copy of a Local Associations (later the Local Pool Committees) would be sent to the Central Office, where it was stored until a microfilm copy could be made. Records were only transferred to microfilm until 1957.
Custodial History
Local Association records recieved by the Central Office dating from 1925 to 1957 are on microfilm. Records subsequent to 1957 are hardcopies.
Scope and Content
Sub-series MPE B.3 consists of Local Association records from the formation of the association until 1993 or said association's closure. See Box level entries for B.3 for detailed contents of records.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009). Records contained in Series B.3 on microfilm or in hardcopy may also be contained in Series A.
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Local Association
elevator
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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MPE B 17 Central Office Financial

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930-1997
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.17
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930-1997
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
This sub-series consists of financial records of the central office of MPE: 1-7 Audited Financial Statements 1968-1997 8-9 Capital Budgets 1979-1997 10. Annual Returns 11. Miscellaneous Financial 12. General Expenses 1930-1977
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Subject Access
financial
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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Education Building

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1967-1978
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.7
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1967-1978
Physical Description
10 photographs
History / Biographical
The Education Building was completed in 1966. It is located between Clark Hall and the Health Studies Complex.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Education Building.
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MPE B 1 Central office minute books

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1923 - 1997
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1923 - 1997
Physical Description
1.65 m
History / Biographical
The Manitoba Wheat Pool and Manitoba Pool Elevators kept and preserved a chronological record of the meetings of the MPE Board of Directors and annual delegate meetings. The minutes were typed and bound, then placed in the MPE reference library so that employees and members could access them.
Scope and Content
This sub-series consists of minutes of organizational meetings and later meetings held by the Central Office of the Manitoba Wheat Co-operative Producers, Ltd (later known as the Manitoba Wheat Pool) from 1923 until it went under in 1934, and of meetings held by the central office of Manitoba Pool Elevators from 1925 until 1997.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
C.H. Burnell
W.J. Parker
P.F. Bredt
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Central Office
Subject Access
Minutes
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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Original Music Building and Queen Elizabeth II Music Building

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1960s - c.1990
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.8
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1960s - c.1990
Physical Description
26 photographs
History / Biographical
The Original Music Building was completed in 1963. The School of Music moved to the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building in 1985. From c.1986 until 1997, the Original Music Building housed Student Services. Since 1997, the building has been used by the School of Health Studies; a new segment was added to the Original Music Building in 2003 to create the Health Studies Complex.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Original Music Building and the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building.
Notes
Queen Elizabeth II Music Building has been abbreviated to QEII Music Building.
Arrangement
All photographs of the Health Studies Complex, which includes the Original Music Building, are part of BUPC sub-series 2.10.
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Citizens' Science Building and Knowles-Douglas buildings

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1980s - c.1990s
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.3
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1980s - c.1990s
Physical Description
5 photographs
History / Biographical
The Citizens' Science Building was built in 1922 and financed by Brandon citizens. It was renamed the Knowles-Douglas Student Union Centre c. 1984 in honour of Brandon College graduates Stanley Knowles and Tommy Douglas, both of the Class of 1930. The Knowles-Douglas Addition was completed in 1987.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Citizens' Science Building and the Knowles-Douglas buildings, which include the Knowles-Douglas Student Union Centre and the Knowles-Douglas Addition.
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MPE B 5 Central Office District and Sub-district Reports

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1992-2001
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.5
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1992-2001
Physical Description
1.32 m
History / Biographical
See fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
Sub-series MPE B.5 consists of district and sub-districts reports. See Box level entries for B.5 for detailed contents of records.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009)
Name Access
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
Subject Access
Sub-district
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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Brandon College Building and Clark Hall

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1909 - 1996; predominant 1960s - 1996
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.2
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1909 - 1996; predominant 1960s - 1996
Physical Description
116 photographs
History / Biographical
BRANDON COLLEGE BUILDING The construction of the Brandon College Building, also known as the Original Building, was primarily financed by Mr. and Mrs. William Davies, a Toronto based Baptist meat packer, and his sister Mrs. Emily Davies, also of Toronto, who pledged $5,000 a year for five years to the new Baptist College. Four city blocks between 18th and 20th streets were purchased for the College campus and the tender of Messrs. T.M. Harrington of Winnipeg was accepted in the spring of 1900; Mr. Hugh McCowan of Winnipeg appointed as architect. Mrs. Davies laid the cornerstone for the Brandon College Building on July 13, 1900. The Brandon College Building was conceived as a substantial five story brick structure with a stone basement. The Tyndall Manitoba quarries, located thrity miles northeast of Winnipeg, supplied the stone and presented the College with the stone steps at the main entrance. The basement contained the dining room, kitchen, laundry, furnace room, a science laboratory, and maids' rooms. The first floor housed the reception room, office, library, four classrooms and the teachers' cloak rooms. The second floor had five classrooms, a reading room, five rooms for resident students and a resident teacher. Teachers' rooms and seventeen rooms for students comprised the third floor; and additional thirteen rooms for residents took up the fourth floor. The residence was to house 70 men. The total cost of the building and furnishings was $44,000. The Brandon College Building was ready for occupancy by October 1, 1901. CLARK HALL The cornerstone of Clark Hall was laid by Mrs. A.P. McDiarmid, wife of the Principal of Brandon College, on May 24, 1906. The residence was officially opened on Thanksgiving Day, October 18, of the same year. The construction of the building grew our of a demand for a ladies' college. A canvass made in Eastern Canada had resulted in subscriptions totaling $10,000. When Dr. McDiarmid reported the results of the canvass to the Chairman of the Board, Dr. C.W. Clark of Winnipeg, Clark proposed that he and his wife be allowed to provided the balance of the funds, some $30,000. While presenting the building at the opening ceremony, Clark stated that the reason for his donation was his belief in the power of cultured womanhood - he believed "that refined and Christian mothers were the strength of a nation and that he wished to see in Brandon a chool of learning for women in which every Christian virtue and grace might be illustrated." Clark Hall was built immediately north of the Brandon College Building and was connected to it by classrooms and the iron door with its door bell, which was rung by gentlemen before being admitted. It is a five story brick building, with fittings of imported Georgia pine. In the basement was the gymnasium, studios and maids' rooms. On the main floor was a spacious reception room furnished by the Honorable A.C. Rutherford, the Premier of Alberta and the Lady Principal's suite, furnished by Mrs. N. Wolverston, wife of the treaurer of the College Board. Music studios and the offices of the resident matron were also on the main floor. The second and third floors were dormitories. The fourth floor was meant to be art studios, but due to registration demands, it was divided into students' rooms. The residence was designed to house fifty students and seven teachers. Piano practice areas were also designated on the west side of the building and on the groundlevel half way between the basement and the first floor. BRANDON COLLEGE BUILDING AND CLARK HALL RESTORATION PROJECT By the early 1990s, it was clear that major reconstruction work on the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall was necessary if the buildings were to remain in use. The alternative was to demolish both buildings and construct a new central administrative structure for the campus. Because of the historic character of the two original campus buildings, the decision was taken to mount a complete restoration of the structures that involved a complete removal of everything except for the surrounding brick fascade and the construction of new buildings within the old external walls. This project was financed by the Provincial government of Manitoba, who granted the University approximatley 10 million dollars. The Chief Architect for the restoration was George Cibinal. Work began in 1996 and was completed by the fall of 1997. In addition to the restoration of the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall, a new entrance was built on the west side of the buildings, as well as an addition to Clark Hall, which included a skywalk connecting it to the A.E. McKenzie Building.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall.
Notes
History/Bio information was taken from Brandon College: A History, 1899-1967 by C.G. Stone and F. Joan Garnett (Brandon, Manitoba: Brandon University, 1969), chapters 2 and 3. Tom Mitchell provided history/bio information on the restoration project.
Images
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A.E. McKenzie Building and George T. Richardson Centre

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1959 - 1995
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.4
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1959 - 1995
Physical Description
43 photographs
History / Biographical
The J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre and the A.E. McKenzie Building were both completed in 1960. The Evans Theatre is named for John Robert Charles Evans, who served as president of Brandon College from 1928 to 1959. The A.E. McKenzie Building was originally the Library and Arts building, and was named for A.E. McKenzie, a local businessman and supporter of the College. The George T. Richardson Centre, which includes the Evans Theatre and the John E. Robbins Library, was completed in 1993.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of the A.E. McKenzie Building, the George T. Richardson Centre, the J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre, the John E. Robbins Library and the link between the Evans Theatre and the McKenzie Building.
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R.B. Inch collection

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1937-1980 (predominant 1940-1970)
Accession Number
35-1997
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.10
Accession Number
35-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1937-1980 (predominant 1940-1970)
Physical Description
2.08 m
Physical Condition
Generally good
History / Biographical
See RG 6, series 9 (Department of Extension) for biographical information on R.B. Inch.
Custodial History
R.B. Inch's records were passed on to the McKee Archives following his death. It is presumed that the executer of his estate donated the collection after his passing in 1983.
Scope and Content
This collection is heavily influenced by Inch's professional and organizational life. Most heavily represented is literature associated with Inch's involvement with the League of Nations Society in Canada during the 1930s. It also appears that Inch paid close attention to United Nations' policy following World War II, from ca. 1945-1970. There are numerous items devoted to both Canadian and international political and diplomatic issues, with particular emphasis on British politics in the immediate post-war period. As one would expect from his involvement in the National Research Council and League of Nations Society, the core of the fonds is a study in two major themes. The first theme is of the post-WWII policy pursued by Canada and Britain and, secondly, the growth and development of United Nations' policy following the collapse of the League of Nations. There is some periphery material of general interest to Canadian history and Canadian university publications, but for the most part the material can be classified into one of the two preceding themes. The collection includes a manuscript prepared by R.B. Inch entitled "Parliament Will Decide: A Chronicle of the Drift to War and of an Effort to Help Avert it" (1947). The manuscipt is edited but out of order. The balance of the collection consists of accumulated documents gathered over the course of Inch's lifetime from outside sources. These include: newspaper clippings and whole newspapers from publications in Winnipeg, Brandon, Toronto, Calgary and London; United Nations' pamphlets conerning a broad range of issues, ranging from the question of East Indian independence to annual policy directives of the organization; various magazines including copies of "Interdependence," which Inch once edited; articles taken from the publication "Life" concerning important figures of the time period; numerous books and textbooks concerning the political formation of post-war Europe; quarterlies from academic institutions, such as the University of Toronto; some material, primarily pamphlets, concerning R.B. Inch's involvement in Amnesty International after his retirement; and documents relating to post-war reconstruction in Britain.
Notes
Finding aid for the R.B. Inch fonds was prepared for the McKee Archives by Matthew Palmer (2003). The majority of the boxes in the collection contain a typewritten inventory detailing the contents of each container. As well, the preponderance of the files within the boxes are further subdivided by either a typwritten inventory itemizing the material contained within each dossier or a handwritten note on the outside of the folder describing the contents.
Name Access
United Nations
League of Nations Society
World War II
National Research Council
Subject Access
Canadian politics
British politics
post-war period
international relations
Finding Aid
Available
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.10 R.B. Inch
Related Material
Additional materials related to R.B. Inch may be found in RG 6, Series 9 (Department of Extension). There is also a related group of records from R.B. Inch that can be found in the Library and Archives of Canada under the heading Rober Boyer Inch fonds. This fonds consists of 4.05 m of textual records dating from ca. 1923-1981.
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The Medicine Hat News

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1955 - 1965, 1988
Accession Number
1-2015
Other Title Info
Title based on the contents of the subseries
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
McG 2.1
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1955 - 1965, 1988
Physical Description
Approximately 50 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Fred McGuinness worked with The Medicine Hat News for 10 years, starting in 1955, when he was hired as an assistant to the paper’s publisher. In 1958, he was promoted to publisher of the newspaper. At the same time McGuinness was also appointed vice-president of Southam Company Limited. Based in Toronto, Southam Company Limited was the parent organization that oversaw the Southam Printing Company (Toronto and Montreal) and the publication of a number of weekly newspapers, including The Ottawa Citizen, The Hamilton Spectator, The Winnipeg Tribune, The Calgary Herald, The Edmonton Journal, The Vancouver Province and The Medicine Hat News. In addition to his administrative duties, while with The Medicine Hat News, McGuinness authored a column titled, “The Lighthouse.” In November of 1965, he resigned as publisher and moved with his family to Winnipeg where he was appointed manager of the New Personnel and Information Division with James Richardson and Sons. In 1988, McGuinness was hired by The Medicine Hat News to write a 20 article feature about his reminisces of Medicine Hat. McGuinness referred to this collection of stories as “Hat Memoirs.”
Custodial History
Accession 1-2015 contains records created and collected over the course of McGuinness’ career as a newspaper journalist and freelance writer. The Estate of Fred McGuinness donated the materials to the SJ McKee Archives circa 2011. The Archives accessioned the records in 2015.
Scope and Content
The subseries contains records created and collected by Fred McGuinness during his time as a journalist, editor, and freelance writer for The Medicine Hat News. Records include Medicine Hat News clippings from the 1960s, a scrapbook containing clippings of McGuinness’ Lighthouse column (1961-1964) and drafts of McGuinness’ 1988 Medicine Hat memoirs. Records in the subseries consist of rough drafts, article proofs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and correspondence.
Notes
Readers’ correspondence pertaining to McGuinness’ time in Medicine Hat may be found in Fred McGuinness’ personal papers, subseries McG 1.2 Correspondence
Accruals
Closed
Finding Aid
A file level inventory is available
Storage Location
2015 accessions
Arrangement
Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives. Subseries has been re-arranged according to publication period
Documents

McG 2_1 Medicine Hat inventory.pdf

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Neighborly News columns

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1979 - 2002
Accession Number
1-2015
Other Title Info
Title based on the contents of the subseries
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
McG 2.3
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1979 - 2002
Physical Description
Approximately 18 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Fred McGuinness wrote the syndicated weekly news column “Neighborly News” for 22 years, beginning in 1979. According to McGuinness, the Neighborly News column evolved out of the interest in and the impending cancellation of the CBC Radio broadcast “Neighborly News from the Prairies.” McGuinness credits Eugene Derksen (Steinbach Carillon), Miles Phillips (Boissevain Recorder), and Ian MacKenzie (Portage Graphic) for approaching him about printing/publishing a Neighborly News column. The column initially began with a dozen subscriptions from weeklies and grew to publication in 55 weeklies. McGuinness described his creative process as follows. McGuinness received weeklies from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, from which he would read the first page and the editorial page. He created thematic files from clippings he accumulated over a period of time. He would then write four columns at a time based on the materials he assembled and had the columns printed at the Brandon Sun plant for camera-ready copy. Other weeklies had to re-type the columns if they did not have the facilities. The weekly columns were written for publication periods beginning every Monday. McGuinness wrote his last Neighborly News column during the publication week of April 1, 2002. In his final column he confessed that his age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diagnosed in 2001, had become an impediment to his research, writing, and editing abilities. A month later, a Neighborly News retrospective written by McGuinness was published. In that column McGuinness reviewed the history of the Neighborly News broadcast and column and described his writing process. The successor to McGuinness’ Neighborly News column was Margaret “Peggy” HASEIN, the editor and co-publisher of the Biggar Independent. Hasein was the successful bidder for the column after McGuinness put his column up for sale upon receiving his AMD diagnosis. The Neighborly News column is still in print today (2015).
Custodial History
Records were collected and created by McGuinness during the publication of the syndicated column Neighborly News from 1980 to 2002. 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 (i.e., typed drafts, camera ready copy, and correspondence) created during the publication period (1980 to 2002) of Fred McGuinness’ syndicated Neighborly News column. The Archives does not have copies of McGuinness’ Neighborly News columns from 1999 to 2002. There is one file folder containing letters of thanks and congratulations upon McGuinness’ retirement in April 2002.
Notes
Information in the history/biography was taken from Neighborly News columns published in the Roblin Review (April 2, 2002, 4), and The Glenboro Gazette (May 7, 2002, 11). In the Glenboro Gazette column, “Looking Back,” McGuinness recalled the history of history Neighborly News radiobroadcast and column. The timeline provided in the article, appears to conflict with the actual dates the radio broadcast was cancelled by CBC and the beginning of the publication of the Neighborly News column. The Archives have used McGuinness’ date in the looking back column but researchers should be aware of the discrepancies in the timeline The original location of the file (when the Fred McGuinness collection was unprocessed) is noted on the front of each file folder. The first sentence of each column was provided in the file level inventory because weeklies published alternative titles for the same column. The square bracket at the end of each item contains a few keywords for the respective column Camera-ready proofs are numbered and dated for the weekly publication period beginning on Mondays. Certain columns in this series were mis-numbered and/or mis-dated by McGuinness. McGuinness’ numbers and dates have been retained and the discrepancies noted by the editorial marking [sic]
Accruals
Closed
Finding Aid
A file level inventory is available
Storage Location
2015 accessions
Related Material
Fred McGuinness would write/publish about a topic in a number of forums. For example, when researching and writing the Bootstrap profiles for the provincial government, McGuinness also mentioned these individuals in his Neighborly News or Brandon Sun Diary columns. Therefore, it is possible research materials pertaining to his Neighborly News columns may be found in the subseries: Correspondence (McG 1.2), Clippings (McG 4.2), Local history (McG 4.1), Miscellaneous freelance (McG 3.2) and Reader’s Digest (McG 3.1)
McGuinness details his vision problems and sale of the Neighborly News column in his memoir “Lost in Hotel Beesborough” (see McG 2.2 File 16, and McG 3.2, Misc. Freelance File 53)
Arrangement
Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives. Subseries has been arranged according to column number/publication period
Documents

McG 2_3 Neighborly News inventory.pdf

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Old Pathways, New Horizons: A History of the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company monograph

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1995 - 1996
Accession Number
1-2015
Other Title Info
Title based on the contents of the subseries
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
McG 5.3
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1995 - 1996
Physical Description
Approximately 1.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
In the spring of 1994, Fred McGuinness was contracted by Great Plains Publications to assist with the writing of the centennial publication Old Pathways, New Horizons: A History of the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 1896-1996. Published in 1996, by Great Plains Publications (Winnipeg), Old Pathways, New Horizons is a 111-page illustrated soft cover book.
Custodial History
These 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 two draft manuscripts and two letters of correspondence. Records were generated during the writing of the book Old Pathways, New Horizons: A History of the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 1896-1996. The book was commissioned by the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company and published in 1996 by Great Plains Publishing Limited.
Notes
Information in the history/biography was taken from a letter dated April 19, 1994, to Fred McGuinness from Gregg Shilliday (see file 11) and publication information listed in the dust jacket of the book
Accruals
Closed
Finding Aid
A file level inventory is available
Storage Location
2015 accessions
Arrangement
Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives
Documents

McG 5_3 Pathways Wawanesa inventory.pdf

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MPE D 5 Grain Commissions and Inquiries

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1936-1978
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.5
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1936-1978
Physical Description
13cm
History / Biographical
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains the following: 1. Grain Inquiry 1936 2. Grain Inquiry Commission 1936-1937 3. Newspaper clippings concerning Grain Inquiry 1937 4. Canadian Royal Grain Inquiry Commission 1937 5. Report of the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission 1937 6. Canadian Grain Trade 1953-1966 7. Canadian Grain Trade 1970 8. Canadian Grain Trade 1972-1978
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Subject Access
Grain
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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MPE D 6 Agricultural Commissions and Policy

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1967-1975
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1967-1975
Physical Description
26cm
History / Biographical
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains the following: Box 1: 1. Canadian Agricultural Miscellaneous 1967-1972 2. Canadian Agricultural Miscellaneous 1973-1975 3. Canadian Agricultural Miscellaneous 1970-1975 4. Bill C-175 An act respecting grain 5. Bill C-196 Canada Grain Act 1970 Box 2: 6a. Canadian Agricultural Miscellaneous 1971 6b. Canadian Agricultural Miscellaneous 1971 7a. Bill C-41 The Western Grain Stabilization Act 1975 7b. Bill C-41 The Western Grain Stabilization Act 1975 8. General Agricultural Policy 9. Manitoba Agriculture 1936
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Canada Grain Act
The Western Grain Stabilization Act
Subject Access
Grain
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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MPE D 7 Miscellaneous Committees, Commissions and Inquiries

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1995
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.7
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1995
Physical Description
39cm
History / Biographical
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains the following: Box 1: 1. Farm Implement Prices 1937, 1939, 1961 2a. Trading in Grain Futures 1931 2b. Trading in Grain Futures 1931 3. Manitoba/Canada's Economic Development 1955-1973 4. Food and Consumer Prices 1958-1973 5. Farm Organizations and Local Governments Box 2: 6. Livestock 1961-1975 7. Bryce Commission August 1976 8. Terminal Grain Elevators at Thunder Bay 1973 9a. Taxation 1945 9b. Taxation 1963-1967 9c. Taxation 1967-1970 Box 3: Manash Statistical Submissions to Turgeon Commission 1936 10a. Western Grain Transport Act 1985-1995 10b. Western Grain Transport Act 1985-1995
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Canada Grain Act
The Western Grain Stabilization Act
Western Grain Transport Act
Subject Access
Grain
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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MPE D 3 Transportation Commissions and Inquiries

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1985
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1985
Physical Description
46cm
History / Biographical
Commissions dealing with transportation by rail and by sea were important to Manitoba Pool Elevators, as the cost and effiecincy of transport affected the cost of service to its members. See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains the following: Box 1: 1. St. Lawrence Seaway 1961-1971 2. Royal Commission on Transportation - excerpt from the evidence of Sir Henry Thornton 1931-1932 3. Royal Commission on Transportation 1949-1950 4. Report of the Royal Commission on Transportation February 9, 1951 5. The Royal Commission on Transportation 1960 6. The Royal Commission on Transportation 1960-1967 7. The Canadian Transport Commission 1985 Box 2: 8. The Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1975-1976 9a. Submissions to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1975-1977 9b. Submissions to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1975-1977 10. Submissions to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 11. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 12. Submissions to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 13. Submissions to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 14. Appendix to Final Submission of CN Railways to GH&TC 1976 15. Submission by the Province of Manitoba to the GH&TC 1976 16. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1975-1976 17. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1974-1976 18a. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976-1977 18b. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 19. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission Public Hearings 1976 20. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 21. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1976 22. MPE Submission to the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission 1975
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Grain Handling and Transportation Commission
Subject Access
railways
Grain
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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Physical Plant buildings

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Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1962 - 2010
Part Of
BUPC 2 Campus buildings
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.12
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1962 - 2010
Physical Description
30 photographs
History / Biographical
Physical Plant provides security, workplace health and safety, building maintenance, utilities, cleaning, groundskeeping, and key storage services, as well as capital project management for the Brandon University campus. It includes the new Physical Plant building and new steam plant on 20th Street and the Site Services building on the corner of 20th Street and Louise Avenue. Prior to the opening of the new Physical Plant building in 2010, services were operated out of World War II era H-Huts in the centre of campus. The original steam plant (1962-1990s) was sold following the construction of the new steam plant.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of Physical Plant buildings including: the original Steam Plant; the (new) Steam Plant; the Site Services Building; the Physical Plant H-Hut; and the new Physical Plant building.
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