As the Manitoba Pool Elevators grew as a co-operative organizations and later a corporation, it aquired subsidiary companies and became involved with other co-operative organizations. These various companies were usually acquired or formed to either reach out to other types of producers in Manitoba or to assist Pool members. MPE was also involved with larger umbrella or subsidiary co-operative organizations.
See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
This series has been divided into nine sub-series, including: (1) Border Fertilizer Ltd., (2) Co-enerco, (3) CSP Foods, (4) Co-op Farm Implements, (5) Co-operative Life Insurance Co. & Pool Insurance Ltd., (6) Livestock Co-operative Division, (7) Poultry and Dairy Pools, (8) The Wasagaming Foundation, (9) North Cypress-Langford Weed Control Districts
Hamiota Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1927 - 1980 Provisional Directors meeting, 20 April 1927 Shareholders meeting, 20 April 1927 Permanent Directors meeting, 20 April 1927 By-law no. 4, no date By-law no. 8, 1927 Shareholders meeting, 23 July 1931 Directors meeting, 23 July 1931 By-law nos. 12 and 13, 23 July 1931 Memorandum re: Application for stock acceptance, 14 January 1932 Letter re: Above application, 30 January 1932 Agreement between Hamiota CEA and MPE, 1 February 1933 Letter re: Above agreement, 17 July 1933 Special meeting of Board of Directors re: By-law no. 15, 6 February 1933 Agreement between Hamiota CEA and MPE, 15 October 1936 Agreement for sale, 5 November 1940 By-law nos. 18, 19 and General By-laws, 16 October 1941 Memorandum re: Agreement, 19 June 1944 By-law no. 21, 13 November 1947 Letter re: By-law no. 21, 27 August 1948 Letter re: Amendment to General By-laws, 6 May 1949 By-law no. 22, 10 December 1949 Memorandum re: By-law no. 22, 7 March 1950 Agreement between Hamiota CEA and MPE, 1 August 1951 By-law no. 23 (2), 17 November 1951 Memorandum re: Agreement, 18 April 1952 General By-laws, 27 October 1952 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between Hamiota CEA and MPE, 15 December 1966 By-law no. 26, 9 November 1967 General By-laws, 16 April 1969 Arrangement, 23 June 1969 Transfer agreement, 31 July 1969 By-law re: Members equities, no date Letter re: Closure and covering letter, 29 October 1980 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 16 May 1927 - volume 7, November 1981 Minutes of Shareholders Annual meetings, 14 November 1946 Financial records and statistics Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1963 (11 reports) Statement of surplus, 1937 - 1955 (14 reports) Final statement, 1930 - 1952 (21 reports) Auditors report, 1929 - 1968 (39 reports) Detail of Grain earnings, 1963 - 1968 (5 reports) Review of Operating Result, 1962 - 1963 Correspondence, 1928 - 1979 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Hamiota.
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
During the independent existence of Manitoba Pool Elevators, the Manitoba Co-operator, published by the Manitoba Co-operative Conference Ltd., was the official organ of the cooperative movement in the province. The sub-series consists of issues of The Manitoba Co-operator from 1931-1936 and 1943-2001.
