Photograph was taken at the dedication of the George T. Richardson Centre. The ceremony was held in the link between the John E. Robbins Library and the A.E. McKenzie Building. Front Row (L to R): George T. Richardson, Nina Coldwell, Tannis Richardson.
Photograph was taken in front of the George T. Richardson Centre sign at the dedication of the building. L to R: Ron Helwer (BU Foundation President); Dr. Anges (Richardson) Benidickson; George T. Richardson; Tannis Ricahrdson; Kathleen Richardson; Dr. Dennis Anderson (BU President).
Notes
Photograph appeared in the June 1995 issue of Alumni News.
Taken at the opening and dedication of the George T. Richardson Centre. Photograph shows (L to R): Ronald Bell, George Richardson, Tannis Richardson, and President Dennis Anderson standing outside of the Centre on the wheelchair ramp.
Taken at the opening and dedication of the George T. Richardson Centre. Photograph shows (L to R): President Dennis Anderson, Tannis Richardson, George Richardson, and Ronald Bell standing outside on the University campus with the Centre in the background.
Photograph shows guests mingling in the lobby of the George T. Richardson Centre (in front of the doors to the John E. Robbins Library and J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre) at the opening and dedication of the Richardson Centre.
Allan Wesley Brigden was born October 31, 1900 on the family farm, SW1/4 25-4-25, in the Purple Hill district of Manitoba near Napinka in the RM of Brenda. He attended Tremblay School. A farmer, Allan married Kathleen Newcomb (1898-1975) on July 7, 1926. Together they had three children: Shirley, William and Irene. Allan Brigden died on December 16, 1989 in Deloraine, MB. He is buried at Napinka Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Allan Brigden about the Purple Hill district in the Rural Municipality of Brenda. Interviewer is Mayme Warren.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Brigden's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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Sallows attended Brandon University as a student in the 1980s. In c. 2003 he was working on his M.A. degree from the University of Manitoba on wolf genetics. Arndt, who became a Zoology faculty member in August 2000, was to be on his committee, but left Brandon University in July 2003 for British Columbia.
Custodial History
Photograph was tranfered to the McKee Archives from the Public Communications Office in the winter of 2007.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tim Sallows and Allan Arndt.
Notes
History/Bio information from Tim Sallows (May 2008) and Human Resources (June 2008).
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.
Item is a mini-chapbook entitled "Jottings Toward the Country of the Light: 10 Ghazals" by Allan Cooper. It is series 2, number 1 in the Dollarpoems series. The series was publiched by Pierian Press, Brandon University with the aid of a grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.