Series consists of portraits of students, mainly award and scholarship winners, faculty members, and other university staff members. Many of the photographs in the series appear in various editions of the Sickle.
Storage Range
Photograph storage drawers
Arrangement
Series has been divided into twenty-six sub-series, representing letters of the alphabet. Individual portraits are arranged alphabetically by last name under each sub-series.
Series consists of photographs depicting sports and recreational activities. Sports include: hockey, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, football, swimming, curling, gymnastics, tennis, soccer and track and field. There are photos of both men's and women's teams, actiona shots from various sporting events, as well as images from both the Brandon College and Brandon University eras.
Related Material
A number of athletics photos are stored in BUPC 9 oversize.
Series is divided into 13 sub-series, including: (1) Aerials; (2) Brandon College Building & Clark Hall; (3) Citizens' Science Centre & Knowles Douglas Building; (4) Richardson Centre & A.E. McKenzie Building; (5) Healthy Living Centre & Henry Champ Gymnasium; (6) Dining Hall & Residences; (7) Education Building; (8) Original Music Building & the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building; (9) J.R. Brodie Science Centre; (10) Dr. James and Mrs. Lucille Brown Health Studies Complex; (11) Jeff Umphrey Building & Glen P. Sutherland Art Gallery; (12) Physical Plant; (13) H-Huts.
The Brandon University Photograph collection is an artifically created collection. It includes photographs from both Brandon College and Brandon University.
Custodial History
The custodial history is varied. Some photographs were created by officers of the College and the University, or were produced at the request of the institution. Many, as well, have been donated by former faculty members and students. We have tried to record the custodial history for photographs that have been donated by faculty members and students at the item level.
Scope and Content
Fonds has been divided into eleven series, including: (1) Convocation, Scholarships and Awards; (2) Campus Buildings; (3) Library Activities and Archives; (4) Faculties and Schools; (5) Student Activities; (6) Administrative and Support Units; (7) Sports; (8) Portraits; (9) Oversize; (10) Special Events; and (11) Documents, Diplomas and Certificates.
An album that was donated to the McKee Archives by Lenore (Gusdal) Dinsdale ’45. The album contains candid shots of student life from approximately 1942-45.There are 154 pictures of various sizes with explanations of the events and people photographed
Notes
RED ALBUM. Donated by: Lenore (Gusdal) Dinsdale ‘45
Photograph sent to Fred McGuinness from Leila McDiarmid Leck of Mission, BC, on 08 Feb 1983 in response to his Park School column (see F.A. Rosser, “Sunbeams – Park School reminiscences from a far away friends, Brandon Sun 25 Jan 1983)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of co-ed students standing on a sidwalk between two railings. Students have been identified as: Glen Speers, Clifford Kitson, Rae McKenzie, Ellis McLaren, Shirley Lane, Beth (Babs) Kingston, Helen Tackaberry, Mina Collins, Mary Watson, Thelma Brownell, Jean Muirhead [dark head], Mary McDonald, Lorna Lawrence, Leila McDiarmid, Eleanor Wyre [head], Eleanor Sellers, Beth Crawford [head], Margaret Robinson, Florence Roberts, Eileen Muirhead? [head], Beulah Cristal, Marjorie Carruthers, Josephine Hamm [dark head], Dorothy Tinline?, Mary Wgner, Clayton Copp, Bob Epton, Howard Bell, and Anna Roberts in front.
Notes
Signatures of the students are on the back of the photograph. Names of obtained from correspondence dated 08 Feb 1983 to Fred McGuinness from Leia McDiarmid Leck.
The Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Parade Day was held on Thursday, July 19, 1962, at 9:30 a.m. The local newspaper reported that approximately 24,000 people were in attendance to see parade marshall Rod Ashburner leading 175 entries consisting of 90 floats, 75 horses, and 10 bands. There were 19 parade categories eligible for $12,000 in prize money and included: junior and senior cowboys and cowgirls; fancy and Shetland ponies; sulky class open; comic, commercial, industrial and organizational floats; decorated cars; special ranch class; 4-H Clubs; and a non-competitive class.
The parade route started at Second St. and Allowance Ave., from Second St. to Ash Ave., north on Ash to First St. SE., from First St. S.E. to Fourth Ave., south to Second St. to South Railway St., south on South Railway St. to Third St., with a finish at McLeod Trail. A route map was published in the Medicine Hat News the day before the parade.
Aerial photographs of the parade were taken by Medicine Hat News photographer Howard Heid (1930-2005) from the private helicopter of John Bourn. Bourn was a pilot from Woodville, Wisconsin, who chartered his four-seater helicopter for sight-seers at exhibitions and stampedes across the county.
(Sources: Pat Currie, "Let 'Er Go!," Medicine Hat News, 19 July 1962,1; Harald Gunderson, "'Eye in the Sky' Best Parade View," Medicine Hat News, 19 July 1962,1; "Parade Starts at 9:30 Sharp," 18 July 1962)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an aerial view of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Parade route with a focus on the First Street SE and Ash Street. A residential area showing homes with extensive backyard gardens can be seen.
Notes
This photograph shows the neighbourhood before rezoning and commercial development.
Julian's interest tables, : containing an accurate calculation of interest, at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 per cent., both simple and compound on all sums from 1 cent to $10,000, and from one day to six years