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Stanley Knowles Speaks at Library Naming Ceremony

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Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.32
Item Number
1.2.32
Date Range
October 1974
Physical Description
colour, 3.5" x 5"
Scope and Content
Stanley Knowles speaks at Library Naming Ceremony
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Stanley Knowles Speaks at Library Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.33
Item Number
1.2.33
Date Range
October 1974
Physical Description
colour, 3.5" x 5"
Scope and Content
Stanley Knowles speaks at Library Naming Ceremony
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Don Wheeler Speaks at Library Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.35
Item Number
1.2.35
Date Range
October 1974
Physical Description
colour, 3.5" x 5"
Scope and Content
Don Wheeler speaks at Library Naming Ceremony
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J.E. Robbins Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
7
File Number
7.10.184
Item Number
7.10.184
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
The Naming Ceremony of the John E. Robbins Library
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J.E. Robbins Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
7
File Number
7.10.185
Item Number
7.10.185
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
The Naming Ceremony of the John E. Robbins Library
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Library Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.12
Item Number
1.2.12
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 12.5 cm x 8.8 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building looking south. Naming of the Library, etc. Many unidentified attendees, including: ?,?,?,?,?,?,?, Bernice Pettypiece, Dick McDonald, L.D. Whitehead, ?, J. Hardy, D. McNamee, ?, T.S. Gonzalez, ?,?,?, Gli Dimoinlangon, ?, Anne Harris, ?,?, Dr. John Lane, ?, Hazel Oakey, ?,?,?,?,?,?, Peggy Robertson, ?,?,?,?,?,?, Gol Aidun, ?
Name Access
Pettypiece
McDonald
Whitehead
Hardy
McNamee
Gonzalez
Dimoinlangon
Harris
Lane
Oakey
Robertson
Aidun
Subject Access
J.E. Robbins Library
Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #2

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.13
Item Number
1.2.13
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc. Dr. A.L. Dulmage, President
Name Access
Dulmage
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #3

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.14
Item Number
1.2.14
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor, McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc.Dr. D.N. Wheeler, Chairman of the Senate Library Committee, Georgia Lightbody Whitman, Stanley Knowles, M.P., Chancellor, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, President
Name Access
Dulmage; Wheeler; Lightbody Whitman; Knowles
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #4

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.15
Item Number
1.2.15
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc. L to R Dr. D.N. Wheeler, Georgia Lightbody Whitman, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, Stanley Knowles, M.P.
Name Access
Dulmage; Wheeler; Lightbody Whitman; Knowles
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #5

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.16
Item Number
1.2.16
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building looking south Naming of the Library, etc.L to R ?, Dr. M.V. Naidu, Dr. W.H.M. Hargreaves-Mauwdsley, G.P. Sutherland, ?, c. Kennedy, Michael Angel, ?,?,?,?, Dick MacDonald, ?,?, L.D. Whitehead, J. Hardy, D. McNamee, P. Constans, ?, T.S. Gonzalez, ?,?,?,?, Mrs. Sutherland, Gli Dimoinlongan, ?,?,?,?,?, Anne Harris, ?, Ella Mae Perdue, H.S. Perdue, ?, W. Entz, Hazel Oakey, Gerald R. Brown, Mary Hume, Molly Vance, Alice Londry, ?,?,?
Name Access
Naidu
Hargreaves-Mauwdsley
Sutherland
Kennedy
Angel
MacDonald
Whitehead
Hardy
McNamee
Constans
Gonzalez
Dimoinlongan
Harris
Perdue
Entz
Oakey
Brown
Hume
Vance
Londry
Subject Access
Library
Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #6

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.17
Item Number
1.2.17
Date Range
October, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Karsh portrait of J.E. Robbins, plaque, Clark Hall Library Reading Room, 2nd floor McKenzie Building. Naming of the Library, etc.Georgia Lightbody Whitman (?) Dr. J.E. Robbins, Dr. A.L. Dulmage, Glen P. Sutherland, alumnus and Co-Chairman 75th Anniversary Committee
Name Access
Sutherland; Lightbody Whitman; Robbins; Dulmage
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #7

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.27
Item Number
1.2.27
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
McKenzie Building, 2nd Floor, Library Reading Room. Naming Ceremonies: John E. Robbins Library. Front Row L-R: A. L. Dulmage, John Robbins, Mrs. Georgina Lightbody Whitman, -, Dr. D. N. Wheeler (standing), W. H. N. Hargreaves - Mawdsley (Top of Head), M. V. Naidu, Glenn Sutherland (Alumnus), C. Kennedy, M. Angel (Pres. Man. Library Association), Dick McDonald (Alumnus), ?, L. D. Whitehead (Publisher-Brandon Sun) Background: H. V. Vidal, Cathy Robbins, R. B. Inch, Jos Hardy
Name Access
Robbins
Dulmage
Lightbody Whitman
Wheeler
Hargreaves-Mawdsley
Naidu
Sutherland
Kennedy
Angel
McDonald
Whitehead
Vidal
Inch
Hardy
Subject Access
Library
Naming Ceremony
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Library Naming Ceremony #8

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.28
Item Number
1.2.28
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
Naming Ceremonies: John E. Robbins Library.L-R. Foreground: J. Knowles, L. Dulmage, J. E. Robbins, Georgina Lightbody, -, Michael Angel (Pres. Man. Library Association), W. H. N. Hargreaves, Mawdsley, M. V. Naidu, Glenn Sutherland, C. Kennedy, ?, ?, ?, T. S. Gonzales, ? Back: Dr. J. Lane, Anne Harris (Rivers), Hazel Oakley (Rivers), ?, ?, ?Background: Mrs. J. E. Robbins, ?, Bernice Pellyprod (Boissevain), ?, L. P. Whitehead, Jim Blanchard (?) alumnus, ?, P. Constans, Dr. W. Enty, Gerald Brown (alumnus), Prof P. M. Glaser, ?, ?
Name Access
Knowles
Dulmage
Robbins
Lightbody
Angel
Hargreaves-Mawdsley
Naidu
Sutherland
Kennedy
Gonzales
Lane
Harris
Oakley
Pellyprod
Whitehead
Blanchard
Constans
Enty
Brown
Glaser
Subject Access
Library
Naming Ceremony
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Stanley Knowles at Library Naming Ceremony

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
October 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.31
Item Number
1.2.31
Date Range
October 1974
Physical Description
colour, 3.5" x 5"
Scope and Content
Stanley Knowles at Library Naming Ceremony
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Naming Ceremony Attendees

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.29
Item Number
1.2.29
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
b/w, 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
L-R. Lloyd Dulmage, John Robbins, Georgina Lightbody Whitman, Stanley Knowles
Name Access
Dulmage; Robbins; Lightbody Whitman; Knowles
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.R.4
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Physical Description
2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
For biographical information see RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 3 Office of the President, 3.1 President's files.
Scope and Content
Portrait of John E. Robbins.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.R.5
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Physical Description
3.5" x 5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
There is a small hole in the upper right corner of the photograph.
History / Biographical
For biographical information see RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 3 Office of the President, 3.1 President's files.
Scope and Content
Portrait of John E. Robbins.
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Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[n.d.]
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.R.17
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[n.d.]
Physical Description
8" x 10" (colour)
History / Biographical
For biographical information see RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 3 Office of the President, 3.1 President's files.
Scope and Content
Photograph of John E. Robbins' (painted) portrait.
Notes
The original painting, painted by Frank C. Bensing, is hanging above the door to Government Documents in the John E. Robbins Library. Frank C. Bensing was an American portrait artist (1893-1983). He was a resident of New York City. His most famous subject was Joseph P. Kennedy.
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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1967
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
2.6
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1967
History / Biographical
Dr. John Everett Robbins was born 9 October 1903 in Hampton, Ontario the son of John and Gertrude (Brown) Robbins. He married Catherine St. Denis on 11 June 1934 in Ogdens, New York. John Robbins was raised in Darlingford, Manitoba. He attended the University of Manitoba graduating with a B.A. Hon 1928 and M.A.in 1929. Dr. Robbins completed a Ph.D at the University of Ottawa in 1935. From 1936-1951 he was Director of the Education Division, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Dr. Robbins helped to found the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the Social Science Research Council of Canada, the Humanities Research Council of Canada, the United Nations Association in Canada, and the Canadian Citizenship Council. In 1942 he became a member of the Board of Directors of Carlton University. Dr. Robbins was active in UNESCO work: he was a member of Canadian Government delegations to foreign conferences, and, in 1951-52, he spent a year as Director of an educational project for Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East. In 1960, while editor-in-chief of the newly compiled “Encyclopedia Canadiana,” Dr. Robbins was asked to become President of Brandon College. From 1960 to 1967, he oversaw construction of the Arts and Library Building and Lecture Theatre, a Men's Residence, a Dining Hall, a Heating Plant, a Ladies’ Residence, a Music Building, a Physical Education Building and an Education Building. After the university charter was granted in 1967, Dr. Robbins was installed as the first President of Brandon University. After his retirement from Brandon University Dr. Robbins was appointed Canadian Ambassador to the Vatican 1970-73. In the years after his departure from Brandon, he held many positions including President of World Federalists of Canada 1977-79 and President of the Canadian Writers Foundation 1976-78. Dr. Robbins served as Executive Chairman and Treasurer of Amnesty International in Canada 1973-75. He was the recipient of an honorary LLD from the University of Manitoba (1967), Carleton University ( 1969) and Brandon University (1974). In 1994, the title President Emeritus of Brandon University was conferred on John Robbins by the Board of Governors of the University. Dr. Robbins died in 1995, at the age of 91.
Scope and Content
Dr. Robbins' administrative records are located in the Brandon University fonds.
Notes
Dr. John E. Robbins archival papers are held at the Library and Archives Canada.
Name Access
John E. Robbins
Storage Location
RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series 2: Office of the Principal/President
Related Material
See RG 6, series 3 (Office of the President) for additonal records regarding John E. Robbins.
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Naming Ceremony Attendees #2

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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
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Item
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.30
Item Number
1.2.30
Date Range
October 4th, 1974
Physical Description
colour, 4.9" x 3.9"
Scope and Content
L-R. Lloyd Dulmage, John Robbins, Georgina Lightbody Whitman, Stanley Knowles
Name Access
Dulmage; Robbins; Lightbody Whitman; Knowles
Subject Access
Library; Naming Ceremony
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