H-Huts refer to structures built to house military personnel at the Commonwealth Air Training Program just north of Brandon during World War II. The name H-Hut derives from the layout of the structures, which were built in an "H" formation. The original H-Huts were moved onto the Brandon College campus in 1956 to house the library and arts classrooms.. Additional H-Huts have been located in various places and used for various departments and services on campus including Student Services, Continuing Education, and the carpenter's workshop. Only the Physical Plant H-Huts, located to the west of the Knowles-Douglas Student Union Centre, remain on campus in 2007.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographs of various H-Huts on campus.
Photograph is looking west southwest approximately from the driveway and shows one of the H-Huts. In this photograph the H-Hut was a science laboratory. It later became Student Services (c. 1980) and was removed from campus in the 1990s.
Notes
The H-Hut running north-south in the background beside the Citzens' Science Building was demolished c. 1987.
Photograph is looking west southwest approximately from the driveway and shows one of the H-Huts. In this photograph the H-Hut was a science laboratory. At one point it also housed the Geology Annex. It later became Student Services (c. 1980) and was removed from campus in the 1990s. McMaster Hall is in the background.
H. Vincent Kidd was born in 1905 at Stoughton, Saskatchewan. He obtained his first class teaching certificate and taught for four and a half years before taking his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Manitoba. Kidd recieved his Ph.D. at the University of London.
While in England, Kidd held a scholarship from the depatment of Industrial and Scientific Research of the British Government and lectured at the Unviersity of London. He also spent four years with Great Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Limited and was in charge of T.C.T. at Birmingham, England. During the Second World War, Kidd was in the head office of Canadian Industries Limited doing research and development work for the Canadian Government in connection with the war effort.
Kidd taught in the Chemistry Department at Brandon College from 1946-1963. Vincent Kidd died in Brandon, MB in 1963.
H. Vincent Kidd was born in 1905 at Stoughton, Saskatchewan. He obtained his first class teaching certificate and taught for four and a half years before taking his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Manitoba. Kidd recieved his Ph.D. at the University of London.
While in England, Kidd held a scholarship from the depatment of Industrial and Scientific Research of the British Government and lectured at the Unviersity of London. He also spent four years with Great Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries Limited and was in charge of T.C.T. at Birmingham, England. During the Second World War, Kidd was in the head office of Canadian Industries Limited doing research and development work for the Canadian Government in connection with the war effort.
Kidd taught in the Chemistry Department at Brandon College from 1946-1963. Vincent Kidd died in Brandon, MB in 1963.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of a page of the Brandon Sun, College Edition that shows H.V. Kidd setting up an experiment in a laboratory.
The vegetation in block H is similar to other areas in the locale with an open oak forest with a light understory of saskatoon, hazelnut, poison ivy and sarsaparilla.
The excavations of the eight 1m2 units in 1988 resulted in the recovery of over 650 ceramic fragments including 20 rim sherds from at least four vessels, a grooved maul, fire-cracked rock, lithic debitage and a reworked Avonlea projectile point. A large amount of bison bone, including a number of axial elements and a fragmented skull were also recovered.
Based on the 1988 recoveries at the site further excavations took place in 1991. Nine excavation units were opened next to the previous excavations. Another 250 ceramic sherds were recovered in 1991. Nine vessels have been identified based on rim sherds. Vickers Focus and Woodland vessels have been identified and two vessels similar to Scattered Village Complex were recovered.
The lithic material assemblage is intermediate between Blocks G and E with KRF being the most frequent material category followed by local cherts.
Two features, a hearth and a curvilinear arrangement of rock were recovered. The high numbers of ceramic fragments suggests a habitation area, rather than hunting or butchering behavior. However, the separation of occupations at the site is difficult to establish and there may be different uses of the site by successive occupations.
Radiocarbon dates from this block indicate two occupations separated in time by some 300 years. XU 181 – 405/110 BP and XU 184 – 780/110 BP.
Scope and Content
Sub-series has been divided into sub sub series including: Lovstrom Block H 1988 and Lovstrom Block H 1991.
Field journals have been scanned in multi-page PDF files. Artifact catalogues are PDF files in spreadsheet format. Photographs are in jpeg format.
History / Biographical
Directed by Dr. Nicholson and with Ian Kuijt as crew chief, eight units were excavated in Block H in 1988. The vegetation is similar to other areas in the locale with an open oak forest with a light understory of saskatoon, hazelnut, poison ivy and sarsaparilla.
Radiocarbon dates from this block indicate two occupations separated in time by some 300 years. The excavation of the eight 1m2 units resulted in the recovery of over 650 ceramic fragments including 20 rim sherds from at least four vessels, a grooved maul, fire-cracked rock, lithic debitage and a reworked Avonlea projectile point. A large amount of bison bone, including a number of axial elements and a fragmented skull were also recovered.
The 650 ceramics recovered are of two kinds, representing at least four vessels. Stylistically, two of these vessels appear to be from the Vickers Focus and the third vessel may be Mortlach ware. The fourth vessel appears to be Blackduck and probably comes from the lower occupation. Also encountered were what is possibly a thin ash deposit in unit 180. The presence of a large number of bison axial elements is suggestive of primary butchering activities. Several canid bones were recovered scattered among the bison bone. Although there is no visible stratigraphic evidence, the 14C dates and the different ceramic types indicate more than one occupation in this area and it is likely that several types of behavior and use of space are represented.
High numbers of ceramic fragments are often assumed to be associated with activities characteristic of habitation areas, rather than hunting or butchering behavior. The lithic material assemblage is intermediate between Blocks G and E with KRF being the most frequent material category followed by local cherts.
Scope and Content
Sub-sub-sub series contains: Summary information of field methology, number and co-ordinates of excavations, personnel and their staff position; Field journals are daily records of recoveries, features and activities at the site; Site records include excavation level and unit summaries, feature sheets, profiles; sample records and maps; Artifact catalogues are lists and identifications of all artifacts recovered; Photographs are of excavation units, features, the landscape and personnel.