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James Buckley fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4830
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1906-1939; predominant 1918-1939
Accession Number
11-2004
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
11-2004
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1906-1939; predominant 1918-1939
Physical Description
3.5 cm textual records; one postcard; one key
History / Biographical
James Buckley was born in Arnprior, Ontario in 1877. He moved to Manitoba in 1904. In 1906, he settled in Brandon, Manitoba where he was employed as a Canadian Pacific Railway conductor for thirty-six years. In the same year he arrived in Brandon, Buckley married Helenea Stavenaw. Togerher they had two daughters Ruth and Margaret. James Buckley was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors and the Knights of Columbus. He passed away in Brandon, Manitoba on December 8, 1957.
Custodial History
Fonds passed into the hands of Buckley's daughter Margaret following the death of Helenea (Stavenaw) Buckley in 1959. Following Margaret's death the fonds was retained by Lesley Liversidge who donated the fonds to the Daly House Museum in 2004. The Museum then donated the fonds to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes Conductors' Local Passenger tariff No. C 6 Brandon to Moose Jaw in effect June 23, 1918; Constitution of Railway Conductors of America revised and adopted May 4, 1925; CPR Rules for Heating, Ventilating, Lighting and for operation of water rising system on passenger equipment, revised January 1924; Souvenir, Canada's Great Inland Port Fort William and Port Arthur [n.d.] 127 illustrations; poster The Spirit of 1918: Sticking To It, supplement to The Graphic, The Railway Conductor, July, 1939 Royal Visit Edition; Wonderland of Canada, The Rocky Mountains Specially Selected Views of the Canadian Rockies on the Canadian Pacific Line, photographs by WM Notman & Son. Valentine & Sons, Publishing Company, Montreal and Toronto[n.d.]; Over the Kettle Valley Route British Columbia published for Canadian Pacific Railway News Service 20 pp. [n.d.]; postcard with steam engine traveling through a flooded rail-line and CNR key.
Notes
CAIN No. 202582
Subject Access
James Buckley
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
railways
transportation
Storage Location
2004 accessions
Storage Range
2004 accessions
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Robert (Bert) Lane collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4869
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1954-1966
Accession Number
40-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
40-1997
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1954-1966
Physical Description
1 cm textual records; 5 photographs
Physical Condition
All of the photographs had been rolled for storage, so they all have some minor cracking on the surface. A few of them also have small tears around the edges.
History / Biographical
Biographical information for Robert (Bert) Lane is currently unavailable.
Custodial History
Collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custoridal history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related Robert Lane’s role as an officer of the International Union of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The textual records include the presentation, press clippings and related correspondence of the Brandon local of the Brotherhood to the Parliamentary Committee on Transport in 1966, which dealt with the reduction in passenger service on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Collection also includes five photographs: 40-1997.1 Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen - 8 x 10" b/w ca. 1950 E.W. Cadman, Oliver - Studio, Calgary, AB 40-1997.2 Canadian Delegation Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 40 x 10" b/w Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954 Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio 40-1997.3 Grand Lodge Officers and Delegates Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 46 x 10" b/w Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954 Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio 40-1997.4 Grand Lodge Officers and Delegates Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 20 x 10" b/w Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954 Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio 40-1997.5 Young Turks Delegation (31st Convention) - 20 x 10" b/w Cleveland, Ohio 1960 Miller-Ertler Studios, Cleveland, Ohio
Notes
Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
C.P.R.
Parliamentary Committee on Transport
railroad
Storage Location
1997 accessions envelope storage (photographs)
Storage Range
1997 accessions; envelope storage (photographs)
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United Grain Growers collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4822
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Accession Number
48-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
48-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Physical Description
3 cm
History / Biographical
The United Grain Growers, a farmer controlled co-operative elevator association, was established in 1917, with the amalgamation of the Grain Growers Grain Company (1906), and the Alberta Farmer's Co-operative Elevator company (1913). Its original purpose was to provide a co-operative alternative to privately owned grain elevators.
Custodial History
This collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection includes copies of correspondence between T.A. Crerar, President of United Grain Growers and Colin Burnell, President, Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers (1925-26); correspondence directed to the Shareholders of United Grain Growers (1926-38); minutes of a meeting between representatives of the United Grain Growers and the provincial wheat pools (1937); as well as a variety of publications about the history and activities of the United Grain Growers (1917-18, 1927, 1929, 1951, 1956).
Notes
CAIN No. 202642. Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
T.A. Crerar
Colin H. Burnell
R.S. Law
Grain Growers Guide
Elevators
Agriculture
Manitoba
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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MPE D Commissions, Committees and Inquiries

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions11230
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1985
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Series
Series Number
MPE D
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931-1985
Physical Description
2.83 m
History / Biographical
This is an artificially created series containing records retained by Manitoba Pool Elevators of official commissions, committee and inquiries that dealt directly with the organization and it's interests. Subjects include commission investigation as well and committee and inquiries into government policy and bills. See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This series has been divided into seven sub-series, including: (1) Royal Commission on Co-operatives, (2) Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators, (3) Transportation Commissions and Inquiries, (4) Box Car Inquiry, (5) Grain Commissions and Inquiries, (6) Agricultural Commissions and Policy, (7) Miscellaneous Committes, Commissions and Inquiries
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Subject Access
Commissions
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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MPE D 1 Royal Commission on Co-operatives

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions11274
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1945
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
1m
History / Biographical
This commission was appointed in late 1944 and made it's reports and recommendations in late 1945. The commission's tasks were the following: (1) give a legal opinion on existing taxation legislation affecting co-operatives, (2) reccomend taxation legislation in respect to co-operatives, with due regard to current tax burdens on privately owned busniess, (3) provide a picture of the actual structure of co-operative enterprise in Canada, its growth, and the effects of taxation upon it. The commission's findings were, briefly: (1) Section 4, paragraph (p) of the Income War Tax Act is so ambiguous as to justify its repeal, (2) commission reccomended legislation permitting both co-operative and joint stock companies to deduct patronage dividends in computing taxes, whether paid out or available on demand, (3) appendicies of research staff findings that provide statistical and historical information on the origin, growth and distribution of co-operatives in Canada. See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains volumes 1 - 31 of the Royal Commission on Co-operatives, the brief and report on the Commission, an outline of argument on behalf of certain co-operative organizations.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Royal Commission on Co-operatives
Subject Access
Commissions
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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MPE D 2 Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions11306
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE D.2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1931
Physical Description
33cm
History / Biographical
A commission to inquire into the formation and operation of the Manitoba Pool up until 1931. Charges were brought against the Pool by J.R. Murray, then Assistant General Manager of UGG. The four charges were, briefly: (1) producers had been mislead into forming elevator associations, (2) members are bound by contract to the association, (3) financial statements sent out to associations are inaccurate, (4) Pool members are not getting as good a deal as they would on the free market. The first two charges were deemed provable by the commission, while the last two were not. It was noted by the commissioner that no pool members had come forward with complaints. See also fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
.This sub-series contains volumes 1 - 25 of the Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators.
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2010)
Name Access
Royal Commission on Manitoba Pool Elevators
United Grain Growers
Subject Access
Commissions
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series D: Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
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Manitoba Women's Institute collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4860
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1935-1980's
Accession Number
8-2002
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
8-2002
GMD
textual records
Date Range
c. 1935-1980's
Physical Description
64 cm
History / Biographical
The first Women's Institute in Canada was created by Mrs. Adelaide Hunter Hoodless in Stoney Creek, Ontario, on February 19, 1897. The Women's Institute was created to unite rural women with the hopes that this would help women improve their homes and communities. The motto of the Women's Institute became, "a nation could not rise above the level of its homes." The group was to be non-partisan and non-sectarian to allow for maximum participation. The Women's Institute became one of the very few ways for rural women to meet and share ideas and problems with others. The Women's Institute spread throughout Canada and reached Manitoba in 1910, when Morris and Valley River, Manitoba, formed Women's Institute branches. The Women's Institute branches in Manitoba were known as Home Economics Societies until 1919, when they became branches of the Manitoba Women's Institute. The Home Economics Societies specialized in community service work. At first, the groups concentrated on home management and child care, and eventually they became involved with social and political issues. In addition to community work, the Women's Institute branches also invited many guest speakers to their meetings and promoted education and the dissemination of information to rural women on subjects such as canning, growing fruits and vegetables, dental hygiene and rural electrification. The Manitoba Women's Institute continues its work today.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned in 2002 by the McKee Archives. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
This collection has been artificially created and consists of miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings, handbooks, newsletters, photos and song sheets collected by various unknown Manitoba Women's Institute branches. Some newletters included in the collection are "Institute News" from the Manitoba Women's Institute, "National Farm Forum Guide", "Federated News" from the Federated Women's Institute of Canada and "The Country Woman" from Associated Women of the World. The newspaper clippings in the collection relate to Women's Institute branches around Manitoba and the rest of Canada.
Notes
CAIN No. 202660. Description by Robyn Mitchell.
Subject Access
Reverand M.L. Goodman
Manitoba Provincial Council of Women
National Council of Women in Canada
Manitoba Women's Institute
National Farm Forum
Federated Women's Institute of Canada`
Associated Country Women of the World
women's organizations
4-H
rural women
song sheets
credit unions
farm magazines
newsletters
women's magazines
Storage Location
2002 accessions
Storage Range
2002 accessions
Related Material
Related women's institute collections in the McKee Archives include: Manitoba Women's Institute; Minnedosa Women's Institute; Cordova Women's Institute; Clanwilliam Women's Institute; Rathwell Women's Institute; Strathclair Women's Institute; Crocus Women's Institute; Southwest A Region - Manitoba Women's Institute; Douglas Women's Institute
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Ruby Miles collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4844
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1910-2003; predominant 1920-1945
Accession Number
14-2003
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
14-2003
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1910-2003; predominant 1920-1945
Physical Description
60 photographs (b/w) and 18 negatives; 3 cm textual records
History / Biographical
Rubina Isabella Miles (née McGregor) was born October 9th, 1909, in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, the only child of Kate (née Rowe) and William McGregor. Her father, William Thom McGregor was a native of Scotland who, before coming to Canada, travelled to Australia and New Zealand, and served in the Boer War. Ruby Miles and her parents migrated to Australia in 1921. In 1925, the family moved to Papua New Guinea where Mr. McGregor was employed as Head Stockman on the Giligili Estate, part of the Commonwealth Copra Company. The family returned to Canada in 1929. In 1940, Ruby married Leonard "Len" Miles, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Following the Second World War, they settled in Brandon, Manitoba. Ruby spent her adult life as a homemaker. She died in April 2003.
Custodial History
The records came into Ruby Miles' possession through her husband (correspondence while he was overseas) and through the death of various family members. Following the death of Ruby Miles, the collection was donated to the S.J. McKee Archives by Errol Black, the executor of her estate.
Scope and Content
Collection includes c. 15 letters from Kate McGregor, to her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Rowe of Brandon, Manitoba. The letters were written in the years 1925-1929, when Mrs. McGregor and her family were living in Papua New Guinea. Collection also includes photographs and photographic negatives containing images of the Giligili Estate in New Guinea. Collection contains correspondence with Len Miles during his service overseas in the Second World War, as well as Len Miles' service record, death certificate and various memorabilia from his time in military service. Finally, the collection includes various news clippings, documents and correspondence received or retained by Ruby Miles.
Notes
CAIN No. 202595. Description by Mike White.
Name Access
Kate McGregor
Ruby Miles
Len Miles
A.A.Rowe
Papua New Guinea
Brandon
Manitoba
Giligili Estate
Commonwealth Copra Company Ltd
Subject Access
emigration
Second World War
plantation agriculture
Boer war
Storage Location
2003 accessions
Storage Range
2003 accessions
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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971-1972
Accession Number
3-2013
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
3-2013
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1971-1972
Physical Description
24 cm textual records
Material Details
Photocopies of originals
History / Biographical
The Toal Commission was a Commission of Inquiry conducted by James Toal at the Prince Edward Hotel in Brandon,MB from 1971-1972. The purpose of this inquiry was to investigage a report published by the Brandon Police Department entitled, "Problem Metis Families, City of Brandon," as well as allegations of police harassment in the City of Brandon from January 1, 1970, onward. The report was prepared by the Brandon Police Department following a petition submitted to Mayor Wilton. The petition, signed by approximately thirty residents of Brandon's East End, requested that the city prohibit the sale of homes in their neighborhood to Native families. A copy of the report was obtained by the Brandon Sun, which generated a considerable public response that resulted in the investigation in question.
Custodial History
Records were ordered from the Archives of Manitoba by Brandon University Archivist Tom Mitchell and Brandon University history professor Jim Naylor in 2013.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created over the course of the Toal Commission. It includes copies of verbatim transcripts of the Toal Commission hearings, as well as a commission of inquiry, a report on the commission, and indexes, which list the witnesses and evidence presented for each day of the hearings.
Notes
Description by Jason Dooley (October 2016).
Name Access
James Toal
City of Brandon
Brandon Police Department
Brandon Sun
City of Winnipeg
Prince Edward Hotel
J.S. Walker
K.P. Regier
Chief Constable D.A. McNamee
Inspector L. White
Constable Keith Yorke
John Richard Bell
Alan Ross
John Langston Tyman
Mayor W.H.K. Wilton
R.G. Lagimodiere
Edith May Bryan
C.W. Gordon
Mr. Houle
Archie Joseph Nabess
The Canadian Native Justice League
Manitoba Indian Brotherhood
Andy Moir
Brandon Friendship Center
Indian Affairs Department
Keystone Center
Mr. Meighen
Ronald Stoney
Thomas Stoney
Henry Hunter
Marie Hunter
Sharon Pompana
Edgar Lee Pompana
Howard Clyde Sandy
Sanderson family
Lorna Esther Wright
Dorothy Sarah Watt
Wayne James Clifford Desjarlais
Elizabeth Edith Oudie
Mary Wilma Wasicuna
Beulah Faye Langford
P. Schacter
Donald James McKay
Leo John Wayne Porter
Isobel Grasby
Gladys Pasche
Harold Weitman
George Munroe
Dorothy Betz
Roger Obansawin
Peter Whitecloud
Dr. Adam Cuthand
Kenneth Neil McCaskill
Rene Joseph Houle
Carole Diane Lavalle
Brian Norman Otis
IMPACTE
Indian Metis Project for Careers Through Teacher Education
Walter David Dennehardt
George Melvin Fleury
Frank Elding Price
Dr. Samuel W. Corrigan
Ruth McRae
Eddie Gosnold
William Wolski
Beth Cale
Clarence C. Mitchell
Ragnar B. Nygaard
Mrs. R. Nygaard
Marlene Brichon
Joseph A. Farion
Calvin Gerry
Helen Bell
Kenneth Bell
Angus Spence
J.W. Potter
Donald Pratt
Henry Carroll
Subject Access
Aboriginals
First Nations
Metis
race relations
government commissions
indiginous peoples
Storage Location
2013 accessions
Related Material
Toal Commission Review - F.C. Muldoon Commissioner - Review the Toal Commission's conclusions - review report (handwritten and typed copy), notes on testimonies and correspondence, Library and Archives Canada Inventory no. 6822 Finding aid no. MSS2374
Toal Commission - Archives of Manitoba
John Langston Tyman fonds (70-1997 & 9-2001)
Audrey Silvius collection (21-2000)
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The benefits and burdens of feedgrain transportation policy

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections107
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1970
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Lerohl, M. L
MacEachern, G. A. (Gordon A.), jt. auth
Vandermeulen, H. M, jt. auth
Keer, T. C
Uhrig, W
Yorgason, V. W
Agricultural Economics Research Council of Canada
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-2-16
Item Number Range
Archives 14-2-16
Responsibility
by M. L. Lerohl, G. A MacEachern and H. Vandermeulen ; rlated technical studies conducted by T. C. Kerr, W. Uhrig and V. W. Yorgason
Start Date
1970
Date Range
1970
Publication
Ottawa : Agricultural Economics Research Council of Canada
Physical Description
ii, 164 p. : illus. ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Subject Access
Grain trade Canada
Grain Transportation
Livestock Canada
Storage Location
Box 2 - Transportation 1
Storage Range
Box 2 - Transportation 1
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The Commission on the costs of transporting grain by rail : [hearings]

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections369
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Canada. Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-20-1
Archives 14-21-1
Item Number Range
Archives 14-20-1
Archives 14-21-1
Start Date
1976
Date Range
1976
Publication
[Ottawa] : The Commission
Physical Description
36 v. ; 35 cm
Notes
Commissioner: Carl M. Snavely
Subject Access
Grain trade Canada
Grain Canada Transportation Costs
Storage Location
Box 20 - Brandon Area Study & Snavely Hearings (Vol. 1-5)
Box 21 - Snavely Hearings (Vol. 20-36)
Storage Range
Box 20 - Brandon Area Study & Snavely Hearings (Vol. 1-5)
Box 21 - Snavely Hearings (Vol. 20-36)
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Submission to the Commission on the costs of transporting grain by rail on behalf of Canadian National and CP Rail, April 19, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections376
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Saunders, W. B
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Limited
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-22-1
Item Number Range
Archives 14-22-1
Responsibility
by W.B. Saunders
Start Date
1976
Date Range
1976
Publication
Winnipeg : Canadian National
Physical Description
69 p. ; 36 cm
Notes
"Summary statement of the Railways, Canadian National [and] CP Rail"
"April 19, 1976"
Subject Access
Grain trade Canada
Grain Canada Transportation Costs
Storage Location
Box 22
Storage Range
Box 22
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The first fifty years : a history of United Grain Growers Limited

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1957
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Colquette, R. D
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 9044.C33U54
Archives 14-23-6
Item Number Range
HD 9044.C33U54
Archives 14-23-6
Standard number
System Control Number 76203299
Responsibility
R. D. Colquette
Start Date
c1957
Date Range
c1957
Publication
Winnipeg : Public Press Limited
Physical Description
vii, 309 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index
Name Access
United Grain Growers Limited
Subject Access
Grain trade Canada
Agriculture
Cooperative Canada
Storage Location
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
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Joseph H. Hughes collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4805
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1886-1960
Accession Number
3-1997, 1-2008, 6-2009
Other Title Info
J.H. Hughes, J.H. Hughes & Company, Hughes and Atkinson Lumber & Grain, Hughes & Atkinson Co., Hughes and Long, Hughes and Patrick, Hughes and Kennedy Lumber Merchants.
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
3-1997, 1-2008, 6-2009
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1886-1960
Physical Description
4 m textual records
84 photographs
History / Biographical
Joseph Henry Hughes was born in London, Ontario on April 14, 1857, son of Joseph C. Hughes and Jane McAndless. His family farmed in Middlesex County until they retired to Brandon, MB. Huges received his education in Middlesex County then went on to attend the Toronto Normal School in 1874. He tuaght for only a short time in 1875 before going into business as a general merchant in Iderton, Ontario. Hughes moved to Brandon, MB in 1882 and from 1882 to 1906 was engaged in the lumber business with yards in Rat Portage and Brandon and later with mils on Rainy River. His buisness partner was T.H. Patrick from 1882-1896. T.T. Atkinson was a partner in the business from 1882 until early 1888, running the company's lumber camp in the Rainy River Valley. Atkinson was replaced by a Mr. Kennedy in 1888. After disposing of the mills in 1901, Hughes & Company operated as a lumber dealer until 1908 when the lumber business was sold to Rat Portage Lumber Co., whose operations in Brandon were located on 10th Street between Rosser and Princess Avenues. Thereafter, Hughes & Company focused on real estate, owning most of the property between 10th and 11th Streets, Rosser and Princess Avenues. The company built rental property and residences in Brandon, including the Strathcona Block on 10th Street and Hughes (Lorne) Terrace on Lorne Avenue. During this period Hughes & Company was also involved in insurance and farming, buying farmland in south eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba for lease and sale. Hughes was a city alderman for four years, dedicating himself mostly towards improvements to the city pertaining to electrical generation, water supply and the development of the streetcar franchise. In 1911, he resigned from City Council to stand as a successful candidate for mayor. He held this position for only one year, 1913-1914. During this period Hughes, along with other prominent citizens, set up the Patriotic Fund to help look after the dependents of those going off to fight in World War I. Hughes served as chairman of the project until his death in late 1917. In addition to his role as a prominent city businessman, Hughes was also deeply involved in the First Methodist Church, and a member of the Independent Order of OddFellows (I.O.O.F.) and the Masonic Lodge. Joseph Henry Hughes was survived by his wife Anna Maria Hughes, whom he married in 1993, and their daughters: Alma and May (Mrs. Wilfred C. Hughes and Mrs. Charles Leemnnis) and Ruth, and their sons Percy and Harley. Upon J.H. Hughes' death in 1917, management of the company was taken over by Willard C. Hughes, who died in 1964. Following his death the company was administered on behalf of Alma Hughes by Barry Hughes, a Winnipeg lawyer and distant relative. The company remained active in real estate and property managment, as well as farming and oil, until the early 1990s when following the death of Alma Hughes and her daughter Anna, the company was liquidated.
Custodial History
The records in the Joseph H. Hughes fonds were held in two locations prior to their donation to the McKee Archives. Family related records, including paintings by Anna Hughes, music scores, photographs and various parchments, were stored at the family residence, Lorne Terrace (133-137 Lorne Avenue Brandon, MB). The balance of the records, being the records of Hughes & Co. as the firm came to be known, were stored on the fourth floor of the Alexander Block, also known as the Hughes Block, on the west side of 10th Street just south of Princess Avenue. In the early 1990s a decision was taken by Barry Hughes, who had succeeded Willard Hughes as the President of the company, to sell Hughes & Co. Hughes directed Joe Perry, the Brandon manager of Hughes & Co. to donate the records of the Hughes family and Hughes & Co. to Brandon Univeristy. Perry supervised the transfer of the records from Lorne Terrace and the Alexander Block to Brandon University. Initially the records were located in the Physical Plant H-Hut, they were then transfered to the Brandon University Steam Plant. The family records were transfered to the Archives in 1997, while the company records remained in the Steam Plant until January 2007 when some of the records were transfered to the Archives. The remaineder of the records were moved to a storage facility on 20th Street.
Scope and Content
The Joseph H. Hughes collection is divided into three series, including: (1) Photographs; (2) Edwardian music sheets; and (3) Hughes & Co. business records.
Notes
CAIN No. 202617. The Brandon Sun, August 6th, 1917 contains a report on the death of J.H. Hughes.
Subject Access
Hughes and Company
Neepawa Salt Works
Patriotic Fund
Brandon
Churchill
S.S. Warkworth
Wheat City Business College Hockey Team
Brandon Board of Trade and Civics
Power Committee
electrical transmission line
Royal North West Mounted Police
Soldiers Re-Settlement Board
Gordon McKay building
interned prisoners
World War I
Winnipeg General Strike
Teamsters Strike
Souirs
Rat Portage
Rainy River
Daly and Coldwell
W.A. Robinson
Finding Aid
Inventory for Accession 1-2008.
Storage Location
2008 accessions
Oversize storage drawers
Storage Range
2008 accessions
Oversize storage drawers
Related Material
A large body of unprocessed records of Hughes and Co. are held in the McKee Archives.
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Laurie V. Smith collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4837
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1939-1986; predominant 1939-1949
Accession Number
37-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
37-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1939-1986; predominant 1939-1949
Physical Description
18 cm
History / Biographical
Laurie V. Smith served as the President of the Brandon Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion during the 1940s.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes correspondence, policy documents, and publications relating to the activities of the Royal Canadian Legion, primarily in Brandon under the Presidency of Laurie V. Smith, during and after the Second World War. Prominant themes include the aquiring of gifts for hospitalized veterans, primarily through the Canadian Legion Christmas Tree project, veteran rehabilitation, and promotion of the Canadian Victory Loans project.
Notes
CAIN No. 202631
Subject Access
Canadian Legion
Sanatorium Board of Manitoba
The Legionary
Veterans
Legion Christmas Tree
Victory Loan
Canadian Legion War Services
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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Freight rates on grain

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections126
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1929, 1935
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Dawson Richardson Publications
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-2-23
Item Number Range
Archives 14-2-23
Responsibility
Dawson Richardson Publications
Start Date
1929, 1935
Date Range
1929, 1935
Publication
Winnipeg : Dawson Richardson Publications
Physical Description
2 v. ; 23 cm
Notes
Compiled from Railway tariffs and Supplements in effect July 1, 1963 with manuscript corrections. Cf. t-p
Subject Access
Grain Transportation
Railroads Canada Rates
Storage Location
Box 2 - Transportation 1
Storage Range
Box 2 - Transportation 1
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Gerry Beaubier collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13541
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
electronic records
Date Range
1916-1917
Accession Number
11-2013
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
11-2013
GMD
electronic records
Date Range
1916-1917
Physical Description
35 digital photographs
Material Details
JPEGs
History / Biographical
Gerry Beaubier was born in Wainwright, Alberta to Beatty and Babe Beaubier. He completed his high school in Saskatoon, before receiving a BSc in Geography from Brandon University. Before attending university Gerry served in the army as a special reserve, while working as a night clerk at the Bessbourough Hotel in Saskatoon. His post-graduate career consisted primarily of work for Canada Agriculture, under the PFRA Branch (Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration). Later he would work as an Executive Manager, helping develop forage and range management programs for several post secondary schools, including, Assiniboine Community College, as well as schools in Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Saskatoon. Gerry Beaubier married Joyce Abercrombie, of Saskatoon. Together they had two sons: Neil and Dean. Neil, an Account Advisor for the Royal Bank, was born in Regina, and currently works in Swift Current. Dean was born in Swift Current, received his PhD in Education and currently lives in Forrest working at Elton Collegiate. The Beaubiers, who were originally from Ireland, emigrated to the Canadian West, making Gerry part of the fourth generation of his family to call the region home. His great-grandfather, along with his grandfather and great uncle were amongst the first one hundred settlers in Brandon. Together they first built the Beaubier House, a boarding house for early settlers and travellers. After it burnt down they began construction on the Beaubier Hotel, which stood at the corner of 8th Street and Princess Avenue in Brandon until August 17th, 2008. His grandfather, David Wilson Beaubier, continued to build and operate hotels throughout the prairies, including the Empire Hotels (of Brandon and Saskatoon) and The Park (Moose Jaw). David Wilson Beaubier served as a secretary of the Orange Lodge of Manitoba. As an Orange Lodge Colonel, he worked with other Orange Lodge members, to recruit throughout the prairies for the purpose of World War One. For his efforts , David was promoted to Leftenant Colonel, and later Captain of the 99th Manitoba Rangers. David's sons (Gerry’s father, at University of Manitoba, and uncle at McGill), were both working towards undergraduate degrees when war broke out in 1914, and each would leave school to join their father at Camp Hughes.
Custodial History
Gerry Beaubier collected these photos primarily in the years 2000-2011, largely from family and friends who knew of his interest in the topic. They were donated to the S.J. Mckee Archives in 2011.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of digital photographs of those who trained for battle in World War I at Camp Hughes and in Brandon, Manitoba. It also includes a digital copy of the cover of the Nominal Roll of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, who departed from Brandon in 1917. The photos, taken primarily at Camp Hughes, are of a number of battalions, including the 34th, 100th, 108th, 181st and 214th. The photo, PT in England, is a postcard sent home from Beaty Beaubier. The Massey Harris building seen on the right side of, WW1 B parade0001, was used to house troops throughout the war. The man standing alone at the front of the parade in, 181 Parade, is David Wilson Beaubier.
Notes
Information for the biographical and custodial histories was provided by Gerry Beaubier on September 25, 2013. Description by Dustin Lane (October 2013).
Name Access
Gerald Beaubier
Gerry Beaubier
Beaubier family
Camp Hughes
Brandon, MB
Lieut. D. Slemin
Capt. C. Smith
Capt. J. Strong
Capt. Ridgeway
Lieut. W. Smith
Lieut. T. Williams
Lieut. H. Craig
Capt. S.R. Wallace
Lieut. D.H. Beaubier
David Wilson Beaubier
Capt. E.L. Abbott
Major E.R.C. Wilcox
Major N.F. McCahey
Lt.-Col. Sutherland
Lt.-Col. Foster
Major Lawless
Major Collier
Capt. J.D. Young
Capt. A.E. Vanderpump
Capt. J.E. West
Capt. Munro
Lieut. Watson
Lieut. Johnstone
Lieut. McIntosh
Lieut. Cherry
Lieut. Bryan
Lieut. J.L. Evans
Lieut. J. Kavanaugh
Lieut. I. Vipond
Capt. Rutherford
Lieut. Cluff
Capt. Maples
Lieut. Lane
Lieut. E.C. Whitehead
Lieut. R. Carleton
Lieut. B.F. Beaubier
Fincher
Lieut. Beaver
Lieut. McCool
Lieut. A.P. Milk
Lieut. Joseph Hardy
Lieut. K. Spencer
Lieut. J. Faulkner
Lieut. F. Keall
181st Battalion
181st Brandon Overseas Battalion Band
A. Gov. Lines 108th
No. 13 Platoon 108th Battalion
184th Battalion
34th Fort Garry
100th Battalion
214th Battalion
108th Signallers
Stretcher Bearer Section 108th
Machine Gun Section 108th Battalion
181st Brandon Overseas Battalion
Subject Access
armed forces
military personnel
barracks
public ceremonies
downtown
historic sites
railroads
military services
parades
regional parks
passenger trains
Veterans
railway stations
train stations
restaurants
food services
war
World War I
World War One
First World War
The Great War
Storage Location
T: drive/shared 02/web photos
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1977 costs and revenues incurred by the railways in the transportation of grain under the statutory rates

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections100
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1978
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Snavely, King
Canada. Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail
Canada. Grain Transportation Branch
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-2-10
Item Number Range
Archives 14-2-10
Responsibility
prepared for the Grain Transportation Branch, Transport Canada by Snavely, King and Associates
Start Date
1978
Date Range
1978
Publication
[Winnipeg : The Grain Transportation Branch Transport Canada]
Physical Description
v, 83, [7] p. : ; 28 cm
Notes
"Snavely, King and Associates 1747 Pennsylvania, Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. 20006"--Cover
Cover title
Subject Access
Railroads Canada Rates
Grain Canada Transportation
Storage Location
Box 2 - Transportation 1
Storage Range
Box 2 - Transportation 1
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Submission to the Commission on the costs of transporting grain by rail

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections389
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Palliser Wheat Growers Association
Canada. Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-22-14
Item Number Range
Archives 14-22-14
Start Date
1976
Date Range
1976
Publication
[Winnipeg?] : Palliser Wheat Growers Association
Physical Description
33 leaves ; 28 cm
Notes
"April 19, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba"
Subject Access
Grain Canada Transportation
Railroads Canada Freight
Storage Location
Box 22
Storage Range
Box 22
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Submission to Honourable Carl M. Snavely Commissioner for the Commission on the costs of transporting grain by rail

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections390
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Benjamin, L. G
Canada. Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-22-15
Item Number Range
Archives 14-22-15
Responsibility
by L.G. Benjamin
Start Date
1976
Date Range
1976
Publication
[Regina] : [s.n.]
Physical Description
5 leaves ; 28 cm
Notes
"April 15, 1976."
Subject Access
Grain Canada Transportation
Railroads Canada Freight
Storage Location
Box 22
Storage Range
Box 22
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