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.
Fortier Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1936 - 1961 Agreement between Fortier CEA and MPE, 15 October 1936 Allocation of surplus, 1 November 1946 By-law no. 21, 31 October 1947 Meeting re: By-law no. 21, 31 October 1947 Allocation of surplus, 15 January 1948 By-law no. 22, 15 August 1949 Surplus payment, 10 December 1949 Agreement between Fortier CEA and MPE, 1 August 1951 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 17 January 1947 - volume 2, 12 November 1965 Financial records and statistics Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1953 (1 report) Statement of surplus, 1938 - 1953 (14 reports) Final statements, 1936 - 1952 (13 reports) Capital loan statement, 31 July 1951 Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1952 Twine purchases, 1941 - 1942 Outstanding accounts, 1943 - 1959 (7 reports) Advance equalization payment--adjustments on settlement, 30 September 1943 Statement of Deliveries and Surplus, 1949 - 1959 Deliveries, 1958 - 1962 Deliveries and Dividends, July 1964 Oats and Barley equalization payment, January 1944 Final Oats equalization payment, 25 June 1945 Barley advance equalization payment, 1 November 1945 Adjustment payment on Barley, 21 July 1947 Terminal Mortgage and Interest at 5 PC, 19 December 1947 Final equalization payment, 25 May 1948 Oats and Barley equalization payment, 29 June 1948 Payment for the years 1943 - 1944, 18 December 1948 Final equalization payment, 4 March 1949 Final Oats ad Barley equalization payment, 29 April 1949 Payment for the years 1944 - 1945 and 1945 - 1946, 15 December 1949 Capital assisstance and Special reserve payment, 31 July 1952 Payment for the year 1951 - 1952, December 1954 Buckwheat payment, December 1954 Buckwheat payment 1955 - 1956, December 1955 Payment for the year 1959 - 1960, December 1960 Flax payment, 31 July 1964 Elevator surplus payment, December 1938 Surplus repayment; 1936 - 1937, December 1939 Surplus repayment; 1937 - 1938, December 1942 Surplus repayment; 1937 - 1938, 1938 - 1939, December 1943 Advance equalization payment adjustment of settlements, 1943 1942 - 1943 Terminal Mortgage payment, December 1944 2nd Terminal Mortgage loan, 17 December 1945 3rd Terminal Mortgage payment, 16 December 1946 Surplus payment 1946 - 1947 and 1947 - 1948, 15 December 1950 Surplus payment and working capital retained, 31 July 1947 Surplus payments for part 1947 - 1948 and 1948 - 1951, 15 December 1952 Surplus payment for 1953 - 1958, March, 1959 1959 - 1960 Surplus payment, March 1963 Correspondence, 1943 - 1959 Membership list, 1946 - 1961 Miscellaneous Suggested floor plan for remodeling Office, May 1957 (1) Map of CNR-CP Rail Network, 1 January 1975 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Portage La Prairie
