See RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 7 Faculties and Schools, Sub-series 7.1 Faculty of Arts, Sub sub series 7.1.1 Dean of Arts for biographical information for Michael Blanar.
Custodial History
Collection was in the possession of Dr. Michael Blanar until he donated the records to the S.J. McKee Archives in May 2002.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of textual records and five microfilm reels related to Dr. Blanar’s post-graduate research. It is assumed that the records were collected during the course of Blanar’s research for his dissertation entitled “Early British Travellers in French Canada (1960).”
Textual records include three Dominion of Canada notebooks containing handwritten Saulteaux verbs, and animate nouns. Included is a dark red booklet titled “Ojibwe.” The book contains Ojibwa translations of English words. The book comes from St. Peter Clavers Industrial School in Spanish, Ontario, and may have acted as an instructional book as it also contains French and English. Collection also contains a transcript of an Ojibwa dictionary and three file folders titled “Manuscripts,’ “John Long Research,” and “Maps” which contain additional research material. Contents of “Manuscript” folder are original typed manuscripts. “John Long” and “Maps” file folders contain copies of materials held at Library and Archives Canada, as well as hand drawn documents and hand written documents detailing contents of folders.
In addition to the textual records there are five microfilm reels. Three microfilm cases are labeled “The British Reference Division,” one case labeled “Public Archives Canada, central microfilm operations,” and the last case is from an unidentified source labeled “Longs voyages and travels”. Four of the five microfilm cases are also numbered. The British Reference Division microfilm case numbered “1346 i 43” contains a copy of a book titled “The Cacique of Ontario.” British Reference Division microfilm case numbered “104706640” contains a copy of a book titled “The Four Kings of Canada.” British Reference Division microfilm case numbered “9073279” contains a copy of a book titled “The Indians.” The Public Archives Canada microfilm case numbered “c-3006” contains copies of original documents in French and English. Documents include letters, diary pages, maps, and business ledgers. Microfilm case labeled “Longs voyages and travels” contains a copy of a book written by John Long titled “Voyages and Travels of Indian Interpreter and Trader.”
Notes
Description by Aaron McKay (October 2013). The Ojibwa language dictionary and notebook make references to Fredric Baraga (1797-1868), a missionary priest from Slovenia who recorded the Lake Superior Ojibwa language dialect. Baraga’s findings were published into an Ojibwa language dictionary.
The fountain for people was in the small basin at the rear. From there, wasted water went through a pipe to the large basin in front to be used for dogs and, no doubt, horses on occasion. This was one of two drinking fountains on the fair grounds - the other being by the children's paddling pool just inside the main gate on 13th St. In addition to the two fountains on the fair grounds, there was also one on Eighth St. across from the Baubier Hotel in the early days (Brandon: A City, Barker, p. 52). LAS.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Old McLaren School on Provincial Exhibition grounds
To the left of the photographer (in trees) was a building used to shelter and feed birds; Some ducks and geese used this facility to stay in Brandon during the winter months; From the duckpond south to Richmond Avenue was a buffalo paddock; Normally at least six each of buffalo and elk breeding stock were kept here, and we would flock to see the newborns of each.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Duckpond on Brandon Fairgrounds, looking west
Notes
The Keystone Centre in now on this site
[Mr. Stuckey included two images on the same negative. We have separated them, numbering them M23(1) and M23(2).]
To the left of the photographer (in trees) was a building used to shelter and feed birds; Some ducks and geese used this facility to stay in Brandon during the winter months; From the duckpond south to Richmond Avenue was a buffalo paddock; Normally at least six each of buffalo and elk breeding stock were kept here, and we would flock to see the newborns of each.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Duckpond on Brandon Fairgrounds, looking west
Notes
The Keystone Centre in now on this site
[Mr. Stuckey included two images on the same negative. We have separated them, numbering them M23(1) and M23(2).]
To the left of the photographer (in trees) was a building used to shelter and feed birds; Some ducks and geese used this facility to stay in Brandon during the winter months; From the duckpond south to Richmond Avenue was a buffalo paddock; Normally at least six each of buffalo and elk breeding stock were kept here, and we would flock to see the newborns of each.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
The fountain for people was in the small basin at the rear. From there, wasted water went through a pipe to the large basin in front to be used for dogs and, no doubt, horses on occasion. This was one of two drinking fountains on the fair grounds - the other being by the children's paddling pool just inside the main gate on 13th St. In addition to the two fountains on the fair grounds, there was also one on Eighth St. across from the Baubier Hotel in the early days (Brandon: A City, Barker, p. 52). LAS.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Drinking fountain near old McLaren School, on Provincial Exhibition grounds
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put two negatives in same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them M13(1) and M13(2).]
The fountain for people was in the small basin at the rear. From there, wasted water went through a pipe to the large basin in front to be used for dogs and, no doubt, horses on occasion. This was one of two drinking fountains on the fair grounds - the other being by the children's paddling pool just inside the main gate on 13th St. In addition to the two fountains on the fair grounds, there was also one on Eighth St. across from the Baubier Hotel in the early days (Brandon: A City, Barker, p. 52). LAS.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Drinking fountain near old McLaren School, on Provincial Exhibition grounds
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put two negatives in same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them M13(1) and M13(2).]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
A.J. Poole, President of Winter Fair 1972.
Notes
Mr. Stuckey originally placed 32 negatives in one envelope labeled “M – Presidents of Fair Boards 1882 – 1972”; We have separated and renumbered these negatives as M30(1) to M30(32) inclusively; Records of the Provincial Exhibition Association are held in the S.J. McKee Archives (RG2) including photos of board members.