Item is a mini-chapbook entitled "The Sacred Beech and Other Poems from Wales" by Beryl Baigent. It is series 2, number 9 in the Dollarpoems series. The series was publiched by Pierian Press, Brandon University with the aid of a grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.
These records were produced between 1986 and 1987, the researching and writing period for the book Manitoba: The Province & The People. Published in 1987 by Hurtig Publishers (Edmonton), Manitoba is a 203-page hard cover book, containing 2 maps, and 58 images.
BU faculty members Dr. Kenneth “Ken” Stephen Coates, Assistant Professor of History, and Mr. Fred McGuinness, Lecturer in Journalism, authored the book. Assisting the writers was a research team of three BU history students: Diane Fowler, Rob McGarva, and Bruce Stadfeld. All three students were former research assistants for The Pride of the Land monograph.
The authors cover 117 years of Manitoba social history, starting with the Red River Settlement and the Dominion of Canada expansion in the 1870s, followed by the war years, and the emergence of modern, contemporary Manitoba.
Custodial History
Records were collected and created by McGuinness, Coates, and the research students during the creation of the book, Manitoba: The Province & The People. The materials were donated to the McKee Archives by the Estate of Fred McGuinness circa 2011. The Archives accessioned the records in 2015.
Scope and Content
The subseries consists of textual records, created and collected during the production of the monograph Manitoba: The Province & The People. It includes copies of newspaper articles from newspapers (such as the Brandon Sun, Brandon Daily Sun, Winnipeg Free Press, and Saturday Night), copies of journal articles about the Red River Valley, Government of Manitoba industrial publications, photocopies and a few original photographs used in the publication, and drafts for chapter “brites.”
Notes
Information in the history/biography was taken from the “Manitoba: The Province & The People’s” acknowledgments section
Accruals
Closed
Language Note
Fred McGuinness often uses journalistic jargon to label his files. A
“brite” refers to a short, amusing story. McGuinness often organized his ideas and research materials by potential brite topic
Finding Aid
A file level inventory is available
Storage Location
2015 accessions
Related Material
Original copies of the July 10, 1899 and July 12, 1899 editions of the Brandon Daily Sun containing articles about the Hilda Blake trial are available in the oversize drawers in the Reading Room
See McG 1.2 Box 3 File 48 for correspondence pertaining to royalties for this monograph
Arrangement
Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives. Files in this subseries have been arranged according to the order in which brites first appear in the book
Original file titles, where available, have been recorded in square brackets after the file title assigned by the Archives
For this subseries, the original photographs have been relocated to the McGuinness collection photograph series (McG 9)
Teulon Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 27 March 1947 - volume 3, 17 October 1968 Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Rockwood MPE A 31 Dominion City 13 cm 1960 - 1969 Dominion City Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 2 May 1960 - volume 2, 29 September 1969 Correspondence, 1960 (1 letter) Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Franklin
File consists of correspondence, financial data regarding pensions, policies/procedures, and memos from various faculty members on the proposed pension.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series XV: BUFA
Box 6
Carey Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1961 Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 7 March 1947 - volume 5, 10 December 1984 Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1951 - 1955 (5 reports) Final statements, 1948 - 1952 (2 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1952 - 1958 (5 reports) Allocation of surplus, 15 January 1949 Physical capacities of elevator, 29 October 1959 Comparison of Pool and Pioneer, no date Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of De Salaberry
