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The life of Robert Owen

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1920
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Owen, Robert, 1771-1858
Beer M
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-7.1-18
Item Number Range
Archives 14-7.1-18
Responsibility
by himself with an introduction by M. Beer
Start Date
1920
Date Range
1920
Publication
London : G. Bell and Sons
Physical Description
352 p. ; 17 cm
Notes
"Chief works of Robert Owen": p. [337]-338
Includes index
Name Access
Owen
Robert
1771-1858
Storage Location
Box 7.1 - Historical III
Storage Range
Box 7.1 - Historical III
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Robert Owen, idealist

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Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1917
Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Collection
Robert Dudley Howland Fabian Society Collection
Creator
Joad, C. E. M. (Cyril Edwin Mitchinson), 1891-1953
Fabian Society (Great Britain)
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 15-3-200
Item Number Range
Archives 15-3-200
Responsibility
by C. E. M. Joad
Start Date
1917
Date Range
1917
Publication
London : The Fabian Society
Physical Description
32 p. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
Socialism Great Britain
Documents
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Robert Owen : social reformer

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Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1912
Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Collection
Robert Dudley Howland Fabian Society Collection
Creator
Hutchins, B. L
Fabian Society (Great Britain)
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 15-3-127
Item Number Range
Archives 15-3-127
Responsibility
by B. L. Hutchins
Start Date
1912
Date Range
1912
Publication
London : Fabian Society
Physical Description
24 p. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
Socialism Great Britain
Documents
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1985
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
428
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1985
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence & personal information
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 18
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Sidney and Beatrice Webb : a study in contemporary biography

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Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[1932]
Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Collection
Robert Dudley Howland Fabian Society Collection
Creator
Hamilton, Mary Agnes, 1883
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 15-1-9
Item Number Range
Archives 15-1-9
Responsibility
by Mary Agnes Hamilton
Start Date
[1932]
Date Range
[1932]
Publication
London, : S. Low, Marston
Physical Description
314 p. ; 22 cm
Name Access
Webb
Beatrice Potter
1858-1943
Sidney
1859-1947
Fabian Society (Great Britain)
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Environment: Minister of Env. (Biography, pesonal, etc.)

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1991
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
MG 3 1.14.1
File Number
339
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1991
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of info. re: Jean Charest, Minister of the Environment 1991
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.14.1 W. Leland Clark - political career Box 14
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A smaller classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography : abridged from the larger dictionary

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1352
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1877
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Smith, William George, 1813-1893
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-29-747
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-29-747
Responsibility
by William Smith ; With illustrations
Start Date
1877
Date Range
1877
Publication
New York : Harper & Brothers
Physical Description
438, 7 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Notes
At head of title: The student's classical dictionary
Subject Access
Classical dictionaries
Storage Location
Box 29 - Research, methods and manuals
Storage Range
Box 29 - Research, methods and manuals
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Finding list. no.1, biography and English prose fiction in the Winnipeg Public Library

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1369
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1907
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Winnipeg Public Library
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-29-757
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-29-757
Responsibility
Winnipeg Public Library
Start Date
1907
Date Range
1907
Publication
Winnipeg : The Stovel Company
Physical Description
120 p. ; 24 cm
Subject Access
Biography
English prose literature Fiction
Storage Location
Box 29 - Research, methods and manuals
Storage Range
Box 29 - Research, methods and manuals
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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1968
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Series Number
S
Item Number
11-2010.S27
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1.5" x 1.5" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of Robert Stanfield.
Name Access
CKX
Robert Stanfield
Subject Access
on set
elected officials
broadcasting equipment
interviews
ckx staff
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
Images
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1964
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.A.2
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1964
Physical Description
2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Robert Armbruster.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1937
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.B.22
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1937
Physical Description
4" x 6" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Photograph is cracking.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Bob Beamish, class of 1937.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1985
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Creator
Photographer: Neil Charach (Winnipeg)
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.B.21
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1985
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Bob Beamish, class of 1937 and active BU Foundation member.
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Creator
Photographer: John Evans Photography Ltd. (Ottawa)
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.H.20
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1965
Physical Description
8" x 10" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Robert Dudley Howland, class of 1935, honorary L.L.D. from Brandon University in 1974.
Related Material
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland collection
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1959
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.M.31
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
3.25" x 4.75" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Melvin was Senior Stick for 1960.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Robert Melvin, class of 1960.
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1988
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
6.5.1
File Number
48
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 1988
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of a news release.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 6: Senate Office 6.5 Convocation Services, Baccalaureates Services, Banquets
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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[190-?]
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1A9
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[190-?]
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
History / Biographical
Hall served as mayor from 1903-1904.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of Brandon mayor Robert Hall.
Name Access
Robert Hall
Subject Access
government
political figures
mayors
mayors of Brandon
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Images
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Robert Coates interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 21, 1983
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH047.Coa
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 21, 1983
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [0:50:00]
History / Biographical
Robert John Coates was born on December 30, 1908 on the home farm in the Elm Valley district. He took his schooling at Elm Valley and Virden. He received Bachelor of Science of Bachelor of Education degrees at the University of Manitoba. Bob married Margaret Grace Cullen (1915-2007) in 1936 and together they had two children: Karen and John. Bob began his teaching career as principal in Pierson, MB, later moving to Ninga as principal. During the Second World War he joined the RCAF, serving as a navigation officer and teaching pilots in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war, the family moved to Brandon where Bob taught at Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI), Earl Haig, Earl Oxford and was principal at Central School. He was the first principal at Green Acres School, teaching there until retiring in 1973. Bob was made a Brandon Diocesan Layreader of the Anglican Church and spent years taking services throughout the Diocese. Bob served as president of the Manitoba Teachers' Society, Brandon Local, The Western Manitoba Teacher's Association, the Brandon PC Association and the UN Association. He also served as executive member of the International School Masters Club, The Manitoba Teachers' Society Pensions Committee, Men's Canadian Club and the Westman Oral History Association. He served as Chairman of the Local MTS Pension Committee and on the board of directors of Hobbs Manor. Bob was a lifetime member of the Mantioba Teachers' Society and the Brandon Teachers' Society, as well as a charter member of the Assiniboine Historical Society, the Daly House Museum, and the Commonwealth Air Training Museum. He was also a member of The Monarchist League of Canada and Royal Canadian Legion No. 3. At the time of his death Bob was an honourary Vestryman at St. Matthew's Cathedral. Robert Coates died on March 10, 1990 in Brandon, MB. He is buriedat Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Robert Coates about Thomas Mayne Daly, first mayor of Brandon, as well as the Daly House Museum. Interviewer is Effie McPhail.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Coates' obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Robert Neilson interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
January 13, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH263.Nei
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
January 13, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [0:30:00]
History / Biographical
Robert Neilson was born on June 15, 1914 in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to Canada with his family in October 1919. They settled briefly in Manor, SK before moving to Brandon, MB in 1920. After high school, Bob worked at Yaeger's Furs and was promoted to general manager. Bob Robert married Margaret McComb (1919-2001) on June 19, 1944 and together they had two daughters, Jean and Linda. From 1969-1975, Bob and Marg owned Eve's Gift Shop, and after the store was sold, they were caretakers at Princess Park and Towers until retiring in 1979. They continued to live at Princess Towers for several years, before moving to Hillcrest Place Personal Care Home. Bob and Marg loved spending time at Waskesiu, Clear Lake, and later at Killarney. He was an active member of the Eastern Star, Shriners, Central United Church, K-40, Kinsmen and YMCA, as well as a long time volunteer at Prairie Oasis. Robert Neilson died on August 3, 2006 in Brandon, MB. He is buried at Brandon Municipal Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Robert Neilson about his experience with Gus Yaeger, furrier, 1939-1942. Interviewer is Phyllis M. Cairns.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Neilson's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Robert Smith interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
March 11, 1983
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH177.Smi
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
March 11, 1983
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [1:00:00]
History / Biographical
Robert Alexander Smith was born on March 25, 1901 at Madford-Ingelow, MB. He attended Matheson school and farmed in the Ingelow district. The family farm, 2-12-17, was sold in 1951, and Robert moved to Winnipeg where he was employed with the International Harvester Company and Triange Auto Supply. Robert met Martha Buchanon Thorburn (1917-2010) when they were both Scout leaders and actively involved with Chalmers United Church in Winnipeg. The couple married in 1955, and together they had one son, Alexander. Robert and Martha retired in 1971, and moved to Douglas, MB. Robert Smith died on November 30, 1983 in Brandon, MB. He is buried at Carberry Plains Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Robert Smith about the early days at 2-12-17. Interviewer is Blair Loree.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Douglas local history "Echoes of A Century," and the obituaries for Robert and Martha Smith. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Robert Strath interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 11, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH147.Str
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
February 11, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [0:30:00]
History / Biographical
Robert Strath was born on December 28, 1888 on the farm Mains of Elrich at Auchnagatt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended school in Scotland until he was 12, and then was a farm helper to age 18. He immigrated to Canada in 1907, originally travelling from St. John, NB to Brandon, MB. For the next several years, Bob moved around the provinces of Western Canada working on farms, the railway, in the bush, homesteading and mining. In 1913, he returned to Manitoba, where he began farming For the next fifty years, Bob would farm as a tenant or owner in the Hebron district, Carroll district and at Riverside. He retired to Brandon in 1963, then moved to Souris in 1965. Bob married Selina Gladys Rogers (1896-1975) on November 14, 1917 in Souris, MB and together they had five children: George, Russell, Jim, Roberta and Donald. Robert Strath died on March 17, 1987 in Souris, MB. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Robert Strath about being a Scottish immigrant farming in Manitoba. Interviewer is John E. Forsyth.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Strath's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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