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Archibald E. Wilson fonds

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Archibald E. Wilson fonds
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Fonds
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textual records
Date Range
1895-1932; 1971
Accession Number
18-2000
Other Title Info
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
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Archibald E. Wilson fonds
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Fonds
Accession Number
18-2000
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1895-1932; 1971
Physical Description
2 cm
History / Biographical
Archibald E. Wilson was the son of Reverend E.F. Wilson and the husband of St. Clair Vidal Wilson. Rev. E.F. Wilson was at one time in charge of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Homes at Sault Ste. Marie. Rev. E.F. Wilson moved to Elkhorn, Manitoba in 1888, to establish an educational home for Indian children. He was joined by his son, Archibald E. Wilson who was, in 1890, appointed assistant to the superintendent. A.E. Wilson became Principal of the Indian Industrial School in 1892. His wife served as Matron of the girls departments. Togerher they had three daughters: E.F. Metita, Winifred St. Clair and Murial Grace, as well as two sons: Edward Vidal, and St. Clair Vidal Wilson. Archibald Wilson and his family lived in Elkhorn, Manitoba during the years 1892 to 1918 while he was principal. At the beginning of his term as Principal there were 12 students enrolled; enrollment reached as high as 95 students, representing eight different nations. In February of 1918, the government withdrew funding and the school closed. In September of 1918, Wilson left Elkhorn to take up his new position as a clerk at an Indian Reserve near Gleichen, Alberta. During its years of operation, the Elkhorn Industrial School included an Athletic department, a curling team and a boys' football team. Students studied carpentry, shoemaking, harness making, tailoring, knitting and sewing. In 1893, the school was presented with a large Canadian flag for being the best Industrial School in Manitoba and the Territories. In November of 1893, a brass band was established, which provided music for the local Anglican Chruch. After a fire demolished most of the school in 1895, Wilson convinced the Federal Department of Indian Affairs to rebuild the school. In 1899, the Elkhorn Industrial School was reopened.
Custodial History
Most of this fonds was at one time in the possession of Principal A.E. Wilson. After Wilson passed away the pieces of the fonds were kept by one of his daughters, Winifred St. Clair Wilson, now deceased. Winifred married Mr. Frank Clark, M.D. and kept the fonds when she moved to Vancouver B.C. and then to Calgary, Alberta. Winifred Clark eventually donated the fonds to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes four journals, one testimonial and one newspaper article. The journals include: the ‘7th Annual Report of the Washakada Indian Homet 1895-1896,' written by Principal A.E. Wilson; ‘The Greater Britain Messenger’ September and October 1899, which includes the article ‘The Elkhorn Home, Manitoba;’ ‘The National Monthly of Canada’ September 1902, which includes the article ‘Indian Children at Home;’ and the Centeneray Number (March-April 1932) issue of ‘The Algoma Missionary News,’ which includes an article giving information about Rev. E.F. Wilson and his missionary work. Fonds also includes an article from the November 19, 1971 edition of The Vancouver Sun, entitled "Leisure's Book Reviews," which discusses Indigenous publications in Canada. The testimonial that is included in the fonds, was given to Archibald Wilson upon his departure from Elkhorn. There are 28 subscribers to the testimonial and it is dated September 19, 1918.
Notes
The Wilsons are discussed in J.R. Miller's "Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada," Miller's "Shingwauk's vision :a history of native residential schools" and John S. Milloy's "A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System 1879-1986." Description by Christy Henry.
Storage Location
2000 accessions
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RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds

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RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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Fonds
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multiple media
Date Range
1874-2001, predominant 1930-1970
Accession Number
16-1998, 28-1998, 16-2002
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RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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Fonds
Accession Number
16-1998, 28-1998, 16-2002
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1874-2001, predominant 1930-1970
Physical Description
64.69 m textual records
photographs
slides
audiovisual materials
History / Biographical
The forerunner of Manitoba Pool Elevators (MPE), the Manitoba Wheat Pool was created in 1924 as a mechanism to allow for the co-operative marketing of wheat by Manitoba producers by the United Farmers of Manitoba. The Manitoba Wheat Pool was initially intended to be a provisional organization until the establishment of an interprovincial Pool, but when Alberta and Saskatchewan established their own permanent Pools the United Farmers decided to do the same. The Manitoba Pool was different from the SK and AB Pools in that the municipality was the primary unit of organization; members belonged to their municipal Pool associations first, rather than having direct membership with the central Manitoba Wheat Pool. Manitoba Pool Elevators was established in 1925 as a subsidiary of the Pool in response to local members complaints about the unfair business practices of privately owned elevators. The private elevators also slowed up the shipment of grain to the Central Selling Agency employed by the Wheat Pool, acting as a barrier between the local Pools and the Manitoba Wheat Pool. Once established MPE quickly began to build new elevators and aquire privately owned elevators. MPE's approach to marketing grain promised to stabilize the market price of grain and ensure a fair market price to producers. Initially the Manitoba Wheat Pool was very successful. However, in 1930, the Manitoba Wheat Pool found itself burdened with an unsold surplus from the preceding year that had been bought from the farmers at a price that was significantly higher than any possible return during the Depression. As a result, in 1931 the Manitoba Wheat Pool's Central Selling Agency defaulted on its bank loans. Despite attempts to save the organization, it was forced to declare bankruptcy in November 1932. The financial difficulties of the Wheat Pool had little to no effect on the Pool Elevators, and so this former subsidiary organization became the main Manitoba Pool organization. This change meant MPE had to reorganize, which they were able to do with funds from the provincial government. The company was successful enough in subsequent years that it was able to finish repaying the Manitoba government a full year early in 1949. MPE did not limit itself to grain handling; they wished to enrich the lives of rural families through education and to provide economic stability through diversification. MPE established a lending reference library for members and a traveling library for rural families in 1926. With the passing of the Public Libraries Act in 1948, the province took over responsibility for providing rural families with books. MPE decided that since their traveling library would no longer be needed when rural libraries were established, the best course of action was to donate their library to the Provincial government. They also established and supported programs that educated young people about agriculture and ag business. Subsidiary companies that dealt with course grains, livestock, packing and fertilizer were established by MPE to streamline and stabilize business for its members. 1961 marked the high water mark for the number of local associations within Manitoba Pool Elevators with 225 local associations. After this date the associations began to amalgamate and consolidate. Improvements in rural roads and rail systems and increases in the size of farms and mechanization of farm labour meant that fewer elevators were needed to service all members and regions. These changes led to an organizational restructuring of Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1968. Membership became direct, and the main unit of organization became the central office. The central office administrated the Pool through districts, which were further subdivided into sub-districts. The locals which were formally the main organizational unit came under the immediate direction of the sub-district they were located in. Local association could opt out of this system if they wished, but by 1975 all but 29 associations had become part of the new structure. In 1998 Manitoba Pool Elevators merged with the Alberta Wheat Pool to form Agricore Co-operative, Ltd. In 2001 this organization merged with the United Grain Growers to become Agricore United, and in 2007 AU was taken over by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; the new company is currently known as Viterra.
Custodial History
The bulk of this fonds was accessioned in 1975, when the forerunner to the McKee Archives at Brandon University, the Rural Resource Center, was founded. The original mandate of the Rural Resource Center was to house the records of the Manitoba Pool Elevators. Previous to this, most of the fonds was stored at MPE's head office in Winnipeg. Many accruals to this collection have since taken place, with some of the larger ones being received in 1997, 2001, and 2002.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains records dealing with every aspect of the Manitoba Pool Elevators organization, from the events leading to its formation in the 1920's, to its amalgamation as part of Agricore beginning in the late 1990's. Fonds includes records of the local co-operative elevator associations established in the period 1925 - 1968 under the Co-operative Associations Act including: organizational papers; minutes of executive boards; minutes of shareholders annual meetings; financial statements; correspondence; membership lists; and miscellaneous documents. Also to be found are: documents related to the Royal Commission re the Manitoba Pool Elevators Limited ca. 1931; miscellaneous reports and submissions documents (1925 -1952); central office papers consisting of annual reports, circulars to local co-operative elevator associations and documents related to various other activities of the Manitoba Pool Elevators organization. Fonds also contains documents pertaining to the Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association Limited and its successor, the Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Limited, and related agencies. Other items in the fonds (dating from the 1890's to 2001) include: books acquired for the Manitoba Pool Elevator Library, including a complete run of both the Scoop Shovel (MPE's first newspaper)and the Manitoba Cooperator; photographs; slides; audiotapes; and reel-to-reel videos. Finally, the fonds contains a small number of miscellaneous items such as banners, and company issued briefcases. This fonds is organized into four series, (A) Local Association records, (B) Central Office Records, (C) Subsidiary Companies and Co-operatives, (D) Commissions, Committees and Inquiries
Notes
Description by Mike White (2002), revised and enlarged by Jillian Sutherland (2009-2010).
History/Bio taken from F.W. Hamilton, "Service at Cost: A History of the Manitoba Pool Elevators 1925-1975" (Saskatoon: Modern Press) and from records within the fonds.
Preparation of this description made possible in part by a generous grant from the Brandon University Student's Union Work Study Program 2009.
Name Access
F.W. Hamilton
Paul F. Bredt
Colin H. Burnell
John I. McFarland
A.J. McPhail
J.R. Murray
W.J. Parker
Henry W. Wood
Subject Access
Manitoba Co-operator
Canadian Agriculture
Cooperative Unions
Grain Trade
The Scoop Shovel
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Agricore
United Grain Growers
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Canadian Cooperative Wheat Producers Ltd
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta Wheat Pool
Border Fertilizer Ltd
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
United Farmers of Manitoba
United Farmers of Alberta
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Finding Aid
File level inventory available for some boxes. The Pool Elevator library and publications are available online through the Brandon University Library catalogue.
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
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Brandon University campus

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c. 1996
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2.1.93
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c. 1996
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6" x 4" (colour)
Scope and Content
View is east northeast from the sidewalk on the southeast corner of the George T. Richardson Centre (John R. Robbins Library). Photographs shows the campus during winter, including the Physical Plant and Development H-Huts, as well as the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall after the majority of the renovations were completed.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 1985
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2.1
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2.1.94
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c. 1985
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5" x 3.5" (colour)
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View is southwest from 18th Street, just north of the Brandon University sign. Tken during the summer, the photograph shows the front lawn, a portion of the flower bed, the Citizens' Science Building, the Knowles Douglas Students' Union Centre, the John R. Brodie Science Centre and McMaster Hall.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 1980s
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2.1
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2.1.95
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c. 1980s
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5" x 3.5" (colour)
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View is northeast. Photograph shows the green space before the Library extension in 1993. Brandon College Building and the Development H-Hut in the background.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 1988
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2.1
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2.1.96
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c. 1988
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5" x 3.5" (colour)
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View is northwest from the roof of the John R. Brodie Science Centre. Photograph shows part of McMaster Hall, the H-Huts, the Citzens' Science Building, the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall, the driveway, the J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre, the A.E. McKenzie Building and the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building.
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Brandon University campus

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c. early 1990s
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2.1
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2.1.97
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c. early 1990s
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4" x 6" (b/w)
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View is north from the Knowles Douglas Students' Union Centre looking down the driveway toward Princess Avenue.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 1995
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2.1
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2.1.98
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c. 1995
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6" x 4" (colour)
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View is northwest from the sidewalk on the west side of 18th Street. Photograph shows the John R. Brodie Science Centre sign, McMaster Hall and its entrance, the lawn in from of McMaster Hall, a portion of the Knowles Douglas Students' Union Centre and the Citizens' Science Building.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.99
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c. 2000
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6" x 4" (colour)
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View is southwest from the corner of Clark Hall and the Clark Hall extension. Photograph shows students entering and exiting the George T. Richardson Centre and walking through the courtyard.
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c. 1990s
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2.1
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2.1.101
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c. 1990s
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4" x 6" (colour)
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View is south from appromately the skywalk. Photograph shows the walkway that runs in front of the A.E. McKenzie Building south to the George T. Richardson Centre staircase and entrance. McMaster Hall in the background.
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c. 2000
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Photograph: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.102
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c. 2000
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4" x 6" (colour)
Scope and Content
View is north northeast from the roof of the John E. Robbins Library in the George T. Richardson Centre. Photograph shows the entrance to the Richardson Building, part of the courtyard and the Clark Hall extension.
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c. 2000
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.103
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c. 2000
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6" x 4" (colour)
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View is northeast from in front of the John E. Robbins Library in the George T. Richardson Centre. Photograph shows the entrance to the Richardson Building, most of the courtyard, Clark Hall and its extension.
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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.104
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c. 2000
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6" x 4" (colour)
Scope and Content
View is northeast from the roof of the George T. Richardson Centre (John E. Robbins Library). Photograph shows the courtyard and the west side of the Brandon College building and Clark Hall, as well as the Clark Hall extension and part of the skywalk.
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Brandon University campus

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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.105
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c. 2000
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6" x 4" (colour)
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View is east southeast from the roof of the A.E. McKenzie Building. Photograph shows the courtyard and the west side of the Brandon College Building, as well as the Citizens' Science Building and the greenspace in between the two buildings.
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Brandon University campus

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Aerial views and campus photographs
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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.106
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c. 2000
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4" x 6" (colour)
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View is from the front steps of the Education Building looking south down the east side of the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall to the Knowles Douglas Students' Union Centre and the John R. Brodie Science Centre in the background.
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.107
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c. 2000
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4" x 6" (colour)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the Brandon College Building. It was taken from the sidewalk on 18th Street looking southwest across the front lawn.
Notes
Note on the back of the photograph reads "Please return photo to Sandy."
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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c. 2000
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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Photographer: Sandy Black
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2.1
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2.1.108
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c. 2000
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4" x 5" (colour)
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View is south. Photograph shows the skywalk and the steps leading to the entrance of the George T. Richardson Centre.
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c. 1988
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2.1
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2.1.110
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c. 1988
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5" x 4" (colour)
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View is north northwest from the roof of McMaster Hall. Photograph shows part of the Citizens' Science Building, a number of H-Huts, the Brandon College Building, the greenspace, the J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre, the A.E. McKenzie Building, the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building and the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium. A number of residential blocks are also visible.
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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c. 1995
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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2.1
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2.1.111
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c. 1995
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6" x 4" (b/w)
Scope and Content
View is north northeast from the roof of McMaster Hall. Photograph shows a couple of H-Huts, the Brandon College Building, Clark Hall, the George T. Richardson Centre, the A.E. McKenzie Building, the original Music Building and the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium. A number of residential blocks are also visible.
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Aerial views and campus photographs
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c. 1995
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2.1
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2.1.112
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c. 1995
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4" x 6" (b/w)
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View is northeast from the roof of McMaster Hall. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall, as well as the roof of the Education Building and portions of two H-Huts. A number of residential blocks are also visible.
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