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Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection miscellaneous

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Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1883-1952
Accession Number
21-2006
Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
File Number
13.1 - 13.8
Accession Number
21-2006
Other Numbers
Box M
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1883-1952
Physical Description
25 cm
Scope and Content
Contains the following files: 13.1 Georgina McPherson newspaper clippings 1897-1949 (arranged by Margaret McPherson in 1952) 13.2 Angus McPherson autograph album 1901 13.3 Ella McKay McPherson 1903 13.4 Jessie Sellers autograph album 1883 13.5 Postcard albums [early 1900's] - some are loose 13.6 Souvenir cards and photo album 13.7 Angus and Ethel McPherson photograph album 1909-1915 13.8 Photograph album [turn of the 20th century] - many of the photographs appear to be of Roseland, B.C.
Notes
Part of the Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection.
Storage Location
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection Box 10 (13.1) Box 11 (13.2 - 13.8)
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Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection miscellaneous

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4540
Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1862 - ca.1970
Accession Number
21-2006
Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
File Number
17.1 - 17.30
Accession Number
21-2006
Other Numbers
Box Q
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1862 - ca.1970
Scope and Content
Contains the following files: 17.1 Trail B.C. advertisement 1911 17.2 Angus McPherson beaver license 1900's 17.3 "The Angels of Mons" by Lieutenant Dougald MacEchern 17.4 Brandon General Hospital school graduation invitations 1925 and 1927 17.5 Machinery catalogues [1909-1928] 17.6 Watkins Stock Raisers manual [1920's] 17.7 List and map of Indian Reserves and Metis communties 1959 17.8 Wes Pentland Orange Lodge documents and materials 1862-1940 17.9 Brandon Collegiate reunion ribbon October 9, 1908 17.10 Victory Loan documents 1943-1945 17.11 Boys and Girls Service Clubs exhibit ribbons 1927 17.12 Prize lists for Justice Boys and Girls Clubs 1923-1926 17.13 Voluntary War Aid bulletin #12 [World War One] 17.14 "Canada's War Record" July 1942 17.15 Douglas war memorial unveiling ceremony programme November 17, 1922 17.16 Travel: Waghorns Guide 1898; Manitoba Driver's Guide 1935; southland Chicago-Florida train route and schedule 1916-1917; Manitoba road map 1941-1942; CPR western lines timetables 1918 17.17 Movie programme for "Gone with the Wind" [1939] 17.18 Magazine insert of funeral of Edward VII from Illustrated London News May 24, 1910 17.19 Manitoba Telephone Systems directory with provincial exchanges March 1930 17.20 Brandon Sun articles re: Brandon Hills picnic 1963 17.21 "The Academy Critic" December 1909 17.22 Weldon's Famous Dress catalogue [1920's] 17.23 Alex M. Brown, Pharmacist calendar 1935 17.24 Empire contest from the Winnipeg Free Press (undated) 17.25 Annnie I. Pentland speech re: Barbara Heck 17.26 Electoral division of Landsdowne Municipality map 1949 17.27 Speech on wheat sales (author unknown) 17.28 Site and situation project on Brandon history (author unknown) [1970's] 17.29 Annual report from Protestant Orphans' Home 1937 17.30 Orange Lodge memorabilia (gavel, pin) 1881-1933
Notes
Part of the Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection.
Storage Location
Margaret McPherson family fonds Box 14 (Files 17.1-17.29) Box 15 (File 17.30 and Orange Lodge ribbons and certificates)
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Alexander MacPhail collection textbooks

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Part Of
MacPhail collection
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1901-1948
Accession Number
26-2006
Part Of
MacPhail collection
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
26-2006.1
Item Number Range
1-22
Accession Number
26-2006
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1901-1948
Physical Description
36 cm
Physical Condition
Some of the titles are fragile and/or stained/torn.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of the following titles: "Tales and Trails of Western Canada" by Nell Macvicar and Irene Craig "Manitoba Public School Arithmetic: Book II" by J.A. Smith and R.H. Roberts (1922) "Handbook of Nature-Study for Teachers and Parents" by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911) "Forests and Trees" by B.J. Hales (1925) "Fodder and Pasture Plants" George H. Clark and M. Oscar Malte with water colour illustrations by Norman Criddle (1913) "Wild Flowers of Western Canada" by William Copeland McCalla (1920) "The Dragon and the Raven" by G.A. Henty "Manitoba High School Civics" by A.L. Burt (1945) "The Manitoba Arithmetic for Elementary Grades: Grade IV" by the Department of Education, Province of Manitoba "The Treasury Sight-Reader: Book II - Junior" by Maurice Jacobson "The Treasury Sight-Reader: Book III - Intermediate" by Maurice Jacobson "The Manitoba Readers - Third Reader" "Young Blood" by E.W. Hornung (1901) "The Moonstone: A Romance" by Wilkie Collins "Mental Arithmetic: Part I" by Charles G. Fraser "The Canada Book of Prose and Verse: Book One" by Lorne Pierce (1948) "How to be Healthy" by J. Halpenny and Lilian B. Ireland (1911) "The A B C of Musical Theory" by Ralph Dunstan "Canadian Civics" by R.S. Jenkins (1909) - Manitoba edition "Canada: A History for High Schools" by G.J. Reeve (1926) "History of England for Public Schools" authorized by the Departments of Education for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia (1922).
Storage Location
2006 accessions
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George Thorman collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1801-1940, 1994;predominant 1880-1940
Accession Number
11-1999
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.15
Accession Number
11-1999
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1801-1940, 1994;predominant 1880-1940
Physical Description
11 m (823 items); 1 diploma; 1 certificate
History / Biographical
George E. Thorman was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 17, 1913. His public school education began in Rivers, Manitoba and was completed, along with his high school and part of his university education in Brandon, Manitoba. After completing his Bachelor of Arts General at Brandon College, Thorman attended the College of Education in Toronto for one year before beginning his teaching career at Essex Hisgh School, Essex, Ontario in 1935. After four years in Essex, Thorman transferred to the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute (STCI) in St. Thomas, Ontario. In 1941, Thorman joined the Canadian Army at Brandon as a gunner inthe 59th Field Battery and after five years, having served in England, Italy and Western Europe, heretired with the rank of Captain. Following the Second World War, in 1945, Thorman taught in a high school for Fifth Division in Gronigen, Netherlands before moving on to teach first year university English at Kahki College in England in 1946. That same year he returned to Canada and rejoined the staff at STCI. Two years after his return George Thorman married the former Margarett Gliddon of St. THomas and in 1953 returned to Europe where he taught in Scotland for one year on a teacher's exchange. During the 1960's, Thorman's career reached its peak. In 1964, he became the Vice-Principal of STCI and in 1967, he attained the same position at Parkside Collegiate Institute before becomeing its Principal in 1969. Three years later in 1972, Thorman retired as Principal of PCI and from his teaching career. Throughout his career Thorman's primary interests were in English and History, however he also taught Mathematics, Georgraph and Science. In addition to his classess following WWII, Thorman was an active instructor of the Cadet Corps, as well as a coach for various volleyball, basketball and track and field teams during his years at STCI. Aside from being an educator, George Thorman had many other interests. He and his wife Margaret were active in the formation of the Elgin Theatre Guild in 1948 and thogether and separately they performed and directed several productions in the early years of that organization. Thorman was also largely responsible for the development of a local history course in the Elgin Secondary Schools in the early 1960's. In 1966, with his fellow history teacher Ralph Parker, he published a booklet to serve as an outline for teachers on the history of Elgin County. That same year, 1966, Thorman, as the prime instigator in the re-formation of the Elgin Historical Society, became its first president and in 1971, he was elected Honorary President of the Society for life. This was followed by a furhter two-year term as elected president. The re-organization marked the beginning of THorman's continous active involvement with the EHS, including several lectures he presented to its members and many years as a Trustee. In 1985, he received the Ontario Volunteer Service Award for over 15 years of continuous service to the Society before retiring from the EHS in 1995. In addition to the EHS, Thorman served on the St. Thomas Public Library Board from 1979 until 1991, and was a Chairman of the Board's Personnel Committee. He was also a member of the Ontario Historical Society. From 1975 to 1978, Thorman served as an elected member of the Elgin County Board of Education and in 1979, he received from the City of St. Thomas the St. Thomas Civic Award for outstanding citizens. George Thorman was also a life member (1936) of Central Lodge No. 402, A.F. and A.M. (Masonry) of Essex, Ontario and had been an active member of the St. Thomas Duplicate Bridge Club since 1985. As an authority on historical research relating to The Hudson's Bay Company, Thorman gave lectures and printed articles on the topic in "The Beaver" publication of The Hudson's Bay Company. In regards to the HBC he also did excavation work at Fort Albany with Walter Kenyon during several summers in the 1960's and 1970's. As well, George Thorman was a founding member and served on the executive committee of the Elgin Military Museum since its inception in 1982 until the late 1990's. He contributed greatly to the library and files of this museum, particularly in the field of the War of 1812 and the Fenian Raid. The reference library of this small museum rates high in this country, largely through the efforts of George Thorman. Thorman's book collection was one of the finest and most extensive in Western Ontario. His personal library contained a wealth of information with particular emphasis on material relating to Elgin County, the City of St. Thomas and The Hudson's Bay company. His G.A. Henty collectio was nearly complete. As an author Thorman contributed ten entries in The Dictionary of Canadian Biography on Aboriginal and Metis peoples, co-authored "St. Thomas 100 Years a City," the centennial history of the city of St. Thomas. In 1989, he edited "Frank Hunt, Essays on Elgin County" as well as wrote and privately printed "A Brief History of Secondary Education in St. Thomas" as his contribution to the STCI Reunion, at which he was one fo the honorees. In th early 1990's, Thorman co-edited "Garret Oakes, Tales of a Pioneer," authored and privaley printed "Letters and Petitions and other Papers Concerning the MIlitia Companies of Middlesex for 1839" and "The Chisholm Family in Elgin County: Myth and Reality." For serveral years, ca. 1975 to the mid 1990's, Thorman hosted a TV talk show on local television interviewing persons connected to the history of St. Thomas and Elgin County. Many older residents, who have since passed away, were interviewed and the resulting tapes are an invaluable source of historical information. Thorman and his wife lived in the historic section of St. Thomas and in the summer months spent their time in Port Stanley. In addition, for several years in the early 1990's, Thorman traveled annually to England - each time visiting a different area of the country. As well, Thorman was also interested in the lives and activities of his former students and was available and eager to assist any student or former student who asked for his guidance. George E. Thorman passed away on January 11, 1997.
Custodial History
The Order of the Sheaf and Thorman's Bachelor of Arts degree were transfered to the McKee Archives by Rudi Denham, Chief Librarian, St. Thomas Public Library in August 2007. George Thorman had placed his papers with the St. Thomas Public Library at some point prior to his death; the Library had decided to deaccession the records and offered them to interested institutions.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of textbooks covering the subject areas of: Agriculture, Art, Business education, Economics, Composition, Grammar, Rhetoric, Literature, Plays, Poetry, Prose, Readers, Spelling, Phonics, Stories, Geography, Health, History, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry, Trigonometry, General mathematics, Music, PHilosophy, Logic, Psychology, Religion, Research, Methods, Manuals, Astronomy, Botany Chemistry, Physics, General science, Zoology, Cooking and Gardening. It also includes two notebooks. The works found in the collection were published primarily between 1880-1940, although they range from 1801-1967, with an emphasis on history, all areas of mathematics, research and topics related to english or language arts. There are a number of works published in the nineteenth century dealing with most of the collection's subject areas. The majority of the collection focuses on public and high school textbooks, particularly in relation to the province of Ontraio, with some attention to university education. Also included is George Thorman's Order of the Sheaf, Clark Hall Guild certificate awarded to him in recognition of his outstanding contribution toward the betterment of Brandon University and Thorman's Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandon College (McMaster University).
Notes
An inventory of the collection has been created. Also, the items have been added to the Brandon University Library catalogue. Description and inventory by Christy Henry (1999).
Language Note
Thorman's Bachelor of Arts degree is in Latin.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.15 George Thorman
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Robert Dudley Howland collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1885-1918
Accession Number
15-1999
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.16
Accession Number
15-1999
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1885-1918
Physical Description
1.46 m
History / Biographical
Dr. Robert Dudley Howland was born June 1, 1909 in Bexley, Kent, England. He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Faversham, Kent. In 1926, he came to Canada where he attended Brandon College, graduating in Arts in 1935. He subsequently attended the London School of Economics where he obtained a doctorate in Economics. During his years at Brandon College, Howland participated in debating and drama. He also acted as a student minister for the Baptist Church. Howland spent his working eyars in various positions in the federal and provincial governments. Energy was an important focus of his work. His introduction to energy problems came in 1944, when he was appointed Secretary of the Carroll Commission on coal. From this experience he accepted appointments in Nova Scotia as Vice-President of their Research Foundation; Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Economic Advisor to the Nova Scotia government. In addtion to the Carroll Royal Commission on Coal, Howland was associated with the Royal Commission on Saskatchewan's Coal Mining Industry, was an ecnomist on Canada's Economic Prospects from 1955-1957, and a member of the Royal Commission on Energy. In 1959, Howland was appointed Vice-President of the National Energy Board and Chairman from July 1, 1968, until his retirement in August 1973. Howland was granted an honorary LL.D. by Brandon University in May 1974. Howland had a lifelong interest in the Fabian Society and Fabian Socialism, assembling a rich collection of original edition Fabian publications.
Custodial History
Dr. Howland presented his collection of Fabian publications to Brandon University sometime in the 1970s. The collection remained in the John E. Robbins Library until it was placed in the Archives in 1997.
Scope and Content
The Howland Collection includes a wide range of books, pamphlets, and assorted publications of the Fabian Society assembled by Dr. Howland. The Fabian Society, a socialist society, was founded in 1883-1884, in London. The Fabian Society was created with the goal of fostering the creation of democratic socialism in Great Britain. Unlike revolutionary Marxists, the Fabians placed their hopes for change in evolutionary socialism not revolution. The creation of the Fabian Society is generally attributed to Thomas Davidson, a Scottish philosopher. Its charter members included George Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, Annie Besant, Edward Pease, and Graham Wallas. Shaw and Webb, later joined by Webb's wife, Beatrice, were the outstanding leaders of the Society for many years. In 1889, the Society published its best-known tract, "Fabian Essays in Socialism," edited by Shaw. The Fabian Society played an integral role in the creation of the British Labour Party.
Notes
The items in the collection have been added to the Brandon University Library catalogue. Description by Mike White.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland
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Barbara Cooper collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
ca. 1916-1967; predominant 1916-1921
Accession Number
32-1999
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.9
Accession Number
32-1999
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
ca. 1916-1967; predominant 1916-1921
Physical Description
0.5 cm textual records 5 photographs
Physical Condition
Excellent
Custodial History
These items were received from Ms. Cooper’s father C.G. "Kelly" Stone , Class of 1921 and her mother Tena Turnbull, Class of 1921 and her aunts Jane Turnbull, Class of 1916 who later taught at the College and Bessie Turnbull , Class of 1918.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of 5 photographs; an article Campus News 1967 on "In memorium Dr. Jane"; and a photocopy of a letter from the Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchan) regarding Jane Turnbull’s book "Essential Traits of French Canadian Literature". A note and xerox copy of a photograph of Ernestine Whiteside March 1914 to Jennie Turnbull. The photographs include: 1. one b/w photo 8 cm x 6 cm Initiation Brandon College 1916 2. one b/w photo 8 cm x 13.5 cm class of 1921 3. one b/w photo 5 cm x 8 cm Class of ’21 4. one b/w photo 17 cm x 26 cm the College Band 1915-1916 5. one sepia photo 15 cm x 23 cm Class of 1919
Notes
Descpription available on CAIN under Charles G. Stone fonds.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.9 Barbara Cooper
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Edward Lloyd Bowler collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4731
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1928-1930
Accession Number
36-1999
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.13
Accession Number
36-1999
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1928-1930
Physical Description
1 photograph album
Physical Condition
Good
History / Biographical
Edward Lloyd Bowler was born on November 8, 1903 in the R.M. of Rockwood to John and Annie Bowler. While at Brandon College, Bowler was active in student affairs. He was twice elected Treasurer of the BCSA, was a main stay on the College soccer team, a tennis enthusiast and also became the first Managing Editor to make Publications a paying proposition. Bowler graduated with the Class of 1931 before returning to Brandon College in 1932, to persue post graduate work in Geology. His M.A. dissertation, entitled "The Geologic and Economic Aspects of Copper," was submitted to McMaster University in April 1932. At some point following the completion of his M.A., Bowler married Kathleen Addrene (b. 1911, d. December 23, 1996) and moved to British Columbia. E. Lloyd Bowler died on February 23, 1962, after a lengthy illness in the Trail Tadanac Hospital. He is buried in the Broadview Cemetery in Saskatchewan.
Custodial History
Mr. Visser a native of Thunder Bay, Ontario acquired this album at purchase through a stamp collection vendor. He recognized Brandon College in some of the photographs and took the initiative to donate the album to the Archives. Internal evidence within the album suggests that the album appears to have been created by Edward Lloyd Bowler (Class of 1931). We have made an administrative decision to use Bowler's name for the collection.
Scope and Content
This album contains several photographs of faculty and staff involved in related events at Brandon College in the late 1920s.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the 1931 and 1932 Sickles, the Manitoba Vital Statistics database, Bowler's obituary in the Februrary 28, 1962 edition of the Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times, the Find a Grave website and the Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project website. A photograph of Bowler appears in the 1927-28 Sickle "Arts 29." Description by Christy Henry and Tom Mitchell.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.13 Edward Lloyd Bowler Collection
Documents
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Lawrence Stuckey photograph collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4796
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1885 to 1991; predominantly 1960-1991
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Series
Series Number
3
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1885 to 1991; predominantly 1960-1991
Physical Description
c. 2700 photograph negatives; c. 100 b/w prints
History / Biographical
For history/bio information see the fonds level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Custodial History
The entire collection was housed in Mr. Stuckey's residence at 658 11th St. Brandon, Manitoba, prior to its transfer to the McKee Archives. The balance of the materials, including the photograph negative collection, was deposited in the Archives following Mr. Stuckey's death. Some of the negatives came into Mr. Stuckey's possession when he acquired the Clark J. Smith Studio, Brandon, Man.
Scope and Content
Created by Lawrence A. Stuckey, the collection includes some of his own photography. Stuckey took many of the photos during his travels in Southwestern Manitoba and further afield. As well, he acquired copies of negatives that fit his interest from friends, contemporaries, and other professional photographers. The majority of these copies are of photographs that predate Stuckey's era. The collection includes various subjects from Brandon’s history (including people, buildings, transportation, railways, and institutions) 1879 to 1992; surrounding communities, railway lines and trains 1925 to 1989; agriculture ca. 1890 to 1983; railway photographs including the Prairie Dog Central, grain cars and various railways, including Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Great Northern, and Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson's Bay, ca. 1900 to 1992; vehicles, planes, and ships ca. 1940 to 1981; personal photographs including friends, travel and other personal interests. The series has been divided into nine sub-series, including: (1) Brandon history; (2) Westbran project parks; (3) Rural archives; (4) History - miscellaneous (including Walker collection); (5) Grain cars; (6) The prairie dog; (7) Personal interests; (8) Lawrence Stuckey; and (9) Unsorted.
Notes
Funding for series three level descriptions and digitizing of the Lawrence Stuckey fonds has been provided courtesy of a generous grant from the Heritage Grants Advisory Council of the Manitoba Government 2009.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Finding Aid
A copy of the photograph inventory is in the blue binder on the reference shelf in the reading room.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
Subseries 1 - Brandon History A. People B. Bridges C. Streets D. Buildings E. Business F. Fire Dept. G. Hospitals H. Industries I. Streetcars J. Utilities K. Construction L. Transportation (other than rail) M. Exhibition N. Misc. History O. Environs P. Railroads Subseries 2 - Westbran Project Parks Subseries 3 - Rural Archives 1. CPR -North branches -Broadview Sub. (Brandon-Broadview) -CPR lines south of mainline -Carberry Sub. (Winnipeg-Brandon) -Minnedosa & Bredenbury Sub's (Ex. Man. & N.W. Ry.) (Portage la Prairie-Minnedosa-Bredenbury) 2. CNR -Mainline, Rivers Sub. (Winnipeg-Melville) -Gladstone Sub. (Portage-Neepawa) -Wawanesa Sub. (Brandon [M&B Jct]-Belmont) -Rapid City Sub. (Hallboro-Beulah) -Rossburn Sub. (Neepawa-Russell) 3. Surrounding Communities -Brandon NW -Brandon NE -Brandon SW -Brandon SE 4. Agriculture (Steam) 5. Agriculture (Horse & Misc) 6. Agriculture (Miscellaneous) Subseries 4 - History - Miscellaneous (inc. Walker Collection) Subseries 5 - Grain Cars Subseries 6 - The Prairie Dog Subseries 7 - Personal Interests Subseries 8 - Lawrence Stuckey -Friends & Personal 1975- -Travel -Cars & Planes -Ships -Ships & Boats -Great Lakes Seaway -Ships & Canal, Duluth, Minn. Sept. 1980 -Windsor & Toronto 1980, 1981 -Welland Canal 1981
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Margaret Doran Roberts collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4876
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1901, 1915, 1924, 1932-1997; predominant 1936-1960
Accession Number
18-2003, 27-2003
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.22
Accession Number
18-2003, 27-2003
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1901, 1915, 1924, 1932-1997; predominant 1936-1960
Physical Description
24 cm textual records ca. 95 photographs memorabilia
History / Biographical
Margaret (Peggy) Doran was born on May 27, 1919 in Brandon, Manitoba to parents Sol and Margaret (Honan) Roberts. Doran grew up in Brandon and was very active in theatre during her high school and college years. Her first theatrical success came at age 20, when she directed Brandon Little Theatre's production of "Send Her Victorious," which received top honours in the Manitoba Drama Festival. Following her graduation from Brandon College in 1941, she trained as a nurse at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital during the Second World War and worked at Vancouver General Hospital for almost a year. On August 25, 1945, Peg married Dennis Roberts, whom she had met in high school. Dennis, a music graduate from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, became interested in psychology after serving overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force, so the couple moved to Toronto so that he could pursue a psychology degree at the University of Toronto. After Dennis graduated in 1950, the family moved to Sudbury, where Dennis and Peg became actively involved with the education and cultural life of the city. Peg was especially involved with the Sudbury Little Theatre Guild (SLTG), which was founded in 1948. Between 1950 and 1956, Peg directed or acted in five plays. Her directorial works included: Blithe Spirit, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Glass Menagerie and Antigone. Peg was recognized for her directing of Antigone when she won the Edgar Stone Trophy for Directing in the Dominion Drama Festival in 1955. For the 1956-1957 season, Peg assumed the role of President of the SLTG. During this time, she successfully petitioned the Dominion Drama Festival to create a new region and thus in 1957, the Quebec-Ontario Theatre Association (QUONTA) was founded and Peg acted as its first regional chairperson. Peg's further accomplishments included co-founding and serving on the board of directors of the Sudbury Theatre Centre, as well as acting as drama consultant for the Sudbury Secondary School Board. Peg was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 and, shortly after, in 1998, she moved back to Toronto. She died there on April 2, 2003. Peg and Dennis had three children: Judith Marion (b. June 23, 1946), Steven John (b. September 8, 1950), and Patricia May (b. April 5, 1955).
Custodial History
After Peg's death in April 2003, materials in the collection were gathered and donated to the S.J. Mckee Archives by her children Judith, Steven and Patricia Roberts on July 19, 2003.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of textual records, photographs and other material that belonged to Margaret Doran Roberts. The textual materials include various personal letters, yearbooks, newspaper articles, journals, graduation diplomas, playbills and other miscellaneous records. The collection also includes approximately 95 photographs, mostly personal photographs of weddings and family, but also professionally taken group photos of the play casts. Other materials in the collection include various artefacts kept by Peg throughout her life.
Notes
Description and inventory by Ayn Lewandoski (2003).
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College students 2.22 Margaret Doran Roberts
Related Material
Additional archival material pertaining to Peg and Dennis Roberts is located in the archives at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
Arrangement
Inventory of the collection: Pack of matches from Mona's Dress Shop Cigar that belonged to Sol Doran Water colour picture, in frame, of St. Paul's Cathedral by Ev Lindsay Hunt from Brandon (1930s) Earl Haig Graduation bracelet and Grade IX notebook belonging to Peg Doran Nursing diploma and various other memorabilia from Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Unidentified pictures of war squadron, World War II RCAF Christmas card from Sergeant William S. Day Possible home economic project of Peg Doran filled with cake recipes Photograph: Gordon Savage and Edith Laycock, plus Royal Winnipeg Rifles locket given by Gordon Savage to Peg Doran (with pictures of Gordon and Peg inside) Francis Bernard Roberts' (Dennis' father) materials: correspondence with Mayo Clinic, photographs and negatives of Indian Chief etc. Shares belonging to F.B. Roberts Unidentified photos of children from Brandon (2) "Willa Cather and the West," essay by Dennis Roberts Various letters and memborabilia in letter case including: - personal letters - Brandon College Annual Arts Banquet programme 1941 - Brandon College Annual Commencement programme 1941 - Brandon College Alumni Dinner program 1941 - Season ticket Manitoba Drama League Provincial Finals Festival 1939 - Manitoba Medical College 4th Annual Ball dance card 1902 - Postcard to Peggy - University of Manitoba Arts Building 1939 - Various report cards from Brandon Collegiate - Brandon Little Theatre 1936 production "Hay Fever" programme - Shares from the Brandon Golf and Country Club 1968 - Margaret Doran's United Church of Canada Member's certificate 1933 Blue scribbler from Expression class, filled with various poems, stories, plays etc. belonging to Peg Doran Miscellaneous newspaper clippings ranging from 1940-1979 (when dated) Brandon Sun 75th Anniversary edition Saturday January 19, 1957 Sol Doran's daily journal - 1963 (the year of his death) Picture of Bessie Scott, housekeeper to Sol and Margaret Doran Wedding photographs, Peg Doran and Dennis Roberts - one in glass frame "Through the Gateway to Yesteryear" written by Eric Wells and Gordon Tucker and Friends, with inside inscription from Una Johnston Sheet music (11) of F.B. Roberts, father-in-law of Peg Doran Sheet music (8) of May Roberts, mother-in-law of Peg Doran Sheet music (4) of Peg (Doran) Roberts Unidentified school project, possibly a rough copy of a play, maybe Peg Doran's handwriting Photo of cast of play "Out to Sea" 1940 Tube containing various graduation diplomas of Dennis Francis Roberts Peg Doran's graduation diploma, Brandon College 1941; letter and certificate recognizing the change from Brandon College to Brandon University; recognition certificate of attendance to 50th Reunion (1991) as well as photographs from the event attended by Peg and one of her Brandon friends, Jean Downing Identification bracelet, probably belonging to May Roberts from hospital in London when Dennis Roberts was born Small glass from Smith Drug Store Two teaspoons, with initials G.E.B.- George Edward Bennest - uncle of Doh (Doran) Bennest Hammond, lawyer in Winnipeg (Doh's mother, Nell Doran, married Fred Bennest) Sterling silver child's cup (Peggy) and baby spoon, both belonging to Peg Doran Various photographs Dennis Roberts RCAF memorabilia including a hat, epaulettes, brass buttons etc. Dennis Roberts' Men's Handicap Singles tennis trophy 1932 L.W.G.A. trophy 1933-34, believed to be awarded to Margaret [Mrs. Sol] Doran, an avid golfer Several pages of photographs of family holidays - 1958 - to Cornwall, Ontario to look for Doran relatives before St. Lawrence Seaway flooded low-lying graveyards - 1959 - when family rented a cottage in Clear Lake Two framed photos of Peg Roberts: as a baby and as a toddler Wedding announcement of Peg Doran and Dennis Roberts Dauphin Musical Society photograph 1924 Playbills: Othello (1943); Wonderful Town; and The King & I Winnipeg Blue Bombers Annual Blue & Gold Football Game program 1959 Play scripts: "Symphony in Illusion;" "Buddy Speaks a Piece;" "At the Photographer's;" and "At the Matinee" YMCA Winnipeg song sheet The New Era: 1937 & 1938 The Sickle: 1939, 1940 & 1941 The Quill: Vol. XXIX No. 4 (Oct. 26/38); Vol. XXIX No. 5 (Nov. 4/38); Vol. XXIX No. 6 (Nov. 9/38); Vol. XXXI Nox. 8 (Dec. 12/40)
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Georgina Matiation (Hill) collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1954-1956
Accession Number
29-1998
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.23
Accession Number
29-1998
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1954-1956
Physical Description
1 cm textual records 3 photographs
History / Biographical
Georgina Bernice Matiation (Hill) was born in Virden, Manitoba on February 19, 1936, daughter of Gordon and Florence Hill. She received her education at Brandon College (1954-1956). Originally a student in Arts, she graduated from the Teacher Training program in 1956. During her time at Brandon College, Matiation participated in the College Glee Club as well as college track and field meets. She also acted as Junior Ladies Athletic Representative in 1955. In addition, Matiation was was the President of her Normal School class. Matiation began her teaching career in Hargrave and Melita, before taking a position at Prince Charles School in Portage la Prairie in 1960. She remained at that institution until her retirement in 1991. In addition to her teaching career, Matiation was a past president of the Portage Evening Ladies Curling Club, a past president of the La Prairie Lioness and a leader of CGIT. She was a lifelong member of the Lenore Presbyterian Church. Georgina Hill married Zane Matiation in 1970. They had no children. Georgina Matiation died on October 28, 1995 in Portage la Prairie at the age of 59 years.
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the McKee Archives by Bessie Marie Hill of Winnipeg on May 1, 1998.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of items collected by Mrs. Matiation (Hill) during her years as a student at Brandon College. The collection contains a scrapbook of photos of students and activities at the College taken from 1954-1956. Fonds includes copies of speeches made by her at various school events, such as her validictorian speech at the Normal School Graduation in 1956. There is also an autograph book with messages to her from friends and classmates. Finally, the collection includes two photographs of students in the 1924-25 Brandon Normal School, and one photograph of the Westminister Presbyterian Church in Brandon.
Notes
CAIN No. 202616. Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
Georgina Matiation (Hill)
Brandon College
Brandon
Manitoba
Westminister Presbyterian Church of Brandon
MB
college life
student life
scrapbooks
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.23 Georgina Matiation (Hill) The collection is located with MG 2 2.2 Gerald Brown. It was placed there as a result of space issues.
Related Material
Bessie Marie Hill (33-1999, 12-2001, 6-2003)
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Lawrence Skeoch collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4896
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1931-1932
Accession Number
2-1999
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.19
Accession Number
2-1999
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1931-1932
Physical Description
3 cm textual records 1 drawing
History / Biographical
Lawrence Alexander Skeoch was born in 1910. After two years of teaching, he joined the Class of 1932 at Brandon College in 1929. While at Brandon College, Skeoch performed in "Disraeli" and was elected Senior Stick. Skeoch taught Economics at Queen's University. Lawrence Skeoch died on April 22, 2001.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the Brandon College Annual Commencement program 1931, the Brandon College Annual Graduating Banquet program 1931, the Brandon College Annual Graduating Banquet program 1932, the Brandon College Annual Commencement program 1932, Skeoch's placecards from the 1931 and 1932 Graduating Banquets, an invitation to a tea put on by Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. Westcott, Class of 1932 past history booklet (produced by the Brandon University Alumni Association in 1992), The Quill Vol. XXII, Nos. 1-8 and a drawing by Laurie Smith of Lawrence Skeoch in the role of "Disraeli."
Notes
Some editions of the Quill have been moved to RG 6, 14.5.3.1 (BUSU, Publications, The Quill, Editions). Description by Christy Henry.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.19 Lawrence Skeoch
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Marion Stone collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1881-1987; predominant 1900-1945
Accession Number
2-2004
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.21
Accession Number
2-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1881-1987; predominant 1900-1945
Physical Description
64 books
Physical Condition
The condition of the books varies from very good to poor. Physical condition notes have been made on the inventory.
History / Biographical
Florence Marion Stone was born of Swedish parents, Freda and Ernest Peterson, in Saskatchewan in 1921 and adopted by Dr. and Mrs. Stone when her birth parents died early in her life. Marion graduated from high school when she was fifteen and she went on to obtain a B. A. degree from Brandon College in 1940. She served with the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division in England during the Second World War. Following the war, Marion achieved her teacher training certificate and then spent most of her long career teaching English at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC. Throughout her life, Marion was very active in the Anglican Church. She also associated with the Swedish community, attending the Lucia pageant every year. Marion Stone passed away at the Vancouver General Hospital on December 1, 2003 at the age of 82.
Custodial History
The books in this collection were donated to the McKee Archives in September 2003 by Marion Stone. Prior to this time, the books had been a part of her private collection in Vancouver.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of 64 books, mainly works of fiction and literature. The following is an inventory of the titles in the collection: Armstrong, Anthony. The Naughty Princess. London: MacDonald & Co. Ltd., [no date]. (TORN COVER) Ashford, Daisy. Daisy Ashford: Her Book. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1920. Ashford, Daisy. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena’s Plan. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. (BINDING TORN) Bryant, William Cullen. The Iliad of Homer. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1898. Buchan, John. The Path of the King. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1925. Buchan, John. Prester John. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1925. Chambers, Edmund K. ed. The Arden Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, [no date]. Chambers, Sir Edmund K. ed. The Warwick Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus. London: Blackie & Son Limited, [no date]. Cofer, David Brooks ed. Noble English Fifth Volume: Nineteenth Century Essays from Coleridge to Pater. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1929. Compton, J., ed. The Dickens Book: Scenes from the Works of Charles Dickens. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1938. de Walden, Howard and Acton Bond, ed. As You Like It. London: Farmer & Sons, [no date]. de Walden, Howard and Acton Bond, ed. Hamlet. London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1913. (FRAGLIE) de Walden, Howard and Acton Bond, ed. The Merchant of Venice. London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1913. de Walden, Howard and Acton Bond, ed. Twelfth Night or What You Will. London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1914. de Walden, Howard and Acton Bond, ed. The Winter’s Tale. London: Farmer & Sons, [no date]. Dowden, Edward. Shakspere. London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. (FRAGILE) Erskine, John, ed. Selections From Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1906. Frazer, Sir James George. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925. Gallico, Paul. The Snow Goose. London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1945. Garnett, David ed. The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. Gollancz, Israel, ed. Shakespeare’s Comedy of a Midsummer Night’s Dream. London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1902. Hardy, Thomas. Far From the Madding Crowd. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1940. Hubbard, Elbert. Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Americans. New York: The Roycrofters Vol. 27, March 1911, No. 3. Abraham Lincoln Vol. 27, February 1911, No. 2. Robert G. Ingersoll Vol. 25, January 1910, No. 1. Parnell Vol. 25, December 1909, No. 6. James J. Hill Vol. 25, August 1909, No. 2. Andrew Carnegie Vol. 25, July 1909, No. 1. Peter Cooper Vol. 24, May 1909, No. 5. Philip Armour Vol. 24, April 1909, No. 4. Mayer A. Rothschild Hudson, Rev. Henry N. Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Boston: Ginn & Company, 1895. (FRAGILE) Jerome, Jerome K. The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. Philadellphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1890. Johnson, William Savage ed. Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh by Thomas Carlyle. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company and Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1924. Johnson, William Savage, ed. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Kittredge, George Lyman. The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare. Boston: The Athenaum Press, Ginn and Company, 1941. Knight, Charles, ed. The Works of Shakspere with Notes. Imperial Edition. Vol. I. New York: Virtue & Yorston, [c. 1886]. Knight, Charles, ed. The Works of Shakspere with Notes. Imperial Edition. Vol. II. New York: Virtue & Yorston, [c. 1886]. Lamb, Charles. Tales from Shakespeare: Designed for the Use of Young People. London: Blackie & Son Limited, [no date]. Leeper, Janet. English Ballet. London: Penguin Books Limited, 1944. MacGillivray, Duncan, ed. Blackie’s Pocket Dictionary. London: Blackie & Son Limited, [no date]. McLeod, Thomas H. and Ian McLeod. Tommy Douglas: The Road to Jerusalem. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers Ltd., 1987. Neilson, William Allan and Ashley Horace Thorndike. The Facts About Shakespeare. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. Palgrave, Francis Turner, ed. The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language. London: Macmillan and Co., 1888. (FRAGILE) Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock: An Essay on Man and Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1901. Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur T. The Age of Chaucer. London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1939. Reynolds, Francis J. and Adam Ward, ed. The New World Atlas and Gazetteer. New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company, 1925. (FRAGILE) Ridley, M.R. ed. and Eric Gill. The New Temple Shakespeare: Cymbeline. Edinburgh: Turnbull & Spears and London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1935. Robertson, William, ed. Selected Poems of S.T. Coleridge. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, [no date]. Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. New York: Random House, 1923. Scott, Sir Walter. The Lady of the Lake. New York: Hurst & Company Publishers, [no date]. (FRAGILE) Scott, Sir Walter. Peveril of the Peak. London: J.M. Dent & Co., [no date] Shakespeare, William. Othello: The Moor of Venice. London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1902. Smith, G.C. Moore ed. The Warwick Shakespeare: The Life of Henry the Fifth. London: Blackie and Son Limited, [no date]. St. Pierre, Paul. Breaking Smith’s Quarter Horse. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1966. Stevenson, O. J. ed. Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Toronto: The Copp Clark Company, Limited, 1933. Tennyson. In Memoriam. New York: H.M. Caldwell Co., [no date]. (BROKEN BINDING) Thackeray, W.M., ed. The History of Henry Esmond, ESQ. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1906. (A FEW LOOSE PAGES) Tinker, Harold L. ed. Essays: Yesterday and Today. London: Macmillan and Company, 1934. Wallace, Malcolm W. Milton’s Prose: A Selection. London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1942. (TORN COVER) Complete Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll. Published for the Trade, [no date]. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1881. (BROKEN BINDING) The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883. (BINDING BROKEN) The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume I. London: Methuen & Co., 1905. (BROKEN BINDING) Young England: An Illustrated Magazine for Recreation and Instruction. Vol. XI. London: William Rider & Son, 1890?
Notes
History/Bio information was provided by the Brandon University Alumni Association (Carla Eisler) in March 2007. An appraisal of the Marion Stone collection was performed by Richard Spafford. The file containing this appraisal is in the donation file held by Donna Lowe, the Library Assistant responsible for donation to the John E. Robbins Library. Description by Christy Henry.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.21 Marion Stone
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John Everitt collection

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.16
Physical Description
approximately 8 m
History / Biographical
John Cater Everitt was born on March 7, 1946 in Epping, Essex, England. He obtained his B.A. (Honours) from the University of Leicester in 1967, his M.A. from Simon Fraser University in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1972. All of his degrees are in Geography. For 1972-1973, Everitt was an Instructor in Geography at Illinois State University. In 1973, he came to Brandon University, where he was employed in the Geography Department until his retirement in January 2008. During his time at BU, Everitt was President of the Brandon University Faculty Association (1981-1982), served as chair of the Geography Department from 1982-1992, and was a member of the Advisory Committee to Foster Internationalisation of Brandon University (1994-1995). Since 1986, he has also been a consultant for the WESTARC Group Inc. in Brandon, Manibota. Everitt married Donna Shimamura, with whom he has a daughter.
Custodial History
Everitt transfered the records to the McKee Archives in the spring and summer of 2007.
Scope and Content
The records in the collection have not been processed as of yet.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.16 John Everitt
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Donald Freeman collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4923
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1921, 1926-1927
Accession Number
5-2016
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.25
Accession Number
5-2016
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1921, 1926-1927
Physical Description
1.5 cm textual records; 5 photographs (b/w)
Physical Condition
The banquet programs are a little worn.
Custodial History
Accessioned in 2007 by the McKee Archives. Prior custodial history unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the Brandon College Annual Graduating Banquet programs for 1926 and 1927. The 1926 program contains the autographs of the graduating class members. The 1927 program contains a letter to Freeman from Gertrude Godley (Class of 1927). The collection also includes a Souvenir Class of 1926 book made by Freeman. It contains the College yell; a drawing of the Class of 1926 badge; the Class of 1926 colours, motto and yell; the Class song; Brandon College student and faculty autographs (including Annie Wright, Harris MacNeill and J.R.C. Evans); the Class lit programme; and a list of winter parties. The sourvenir book also contains five black and white photographs: one of Clark Hall and the Original Building, and four of what is probably various Class of 1926 members (one is labelled "Roland Christian"). Finally the book contains Donald Freeman's examination marks in Part 2 Matriculation for Arts from the University of Manitoba (1921).
Notes
Description by Christy Henry.
Storage Location
2016 accessions
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William Archibald Branton collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5089
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
ca. 1910
Accession Number
20-2007
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.26
Accession Number
20-2007
GMD
textual records
Date Range
ca. 1910
Physical Description
1 book
History / Biographical
William Archibald Branton was from High River, Alberta. He attended Brandon College, graduating in 1910. Following graduation he returned to Alberta where he became Building Superintendent and Chief Architect for the Calgray Public School Board (1911-1957).
Custodial History
Records were donated to the McKee Archives by Mary Richmond, the daughter of William Branton, in 2006.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a copy of "Selections in Poetical and Prose Literature for Third Class Teachers' Examination" edited by John C. Saul and W.A. McIntyre.
Notes
The book is signed "William A. Branton, Brandon College, Man." and was bought at Christie's Bookstore Brandon (stamped). Description by Christy Henry.
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.26 William Archibald Branton
Related Material
Class of 1910 photographs and Brandon College Registration cards.
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May Yoh collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8073
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1982-1998
Accession Number
34-2007
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.19
Accession Number
34-2007
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1982-1998
Physical Description
36 cm
History / Biographical
May Yoh was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong. She left for London, England in 1963 after finishing an honors B.A. Yoh completed a M.A. in Philosophy and History of Science at the University of London (London School of Economics) in 1965. From there, she moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she obtained another M.A. at Johns Hopkins University. While teaching at Brandon University she obtained her Ph.D. from York University in 1980. Yoh was awarded the Brandon University Alumni Association's Excellent in Teaching Award in October 1997. The Manitoba Intercultural Council (MIC) was established to advise the Manitoba government on multicultural issues. The standing committees of MIC raised oncerns, developed policy proposals and so on. May Yoh was the Executive Treasurer of MIC (1983-1985) and a member of the Standing Committee on Immigrant Settlement. As an Executive she received minutes of all standing committees' minutes.
Custodial History
Records were collected by May Yoh during the course of her involvement with the Manitoba Multicultural Resources Centre (MMRC) and the Manitoba Intercultural Council (MIC). They remained in her possession until she transfered them to the Archives in 2007.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of records produced by and related to the Manitoba Multicultural Resources Centre (MMRC) and the Manitoba Intercultural Council (MIC).
Notes
May Yoh history/bio information from the Fall 1997 issue of Alumni News.
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration MG 3 1.19 May Yoh
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John Weldon Grant collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8219
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1910; predominant 1961-1977.
Accession Number
3-2008
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.21
Accession Number
3-2008
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1910; predominant 1961-1977.
Physical Description
40 cm text; prints and art work.
History / Biographical
Professor John Weldon Grant was born 12 March 1919 in Sunnybrae, Nova Scotia, son of Alec and Linda Grant. He was raised in Sunnybrae and graduated from Pictou Academy in 1937. Prof. Grant entered Pine Hill Divinity School to study Theology. During his ministerial internship, he taught and preached in Rabbit Lake and Biggar, Saskatchewan. He graduated from Pine Hill in 1943 and entered the mission field with the United Church. Professor Grant moved to Trinidad & Tobago in the 1940s. There he taught in both San Fernando and Siparia, towns located in the southwest tip of the island. Weldon Grant was the first head master off the Iere High School School in Siparia when it opened in 1955. Professor Grant is recalled by Kenneth Ramchand in his _The West Indian Novel And Its Background_ as “his beloved English teacher” reading from an early Sam Selvon novel in a “Saskatchewan version of Trinidad dialect.” That he was teaching Selvon – a West Indian writer - testifies to Grant’s cultural pluralism. See Kenneth Ramchaud, _The West Indian Novel and its bachground_ (London: Faber and Faber, 2001 edition). Professor Grant and Bernice Emma Moats were married in Gray, Saskatchewan 30 June 1954. They adopted three children in Nova Scotia and returned to Trinidad. In 1961, the Grants returned to Canada. Weldon taught for one year at Vincent Massey High School and then joined the English Department at Brandon University where he taught in the English department until his retirement on August 31, 1984. During a sabbatical he spent six months exploring Ireland and the poets that had been inspired by its countryside. He also loved stories of the sea and read many varied authors, both factual and fiction.
Custodial History
Records were collected by Weldon Grant during his teaching career in Trinidad and Canada.
Scope and Content
In the course of his teaching career in Trinidad & Tobego and at Brandon University Professor Grant acquired and retained a number of items with cultural, scholarly and sentimental value. These incude The First Folio of Shakespeare, prepared by Charlton Himan, [Academic ed.]. Imprint New York : W.W. Norton, 1968. xxvii, 928 p. : port. ; 37 cm. Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true original copies. London, Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623. The facsimile is described as "an ideal copy in which each page represents the best page selected from one of the 29 most satisfactory copies of the 80 copies in the Folger Shakespeare Library." 1 Self prononcing Holy Bible, Oxford 1910. 1 print 22.4" x 17," "Baking in a Clay Oven," by Trinidad artist David Moore, June 1977 printed in Trinidad by the College Press. 2 water colour paintings 17.5" x 12" by artist "AM." One titled San Fernando (1961) one titled Royal Palm, Trinidad (1960). 1 black and white portrait 10" x 13" of Governor general Roland Michener and his wife (No: A-2) copyright Karsh dated 1970. 1 Asian art work, 12.5" x 18" embroidery on silk.
Notes
Weldon Grant history/bio from Weldon Grant obituary Brandon Daily Sun c. April 14, 1999.
Name Access
Weldon Grant
Subject Access
English Department
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration MG 3 1.21 John Weldon Grant
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Joseph H. Hughes collection - photographs

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1886-1960
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
3-1997.1
Accession Number
3-1997
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1886-1960
Physical Description
84 photographs
Scope and Content
Accession 3-1997 (84 photographs, various diplomas; 1886-1960) contains a variety of photographs of buildings and streetscapes of the 100 block of Tenth Street and various Hughes properties in the city. In addition, there are photographs of the "Founders of Hughes and Co," a parade on Tenth Street in 1924, the Wheat City Business College Hockey Team 1912, three photographs of the Port of Churchill in 1931, three photographs of threshing crews on Hughes and Company property, a Great War military contingent from Brandon including JRC Evans, and four family photographs.
Notes
Initial processing Jessica Taylor (winter 2007).
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer and oversize
Storage Range
RG 5 photograph storage drawer and oversize
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Francis Chaplin collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8557
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
13-2008
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.20
Accession Number
13-2008
GMD
textual records
Physical Description
13 m
History / Biographical
Francis (Eugene) Chaplin, violinist, was born in Newcastle, NB on Dec. 30th, 1927 and died in Brandon, MB on Dec. 3rd, 1993. He received his Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School in 1950, a Graduate Diploma from Juilliard in 1951, and an honorary D Mus from Mt Allison University in 1974. His childhood musical education began with Hans Graae in Newcastle, continued with Clayton Hare from 1940-45 at Mount Allison Academy in Sackville, NB and by private study in Calgary. His debut, at age 16 in Toronto, was described as brilliant. He continued at the Juilliard School as a full scholarship student with Louis Persinger 1946-49 and Ivan Galamian 1949-53, and upon graduation received the Morris Loeb Memorial Award. He moved in 1953 to Halifax, where he was concertmaster of the CBC Halifax Orchestra and the Halifax (Atlantic) Symphony Orchestra. Chaplin gave weekly recitals for Halifax CBC radio and later on national CBC TV's Souvenirs and Reflections programs. He appeared as recitalist and as soloist with major orchestras in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Quebec City, Hamilton and Halifax, and at the New York Museum of Modern Art. He was a member of the Halifax (later Brandon University) Trio and the Halifax String Quartet. The trio moved to Brandon University in 1966 and Chaplin began teaching violin and viola there in 1967. He continued as a member of the School of Music faculty until his death. Among his pupils were James Ehnes, Gwen Hoebig, Tom Williams, and other accomplished violinists. Chaplin recorded for the CBC with the Brandon Trio, and with Judy Loman and the Johnny Burt orchestra. In 1984 Chaplin recorded 10 Caprices for Solo Violin by S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte for the Masters of the Bow label; he also edited an edition of the Caprices (Brandon University School of Music Press, 1993). Chaplin died from smoke inhalation following a house fire. - Biographical information taken from the Canadian Encyclopedia
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of annotated musical scores and resources pertaining to teaching of private violin and viola students
Notes
Description by Donna Lowe.
Storage Range
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.20 Francis Chaplin
Related Material
RG 6 Brandon University fonds, Series 7 Faculties and Schools, 7.4 School of Music.
Arrangement
Original order was maintained.
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Lawrence Stuckey photograph collection - unsorted materials

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
Clark J. Smith
Lawrence Stuckey
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
3.9
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
History / Biographical
Stuckey left a variety of materials in his collection in an unsorted state. Rather than allocate those materials to one of the existing sub-series, the McKee Archives chose to artificially create this sub-series, which has been designated "unsorted materials." For history/bio information for Lawrence Stuckey see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Sub-series consists of photographic prints, photograph albums, postcards and negatives covering a variety of subjects including Brandon, ships, boats, threshermens' reunions, and rural Manitoba. Some of the prints correspond with negatives held in other sub-series in the Stuckey collection. If possible, the connection between the print and negative has been made at the item level. Some of the items are original and quite rare. The dates given for many of the prints in this sub-series refer to the date the photograph was taken and not the date the print was made from the original negative.
Notes
Unidentifiable photographs not taken by Lawrence Stuckey and redundant prints were culled.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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