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Memories of Monquhitter : or, Reminiscences of the early forties / by Alexander Paterson

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections907
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1901
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Paterson, Alexander
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-275
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-275
Start Date
1901
Date Range
1901
Publication
Banff, Scotland : Banffshire Journal Office
Physical Description
85 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 18 cm
Notes
Reprinted from the Banffshire Journal
Autographed by the author
Subject Access
Banffshire (Scotland) Description and travel
Banffshire (Scotland) History
Monquhitter (Scotland) Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Stories
Storage Range
Box 10 - Stories
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Our home and its surroundings : a first book of modern geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections935
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1901
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Campbell, W. C
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-292
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-292
Responsibility
by W. C. Campbell
Start Date
1901
Date Range
1901
Publication
Toronto : Morang
Publisher Series
Morang's twentieth-century text-books
Morang's modern geography ; pt. 1
Tarr and MacMurray geographies
Physical Description
vii, 152 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 19 cm
Subject Access
geography
Canada Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1922
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Canuck, Janey, 1868-1933
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-9-258
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-9-258
Responsibility
by Janey Canuck
Start Date
1922
Date Range
1922
Publication
Toronto, Ont. : Musson Book Company
Physical Description
viii, 301 p. ; 20 cm
Subject Access
Northwest
Canadian Description and travel
Canada Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 9 - Stories
Storage Range
Box 9 - Stories
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By star and compass : tales of the explorers of Canada

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections923
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1922
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Wallace, W. Stewart (William Stewart), 1884-1970
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-283
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-283
Responsibility
by W.S. Wallace
Start Date
1922
Date Range
1922
Publication
London ; Toronto : H. Milford, Oxford University Press
Physical Description
vii, 190 p. : ill., maps
Subject Access
New France Discovery and exploration
America Discovery and exploration
Canada Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Stories
Storage Range
Box 10 - Stories
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The world and its people : Europe

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1094
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1927
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-18-468
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-18-468
Start Date
1927
Date Range
1927
Publication
London ; New York : Thomas Nelson and Sons
Physical Description
272 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm
Subject Access
Europe Description and travel
Europe History
Storage Location
Box 18 - History
Storage Range
Box 18 - History
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A regional geography of the Americas

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections930
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1928
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Brooks, Leonard
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-287
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-287
Standard number
System Control Number (OCoLC)17463390
Responsibility
by Leonard Brooks
Start Date
1928
Date Range
1928
Publication
London : University of London Press
Publisher Series
New regional geographies
Physical Description
xiii, 235 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm
Notes
At head of title: General editor: James Fairgrieve
"First printed, January, 1916"
Book I. The Americas
Subject Access
North America Description and travel
Central America Description and travel
South America Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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A regional geography of Asia and Australasia

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections931
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1929
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Brooks, Leonard
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-288
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-288
Responsibility
by Leonard Brooks
Start Date
1929
Date Range
1929
Publication
London : University of London Press
Publisher Series
New regional geographies ; Book II, pt. I
Physical Description
viii, 218 p. ; : ill., maps ; 20 cm
Notes
Includes index
Book II, pt. I. Asia and Australasia, part I, Asia
Subject Access
Asia Description and travel
Australasia Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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A regional geography of the British isles and Europe

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections932
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1930
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Brooks, Leonard
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-289
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-289
Standard number
System Control Number (OCoLC)7519267
Responsibility
by Leonard Brooks
Start Date
1930
Date Range
1930
Publication
London : University of London Press, Ltd
Publisher Series
New regional geographies ; Book III, pt. 3
Physical Description
x, [1] p., p. 130-466 : ill. , maps ;. ; 20 cm
Notes
Lettered on cover: Europe, including the British isles
"Taken in substance from book III of 'The new regional geographies."
Book III, pt. 3. British Isles and Europe, pt III, The British Isles
Subject Access
Great Britain Description and travel
Europe Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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The romance of Ontario

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1041
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1931
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Middleton, J. E. (Jesse Edgar), 1872-1960
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-15-407
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-15-407
Responsibility
by J. E. Middleton
Start Date
1931
Date Range
1931
Publication
Toronto : W.J. Gage & Co., Limited
Publisher Series
The romance of Canada
Physical Description
x, 267 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 20 cm
Notes
Includes index
Subject Access
Ontario History
Ontario Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 15 - History
Storage Range
Box 15 - History
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Canadian neighbourhood

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections929
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1933
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Amoss, Harry, 1880
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-10-286
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-10-286
Responsibility
by Harry Amoss
Start Date
1933
Date Range
1933
Publication
Toronto : Ryerson Press
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Notes
1944 printing
Subject Access
Geography Canada Description and travel
Canada Description and travel
Canada Social life and customs
Storage Location
Box 10 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 10 - Geography
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1935
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-26-688
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-26-688
Start Date
1935
Date Range
1935
Publication
Winnipeg, Man. : Manitoba Text Book Bureau
Physical Description
132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Notes
"Authorized by the Advisory Board of Manitoba."
"Prescribed for use in grades VII, VIII, IX, X and XI of the schools of the Province of Manitoba."
Subject Access
Music Instruction and study
Storage Location
Box 26 - Music
Storage Range
Box 26 - Music
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Social studies for Canadians

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1019
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1938
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872
Dewdney, Selwyn H
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-14-383
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-14-383
Responsibility
by George A. Cornish and Selwyn H. Dewdney
Start Date
1938
Date Range
1938
Publication
Toronto : Copp Clark Co
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
geography
Canada Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 14 - History
Storage Range
Box 14 - History
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Canada : a regional geography

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections967
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1966
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Tomkins, George S., 1920
Hills, Theo L
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-12-327
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-12-327
Responsibility
George S. Tomkins, Theo L. Hills
Start Date
1966
Date Range
1966
Publication
Toronto : Gage
Physical Description
387 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Notes
Includes index
Subject Access
Canada Description and travel
Canada Historical geography
Storage Location
Box 12 - Geography
Storage Range
Box 12 - Geography
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Brandon College plate 1901

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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
2008
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
16.3
Item Number
32
Item Number Range
32
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
1 item
Physical Condition
Excellent
Custodial History
This plate was the property of Edna and Carl Bjarnason. It was in their possession for some fifty years prior to its donation to the University on October, 2005. The Development Office took possession of the plate at that time and transferred it to the Archives in March 2008.
Scope and Content
The plate measures 26 cm in diameter and is white with blue glazing. The centre of the plate depicts the Brandon College Original Building and the words "Brandon College, Brandon Manitoba." The outside of the plate is a flower motif. On the back of the plate, in the same blue as the front, are the words "Canadian View Series, Brandon Manitoba." There is also a trademark of a bird with a banner reading "Trademark England."
Notes
Part of BU 16.3 Artifacts - other.
Name Access
Carl Bjarnason Edna Bjarnason
Subject Access
Brandon College
Related Material
RG 6, 16.3, Item 14
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Errol Black collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions3992
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1909-2010
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.1
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1909-2010
Physical Description
4.2 m textual records; 5 cassette tapes; 2 cd roms, 110 photographs (colour and b/w) various sizes
History / Biographical
Errol Black was born on September 8, 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba. He was the son of Thomas Alexander Black, who immigrated to Canada from Limerick, Ireland in 1929, and Roberta Jean (nee Groat) Black, a native of Chatham, New Brunswick. Black attended King George Elementary, Earl Haig Junior High, Brandon Collegiate Institute for Grade 10, and completed high school through correspondence courses for Grandes 11 and 12. He left school in 1956 to work a variety of jobs in Brandon, Calgary and on the west coast. He spent a short time in the Royal Canadian Navy. Errol Black undertook post-secondary education at Brandon College (1963-1965, graduated with a B.A.), the University of Alberta (1965-1967, graduated 1973 with an M.A. in economics) and Warwick University (1975-1977). Black taught economics at Brandon University from 1970 until his retirement in 2002. Following retirement he was granted Professor Emeritus status in 2003. Errol Black has published three books, as well as many articles and reports in leading academic journals. He has a longstanding interest in the history of organized labour and working-class politics in Brandon. These remain important themes in his research and writing. He served on the Executive of the Brandon University Faculty Association for many years, and was President of the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations for two years. Black is also a member of the Brandon District Labour Council, a founding member of the Manitoba branch of the Canadian centre for Policy Alternatives, and a board member of the Brandon Regional Health Authority (2000-2006). He was elected to Brandon City Council in 1998, and for a second term in 2001. In 1999 he was the federal NDP candidate for Brandon-Souris. Black married Margaret Millard from Waskada, MB in 1961, with whom he had three sons: Sean, Dennis and Tom.
Custodial History
Accession 17-1997 was originally owned by Jim Davis, brother to Communist activist Stanley Forkin. Taimi Davis, Jim Davis' wife, mailed the collection from her residence in Ontario to Errol Black in 1994. Professor Black donated the collection to the McKee Archives. Accession 02-2003 was donated to the Archives in November 2002 by Errol Black. Accession 15-2003 was donated to the Archives on April 30, 2003 by Errol Black. Accession 17-2003 was donated to the Archives on July 15, 2003 by Errol Black.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a number of accessions. Accession 17-1997, dating from 1935-1936, consists of twelve of the thirteen issues of the "Unemployed Worker," published in Brandon in the 1930s. The "Unemployed Worker" was the organ of the Brandon Unemployed Workers' Council. This Council, like its counterparts in other communities, was created by Canadian Communist Party militants. The "Unemployed Worker" covered the activities of the Unemployed Workers' Council, the plight of Brandon's unemployed, efforts by the city's unemployed to improve their lives, and City Council decisions, specifically those regarding relief policy. Accession 02-2003, dating 1917, 1936-1939, 1970-2002 (predominant 1970-2002), contains extensive correspondence from former Brandon University Economic Professor Don Wheeler to Errol Black. In addition, the accession contains an important body of correspondence received by Professor Black from Taimi Davis written by Pat Forkin and his wife Pheobe Forkin to family members in Canada during the years 1936-1939, while Pat was a Moscow based corespondent for the Canadian Communist Party Clarion. The accession also contains personal correspondence of Errol Black dating from ca. 1970, drafts of papers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets related to labour and labour political matters. Two publications of note include: "Labour in Brandon" published by the Brandon and District Labour Council and a student guide to labour law written by George MacDowell. The accession also contains several documents related to Black's involvement in the provincial Industrial Adjustment Committee. Accession 15-2003, dating 1930-2002 (predominant 1930-1939; 1971-2002), contains extensive clippings from the Canadian Communist Party publications "The Worker" and the "Daily Clarion" from the years 1930-1939; twenty-one personal and family photographs (b/w 3x5) of the Forkin family of Brandon, many of whom were active in the Canadian Communist Party; various historical photographs (b/w 8x10) related to the history of labour in Brandon, Manitoba; personal files containing correspondence, letters and opinion pieces to various newspapers, course outlines, research materials and draft publications, arbitration awards and documents related to Black's involvement with the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA). Accession 17-2003, dating 1970-2002, contains correspondence, a manuscript of an autobiography written by Black's father Tom Black, research files, letters to the editor and draft publications by Errol Black. Accession 3-2011, dating 1909-2010, contains an extensive record of newspaper clippings often of Professor Black's correspondence with the Brandon Sun from the early 1970s through to 2011. Clippings relate to civic issues, labour relations, social justice, economic questions. Documents (membership cards, cards of thanks, stamps) of various kinds, and photographs of Professor Black, family members, and various labour related events including parades and rallies, appear throughout these clippings. Collection includes miscellaneous files relating to the 75th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike including the Brandon Sympathetic Strike of 1919, the Brandon Greys Baseball team, the Assiniboine College BMHC lobby campaign, Brandon and Area Environmental Council, the Brandon East NDP Contituency Association. Editions (1925-31) of the Sons of England - Official Organ of the Sons of England Benefit Society - published in Oshawa, Ontario, and copies of documents related to the Commission of Inquiry (1928) into labour issues at the Brandon Mental Hospital are included.Collection also contains extensive correspondence associated with Professor Black's activities as a department member, scholar, and activist in the Department of Economics at Brandon University. Collection contains as well research materials related to the Brandon labour movement, strikes at A.E. Mckenzie Seed Company 1940s, cd roms containg research materials - clippings and images - for Labour Council Anniversary book ( 2006), and civic politics in Brandon. Records also contain research materials on various members of the Forkin family - in particular the Pat Forkin, Tom Forkin, and Stephen Forkin (aka Jim Davis) - who were active members of the Canadian Communist Party during their adult lives. A collection of family photographs and six tape cassettes containing accounts of the experiences of single unemployed men during the Great Depression and the funeral of Stephen Forkin ( Jim Davis) and correspondence from Taimi Davis the widow of Stephen Forkin (Jim Davis) supplement the sources on the Forkin family.
Notes
Photographs of Joe Forkin, Pat Forkin, Stan Forkin, Jim Davis and other members of the Forkin family are contained in Box 3 (15-2003) and Box 10 (3-2011).
Name Access
Errol Black
Stanley Forkin
Stephem Forkin (a.k.a Jim Davies)
Assiniboine Community College
Brandon Greys Baseball Team
Brandon Mental Hospital
Brandon Unemployed Workers' Council
Canadian Communist Party
Brandon
Don Wheeler
Phoebe Forkin
Pat Forkin
Daily Clarion
A. E. Mckenzie
The Worker
Industrial Adjustment Committee (Manitoba)
Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Sons of England
Subject Access
The Great Depression
unemployment
radical press
Brandon
labour
Communism
industrial relations
collective bargaining
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Access Restriction
Some restrictions. Consult the University Archivist for access.
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.1 Errol Black
Related Material
MG 3 1.12 contains additional records related to George MacDowell; RG 6, Series 15 (BUFA) contains additional records on the Brandon University Faculty Association; RG 6, Series 7, Sub sub series 7.1.5 (Department of Economics) contains additional records related to the Department of Economics at Brandon University; RG 6, Series 7, Sub-series 7.1 (Dean of Arts) contains files on Don Wheeler and George MacDowell.
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Stanley Knowles collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4395
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
ca. 1954 - ca. 1997
Accession Number
61-1997
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
1.1
Accession Number
61-1997
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
ca. 1954 - ca. 1997
Physical Description
30 photographs -- 25 at 3.5" x 8" (color and b/w); 5 at 8" x 10" (b/w); 3 magnets; 1 plaque (8 x 3 cm)
History / Biographical
See RG 6, series 1 (Office of the Chancellor) for biographical information on Stanley Knowles.
Custodial History
This collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection contains photographs and memorabilia from Stanley Knowles' political career, and his time at Brandon University. Included are pictures of Knowles with Pierre Trudeau, Queen Elizebeth, Ed Broadbent, and other national political figures. However, the majority of the pictures have to do with the time Knowles spent at Brandon University later in his life, serving as Chancellor. These pictures depict Knowles addressing crowds and attending conferences. Of the three magnets included, two are pictures of Knowles late in life, while the third is a cartoonish representation of him. The plaque is a recreation of a campaign slogan from very early in Knowles' political career.
Notes
Description written by Mike White or Robyn Mitchell (2002).
Name Access
Stanley Knowles
Pierre Trudeau
Queen Elizabeth II
Ed Broadbent
Subject Access
politics
convocation
Brandon University
chancellor
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 1: Office of the Chancellor
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1928-1983; predominant 1960-1980
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
7.4
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1928-1983; predominant 1960-1980
Physical Description
4.6 m
History / Biographical
When the Department of Music was founded in 1906, it offered only conservatory-type instruction under the direction of Abbie Helmer Vining (1906-07). W.L. Wright, after four years' study in Berlin with Leopold Godowsky, took over in 1907 and remained director until 1947. During the 1920s and 1930s, the department attracted students from across Canada to work with Wright, Esther Magdalene Moore, Kathleen Moffat Fairbairn (piano), and Ruth Morgan (voice) towards graduate and post-graduate diplomas. During the Depression and the Second World War, music education at Brandon College declined as a result of financial woes facing the College and the departure of students to the war. Under directors Peggy A. Sharpe (acting director 1947-48), and Lorne Watson (1948-1981), most instruction was given to elementary and high school students from Brandon. Through the encouragement and support of successive university presidents, the music faculty and university music credit courses were expanded to make possible a music minor within a B.A. or B.Sc. degree. By 1963, the college offered the first B.Mus. program (music education and applied) in Manitoba. In the same year, the Department of Music became the School of Music with two areas of activity: one continuing the conservatory tradition, the other leading to university degrees. Watson continued as director while Sharpe assumed the new position of supervisor of the conservatory. She was succeeded by Watson in 1981. When Brandon attained university status, the School of Music became a member of the Western Board of Music (WBM), now Conservatory Canada. Later a B.Mus. (general) was added and, in 1980, the M.Mus. (music education and applied). In 1981, Watson was succeeded as director by Gordon Macpherson (1981-87), during whose tenure the position was re-named dean. In 1987 Lawrence Jones became dean. Jones was followed by Patrick Carrabre and Glen Carruthers. Originally housed in Clark Hall, in 1963 the School of Music moved into a new building, officially opened by Sir Ernest MacMillan, on 28 October 1963. It housed a music library, electronic music studio, classrooms, rehearsal hall and studios. Increased enrolment in the 1970s necessitated the acquisition of three adjacent houses. On 5 October 1984, Queen Elizabeth II opened the present music building, which is named after her. The school's reputation as a centre of string pedagogy dates from Albert Pratz' appointment to the faculty in 1964 and the engagement of the Halifax Trio (Brandon University Trio) as artists-in-residence in 1966. The Wawanesa Insurance Co. in 1964 established a string scholarship program, which has since been carried on through the Carl and Lyle Sanders Grant and the R.D. Bell String Scholarships. A Suzuki string program was set up in 1977, directed by Alison Ryles (B.Mus. Brandon, 1978) who was followed in 1981 by Gerhard Ginader. Besides the Brandon University Trio, school ensembles have included the Brandon University Orchestra, Concert Band, Chorale, Jazz Bands and Guitar Ensemble. The Collegium Musicum, formed in 1973 by James Mendenhall, has a collection of replicas of early instruments. The school frequently produces an opera (or musical theatre work) directed by Sylvia Richardson. Student pursuing a major in music education have founded an active organization known as the Brandon University Student Music Educators' Association (BUSMEA), which is, in effect, a student branch of Manitoba Music Educators Association (MMEA). Annual summer schools enhance the program. In the 1960s, under the direction of Peggy A. Sharpe, recitals and workshops were given by visiting artists. In the 1980s, the emphasis was on graduate courses, including the offering of a Kodaly specialist diploma. In the conservatory, music for children classes, the Suzuki string program, and classes in the Alexander technique are offered. The conservatory offers courses for gifted students. It also sponsored annual workshops for teachers. Clinicians have included Lawrence Jones, Lorne Watson, Gordon Macpherson, Sydney Young McInnis, Shirley Yip, Elizabeth Grant and Irma Toews. The School of Music acts as a musical focus for southwestern Manitoba. Beginning in the 1960s, it co-sponsored (with the MMEA) an annual choral/orchestral workshop in January attracting up to 300 music educators and students from Manitoba and beyond. Rehearsals of the Brandon Community Chorus and Community Orchestra take place at the school, as do most events of the Brandon Festival of the Arts. It is also the home of the annual S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte competition for the Performance of Canadian Music and the annual Brandon Jazz Festival. One reason for such constant activitiy is the excellence of the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building, which includes an advanced electronic studio, rehearsal halls for orchestras, bands and choirs and a 200-seat hall with recording facilities and ideal acoustics. On the occasion of Lorne Watson's 40th anniversary at Brandon that hall was named the Lorne Watson Recital Hall in his honour. The music school's first graduate (1966) was Jack Spalding. Honourary doctorates in music have been awarded to W.L. Wright (1969), S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte (1970), Murray Adaskin (1972), Jon Vickers (1976), Kenneth Winters (1989), the Guess Who and Tom Cochrane.
Scope and Content
Series has been divided into three sub-series, including: (1) Dean of Music; (2) Music Faculty Council; and (3) School of Music publications.
Notes
The history/bio note was taken from the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/emc/m17-119.01-e.php?uid=415&uidc=ID (January 2006). The entry was written by Lorne Watson. Peggy A. Sharpe died in 2005.
Name Access
Lorne Watson
Peggy A. Sharpe
Gordon Macpherson
Lawrence Jones
Patrick Carrabre
Glenn Carruthers
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte
Brandon University Trio
Halifax Trio
Subject Access
music
music education
degree program
deans
director
conservatory
kodaly
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 7: Faculties and Schools
Related Material
A file of miscellaneous newspaper clippings etc. assembled by Eileen McFadden for the period 1979-1985, is located in the Institutional Files in the Reading Room.
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Lawrence Jones collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions12333
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1959, 1976-1992
Accession Number
9-2011
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 3 1.24
Accession Number
9-2011
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1959, 1976-1992
Physical Description
30 cm
History / Biographical
See RG 6 Brandon University fonds, 7.4.1 Dean of Music for biographical information.
Custodial History
The records were collected during the course of Jones' career as a member of the School of Music and as Dean of the School of Music. They remained in his possession until their donation to the McKee Archives on June 29, 2011.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of records created and collected during the course of Lawrence Jones' teaching career in the School of Music and during his tenure as Dean of the School of Music at Brandon University. Records include: dean's log books; recital programs and related materials; personal documents; academic papers; planning documents; contracts; administration documents; workshop documents; teaching documents; proposals; reviews; evaluations; violin concerto by S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte, piano score, edited by Lawrence Jones. Topics include: planning for the School of Music; Master's degree program; award winners; the music building expansion; adjudicating; the New Brandon University Trio; and the National Music Festival.
Name Access
Lawrence Jones
Brandon University Trio
Shane Levesque
National Music Festival
Peggy Sharpe
Deidre Irons
Kenneth Drake
School of Music
Subject Access
Education
music
administration
performing arts
performing artists
Storage Location
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration 1.24 Lawrence Jones
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Adventures in Canada; : or, life in the woods.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections915
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[1882?]
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Geike, Cunningham, 1824-1906
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-9-264
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-9-264
Responsibility
edited by John C. Geikie
Start Date
[1882?]
Date Range
[1882?]
Publication
Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
Physical Description
vii, 408 p. : front. ; 19 cm
Notes
"Illustrated"
Unauthorized reprint of the work which originally appeared under title: "George Stanley; or, Life in the woods ... ed. by John C. Geikie," London, 1864
Subject Access
Ontario Description and travel
Storage Location
Box 9 -Stories
Storage Range
Box 9 -Stories
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1939
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Harris, Leila Gott
Harris, Kilroy, 1889
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-9-268
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-9-268
Responsibility
by Leila Gott Harris and Kilroy Harris
Start Date
c1939
Date Range
c1939
Publication
Bloomington, Ill. : McKnight & McKnight
Physical Description
207 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm
Notes
Includes index
Subject Access
Canada Description and travel
Canada Social life and customs
Storage Location
Box 9 - Stories
Storage Range
Box 9 - Stories
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