The Brandon College/Brandon University Women's Auxiliary was founded on February 17, 1955, with the purpose of a) foster[ing] good public relations between the university and the community, and to stress the importance of Brandon University to Western Manitoba; b) to gain a better knowledge of the functioning of Brandon University and; c) to improve the surroundings of the College/University's students and the university at large. They were to hold four regular meetings per annum, with an annual meeting in April, and one fund-raising tea a year. The organization raised money through these teas, as well as through receptions, with the intention of donating to the college/university and surrounding community, contributing to the furnishing of residences and offices at teh college/ university, as well as facilitating an annual community visitation day for the public to tour the university. The organization's name was change from the Brandon College Women's Auxiliary to the Brandon University Women's Auxiliary along with the renaming of the school itself on July 1, 1967. The organization was sometimes referred to simply as the Women's Auxiliary.
The Auxiliary was run by an elected President and Board of Executives. Its members, who were all mothers of Brandon College/Brandon University students, paid an annual membership fee. Subcommittees within the organization included those in charge of social organization, membership management, program management, phoning management, press and publicity management and project management; all of these were fronted by their own individual leaders from within the members, under the board of executives. The organization ceased meeting in 1975; the minutes from the final meeting reference difficulties filling executive offices before a motion was carried to disband.
Custodial History
Records were created and held by the Brandon College/Brandon University Women's Auxiliary until their dissolution on October 23, 1975, when a motion was passed to move the records to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records that relate to the organization of and activities coordinated by the Women's Auxiliary, as well as records detailing the contribution that the organization made to the university and community of and around Brandon. The records span the entire existence of the Women's Auxiliary from 1955 to 1975.
Records include meeting minutes, treasurers' statements, financial bookkeeping, correspondence, a copy of the constitution, records of members, members' addresses and phone numbers, lists of members' children attending school and their respesctive degree, lists of council members, event memorabilia, organization letter heads, donation receipts, newspaper clipplings, advertisements, publicity reports, meeting reports, visitation records, scrapbooks and scrapbook inventories.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the records. Description by Kayliegh Penner (October 2016).
Brandon University photograph collection (Observatory Opening)
Spring 1955 Alumni News (report on the founding of the organization)
Arrangement
Records are arranged in chronological order in four (4) subseries: 1) treasurer's books; 2) minute books; 3) textual files; and 4) scrapbooks and miscellany
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Canadian Pacific Railway Station looking west from overhead [Eighth Street] bridge
Notes
Date determination: Engine 93 (ex 375) received Series 2 numbering in Sept. 1907 and repainting is still clean; some trees have leaves so could be Sept. 1907 but more likely May 1908.
[For specific information regarding this photo (which was used to create a postcard) see "Brandon History in Postcards" by Jack Stothard, Manitoba History, Number 56, October 2007, page 35. P.E.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Canadian Pacific Railway, east from overhead [Eighth Street] bridge
Notes
Publicity coach of Sells-Floto Circus (foreground)
On left, a long row of domestic fuel coal sheds (many of which were later burned), Hanbury's Mill, elevators & Maple Leaf flour mill
On right, grain elevator & Hanbury Hardware (in 1985 used by Christie School Supply)
[For original plate, please see the Alf Fowler collection of the S.J. McKee Archives 6-1999.16. P.E.]
