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
Margaret Co-operative Elevator Association Limited Organizational papers: 1910 - 1981 Transfer of land, 16 November 1910 Certificate of incorporation, 24 November 1927 Memorandum of Association, 24 November 1927 Minutes of the provisional Directors' meeting, 5 January 1928 Minutes of first Shareholders' meeting, 5 January 1928 By-law nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, 5 January 1928 Certificate of Indebtedness, 5 January 1928 Lease between MPEL and Margaret CEAL, 1 August 1928 Memorandum of Agreement, 12 November 1929 Agreement between Margaret CEAL, MPEL, Manitoba Wheat Pool and His Majesty The King, 1 August 1931 By-law nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11, no date By-law no. 14, 3 November 1931 MPE one share of authorized capital, 1 December 1931 Agreement between Margaret CEAL and MPEL, 1 February 1933 Special Board of Directors meeting, 8 March 1933 By-law no. 16 (not completed), 1939 General By-laws and By-law 18, 19, and 20, 5 July 1941 Agreement, 5 August 1946 By-law no. 21, 5 November 1947 Memo re amendment to General By-laws, 6 May 1949 By-law no. 22, 2 November 1949 By-law no. 23, 19 November 1951 General By-laws, no date Resolution, no date By-law no. 74, no date Directors' Resolution, 18 October 1961 Agreement between Margaret and MPE re: Companies Act, 11 June 1969 Agreement between Margaret and MPE, 31 July 1969 Letter re: closure, 19 December 1977 Letter re: closure, 24 October 1978 Notes from Margaret Annual meeting re: closure, 30 November 1978 Letter re: closure, 23 March 1981 Minutes of Executive Board meetings, volume 1, 6 November 1946 - volume 6, 11 November 1981 Financial records and statistics Statement of surplus, 1939 - 1955 (12 reports) Final statements, 1939 - 1952 (9 reports) Auditors' reports, 1929 - 1962 (10 reports) Analysis of Operating Results, 1951 - 1960 (8 reports) Analysis of Operating Results summary, 1951 - 1952 (1 report) Crop year information, 1976 - 1978 Proposal for office addition, 26 November 1966 Correspondence, 1975 - 1981 Membership list, 1946, 1959, 1968, 1977 Miscellaneous Directors' attendance lists, 1980 Short course in Agriculture and Cooperation, ??? Corporate Name: Rural Municipality of Riverside
See fonds level description of RG 4 for history/bio of MPE
Scope and Content
This artificially created sub-series MPE B.9 consists of memos, letters to secretaries of locals, questionnaires, general correspondence, and responses. See Box level entries for B.9 for detailed contents of records.
See fonds level description (MG 3 1.14 W. Leland Clark) for history/bio information on W. Leland Clark.
Custodial History
See fonds level description (MG 3 1.14. W. Leland Clark) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Sub sub series consists of thirteen parliamentary scrapbooks created by Barb Clark and Enid Clark at the request of Lee Clark. Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings from various newspapers, photographs, campaign and election materials (including Lee Clark, Barb Clark for School Trustee and other politicians), correspondence, cards, invitations, parliamentary reports, news releases, documents from Brandon University events, copies of Lee Clark's Ottawa Update, itineraries and other ephemera (programs, tickts, buttons, etc.).
Scrapbooks:
November 24, 1982 - June 11, 1984 (3 loose articles from February 1986)
January 31, 1983 - February 18, 1987
June 8, 1983 - January 7, 1985
June 21, 1984 - March 25, 1986 (additional loose materials in the back)
December 1984 - June 27, 1985 (all photocopies of newspaper articles)
April 3, 1986 - October 6, 1987 (additional loose materials in the back)
January 30, 1987 - January 3, 1989
June 4, 1988 - April 29, 1989 (additonal loose materials in the back)
April 8, 1989 - December 15, 1991
April 28, 1989 - August 11, 1990
August 3, 1990 - June 7, 1991
September 18, 1991 - February 29, 1992
January 2, 1992 - July 12, 1999
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.14 W. Leland Clark
This box contains minutes generated by local MPE associations, collected by the central office. Records include the following:
97. Isabella Jan 28 1981 – July 21 1981
98a. Jordan Oct 23 1984 – Oct 6 1989
98b. Jordan Nov 8 1982 – Oct 3 1984
98c. Jordan Jan 15 1981 – Sept 27 1982
99. Lauder April 21 1981 – March 28 1983
100. Napinka Jan 12 1981 – Oct 28 1985
101. Nesbitt Jan 5 1981 – Nov 24 1982
102a. Pierson Sept 21 1987 – Dec 20 1989
102b. Pierson Sept 21 1983 – April 16 1987
102c. Pierson Jan 9 1981 – June 23 1983
103a. Sperling Jan 8 1987 – Nov 20 1989
103b. Sperling Dec 8 1983 – Jan 8 1987
103c. Sperling Feb 4 1981 – Dec 8 1983
104a. Waskada Sept 12 1984 – Nov 29 1989
104b. Waskada Jan 5 1981 – July 24 1984
105. Dominion City Oct 28 1987 – July 30 1990
106. Fannystelle March 5 1987 – Feb 19 1990
107. Minto Feb 17 1987 – Feb 27 1989
108. Poplar Point Jan 22 1987 – Jan 9 1991
109. Rathwell Feb 5 1987 – March 6 1990
110. Riverton August 5 1983 – Oct 29 1990
111. Silverton Nov 10 1987 – Jan 1990
112a. Brunkild Feb 5 1992 – Nov 29 1993
112b. Brunkild Jan 8 1990 – Jan 8 1992
113a. Brunkild Oct 6 1986 – Dec 11 1989
113b. Brunkild May 18 1984 – Sept 2 1986
113c. Brunkild Jan 5 1981 – Feb 6 1984
114a. Brunkild Dec 4 1978 – Dec 8 1980
114b. Brunkild Jan 4 1977 – Nov 29 1978
114c. Brunkild Jan 6 1975 – Dec 5 1976
This box contains bound volumes of audited financial statements for local MPE associations. The records include the following:
Local Association Financial Statements 1952-53 A-Fan; 1952-53 Fis-Men; 1952-53 Mia-Woo; 1953-54 A-Fan; 1953-54 Fis-Men; 1953-54 Mia-Woo; 1954-55 A-Fan; 1954-55 Fis-Men; 1954-55 Mia-Woo
This box contains correspondence to the secretaries of locals, memorandums, resolutions, questionnaires and general corresponce. The records include the following:
1. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals June 30 1924 – July 16 1929
2. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals July 19 1929 – Sept 28 1931
3a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Oct 16 1931 – Jan 26 1940
3b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 29 1940 – Nov 26 1942
4. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 7 1943 – Nov 3 1948
5. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Dec 1948 – August 4 1953
6. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Sept 21 1953 – Oct 21 1959
7a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Jan 6 1960 – March 2 1964
7b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals March 11 1964 – Nov 12 1968
8a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals Sept 23 1968 – Dec 3 1970
9a. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals June 22 1973 – July 11 1975
9b. Correspondence to Secretaries of Locals July 25 1975 – Dec 1979
10. Memorandums 1926 – 1974
11. Resolutions 1927 – 1956
12. Resolutions 1957 – 1974
13. Questionnaires 1941; 1949; 1954; 1963; 1967
14a. General Correspondence Feb 14 1925 – May 7 1931
14b. General Correspondence July 3 1931 – Dec 1954
See fonds level description (MG 3 1.14 W. Leland Clark) for history/bio information on W. Leland Clark.
Custodial History
See fonds level description (MG 3 1.14. W. Leland Clark) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Sub sub series consists of primary sources related to Canadian agriculure in Western Canada from the Great War to the Great Depression drawn from the National Archives of Canada and the Provincial Archives of Manitoba; primary sources including interviews conducted by Dr. Clark for his PhD thesis and subsequent book titled Brandon Politics and Politicians; and various papers - published and unpublished by Dr. Clark, a few of his students, and other academics. Sub sub series also contains seven copies of Brandon Politics and Politicians.
Notes
A PDF version of this book is available. PDF courtesy Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster Manitoba History..
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.14 W. Leland Clark
File consists of an agreement between the University and A.L. Dulmage, a copy of the presidential contractural arrangements, lists of furnishings, correspondence, a motor vehicle rental agreement, a list of renovations, as well as other records dealing with the residence.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 2: Board of Governors
2.4 Correspondence and subject files
Box 6
File consists of a copy of the Canadian Union of Students Committee - Brandon University - Report on Men's Residence, general rules and announcements for the residences, residence statistics and correspondence.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 4: Office of the Vice-President
4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance)
Box 2
File consists of a summary statement of basic aims of study (Housing the Canadian Student), correspondence, financial information, a newsclipping and the proposed student residence building for Brandon University.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series 4: Office of the Vice-President
4.2 Office of the Vice-President (Administration & Finance)
Box 8
