Search Results - S. J. McKee Archives

History / Biographical: In addition to his personal library, Fred McGuinness maintained extensive files on numerous topics/subjects containing newspapers clippings, magazine and journal articles, letters of correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, etc. He accumulated his local history materials by personally collecting newspaper, books, and magazine articles; by readers’ forwarding materials for his interest; and from workshop participants submitting memoirs and personal narratives for his interest, review and feedback. McGuinness continued to add to his “topic” files throughout his lifetime. Usually McGuinness kept his research materials and communications together for his respective writing assignments, however, he would often use the same research materials to write on similar topics that appeared in a number of different publications. McGuinness likely used his local history research materials for his Brandon Sun Sunbeams and Diary columns, his monographs, and possibly for his Local History Style Guide (1984), as well as in his memoir writing workshops. For his column writing, particularly for Neighborly News, McGuinness created file folders on particular topics. These held newspaper clippings collected from the prairie weeklies and once a folder was full, he wrote about the subject.

Custodial History: Accession 1-2015 contains records created and collected over the course of McGuinness’ career as a newspaper journalist and freelance writer. The Estate of Fred McGuinness donated the materials to the SJ McKee Archives circa 2011. The Archives accessioned the records in 2015.

Scope and Content: The series consists of records created and collected by Fred McGuinness during his time as a journalist, editor, and freelance writer. The series has been divided into two subseries, including: (1) Local history research and (2) Newspaper clippings. Local history materials consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, biographical documents and memoirs, obituaries, and manuscript drafts on Brandon (Manitoba) topics including: origins, anniversaries, centennial, reunions, early pioneers/families, historic buildings and streets, businesses, museums, local newspapers, prominent citizens, military units, and politicians. McGuinness also maintain files on the local history of surrounding communities, including: Birtle, Beresford, Camp Hughes, Hartney, Kemnay, Russell, and Souris.

Notes: Information in the history/biography was taken from Neighborly News column (#934, November 10, 1997). Items dating to the 1880s are photocopies and transcripts of original materials In the file level inventories, square brackets at the end of file names reference the original location of the file in the unprocessed Fred McGuinness collection. The original location is also noted on the front of each file folder

Finding Aid: File level inventories for each subseries are available. See individual subseries’ descriptions

Related Material: John Everitt collection; Clarence Hopkin collection; Provincial Exhibition Association of Manitoba fonds; Lawrence Stuckey collection; Jack Stothard collection; William Wallace papers; Fred McGuinness would write/publish about a topic in a number of forums. Therefore, it is possible work and correspondence pertaining to his research materials may be found in the Fred McGuinness collection Monograph series (McG 5) and subseries: Correspondence (McG 1.2), Brandon Sun (McG 2.2), Neighborly News (McG 2.3), Miscellaneous freelance (McG 3.2), Talks and workshops (McG 6.3). McGuinness also “filed” many clippings between the pages of his books in his personal library (see McG 8 Library series)

Arrangement: Arrangement was artificially created by the Archives. Series has been re-arranged according to publication period McG 4 McGuinness research McG 4.1 Local history research materials McG 4.2 Newspaper clippings

Scope and Content: Series contains private papers from various professors and administrators at Brandon College. It has been divided into the following sub-series: MG 1 1.1 Rev. Dr. Samuel James McKee MG 1 1.2 Rev. Dr. Franklin W. Sweet MG 1 1.3 Mrs. Olive Wilkins MG 1 1.4 Thomas Russell Wilkins MG 1 1.5 Esther Magdalene Moore MG 1 1.6 Thomas Hector McLeod MG 1 1.7 Albert Edward McKenzie MG 1 1.8 Evan McDonald Whidden MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach MG 1 1.10 J.R.C. Evans MG 1 1.11 Martin Johns MG 1 1.12 Wilfred McCutcheon

Name Access: S.J. McKee; Franklin Sweet; Olive Wilkins; Thomas Wilkins; Esther Moore; Tommy McLeod; A.E. McKenzie; Evan Whidden; Martin Johns

Storage Location: RG 1 Brandon College fonds MG 1 Brandon College Teaching and Administration

History / Biographical: The Brandon University Teaching and Administration series is an artificially created collection. It contains the private papers of former Brandon University faculty and staff.

Scope and Content: The series has been divided into the following sub-series: MG 3 1.1 Errol Black MG 3 1.2 John Mallea MG 3 1.3 John Tyman MG 3 1.4 Lorelei Cederstrom MG 3 1.5 William Morrison MG 3 1.6 Ken Hanly MG 3 1.7 John Welsted MG 3 1.8 Henri Francq MG 3 1.9 D.R. MacKay MG 3 1.10 R.B. Inch MG 3 1.11 Dale Lakevold MG 3 1.12 George MacDowell MG 3 1.13 Donald Wheeler MG 3 1.14 W.Leland Clark MG 3 1.15 Bev Nicholson MG 3 1.16 John Everitt MG 3 1.17 Michael Blanar MG 3 1.18 Christy Henry MG 3 1.19 May Yoh MG 3 1.20 Francis Chaplin MG 3 1.21 John Weldon Grant MG 3 1.22 Harvey Young MG 3 1.23 Lorne Watson MG 3 1.24 Lawrence Jones