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Clarence Lennon interview

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14541
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 21, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH182.Len
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 21, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [00:20:00]
History / Biographical
Clarence "Bus" Lennon was born at home on the farm on August 30, 1903. He spent his entire life farming in the Reston, MB area. He never married. Clarence Lennon died on December 6, 1991 in Reston, MB. He is buried at Reston Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Clarence Lennon about his family history and hard times in the early days on a farm. The interviewer is Irene Lazenby.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Lennon's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Audio Tracks
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Clarence McLean interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 6, 1981
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH156.MacL
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 6, 1981
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [00:25:00]
History / Biographical
Clarence Westover McLean was born in 1907 at Shoal Lake, MB. After attending school in Shoal Lake, Clarence entered his father's implement and dealership business. He continued in the business after his father's death until his own retirement in 1979. Clarence married Moira Best (1916?-2006) in 1942. They had no children. Clarence was a sports enthusiast, particularly hockey, curling and golf. He was a long time member of Wasagaming Golf Club and Lakeside Golf Club, serving over ten years as president of the latter. Clarence also served on the Village Council, belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, was active in the planning of and fundraising for the local arena, and worked on the committee that organized Shoal Lake water works. A member of the Masonic Lodge for over 40 years, Clarence was also a charter member of Royal York Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Clarence McLean died on December 28, 1981 in Shoal Lake, MB. He is buried at Shoal Lake Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Clarence McLean about his father's life and his life as an auto, implement and livestock dealer. The interviewer is Cliff Findlay.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and McLean's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Audio Tracks
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Joseph Clarence Hembling

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions2261
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
8.H.3
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Physical Description
3" x 4" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Joseph Clarence Hembling.
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Clarence B. Spurr interview

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14453
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
October 28, 1981
Accession Number
35-1998
{add= SPURR, Clarence B.G. 1981-10-28 Page 1 of 27 Westman Oral History Collection Interview
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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH053.Spu
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
October 28, 1981
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [00:59:55]
History / Biographical
Clarence Benjamin Graham? Spurr, was born in on February 13, 1891 in Bancroft, Ontario. Spurr began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1914 as a station agent at Rocanville, SK and spent many years as an agent in various communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba before retiring in 1955. In 1923, he married Elizabeth Wallace Lindsay (1893-1979) and they raised three children, sons Ewart and Delbert and adopted niece Verna Spurr. Clarence and Elizabeth moved to Brandon, MB following his retirement. Spurr joined the Canadian military in 1915, and was initially sent to Camp Hughes. A signaler and runner, he spent 1916-1918 overseas. Clarence Spurr died on December 21, 1982 in Brandon, MB. He is buried at Brandon Municipal Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Clarence B.G. Spurr about his experiences during World War I. Spurr discusses and reminisces about details of the Great War and some of the major turning points within it from Vimy Ridge, Lamont, Mons, Neuville-Saint-Vaast and the Armistice that ended the war on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in November from the perspective of a Canadian soldier. Interviewer is Delbert Spurr.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Spurr's obituary. Transcript by Whitney Hodgins (2017). Description by Christy Henry.
Access Restriction
Content Warning: Some of the material discussed in the interview is sensitive in nature, dealing with the war and some of the gruesome acts that go with it. Listener discretion is advised.
Language Note
English
Audio Tracks
Documents

OH053_Spurr_transcript.pdf

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SSHRC - specialized collection grant

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4952
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1983-1985
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
8.2.3
File Number
14
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1983-1985
Physical Description
2 files
Scope and Content
Files consist of correspondence and other documents related to a SSHRC grant for the acquisition of the William S. Gray Research Collection in Reading for the E.L. Christie Education Library at Brandon University.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 8: Library Services 8.2 S.J. McKee Archives Box 2
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SSHRC - specialized collection application

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4953
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1983-1987
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
8.2.3
File Number
15
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1983-1987
Physical Description
2 files
Scope and Content
Files consist of correspondence and other documents related to what appears to be two grant proposals, one for an arrangement and description backlog reduction cost-shared cooperative program through Public Archives Canada, the other a SSHRC grant for the Indians of the Northern Plains collection in the University library.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 8: Library Services 8.2 S.J. McKee Archives Box 2
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Education Curriculum Collection Room

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
March 1961
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.1.14
Item Number
1.1.14
Date Range
March 1961
Physical Description
b/w, 24.5 cm X 19 cm.
Scope and Content
Education curriculum collection room opening westward off Library Reading Room, Library and Arts Building. L. to R. Ralph Berry, Margaret Ariss and students
Name Access
Ralph Berry
Margaret Ariss
Subject Access
Curriculum Collection Room
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Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions92
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.6 A&B
Item Number
1.2.6 A&B
Date Range
Early 1970s
Physical Description
b/w, A: 11.2 cm x 2.5 cm strip of 3 photos (4 cm x 2.5 cm each); B: 19.5 cm x 2.5 cm strip of 5 photos (4 cm x 2.5 cm each)
Scope and Content
Small Dining Room, McMaster Hall. Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection center picture L to R Mr. Harte ? Mrs. Harte
Name Access
Harte
Subject Access
Harte/McGregor Collection
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Receiving the Harte/McGregor Collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions94
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1970s
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
File Number
1.2.7B
Item Number
1.2.7B
Date Range
Early 1970s
Physical Description
b/w, 10" x 8"
Scope and Content
Small Dining Room Presentation of the McGregor/Harte Collection Mrs. John Harte (daughter of the late Lt. Gov. J.D. McGregor), Dr. A.L. Dulmage
Name Access
Harte; Dulmage
Subject Access
Harte/McGregor Collection
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SSHRC - specialized collection draft proposal

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4951
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1985
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
8.2.3
File Number
13
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence and other documents related to a (draft) SSHRC grant proposal that was never submitted.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 8: Library Services 8.2 S.J. McKee Archives Box 2
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Album - Mr. D.H. Hopkins and family

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14215
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A7
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a family before a log cabin. A man wearing a long-sleeved shirt, tie, and vest with watch fob stands at the entryway to the home. A woman wearing a white blouse and long skirt sits on a rocking chair on a rough a rough-hewn porch. A boy wearing a pea coat sits on the porch to the right of the man and woman. Lace curtains are hanging in the window.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Mr. D.H. Hopkins and family
Subject Access
families
log cabins
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
Images
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Bread : a collection of popular papers on wheat, flour and bread

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections270
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1930
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Snyder, Harry, 1867-1927
Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-12-2
Item Number Range
Archives 14-12-2
Responsibility
by Harry Snyder ; with biographical sketch by Andrew L. Winton
Start Date
1930
Date Range
1930
Publication
New York : The Macmillan company
Physical Description
x, 293 p. : front., plates, ports., facsims. ; 21 cm
Notes
"List of writings": p. [277]-290
Subject Access
Bread
Wheat
Flour
Flour mills
Storage Location
Box 12 - Agriculture III
Storage Range
Box 12 - Agriculture III
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American cooperation : a collection of papers and discussions summarizing the ... session of the American institute of Cooperation

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections46
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[c1925
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
American Institute of Cooperation
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 3443.A7
Archives 14-17-1
Item Number Range
HD 3443.A7
Archives 14-17-1
Standard number
System Control Number 87055119
Start Date
[c1925
Date Range
[c1925
Publication
Washington, D.C. : American institute of Cooperation
Physical Description
v ; 24 cm
Notes
Some volumes have distinctive titles
1953. Cooperatives, self helf in our competitive economy -- 1958. Cooperatives, progress in the space age -- 1960. Agricultual cooperatives, foundation and forecast -- 1963. Power in partnership -- 1971. Highlights of current thinking by cooperative, agribusiness, and educational leaders on Cooperative Business Leadership, primarily as presented at the 1971 Summer Institute of American Institute of Cooperation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins -- 1976-77. Coopertives, committed to America's future -- 1979-80. Expanding cooperative horizons
Subject Access
Agriculture
Cooperative United States
Cooperation Societies
Storage Location
Box17-Cooperation III
Storage Range
Box17-Cooperation III
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Stories for fun and adventure : a collection for all boys and girls who love good stories

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections911
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1961
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Fenner, Phyllis R. (Phyllis Reid), 1899
McCrea, Mary
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-9-262
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-9-262
Responsibility
Selected and with an introduction by Phyllis Fenner and Mary McCrea
Start Date
c1961
Date Range
c1961
Publication
New York : The John Day Company
Physical Description
190 p. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
Children's stories
Storage Location
Box 9 - Stories
Storage Range
Box 9 - Stories
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Facts for Londoners : an exhaustive collection of statistical and other facts relating to the metropolis ; with suggestions for reform on socialist principles

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections677
Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1889
Part Of
MG 2 2.16 Robert Dudley Howland Collection
Collection
Robert Dudley Howland Fabian Society Collection
Creator
Fabian Society (Great Britain)
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 15-3-220
Item Number Range
Archives 15-3-220
Start Date
1889
Date Range
1889
Publication
London : Fabian Society
Physical Description
2 issues ; 21 cm
Notes
"A collection of statistical and other facts relating to the metropolis"--on 1907 issue cover
Subject Access
Socialism Great Britain
Storage Location
1889 issue damage
Storage Range
1889 issue damage
Documents
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Hamilton's universal tune-book : a collection of the melodies of all nations, adapted for violin, flute, clarinet, etc.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections1270
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1853
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Manson, James
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-26-682
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-26-682
Responsibility
edited by James Manson
Start Date
1853
Date Range
1853
Publication
Glasgow : W. Hamilton
Physical Description
2 v. in 1 : music ; 20 cm
Subject Access
Tune-books
Storage Location
Box 26 - Music
Storage Range
Box 26 - Music
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Collective agreement

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4440
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
15
File Number
41
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of a copy of a collective agreement between Brandon University and BUFA.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series XV: BUFA Box 4
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Collective agreement with BUFA

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4498
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1983 - March 31, 1985
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
15
File Number
94
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1983 - March 31, 1985
Physical Description
1 file
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series XV: BUFA Box 8
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Collective agreement with BUFA

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4500
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1982 - March 31, 1983
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
15
File Number
96
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1982 - March 31, 1983
Physical Description
1 file
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series XV: BUFA Box 8
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Collective agreement with BUFA

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4501
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1981 - March 31, 1982
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
15
File Number
97
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 1, 1981 - March 31, 1982
Physical Description
1 file
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series XV: BUFA Box 8
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