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Rev. Dr. Samuel James McKee

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1882-1937?
Accession Number
1-1997
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Accession Number
1-1997
Other Numbers
MG 1 1.1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1882-1937?
Physical Description
27.5 cm
History / Biographical
Samuel James McKee was born near Wellesley, Ontario on July 17, 1849. By 1872, he had graduated from Toronto University. That same year he accepted a position at the Canadian Literary Institute in Woodstock, Ontario. Although he accepted this post with reservation, McKee soon found himself converted to the Baptist faith and was a true believer. In 1881, his doctor advised him to move West because of his poor health. He and his wife Laura moved to Rapid City, Manitoba and established a farm there. His brother-in-law, Rev. Davis was busy establishing the Rapid City Academy during this time, and when Davis had the chance to move to Moose Jaw, he prevailed upon McKee to take over the Academy. Under McKee's guidance the Academy flourished. By 1890, he decided that he could reach more people if he relocated the school Brandon, Manitoba, which was located on the C.P.R. line. The S.J. McKee Academy did quite well in Brandon, although it had trouble finding a permanent home. By 1899, the school was located in the Stewart Block on Ninth Street and Rosser Avenue. McKee's wife taught music, and there were always potential ministry students in his classes. In 1899, the Baptists finally decided that they wanted a College in Manitoba that would help preapre students for potential ministry service. It was decided to locate the school in Brandon, as McKee, a staunch Baptist, already had a flourishing Academy there. The Baptists and McKee amalgamated and Brandon College was created. When the school opened in October 1899, McKee was on the Board of Directors as well as teaching Classics, Mental Science and French. He also acted as the unofficial Vice-principal of the school. McKee taught several different subjects during the next few years, and in 1910 accepted the newly created post of Registrar. He retained this position for the next decade. As well, McKee acted as the Bursar in 1911-1913, 1914-1915, and 1919-1920. He retired in 1920 and moved to Vancouver. McKee was given the title Professor Emeritus in Philosophy. He was made an honorary member of the Board of Directors in 1925. McKee and his wife had five daughters and three sons. Three daughters that died soon after the move from Rapid City due to a typhoid epidemic. His son, George Eugene, graduated from Brandon College in 1902. A son, John Harris McKee, became the Bursar of Brandon College in 1915 after obtaining his B.A. in 1914. Another son, William Carey McKee, graduated from Brandon College in 1914, and received his M.A. in 1915. He was studying Law in Calgary when he enlisted with the Army. Carey McKee was killed in action on August 26, 1918. A fourth son, Robert Allan also attended Brandon College. He enlisted when Carey did, but he was declared medically unfit for service in Winnipeg in 1917. He eventually returned to Brandon, but was sick for a very long time. He died on Febrary 13, 1919, from a growth on his brain that had weakened him greatly. McKee's daughter Mildred also attended Brandon College. After her husband was killed in action in November of 1918, she returned home to her parents. Eventually she obtained a degree in Household Science. There is another daughter mentioned, Lydia. McKee also states in a tax return form that he has a permanently epileptic child in a home. It is not known if this child was Lydia or not. S.J. McKee died in September 1937 at the age of 88.
Custodial History
To commemorate the move of the McKee Acadamy to Brandon, Manitoba in 1890, Brandon University renamed the Brandon University Archives the S.J. McKee Archives in the fall of 1990. At that time, the McKee family was represented by S.J. McKee's grandson William, who donated the S.J. McKee papers to the Archives. Up until 1990, the records had been in his custody, having passed from S.J. at the time of his death to William's father.
Scope and Content
S.J. McKee's files are very unique. He has records detailing many aspects from Rapid City Academy and the desire for educating the West. He has a lengthy document entitled "The Beginning of our Educational Work in the West" in his records. It details the creation of Prairie College, its demise, and the building of the Rapid City Academy. There is a lot of correspondence, not just to and from S.J. McKee, but to and from his children as well. There are Land Titles papers, Mortgages, Last Will and Testaments, and various other legal documents dealing with the McKee family. There is a ninety page paper that his son, Carey, wrote in 1915 entitled "Immigrants and Their Assimilation." There are several files dealing with Carey McKee, and also with the death of Midred's husband, Robert Alexander Cunningham. The Minute Book of the Brandon College Literary Society from 1903-1905 is located in the McKee files. McKee also kept various newsclippings and certain issues of "The Western Baptist," "The Northwest Baptist" and "The Sunday School Times." As well, there are some used account and receipt books. His records are extremely interesting in that McKee was really one of the founding fathers of Brandon College. The documentation that still exists with regard to Rapid City Academy is quite astounding, down to the legal agreement he and G.B. Davis made with Duncan L. McLaren regarding using some of his land to build the school on. His recollections on the beginnings of education in the west are clear and concise. As well, the sense of family and devotion to God are evident in almost all of the letters between family members.
Name Access
S.J. McKee
Carey McKee
Rapid City Academy
Prairie College
Brandon College
The Western Baptist
The Northwest Baptist
The Sunday School Times
Subject Access
literary society
Finding Aid
File level inventory available
Storage Location
1997 accessions
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Literary studies for freshman composition

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections727
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
Jefferson, Bernard Levi, 1887-1939
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-2-48
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-2-48
Responsibility
selected and edited by Bernard L. Jefferson ... [et al]
Start Date
1929
Date Range
1929
Publication
New York : Thomas Nelson and sons
Physical Description
xi, 717 p. ; 22 cm
Notes
"Suggestions for study": p. 687-717
Subject Access
Literature Collections
Essays
Style
Literary
Storage Location
Box 2 - English
Storage Range
Box 2 - English
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Marion Doig collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4852
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1941-1951
Accession Number
28-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
28-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1941-1951
Physical Description
10 cm
History / Biographical
Marion Margaret Hales Doig was the only child of B.J. Hales. She died in Brandon on June 8, 1961.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contians issues of two periodocals, "Northern Review" (1949-51), which reviews contemporary Canadian literature, and "The Keystone Province" (1941-45), a primarily economic look at Manitoba.
Notes
CAIN No. 202632
Subject Access
Northen Review
The Keystone Province
Manitoba
Literary Review
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
Related Material
B.J. Hales fonds (31-1998)
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Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Date Range
1989
Accession Number
17-2008
Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
17-2008
File Number
23
Accession Number
17-2008
Start Date
1989
End Date
1989
Date Range
1989
Material Details
textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes, board member contact lists, correspondence records for annual festival
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Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Date Range
1989
Accession Number
17-2008
Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
17-2008
File Number
24
Accession Number
17-2008
Start Date
1989
End Date
1989
Date Range
1989
Material Details
textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes, board member contact lists, correspondence records for annual festival
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Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Date Range
1985-1986
Accession Number
17-2008
Part Of
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
17-2008
File Number
25
Accession Number
17-2008
Start Date
1985
End Date
1986
Date Range
1985-1986
Material Details
textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes, board member contact lists, correspondence records for annual festival
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
September 16, 1967 - February 26, 1970
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
1
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
September 16, 1967 - February 26, 1970
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
March 21, 1970 - January 31, 1972
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
2
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
March 21, 1970 - January 31, 1972
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 17, 1972 - March 6, 1974
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
3
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 17, 1972 - March 6, 1974
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 10, 1974 - March 7, 1975
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
4
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 10, 1974 - March 7, 1975
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
March 20, 1975 - October 16, 1975
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
5
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
March 20, 1975 - October 16, 1975
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 25, 1975 - September 8, 1976
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
6
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 25, 1975 - September 8, 1976
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
September 16, 1976 - March 31, 1977
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
7
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
September 16, 1976 - March 31, 1977
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 14, 1977 - March 3, 1979
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
8
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 14, 1977 - March 3, 1979
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 9, 1979 - January 26, 1981
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
9
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
April 9, 1979 - January 26, 1981
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 2, 1981 - September 16, 1982
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
10
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 2, 1981 - September 16, 1982
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
October 12, 1982 - February 10, 1983
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
11
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
October 12, 1982 - February 10, 1983
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 24, 1983 - January 28, 1984
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
12
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 24, 1983 - January 28, 1984
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 2, 1984 - May 29, 1984
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
13
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
February 2, 1984 - May 29, 1984
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 31, 1984 - June 26, 1984
Accession Number
1-2004
Part Of
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
2.3.2
File Number
14
Accession Number
1-2004
GMD
textual records
Date Range
May 31, 1984 - June 26, 1984
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File consists of minutes.
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds Series 2: Board of Governors 2.3.2 Minutes Box 1
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