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David Sommerville Charleson fonds

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 8, 1915
Accession Number
21-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
21-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
November 8, 1915
Physical Description
2 mm (1 two-page letter -- 1 letter with envelope)
History / Biographical
David Sommerville Charleson was born January 14th, 1884, in Brandon, Manitoba. The Charleson's settled in the GlenSouris area south of Brandon, Manitoba in 1882. David Charleson enlisted on 24 September 1914. He served as a lieutenant in the 6th Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Later, he transferred to the 8th Battalion. In Belgium, Charleson was a victim of an enemy gas attack early in the war, following which he returned to Canada incapacitated. Miss Estella Cullen, a trained nurse, cared for him following his return to Canada. David Sommerville Charleson died on May 12, 1925 a victim of war-time injuries. He is buried in the GlenSouris Cemetery just south of Brandon.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one letter written by Charleson from Belgium in early 1915 to Miss Estella Cullen in Rounthwaite, Manitoba. In the letter, Charleson describes the circumstances facing the Canadian troops in the trenches during the Great War and provides an account of the German trenches facing him. This is an evocative and reflective letter. Philatelists may find the condition of the stamps on the letter envelope of interest.
Notes
CAIN No. 202606
Subject Access
Estella Cullen
World War I
trench warfare
Great War
soldier's life
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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Berbank Church fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4825
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1919-1966
Accession Number
28-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
28-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1919-1966
Physical Description
6 cm
History / Biographical
The name Berbank was created by combining the names of two local districts: Riverbank and Bertha. Both were located south of Brandon in the Rural Municipality of Oakland. The Berbank Church was built in 1919. Its construction grew out of the work of the Berbank Red Cross founded in 1917. The Berbank Church was a "union" church, constructed in anticipation of the formation of the United Church of Canada. In 1966, the Berbank congregation joined with the Nesbitt congregation to operate out of the Nesbitt United Church. The final service at the Berbank United Church was held in 1966.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains a document titled "Berbank Church History." This document is partially in a printed format with a portion handwritten. Fonds also contains minute books and legal documents pertaining to the ownership of the land upon which the Church was constructed.
Notes
CAIN No. 202614
Subject Access
Red Cross
United Church of Canada
Presbyterian
Bertha
Riverbank
church union
World War I
Accruals
Berbank Red Cross fonds (18-1997), Berbank Ladies Aid fonds (27-1997), and Bertha School District fonds (8-1998 ).
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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Riverbank/Berbank Red Cross fonds

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1917-1919
Accession Number
18-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
18-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1917-1919
Physical Description
1 cm
History / Biographical
The Berbank Red Cross was founded in November 1917, as a local feature of the Great War. The name Berbank was created by combining the names of the two local districts, Riverbank and Bertha, located south of Brandon in the Rural Municipality of Oakland. The Berbank Red Cross sent supplies of various kinds to local soldiers serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe. The organization also organized social gatherings in the Berbank area. With the end of the war most rural Red Cross organizations were disbanded, but the Berbank group agreed to remain intact to assist with the construction of a church. (See accession 28-1997 Berbank Church fonds)
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned in 1997 by the McKee Archives. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds includes a minute book, which provides a complete record of every meeting held by the Berbank Red Cross, from its creation in 1917 to 1919, when it became the Berbank Ladies Aid. Fonds also includes a roll call, financial records, and meeting minutes.
Notes
CAIN No. 202600
Subject Access
Stella Martin
Jessie Martin
Pearl Martin
Edith Wharton
Berbank Ladies' Aid
Riverbank
Bertha
Rural Municipality of Oakland
Great War
World War I
rural women
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
Related Material
Berbank Church fonds (28-1997) and Berbank Ladies Aid fonds (27-1997).
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Brandon College/Brandon University Women's Auxiliary fonds

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1975
Accession Number
18-2016
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
18-2016
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1975
Physical Description
24 cm of textual records
3 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings
History / Biographical
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).
Name Access
Mrs. R.B. Alexander
Mrs. Cumming
Mrs. R.G. McDiarmid
Mrs. R.K. Leiteh
Mrs. Wesley Nelson
Mrs. Robert Ghidorie
Mrs. Barney Thordarson
Kathleen Thordarson
Mrs. Stuart Craig
Mrs. Doris Hunt
Subject Access
centennial visitation day
women's organizations
Storage Location
2016 accessions
Related Material
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
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Sarah Persis Johnson

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions9029
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Accession Number
10-2009
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
10-2009
Item Number
10-2009.17
Accession Number
10-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Physical Description
865 x 1200 (175 KB)
Material Details
JPEG
History / Biographical
For biographical information on Sarah Persis Darrach see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence.
Custodial History
See collection level description of the Maureen Johnson collection (10-2009) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Sarah Persis Johnson in military dress.
Notes
The photograph is signed "S. Persis Johnson."
Name Access
Sarah Persis Darrach
Subject Access
First World War
World War I
military
nursing
Storage Location
T:\Library\Archives\Shared.02\photos\2009 Accessions
Related Material
RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence
MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach fonds
Images
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Maureen Johnson collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions9012
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1908-c.1965; predominant 1915-1921
Accession Number
10-2009, 14-2009
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
10-2009, 14-2009
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1908-c.1965; predominant 1915-1921
Physical Description
32 photographs
1 sound recording
2 cm textual records
Material Details
17 photographs are digital records
History / Biographical
Maureen Johnson (nee Sills) was born in Brandon, MB in 1936 and grew up in western Manitoba. She spent three years in Ethiopia (1958-1961) and two years in Houston, Texas before taking up permanent residence in Winnipeg, MB. She attended Brandon College in 1953-1954, living in the Tower Room of Clark Hall. From 1960-1979, Johnson raised her family, volunteered in the St. Vital community and was Secretary to the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium (1973-1977). She worked in the Office of the President at the University of Manitoba from 1980 to 1996. Johnson is a visual artist and photographer, and is a member of the Winnipeg Sketch Club, Manitoba Society of Artists and Winnipeg South Photo Club. Her work is on permanent display at Medea Gallery (www.medeagallery.ca) where she has been a member since 1985. She also has work in the Rental Program at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. For biographical information on Sarah Persis Darrach see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence.
Custodial History
The original photographs in accession 10-2009 are in the custody of Maureen Johnson in Winnipeg, MB. Copies were digitally scanned by Johnson and sent to the Archives in March 2009. The 1921 photographs of Brandon College students were given to Johnson by Eileen McKenzie, her aunt, who attended Brandon College at that time. The photos of Sarah Persis Darrach (Johnson's great-aunt and maternal grandmother's sister) are from her family albums. All of the records in accession 14-2009, except for the 1920 Quill and the Clark Hall Rules 1912, were collected by Johnson during her time at Brandon College. The Quill issue belonged to Johnson's aunt Eileen McKenzie, a student at Brandon College in the early 1920s. The records were in Johnson's possession at her home until their donation to the McKee Archives in May 2009.
Scope and Content
Accession 10-2009 consists of seventeen digital photographs. Seven photographs are of Sarah Persis Darrach (nee Johnson), taken primarily during her time as a nursing sister during World War I. Two photographs are of Eileen McKenzie. The remaining photographs depict students and student activities at Brandon College in the early 1920s. Accession 14-2009 consists of a copy of the sound recording and program for Mr. College Spirit, a musical comedy presented by the Brandon College Literary Board and written by James Struthers and Kenneth Gunning. Accession also includes fifteen photographs from 1953-1954, when Johnson attended Brandon College. Subjects include: Freshie King and Queen; Graduation Banquets (1955, 1956); senior and lady sticks; Jim Casey Trophy; Grand March 1954; Capettes basketball team 1954; Glee Club 1953; Variety Night - Men's Chorus; Caps Football Team; Caps Hockey Team 1954; Cheerleaders 1954; Caps Basketball 1954; and Touques. Textual records include graduation banquet and commencement programs, news clippings, programs for Variety Night and Be Your Age, a list of football cheers and a copy of the Fall Number of the 1920 Quill. Textual records also include two color photocopies: Clark Hall Rules 1912 and Johnson's Arts and Science Departments, Brandon College Registration card.
Notes
History/Bio information and Custodial History provided by Maureen Johnson (April 2009). A review of the play, written by Kay Rowe, appeared in the March 6, 1953 issue of the Quill.
Name Access
Sarah Persis Darrach
Eileen McKenzie
Brandon College
Brandon General Hospital
Subject Access
World War I
First World War
student activities
snowshoeing
Location Original
Maureen Johnson (Winnipeg)
Storage Location
T:\Library\Archives\Shared.02\photos\2009 Accessions
Related Material
RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence
MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach fonds
MG 2 2.4 James Struthers fonds
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Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Accession Number
10-2009
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
10-2009
Item Number
10-2009.15
Accession Number
10-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Physical Description
757 x 1046 (180 KB)
Material Details
JPEG
History / Biographical
For biographical information on Sarah Persis Darrach see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence.
Custodial History
See collection level description of the Maureen Johnson collection (10-2009) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Group photograph of four nurses and one male military officer standing in front of a brick building in England where Sarah Persis Johnson was stationed. Johnson is standing on the far right.
Name Access
Sarah Persis Darrach
Subject Access
First World War
World War I
military
nursing
medical
Storage Location
T:\Library\Archives\Shared.02\photos\2009 Accessions
Related Material
RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence
MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach fonds
Images
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Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Accession Number
10-2009
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
10-2009
Item Number
10-2009.16
Accession Number
10-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Physical Description
1200 x 975 (316 KB)
Material Details
JPEG
History / Biographical
For biographical information on Sarah Persis Darrach see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence.
Custodial History
See collection level description of the Maureen Johnson collection (10-2009) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Group photograph of twelve men, most dressed as civilians, and Sarah Persis Johnson in front of the Ward 18 building.
Notes
The building in this photograph may be the same building the Christmas in France (10-2009.14) photograph was taken.
Name Access
Sarah Persis Darrach
Subject Access
First World War
World War I
military
nursing
medical
Storage Location
T:\Library\Archives\Shared.02\photos\2009 Accessions
Related Material
RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence
MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach fonds
Images
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Brandon Cross of Sacrifice, Brandon Municipal Cemetery

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.169
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
History / Biographical
According to Veterans' Affairs Canada, there are 25 Crosses of Sacrifice in North America. The crosses were designed by the Canadian War Graves Commission's (CWGC) architect Sir Reginald Bloomfield, who designed a stone cross affixed with a bronze symbolic sword. The CWGC granted the Brandon Municipal Cemetery permission to privately erect the Cross of Sacrifice in its cemetery in exchange for maintaining the war graves in its cemetery. The Brandon Great War Veterans Association erected the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery in 1924 after a 10-day public fundraising campaign. At the time the Brandon Daily Sun reported that the Veterans Association required $5,000 to pay for the cross and the campaign ultimately raised $7,500. The memorial was initially dedicated to the local citizens who died as a result of the First World War.
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971
Scope and Content
Photograph is of a memorial service at the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery. Members of the public are standing to the north of the cross, while soldiers and veterans stand to the south. A number of wreaths have been placed at the base of the monument.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: 5 prints. Dedication of the war memorial. around 1926-1927-28. I was scout master under Comissioner Harry Booth. P.E.H.
Name Access
Cross of Sacrifice
Brandon Municipal Cemetery
Subject Access
ceremonies
World War One
memorials
monuments
World War I
cemeteries
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 2009 loose photos, from File 13
Images
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Brandon Cross of Sacrifice, Brandon Municipal Cemetery

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13859
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.170
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
History / Biographical
According to Veterans' Affairs Canada, there are 25 Crosses of Sacrifice in North America. The crosses were designed by the Canadian War Graves Commission's (CWGC) architect Sir Reginald Bloomfield, who designed a stone cross affixed with a bronze symbolic sword. The CWGC granted the Brandon Municipal Cemetery permission to privately erect the Cross of Sacrifice in its cemetery in exchange for maintaining the war graves in its cemetery. The Brandon Great War Veterans Association erected the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery in 1924 after a 10-day public fundraising campaign. At the time the Brandon Daily Sun reported that the Veterans Association required $5,000 to pay for the cross and the campaign ultimately raised $7,500. The memorial was initially dedicated to the local citizens who died as a result of the First World War. Private Frank Barker (#33281) died on 27 June 1918. A member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, Pte. Barker was on the Llandovery Castle Hospital Ship when it was torpedoed.
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971
Scope and Content
Photograph is of a close-up of a number of wreaths laid at the base of the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery during a memorial service.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Winnifred Barker places wreath in memory of Frank Barker (my uncle) 1st Field Ambulance, many decorations including the "Mons Star," lost on the Hospital Ship Landovery Castle, 1918. - G. Baldock 1971 -
Name Access
Cross of Sacrifice
Brandon Municipal Cemetery
Subject Access
ceremonies
World War One
memorials
monuments
World War I
cemeteries
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 2009 loose photos, from File 13
Images
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Brandon Cross of Sacrifice, Brandon Municipal Cemetery

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13860
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.171
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1926-1928
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
History / Biographical
According to Veterans' Affairs Canada, there are 25 Crosses of Sacrifice in North America. The crosses were designed by the Canadian War Graves Commission's (CWGC) architect Sir Reginald Bloomfield, who designed a stone cross affixed with a bronze symbolic sword. The CWGC granted the Brandon Municipal Cemetery permission to privately erect the Cross of Sacrifice in its cemetery in exchange for maintaining the war graves in its cemetery. The Brandon Great War Veterans Association erected the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery in 1924 after a 10-day public fundraising campaign. At the time the Brandon Daily Sun reported that the Veterans Association required $5,000 to pay for the cross and the campaign ultimately raised $7,500. The memorial was initially dedicated to the local citizens who died as a result of the First World War.
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971
Scope and Content
Photograph is of a group of people examining wreaths that have been laid at the base of the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Municipal Cemetery during a memorial service.
Name Access
Cross of Sacrifice
Brandon Municipal Cemetery
Subject Access
ceremonies
World War One
memorials
monuments
World War I
cemeteries
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 2009 loose photos, from File 13
Images
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Christmas in France

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions9026
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Accession Number
10-2009
Part Of
Maureen Johnson collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
10-2009
Item Number
10-2009.14
Accession Number
10-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1915
Physical Description
1200 x 748 (220 KB)
Material Details
JPEG
History / Biographical
For biographical information on Sarah Persis Darrach see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence.
Custodial History
See collection level description of the Maureen Johnson collection (10-2009) for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows staff and possibly patients gathered around a dining table at Christmas. The table is located in the hospital building. Other patients are visible in their beds. Sarah Persis Johnson is standing second from the front on the right side of the table.
Name Access
Sarah Persis Darrach
Subject Access
First World War
World War I
military
nursing
medical
hospital
Storage Location
T:\Library\Archives\Shared.02\photos\2009 Accessions
Related Material
RG 1 Brandon College fonds, Series 9: Clark Hall women's residence
MG 1 1.9 Sarah Persis Darrach fonds
Images
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Martin Johns fonds

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions5087
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1939-1944
Accession Number
17-2007, 8-2009
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 1 1.11
Accession Number
17-2007, 8-2009
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1939-1944
Physical Description
0.5 cm textual records
21 b/w photographs
History / Biographical
Martin Wesley Johns was born to missionary parents Alfred and Myrtle Johns in Chengtu, West China on March 23, 1913. The family returned to Canada in 1925. Johns attended high schools in Tacoma, Washington; Vancouver, BC; Brandon, Manitoba; and Exeter, Ontario. He studied at Brandon College from 1928-1931 before obtaining his B.A. (1932) and M.A. (1934) from McMaster University and his Ph.D. From the University of Toronto (1938). From 1937-1946, he taught physics at Brandon College. In 1972, Brandon University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Johns served in the Canadian Officers Training Corps (C.O.T.C.) in 1940-1941 doing research concerned with neutron physics at Chalk River. In 1947, he joined the Physics Department at McMaster University, where he remained for the remainder of his career. Johns married Margaret Mary Hilborn on July 15, 1939. Together they have four children: Robert, Elizabeth, Kenneth and Kathryn. Following Margaret's death c. 1979, Johns was married to Elsie North for twenty years. At the age of 90, Johns fell in love with his sweetheart Marian Thompson. Martin Wesley Johns died on September 18, 2008 at McMaster Hospital.
Custodial History
The notebooks in accession 17-2007 were in the possession of Wesley Wong, former member of the Physics Department at Brandon College, who mailed them to Martin Johns in 2002. Wong suggested Johns donate them to the McKee Archives, which he did on January 28, 2004. The photographs in accession 8-2009 were sent to Carla Eisler, Alumni Relations Officer, Brandon University by Ken Johns (Martin Johns' son) following Martin's death. Eisler transfered them to the Archives in February 2009.
Scope and Content
Accession 17-2007 contains two lab record notebooks used by Martin Johns while he was a member of Brandon College's Department of Physics. The notebooks record class lists, grades, absences, and seating charts for courses Johns taught, as well as regulations for lab reports and major assignments. Accession 8-2009 contains twenty-one black and white photographs dealing with Brandon College students, faculty and buildings. There a a few photographs of Brandon, as well as one of the Queen Mother from her visit to Brandon in 1939.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Martin W. Johns bio file in the Archives reading room.
Subject Access
Brandon College
faculty
freshman initiation
freshies
Assiniboine bridge
student elections
Second World War
C.O.T.C.
classroom activities
Storage Location
MG 1 Brandon College Teaching and Administration 1.11 Martin Johns Photographs: MG photograph storage drawer
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Frederick Gallagher McGuinness WWI portrait

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13929
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1917-1919
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Campbell's Winnipeg
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.1
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1917-1919
Physical Description
5" x 7.75" (b/w)
Material Details
under matting
History / Biographical
Frederick Gallagher McGUINNESS (b. 1891 – d. 23 May 1968) was born in Ottawa, Ontario. While in Brandon, he was a student (1911) and secretary of Boys’ Work for the YMCA in 1913. He moved to Winnipeg where he graduated from the Manitoba Medical College in 1917. On 3 December 1917, Lieutenant F.G. McGuinness enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Winnipeg. He served in France with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was a Medical Officer attached with the Ninth Royal Irish Fusiliers. Lt. McGuiness survived the war and returned to Winnipeg where he married Myrtle Eva White in Winnipeg on 12 September 1922. They would have a son Jim “Jimmy” and a daughter Elizabeth (Shannon). Dr. McGuinness practiced in Obstetrics and Gynecology and taught at the University of Manitoba’s Medical School from 1923 onwards. He was instrumental in helping his nephew, Frederick George McGuinness return to school after he was injured in the Second World War. Dr. McGuinness died in Winnipeg at the Deer Lodge Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a WWI portrait of Frederick Gallagher McGuinness (Fred McGuinness' uncle) in a Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) officer's uniform.
Name Access
Frederick Gallagher McGuinness
Canadian Army Medical Corps
CAMC
Subject Access
portraits
World War I
military officers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From loose photos, funny trunk
Images
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181st Battalion band

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14205
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1916]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.274
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1916]
Physical Description
10.75" x 6.75" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction, laser printer
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the 181st Battalion band
Name Access
181st Battalion
Subject Access
World War I
bands
military personnel
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
RR #3 see McG 1.1 file 18
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Fred McGuinness in navy uniform with mother

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.213
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Physical Description
2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Fred McGuinness in his Canadian navy uniform posing in front of his family home with his mother, Isabella.
Name Access
Fred McGuinness
Isabella Louisa Pope
Isabella Louisa McGuinness
Royal Canadian Navy
Subject Access
portraits
uniforms
World War II
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #2
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.11
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Physical Condition
Botton right corner of photograph is bent
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a docked ship, possibly the HMCS Alachasse. Naval flags fly from the mast and a sailor is at the bow of the ship. A naval officer is standing on the dock near a parked vehicle.
Name Access
HMCS Alachasse
Royal Canadian Navy
Subject Access
military
World War II
ships
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
Loose photos in funny trunk
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Sailors on board ship

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.12
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940s
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Photograph is torn and ripped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two sailors on the port-side of a ship, possibly the HMCS Alachasse.
Name Access
HMCS Alachasse
Royal Canadian Navy
Subject Access
military
World War II
ships
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
Loose photos in funny trunk
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Military parade in Brandon

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1915-1919
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.23
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1915-1919
Physical Description
2.5" x 4.25" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a crowded and muddy Brandon street. A military parade consisting of a band and mounted cavalry fill the street. A banner extends across the street reading: Brandon Heartily Wecomes Her Returning Heros.
Subject Access
parades
street scenes
military
World War I
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Pope Brothers, 181st Battalion

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14057
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1916
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Bryant Studio, Winnipeg & Camp Hughes
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.127
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1916
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard shows two men in WWI Canadian military uniform. One soldier is seated on a piano stool, the other stands behind him. The men have Canadian General Service cap and collar badges on their uniforms.
Notes
Photograph possibly of the Pope brothers, George Campbell and Roy Clendon Pope, uncles of Fred McGuinness.
Name Access
Camp Hughes
Subject Access
World War I
military personnel
military service
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG 1.1 file 21
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