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Brandon Grain & Feed

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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Item Number
11-2010.B76b
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Physical Description
5" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of a man emptying feed into a labelled bag from a silo at Brandon Grain & Feed.
Name Access
CKX Television
Brandon Grain & Feed
Subject Access
Grain
Agriculture
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
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The first fifty years : a history of United Grain Growers Limited

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1957
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Colquette, R. D
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 9044.C33U54
Archives 14-23-6
Item Number Range
HD 9044.C33U54
Archives 14-23-6
Standard number
System Control Number 76203299
Responsibility
R. D. Colquette
Start Date
c1957
Date Range
c1957
Publication
Winnipeg : Public Press Limited
Physical Description
vii, 309 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes index
Name Access
United Grain Growers Limited
Subject Access
Grain trade Canada
Agriculture
Cooperative Canada
Storage Location
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
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Souris Feed Rite mill

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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Series Number
S
Item Number
11-2010.S72
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Physical Description
2.5" x 2.75" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of the Souris Feed Rite building.
Name Access
CKX
Feed-Rite Mill
Subject Access
businesses
building exteriors
Trucks
Agriculture
commercial buildings
farm implements
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
Images
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United Grain Growers collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Accession Number
48-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
48-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Physical Description
3 cm
History / Biographical
The United Grain Growers, a farmer controlled co-operative elevator association, was established in 1917, with the amalgamation of the Grain Growers Grain Company (1906), and the Alberta Farmer's Co-operative Elevator company (1913). Its original purpose was to provide a co-operative alternative to privately owned grain elevators.
Custodial History
This collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection includes copies of correspondence between T.A. Crerar, President of United Grain Growers and Colin Burnell, President, Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers (1925-26); correspondence directed to the Shareholders of United Grain Growers (1926-38); minutes of a meeting between representatives of the United Grain Growers and the provincial wheat pools (1937); as well as a variety of publications about the history and activities of the United Grain Growers (1917-18, 1927, 1929, 1951, 1956).
Notes
CAIN No. 202642. Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
T.A. Crerar
Colin H. Burnell
R.S. Law
Grain Growers Guide
Elevators
Agriculture
Manitoba
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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Experimental Farm, Brandon postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1910s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Published by Christie's Bookstore, Brandon, Man.
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.184
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1910s
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the buildings of the superintendant and barns of the Brandon Experimental Farm (now Brandon Rearch Station)
Notes
Part of "Christie's Brandon Series of Six Colored Picture Postcards of Brandon, Manitoba, The Crown Series, Published by Christie's Bookstore, Brandon, Man." [note: missing sixth postcard]. Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Experimental Farm, Brandon. Man.
Name Access
Experimental Farm
Brandon Research Station
Subject Access
farms
Agriculture
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 File 9
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H.E. Wright Farm Equipment

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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Series Number
W
Item Number
11-2010.W3b
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Physical Description
5" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of a tractor.
Name Access
CKX
H.E. Wright Farm Equipment
Federal Grain Limited
Subject Access
building exteriors
Grain elevators
Agriculture
Tractors
winter
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
Images
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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1887
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1H1
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1887
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
The wheat market
Notes
View of Pacific Avenue looking east from 8th Street
Closest elevator: Kelly Bros. Second elevator: Parrish & Lindsay
Courtesy of The Brandon Sun.
Name Access
Wheat Market
Subject Access
Wheat
Agriculture
hotels
Grain elevators
Brandon Industries
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Images
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Brandon, the Wheat City postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1980-1990s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Sandy Black
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.174
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1980-1990s
Physical Description
5.75" x 3.75" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard is of a combine bailing hay in the north end of Brandon at the junction of First Street and Veterans' Way. The Brandon city skyline is in the background and the orange Pioneer Grain elevator can be seen on the left side of the postcard.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Brandon, The Wheat City. Back of the postcard reads: Brandon the Agricultural and Industrial center for southwestern Manitoba; Photo by Sandy Black; Printed in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, by Leech Printing Ltd.
Name Access
City of Brandon
Subject Access
downtown
Agriculture
harvesting
farm implements
Repro Restriction
Canadian Copyright restrictions apply. Consult the Archivist.
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
Images
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H.E. Wright Farm Equipment

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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Series Number
W
Item Number
11-2010.W3a
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Physical Description
5" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of a tractor.
Name Access
CKX
H.E. Wright Farm Equipment
Federal Grain Limited
Subject Access
building exteriors
Grain elevators
Agriculture
Tractors
cars
businesses
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
Images
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Experimental Farm Crops

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1890
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1N1
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1890
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Experimental Farm crops
Notes
Note the binders, stooks and Superintendent's house (built 1889).
[Note that "Stook" is a Canadianism for a structure of grain sheaves. N.G.]
Name Access
Experimental Farm
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
crops
Grain
stooks
Experimental farm
Brandon Miscellaneous History
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Images
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Agricultural Extension Centre meeting attendeess

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Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1956-1970]
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
5
Item Number
BAPC 5.13
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1956-1970]
Physical Description
14" x 11" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Item is a portrait of men from the Rivers area who attended a meeting or workshop facilitated by Reg Forbes, Principal of the Agricultural Extension Centre in Brandon, MB. Some of the men in the photo are John Dick, Tommy Seens, Roy Murrey, Reed Spearn and Reg Forbes.
Name Access
Reg Forbes
Subject Access
Agriculture
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer 1
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1899
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-1-4
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-1-4
Responsibility
by Charles C. James
Start Date
1899
Date Range
1899
Publication
Toronto : George N. Morang & Co
Physical Description
vi, 203 p., 11 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm
Notes
Authorized by the Education Department for use in the Public, Separate and High Schools of Ontario
Subject Access
Agriculture
Storage Location
Box 1 - Agriculture
Storage Range
Box 1 - Agriculture
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The Agriculturist's calculator : a series of tables for the use of all engaged in agriculture or the management of landed property

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections735
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1865
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-1-7
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-1-7
Start Date
1865
Date Range
1865
Publication
London ; Glasgow ; Edinburgh : Blackie
Physical Description
viii, 591 p. : charts ; 17 cm
Subject Access
Agriculture
Storage Location
Box 1 - Agriculture
Storage Range
Box 1 - Agriculture
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Prairie agriculture : containing a list of chemical experiments, a series of experiments on the growth of seeds, a decription of how plants grow, a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action, an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba, a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds, an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba, advantages of mixed farming

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections736
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
[1895?]
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Advisory Board of Manitoba
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-1-8
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-1-8
Start Date
[1895?]
Date Range
[1895?]
Publication
Winnipeg, Man. : Consolidated Stationery Co
Physical Description
iv, 259 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Notes
Authorized by the Advisory Board of Manitoba
Subject Access
Agriculture
Storage Location
Box 1 - Agriculture
Storage Range
Box 1 - Agriculture
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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1902
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-1-6
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-1-6
Responsibility
by Charles C. James
Start Date
1902
Date Range
1902
Publication
Toronto : G.N. Morang
Publisher Series
Morang's twentieth century text books
Physical Description
vi, 245 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Subject Access
Agriculture
Storage Location
Box 1 - Agriculture
Storage Range
Box 1 - Agriculture
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A history of farmers' movements in Canada

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1924
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Wood, Louis Aubrey, 1883-1955
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 1486.C2W6
Archives 14-23-4
Item Number Range
HD 1486.C2W6
Archives 14-23-4
Standard number
System Control Number 87007965
Responsibility
Louis Aubrey Wood
Start Date
c1924
Date Range
c1924
Publication
Toronto : Ryerson Press
Physical Description
372 p. ; 21 cm
Notes
Includes index
Name Access
Patrons of Husbandry
Subject Access
Agriculture Canada
Agriculture Economic aspects Canada
Agricultural societies Canada History
Agriculture and politics Canada History
Agriculture
Cooperative Canada History
Storage Location
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 23 - Historical VI (Archives copy)
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Brandon Research Centre

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
August 8, 1991
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
L.A. Stuckey
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1N6
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
August 8, 1991
Physical Description
2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Material Details
Negative
History / Biographical
Opened in August 1991
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Research Station new building
Name Access
Experimental Farm
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
crops
Livestock
Experimental farm
Brandon Miscellaneous History
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Images
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Reg Forbes collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1970-1977; predominant 1975-1976
Accession Number
17-2002
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
17-2002
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1970-1977; predominant 1975-1976
Physical Description
5 m textual records; approx. 30 photographs
History / Biographical
Reg Forbes was born September 16, 1924. He and his wife Clara have two children, Bob and Faye. Forbes served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Navigator during World War II. From 1945-1949, he attended the University of Manitoba where he received his B.Sc.A. While working as Village Councillor and as Secretary-Treasurer for the Pilot Mound Hospital, Forbes initiated the "Save the Soil Campaign," a soil conservation programme that became province-wide, between 1952-1962. From 1956-1975, Forbes was the Principal of the Agricultrual Extension Centre in Brandon, where he reorganized the Adult Education Centre into the Agricultural Extension Centre. During this period, Forbes was a founding member of the West-Man Regional Development Corporation and a founder of the Manitoba Committee on Rural Leadership. He was also instrumental in the amalgamation of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair and the Provincial Exhibition and in the resulting construction of the Keystone Centre. From 1975-1977 Forbes was a Commissioner for the Grain Handling and Transportation Commission (Hall Commission/GHTC). Following his work with the Commission, Forbes was employed as the General Manager of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba (1977-1979), the Director of the Grain Handling & Transportation Section of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture (1979-1983), the Industrial Commissioner for the Brandon Industrial Commission (1983-1986), and as the Westarc Group Inc. Project Director for delivery under contract of Canadian Rural Transition Programme in Manitoba. Forbes also held a number of voluntary and elected positions, such as Long-term Director and President of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair and of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. In 1970-1971, he was the President of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, and from 1978-1981, Forbes was the first chairman of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation. He was also a member of the Canada West Foundation Board, the Brandon University Board of Governers (1974-1976), and the Federal-Provincial Transportation and Industrial Development Advisory Committee (TIDAC). Forbes is also a Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada. In 1977, he received the Jubilee Medal and in 1987, he was given the Distinguished Agrologist Award by the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists.
Custodial History
Reg Forbes donated his working collection of briefs, correspondence and other documents relating to his work as a commissioner of the Grain Handling and Transportation Committee (GHTC) to the McKee Archives c. 1985.
Scope and Content
The majority of the collection consists of records created and received by the Royal Commission on Grain Handling and Transportation (GHTC). Included are documents detailing numerious hearings from all four Western provinces. In addition to the GHTC hearings, there are also a number of documents given to the GHTC as reference material. These include information on the Snavely Commision, documents for the province of Alberta, various reports, the Prairie Regional Studies in Economic Geography (No. 1-27) and General Information. The collection also includes two maps given to the GHTC.
Notes
CAIN No. 202599. Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
Justice Hall
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
Grains Group
Royal Commissions
Agriculture
Grain Trade
Railroad Transportation
Storage Location
2002 accessions
Storage Range
2002 accessions
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The economics of cooperative marketing

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections241
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1937
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Bakken, Henry Harrison, 1896
Schaars, Marvin Arnold
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-8-14
Item Number Range
Archives 14-8-14
Responsibility
by Henry H. Bakken and Marvin A. Schaars
Start Date
1937
Date Range
1937
Publication
New York ; London : McGraw Hill Book Company, inc
Physical Description
viii, 583 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical reference and index
Subject Access
Agriculture
Cooperative United States
Agriculture Economic aspects
Agriculture Economic aspects United States
Agriculture cooperative credit associations United States
Farm produce Marketing
Storage Location
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II
Storage Range
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II
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Cooperative marketing of agricultural products

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections242
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1929
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Comish, Newel Howland, b. 1888
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-8-15
Item Number Range
Archives 14-8-15
Responsibility
by Newel Howland Comish
Start Date
1929
Date Range
1929
Publication
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Physical Description
xxii, 479 p. ; 21 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical reference and index
Subject Access
Agriculture
Cooperative
Cooperative United States
Farm produce Marketing
Storage Location
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II
Storage Range
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II
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