Field journal crew member Andrea Richards of excavation methods, items recovered, features, local environment and weather. Pages 27-33 relate to excavation unit 9 at the Graham 2004 site.
Lewis Richards was born on September 29, 1902 in Cornwall, England. He came to Beresford, MB in 1921, moved to Selkirk in 1926 and then to Kenton in 1928. Amy Isobel Paterson was born on November 4, 1906 in Kenton, MB. She married Lewis in Selkirk in 1926. Together they had four children: Lois, Vivian, Kaye and Barry, and took over the Paterson's home farm in the Verity district. Lewis was very musical and often shared his talents with the community. Amy enjoyed antiques and gardening, winning many prizes for flowers and vegetables as a member of the Horticultural Society. The couple moved to Kenton in 1986, where they were both ardent members of the Leisure Club. Ill health forced them to move to Brandon in 1994. Lewis Richards died on May 21, 1996. Amy Richards died on September 25, 1996. They are both buried at Shiloh 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 Lewis and Amy Richards about their life history. Interviewer is Shirley Hunt.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Kenton local histories "Cradle to combine vol. 2" and "Cradle to combine vol. 3." Description by Christy Henry. The records in the collection spell Lewis' name as "Louis" but all other records use "Lewis." The latter has been used in the description.
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Richard Alexander "Dick" Jones was born on June 10, 1918 in Winnipeg, MB. Raised in Arnaud, MB, he attended school in Arnaud and Dominion City, before apprenticing as an automotive mechanic; Dick was the third person in the province to receive certificaiton and was licensed in 1939. He joined the Armed Forces in 1940, and served overseas with the Lord Strathcona's Horse from 1941-1946 in Britain, Italy and Northwest Europe. He returned home in early 1946, and married Ethel Reynolds (1917-2015) on February 2 that year. The couple had four sons: Rick, Wayne, Ted and Greg. Dick spent a number of years as a Ford dealer in both Ontario and Manitoba, before joining Ford of Canada as a District Service Representative and later, as a District Manager. In 1961, Dick left Ford to develop Assiniboine Community College, a technical and vocational training school in Brandon, MB. He served as the first President of the College. After ten years at ACC, Dick joined the office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of College and University Affairs and later took over Management Development for the Province of Manitoba. Dick was forced to retire in 1978, due to ill health. In retirement, Dick and Ethel travelled a great deal and enjoyed spending time with family. Richard Jones died on March 1, 2009 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 Richard Jones about the history and development of Assiniboine Community College (ACC) in Brandon, MB. The interviewer is Betty Gibson.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Jones' obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Conservation
Preservation copy made 2021 (R. Hess)
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File consists of: Violin 1 parts for Strauss orchestral works: Don Juan, opus 20, Kalmus edition (two original copies, one with no annotations, one with extensive bowing and fingering annotations. Two incomplete photocopies, both missing Page 1, with fingering and bowing annotations. Two complete photocopies of Violin 1 part for Don Juan, Kalmus edition, each with unique annotations). Til Eulenspiegel's lustige Streiche, Kalmus edition (one original copy with no annotations, one photocopy with some bowing annotations).
File also consists of: book of Strauss orchestral studies, Peters edition, 1938 (some annotations pertaining to fingering and interpretation).
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MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.20 Francis Chaplin
File consists of: photocopied viola parts, Kalmus edition, for Don Juan (2 copies, both with bowing and fingering annotations) and Til Eulenspiegel's lustige Streiche (1 copy, with bowing and fingering annotations).
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MG 3 Brandon University Teaching and Administration
1.20 Francis Chaplin
Item is a mini-chapbook entitled "Twelve Houseplants" by Richard Stevenson. It is series 2, number 8 in the Dollarpoems series. The series was publiched by Pierian Press, Brandon University with the aid of a grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.
