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Verna Gamey collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1917-1991
Accession Number
5-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
5-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1917-1991
Physical Description
90 cm
History / Biographical
In July 1928, Verna Althea Whitfield married William Arthur Gamey (b. 1892) in Winnipeg. For the first year of their marriage they both taught at Lockport, before moving to Winnipeg in 1929. Their only child, William Roy, was born there. In 1933, the Gameys moved to the Gamey family farm located at N1/2 12-16-22, near Strathclair. Verna's nephew Robert Kerr, from Kelowna, B.C. joined the family in 1949. Art and Verna left the farm in the spring of 1956, and moved into the house formerly owned by an aunt, Miss Bella Gamey. Art Gamey was a staunch supporter of the Co-operative movement and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He died in January 1968.
Custodial History
This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custoridal history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains documents relating to the Manitoba Farmer's Union, including copies of its publication "The Voice of the Farmer" (1961); the United Church of Canada, primarily Strathclair (1960-1989); the Manitoba Women's Institute and the National Institute for the Blind (1959-1976); the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture (1945-1961); the Birtle Presbyterian Church (1986-1989); the Social Credit League in Manitoba and B.C. (1947, 1953); the Manitoba Provincial Council of Women (1958-1959); the Manitoba Centennial Corporation (1966-1968); and the Shoal Lake Fair and Hamiota Exhibition (1949-1981). Fonds also contains diaries (1923-1926); various political publications, newspaper clippings, and correspondance, primarily concerning the CCF and the New Democrats (1945-1971); the Cooperative Union of Canada (1949-1964); and the Manitoba Farm Forum (1942-1963). Included as well, are clippings from the Brandon Sun dealing with a wide variety of topics (1970-1991); publications on home/farm/highway safety (1949-1975); and the Manitoba Pool Elevators (1950-1955). Fonds also contains correspondence to and from both Verna and Art Gamey.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from "Our Story to 1970" published by the R.M. of Strathclair and compiled by The Centennial History Committee (pp. 255-257).
Subject Access
W.A. Gamey
CCF
New Democrats
Social Credit League
Manitoba Farmers Union
Agrigulture
United Church
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture
Manitoba Provincial Council of Women
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
Related Material
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevators; Women's Institute collections: Manitoba (8-2002), Strathclair (7-2002), Rathwell (6-2002), Minnedosa (2-2002), Cordova (4-2002), Clanwilliam (3-2002), Crocus (5-2002), Douglas (20-2006), Binscarth (12-1997), Southwest A Region (26-1997); and the Greenway Fair (35-2006).
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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1935
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Davis, Joseph Stancliffe, 1885
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-4-16
Item Number Range
Archives 14-4-16
Responsibility
by Joseph Stancliffe Davis
Start Date
1935
Date Range
1935
Publication
Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution
Publisher Series
Institute of economics of the Brookings Institutions. Publication ; no. 61
Physical Description
468 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Name Access
United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Subject Access
Wheat United States
Wheat trade United States
Agricultural administration United States
Agriculture Economic aspects
Storage Location
Box 4-Historical I
Storage Range
Box 4-Historical I
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Cooperative marketing of agricultural products

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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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Cooperative marketing of agricultural products

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1929
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Robert Dudley Howland Fabian Society 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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A History of the Basswood Co-operative Elevator Association

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1975
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Basswood Co-operative Elevator Association
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Description Level
Item
Item Number
FC 3361.B377 main 1W 10027562 369724
Item Number Range
FC 3361.B377 main 1W 10027562 369724
Standard number
System Control Number 514074
System Control Number 87140413
Start Date
1975
Date Range
1975
Publication
Winnipeg : Manitoba Pool Elevators
Physical Description
iv, 26 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm
Notes
Cover title
50th anniversary
Subject Access
Agriculture
Co-operative Manitoba Basswood Societies
etc
Grain elevators
Cooperative Manitoba Basswood
Basswood (Man.) History
Manitoba History
Local
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The diary of Alexander James McPhail

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1940
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
McPhail, Alexander James, 1883-1931
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 9049.W5C27
Archives 14-8-8
Item Number Range
HD 9049.W5C27
Archives 14-8-8
Standard number
System Control Number 87060211
Responsibility
edited by Harold A. Innis
Start Date
1940
Date Range
1940
Publication
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Publisher Series
Political economy series ; no.5
Physical Description
xi, 289 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
Name Access
McPhail
Alexander James
1883-1931
Subject Access
Agriculture
Cooperative Canada Officials and employees Biography
Wheat trade Canada
Storage Location
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II (Archives copy)
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The economics of cooperative marketing

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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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Financial structure of farmer cooperatives

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1970
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Griffin, Nelda, 1925
Wissman, Roger A
United States. Farmer Cooperative Service
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-3-4
Item Number Range
Archives 14-3-4
Responsibility
[by Nelda Griffin and Roger A. Wissman]
Start Date
1970
Date Range
1970
Publication
Washington : Farmer Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Publisher Series
Research report - Farmer Cooperative Service ; 10
Physical Description
xii, 98 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Notes
Cover title
Includes bibliographical references
Subject Access
Agriculture
Cooperative United States Finance
Storage Location
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
Storage Range
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
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American cooperation : a collection of papers and discussions summarizing the ... session of the American institute of Cooperation

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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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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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RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1849-2001 (predominant 1935-2001)
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1849-2001 (predominant 1935-2001)
Physical Description
1.2 m of textual records; c. 2700 photographs -- Primarily black and white; c. 42,500 stamps
History / Biographical
Lawrence Adne Stuckey was born in Brandon, Manitoba in 1921 to Adne and Catherine Stuckey, and was the grandson of a Brandon pioneer family, the Gilmours. Stuckey attended both Fleming and Earl Oxford schools, as well as the Brandon Collegiate Institute. In May 1941, he began working for the CPR as a wiper/fireman. In October of the following year he joined the RCAF. During World War II, Stuckey served overseas as a Navigator/Bomb Aimer and was promoted to the rank of Flight Sergeant. He continued his work with the CPR after the war, and was promoted to fireman/engineer in 1950. Stuckey left the CPR in January of 1958 to purchase Clark-Smith Photo Studio in Brandon. Stuckey and his wife Mavis, whom he married in 1946, ran the studio until their retirement in the mid 1980s. Throughout his life Stuckey pursued a number of interests, such as botany, history, photography and politics and was active in many local, provincial and national organizations. He was a member of the Brandon Stamp Club, the Allied Arts Council, Brandon Horticultural Society, Brandon Model Railroad Club, the Brandon Historical Society, and the Fort Whyte Centre. Stuckey was also the author of four books, as well as numerous articles on horticulture, railways, and Brandon area history. In 1987 he received the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt and in 1997 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from Brandon University. Lawrence Stuckey passed away on June 13, 2001.
Custodial History
The entire collection was housed in Mr. Stuckey's residence at 658 11th St. Brandon, Manitoba, prior to its transfer to the McKee Archives. A portion of the stamp collection was donated to the Archives in August 2001. The balance of the materials were deposited in the Archives following Mr. Stuckey's death.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of a variety of materials, both textual and graphic. The philately collection is the largest part of the Stuckey Collection and covers a wide geographical and temporal range. The majority of the stamps are from the United States, the British Commonwealth, France and the French Empire. There are also a number of stamps portraying animals, art and flowers. The slide collection includes approximately 10,000 images of various topics, such as landscapes, flora and fauna of North America and Expo 1967. The Stuckey photograph collection is perhaps the best collection of Brandon and Southwestern Manitoba photographs in one place. Images include grain elevators and historical buildings of the northern United States and western Canada, railways, the City of Brandon, as well as ships and boats, sporting activities, portraits, animals, flora and fauna, landscapes and farming/homestead photographs. This series also includes a large number of negatives, including glass plate negatives. The textual materials within the collection include personal journals written by Stuckey covering the years 1935-2001. These journals are autobiographical and act as a key to the rest of the collection in that they provide general time frames and the motivations behind Stuckey's activities. In addition to the journals, the collection consists of copies of Stuckey's four books and a few papers he wrote for the committees and clubs he belonged to. Other textual materials included are a small amount of personal correspondence, and research materials on a number of topics such as the CPR and Brandon area history. There are also three scrapbooks created by Stuckey dealing with his various interests. The collection also contains certificates presented to Stuckey by a number of the organizations he belonged to, as well as his honorary degree from Brandon University and his Order of the Buffalo Hunt award. A number of books, newspapers and articles on various topics, such as stamp collecting and horticulture are included in the collection.
Notes
CAIN No. 202573. Description by Christy Henry.
Name Access
Ed Radcliffe
Clark-Smith Studios - Brandon
Subject Access
Mavis Stuckey (nee Vanstone)
George Harris
Doug Bottley
Georges Cesari
Clark-Smith Studios
City of Brandon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Northern Railway
Manitoba and Northwest Railway
Expo 1967
Manitoba Naturalists Society
Brandon Historical Society
Brandon University
Assiniboine Community College
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Austin Agriculture Museum
Brandon Camera Club
Canadian National Railway
Royal Canadian Air Force
Kellock Royal Commission
Millwood Family
Natural History Photography
Railway Photography
Landscape Photography
Personal Journals
Brandon Photography
Railway History
Brandon History
Horticulture
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Finding Aid
A copy of the photograph inventory is in the blue binder on the reference shelf in the reading room.
Related Material
Alf Fowler collection 6-1999 (Brandon photographs) and the BU Art Exhibitions Committee fonds 69-1997 (Georges Cesari).
Arrangement
A description for the photograph collection has been entered as a separate series of the Lawrence Stuckey collection. The collection remains in original order.
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Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

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Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1919
Part Of
MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection
Collection
George E Thorman School Textbook Collection
Creator
Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 11-999-30-779
Item Number Range
Archives 11-999-30-779
Standard number
System Control Number (UTLAS)69706111
Responsibility
by B. J. Hales
Start Date
1919
Date Range
1919
Publication
Toronto : The Macmillan Co. of Canada
Publisher Series
Macmillan's Canadian school series
Physical Description
xv, 181 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Notes
Originally published 1915
"Authorized by the Advisory Board of the Department of Education for use in high schools and collegiate institutes in Manitoba."
Includes index
Subject Access
Botany Alberta
Botany Manitoba
Botany Saskatchewan
Botany Prairie Provinces
Storage Location
Box 30 - Botany
Storage Range
Box 30 - Botany
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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1966
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Description Level
Item
Item Number
S 21.A35 1966
Archives 14-11-9
Item Number Range
S 21.A35 1966
Archives 14-11-9
Standard number
System Control Number 87108920
Responsibility
the United States Department of Agriculture
Start Date
1966
Date Range
1966
Publication
Washington, D.C. : United State Government Printing Office
Publisher Series
Yearbook of agriculture ; 1966
Physical Description
xiii, 386 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Subject Access
Food
Food supply United States
Food industry and trade United States
Agriculture United States
Plants
Protection of United States
Storage Location
Box 11 - Agriculture II (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 11 - Agriculture II (Archives copy)
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RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection

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Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
RG 5
GMD
multiple media
History / Biographical
This record group was artifically created in January 2007 by Tom Mitchell and Christy Henry of the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
The record group consists of various fonds and collections concerned with the political, cultural, social, and educational life of western Manitoba. See the Subject Access field for a list of titles.
Notes
Description written by Christy Henry (2007).
Subject Access
Joseph H. Hughes
Canadian Federation of University Women
Verna Gamey
Brandon Cinema Club
Birtle Indian Residential School
Brandon Assisted Passage Association
Binscarth Women's Institute
Griswold School District
Manitoba School Trustees Regional Association
Riverbank/Berbank Red Cross
A.C. Miller
C.J. Barnes
David Sommerville Charleson
Southwest A Region Manitoba Women's Institute
Berbank Ladies Aid
Berbank Church
Blyth Protestant School District #471
Crown Protestant School District #184
Ward Watson
Laurie V. Smith
Marion Doig
Elm Creek/Wingham Branch United Farmers of Manitoba
Roseland Church
Fairfax United Church
Humesville & Forrest Women's Missionary Society
Chater Protestant School District
William Wallace
United Grain Growers
G.R. Rowe
Cecil Herbert Edward Johnston
Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
Brandon Art Club
James Duncan McGregor
Stephan Adolph Magnacca
Harry "Hap" Fraser
Leslie Victor Robson
Bertha School District #861
Manitoba Genealogical Society
Brandon Golf & Country Club
Keystone Centre Development and Construction
Manitoba Elevator Company
B.J. Hales
Brandon Council of Women
Westman Oral History
Mildred (Mollie) Kellet
Gerald McKinney
Janet Donnelly
Minnedosa OddFellows
Basswood OddFellows
Archibald E. Wilson
Audrey Silvius
Western Manitoba Philharmonic Choir
Lawrence Stuckey
Minnedosa Women's Institute
Clanwilliam Women's Institute
Cordova Women's Institute
Crocus Women's Institute
Rathwell Women's Institute
Strathclair Women's Institute
Manitoba Women's Institute
Brandon Business & Professional Women's Club
Minnedosa Business & Professional Women's Club
Neepawa Business & Professional Women's Club
Brandon Women's Musical Club
International Toastmistress Club - Land O'Lakes Region
Fred McGuinness
Reg Forbes
Jack Stothard
Janet Louisa May More
William J. Birtles
Ruby Miles
Manitoba Action Committee on the Status of Women
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Brandon & District Labour Council (CLC)
Westman Multi-Cultural Council
Westman Coalition on Equality Rights
Martin Kavanagh
James Buckley
James Douglas Wall
Brandon Women's Institute
Trilliam Business & Professional Women's Club
Westridge Senior Citizens
Kodaly in Manitoba
WARUCC - Western Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada
Margaret Laurence Endowment
Douglas Women's Institute
Albert Angus Murray McPherson
Edward Walker
Alexander MacPhail
Inventory of Archival Material in Western Manitoba Project
Greenway Fair
Brandon Hills Busy Bees
Prairie Horizons Toastmistress Club
Grand Valley School District #206
Douglas Brolund
Norma Laird
Brandon Square Dancing Club
Tully McKenzie
Basswood School District
Anna Enns
Frank Robb
Bankburn School District
John Crawford
J.C. Cousins
William Ridley Sheridan Wade
Mary Schwalm
Robert (Bert) Lane
Ross Hume
Quincy H. Martinson
Helen Dutka
Dorothy Frances Davidson
Brandon Sno-Goers Snowmobile Club
Brandon Folk, Music & Art Society, Inc.
Baker family
Brandon Daily Sun microfilm
Western Manitoba Home Economic Association
Hubert Weidenhamer
Len Evans
Henry Hlady
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Westman Recycling Council
Herbert Goodland
Storage Location
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Arrangement
The fonds and collections in RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection have been arranged primarily by accession number.
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RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds

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Part Of
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1884-1992
Part Of
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
1884-1992
Physical Description
9.46 m textual records; 1919 photographs & graphics
History / Biographical
Brandon, Manitoba was incorporated as a city in 1881. In 1882, led by Charles Whitehead and a small Board of Directors that included J.W. Vantassel, Charles Pilling, George Halse, J.E. Smith, William Johnson, R.T. Evans, and Thomas Lockhart, it was decided to hold an agricultural exhibition. These men were all involved in the farm business in one way or another, and they wanted an opportunity to help residents realize the agricultural potential of the region. In October of that year, the fledgling community held its first agricultural exhibition . The fair was held in downtown Brandon at what was known as “Market Square.” Market Square was two acres of land located on Princess Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets. Due to poor weather, and the fact that not many people were ready to show animals and grain, there was a relatively small turnout. The following year was much improved. There were 730 entries into the exhibition. By 1884, the Board of Directors of the Brandon Agricultural Society, which was in charge of the exhibition, realized that they were in poor financial shape, to the point of being personally out of pocket. It was realized that October was not the best time for farmers to be leaving their farms to go to an exhibition. In 1888, it was decided to move the exhibition to the summer time, when it was much easier for people to attend. The first Brandon Summer Fair was held in July 1889, and it was a resounding success. The Board of Directors had added many items of interest to appeal to the entire public, not just agricultural people. In 1892, the Western Agricultural and Arts Association (WAAA) was formally established to take over duties from the Brandon Agricultural Society. However, it was not until 1897 that the WAAA held its first meeting. There is no explanation as to why there is a five year gap between the formation and the first meeting of this organization. 1897 was the turning point of the Brandon Exhibition. The fair was now firmly established in Brandon, and the Board of Directors was instrumental in ensuring that it remained so. This was done by petitioning to both the municipal and provincial governments for grant money. As well, the Board booked midway and grandstand acts that would bring the city dwellers to the agricultural exhibition. There were also early attempts at holding an agricultural exhibition in the winter. The first such attempt was in 1884. There was also a Spring Stallion show held in 1891. By 1904, however, a petition by J.D. McGregor had gone out to formally establish a winter exhibition. This effort also failed, but by 1906, it was decided by businessmen, politicians, and farm representatives in Brandon, including McGregor, to organize a winter fair. Rather than seeing this new fair as competition, the Board of Directors of the summer fair felt that it would complement their exhibition. The new fair would remain primarily agricultural. The first winter fair was held in 1906. While the two fairs were not amalgamated, they did share the same secretary-manager. The secretary-manager was responsible for the day to day management of the fair, as well as keeping track of meetings and decisions reached by the various fair boards and committees. In 1907, the Brandon Winter Fair and Livestock Association (BWFLA) was formed to act primarily as a land-holding joint stock company. The following year the Provincial Winter Fair and Fat Stock Association (PWFFSA), an entirely separate organization from the BWFLA, was formed to manage the activities of the winter fair. The PWFFSA name was soon changed to the Manitoba Winter Fair and Fat Stock Association (MWFFSA). By 1906, Brandon could boast two full size exhibitions, one in the summer and one in the late winter, both of which were considered to be premiere events. In 1908, the Brandon summer fair was renamed the Inter-Provincial Exhibition, and in 1912 it held it’s first Traveller’s Day, an event which would soon become an important addition to the fair and is still in existence today. It is thought that the name “Traveller’s Day” came from the fact that it was held on a Saturday, a day when many people could travel to Brandon for the exhibition. In 1913, Brandon was bestowed with the honour of hosting the Dominion Exhibition. This was a national exhibition sponsored by the federal government. It was held in a different city every year. There were several cities vying for the 1913 Dominion Exhibition, but it was Brandon that impressed the sponsors the most. With the government funds received for this honour, the Board of Directors supervised the building of a new grandstand, display buildings, and racetrack, as well as the general expansion and improvements to the fairgrounds. In the spring of 1912, it was decided by the Board of Directors of the winter fair that the facilities they were currently housed in were inadequate for their needs. The mayor and city clerk of Brandon went to the provincial legislature in order to request that there be an amendment added to the Brandon city charter. This amendment would allow the city to guarantee bonds issued by the winter fair board to help pay for the construction of a new facility. This request was granted, and a $70 000 addition was built next to the original winter fair building. The new building was opened in 1913. Throughout the First World War, both the winter fair and Provincial Exhibition buildings were used for the war effort. There was one distinct difference however. The summer fair Board was able to negotiate a deal with the army that enabled it to reclaim the fair buildings during fair week. The winter fair, however, had to give up the idea of holding fairs in 1915 and 1916. It was not until 1917, that the winter fair was able to resume. During this time, due to the financial problems that had beset the winter fair, the two exhibitions considered amalgamation. The Board of Directors of the winter fair felt that because they were the smaller of the two fairs, their interests would be swallowed up by the summer fair. The winter fair withdrew from the negotiations to amalgamate. With this rather sudden turn of events, the Board of Directors of the summer fair petitioned the government to be allowed to incorporate. This was granted, and in 1920, the WAAA was incorporated as the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. From 1920, the summer fair was officially known as the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. This was the first time that the summer fair was incorporated, and received the “status and financial assistance” that came with incorporation. More problems beset the winter fair in the 1920s. In 1920, a fire burned down the winter fair pavilion, located at the south end of the winter fair buildings, and caused the Board to cancel the 1921 winter fair. It was not until 1922, that a new building was completed. By 1929, both fairs were well regarded throughout Canada. In 1929, a decade long Depression hit the west. While many fairs closed during this time, Brandon struggled to keep its open. The Directors of both fairs felt that the agricultural shows “encouraged excellence at a time when faith and enthusiasm were at a low ebb.” The summer fair proved to be quite successful during the Depression, likely as a result of the few moments one was able to forget one’s troubles while there. The winter fair was not quite as successful, although both fairs received government grants and work relief projects. There was little new entertainment in these exhibitions. There were changes about to manifest themselves at the summer fair, however. While the winter fair had representatives from various associations on its Board of Directors, the summer fair Board of Directors was a small close-knit group of men. Citizens saw entry into this elite group as elusive and difficult. To ward off the possibility of the Board becoming a “self-sustaining clique,” that only chose Directors from within, it was decided by several citizens to try and elect some new blood into the fair Board. In 1933, there was a general election for the Board. Instead of the usual men shuffling positions, there were forty-four nominations for the twenty positions. When the voting was all over, seven new men sat on the Board. Despite some inner rumblings, especially on the summer fair Board over the next few years, both exhibitions survived the Depression. During the Second World War the fairs once again were forced to operate under adversity. Once again, the buildings were requisitioned for the army, although they were released during fair week. The summer fair was forced to make several concessions, and the winter fair was relocated to the summer fair grounds for the duration. The winter fair did not survive the Second World War intact. Due to financial reasons, in December of 1945, the Board of Directors turned the winter fair buildings over to the City of Brandon. By 1946, the BWFLA, which was the joint-stock land holding company, had ceased operations because the city now controlled the winter fair land and buildings. The next fifteen years would be a time of rebuilding for both of Brandon’s exhibitions. Children especially were more active participants in the agricultural exhibitions. The summer fair continued to diversify and look for new ways of entertaining the public at large. The winter fair remained primarily agricultural. By the end of the 1950s the winter fair, which was used to struggling, was now both successful and stable; and the summer fair, a perennial success, was starting to fade. By 1969, both the winter and summer fair Boards had realized that amalgamation was the best possible decision, both practically and financially, for the future of the two fairs. On 29 October, 1969, the two exhibitions amalgamated to become the Manitoba Exhibition Association. The reconstituted Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba was now responsible for both the winter and summer fairs. A new building was erected on the summer fair grounds to house both of the exhibitions. On 2 April 1973, the Keystone Centre was officially opened at the winter fair, although it had been in use since October of the preceding year. In 1970, Manitoba’s Centennial, it was decided that an organization in Manitoba would receive the title of “Royal,” as a way to celebrate the centennial. Although many organizations applied for the honour, it was the Brandon winter fair that received the accolades. The winter fair was bestowed with the title “Royal”, and became known as the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. In 1975, a third exhibition was added, this time a purely agricultural fall show known as the Agricultural Exhibition, or AgEx. This fair was partly organized on behalf of the cattle growers, who found that the summer and winter fairs did not give them adequate time and space to properly show their cattle. The return to a fall show, which had not existed since 1888, would be the return to a purely agricultural exhibition. This show was to be primarily a show and sale event. On 3 November 1975, the first AgEx was opened to resounding success. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair and AgEx are all still in existence in Brandon. They are regarded as three of the most important events to take place annually in the city.
Custodial History
These files were housed with the Manitoba Exhibition Association until c1986 when they were transferred to the S.J. McKee Archives at Brandon University.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of textual records and photographs comprised of the records from the three annual exhibitions that are held in Brandon, Manitoba: the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, and the Agricultural Exhibition (Ag-Ex). The textual records include prize lists, programs, minutes, financial, administrative files, original results, scrapbooks, tickets, news releases, contracts, by laws, documents as well as a miscellaneous section. There are approximately 1846 photographs that include scenes from these three exhibitions. These records provide a unique perspective on the development of agriculture and rural life in southwestern Manitoba. Fairs such as these have been and remain prime media of farm improvement, technological and scientific advancement in rural Canada, and the promoters of country living. These fairs also reflected the long tradition inherited from Britain and Europe of country fairs as centers of entertainment, social interchange and diversion. These records are a principal source of information about the most broadly based vocational, entertainment and social events held on an annual basis in southwestern Manitoba over the last century. The records are vital to academic research on agriculture or fairs, individual biography, or community history.
Notes
The RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association finding aid was created by Karyn (Riedel) Taylor with the exception of Series 9 and the accompanying database, which were created by Donica Belisle. This finding aid was created in August 1999.
Name Access
Charles Whitehead
J.W. Vantassel
Charles Pilling
George Halse
Subject Access
Brandon Agricultural Society
Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
Agricultural Exhibition
Brandon Manitoba
AgEx
Repro Restriction
Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright restrictions.
Finding Aid
Available
Storage Location
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Storage Range
RG 2 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association fonds
Related Material
Additional records regarding the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, and AgEx are housed at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association offices. To gain access to these records, it is necessary to contact the general manager of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba Association.
Arrangement
The fonds is divided into sous-fonds by exhibition. There is a Provincial Exhibition sous-fonds, a Royal Manitoba Winter Fair sous-fonds, an Ag-Ex sous-fonds, and a Miscellaneous sous-fonds that holds information that could not be easily broken down into one exhibition. The arrangement is as follows: RG 2 Provincial Exhibition Association of Manitoba fonds RG2SF1 Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba 1.1 Documents 1.2 Minutes 1.3 Financial Records 1.4 Administrative Files 1.5 Prize Lists and Programs 1.6 News Releases 1.7 Original Results 1.8 Tickets 1.9 Photographs 1.10 Scrapbooks 1.11 Miscellaneous RG2SF2 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair 2.1 Documents 2.2 Minutes 2.3 Financial Records 2.4 Administrative Files 2.5 Prize Lists and Programs 2.6 News Releases 2.7 Original Results 2.8 Tickets 2.9 Photographs 2.10 Scrapbooks 2.11 Miscellaneous RG2SF3 AgEx 3.4 Administrative Files 3.5 Prize Lists and Programs 3.6 News Releases 3.7 Original Results 3.9 Photographs RG2SF4 Miscellaneous 4.1 Documents 4.2 Minutes 4.3 Financial Records 4.4 Administrative Files 4.9 Photographs 4.10 Scrapbooks 4.11 Miscellaneous
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Roots in the earth : the small farmer looks ahead

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1943
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Waring, P. Alston (Pinckney Alston), 1895-1978
Teller, Walter Magnes
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-11-19
Item Number Range
Archives 14-11-19
Responsibility
P. Alston Waring and Walter Magnes Teller ; foreword by Louis Bromfield
Start Date
c1943
Date Range
c1943
Publication
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers
Physical Description
xiii, 202 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Notes
Includes index
Subject Access
Farms United States
Agriculture United States
Agriculture Economic aspects United States
Storage Location
Box 11 - Agriculture II
Storage Range
Box 11 - Agriculture II
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Co-operatives in America : their past, present and future.

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1938
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Cowling, Ellis
Warbasse, James Peter, 1866-1957
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-3-28
Item Number Range
Archives 14-3-28
Responsibility
by Ellis Cowling with an introduction by J. P. Warbasse
Start Date
1938
Date Range
1938
Publication
New York, : Coward-McCann
Physical Description
206 p. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
Cooperation United States
Cooperative societies
Storage Location
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
Storage Range
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
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MPE B 8 Speeches & Addresses

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930-1979
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MPE B.8
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930-1979
Physical Description
33 cm
History / Biographical
Speeches and addresses given by executives of the Manitoba Wheat Pool and MPE as well as argricultural experts and supporters of the co-operative movement helped to spread and solidify support for the Pools. They also served to educate rural members on a variety of topics. See fonds level description of RG 4 for complete history/bio of MPE.
Scope and Content
Sub-series MPE B.8 consists of speeches made by various important members and executives of Manitoba Pool Elevators. Records include the following: 1a. Addresses 1930 -1946 1b. Addresses 1946 -1954 2. Addresses 1954 -1960 3. Addresses 1969 -1975 4a. Addresses 1972 -1979 4b. Addresses 1972 -1979 5a. F.W. Hamilton Speeches 1967 -1973 5b. F.W. Hamilton Speeches 1962 -1966 5c. F.W. Hamilton Speeches 1960 -1962 5d. F.W. Hamilton Speeches 1949 -1960 6a. W.J. Parker Speeches 1945 6b. W.J. Parker Speeches 1940 -1944 7a. W.J. Parker Speeches 1948 -1950 7b. W.J. Parker Speeches 1946 -1948 8a. W.J. Parker Speeches 1954 -1958 8b. W.J. Parker Speeches 1951 -1954 9a. W.J. Parker Speeches 1968 -1970 9b. W.J. Parker Speeches 1960 -1967 10. F.W. Ransom Addresses 1942 - 1948 11. Miscellaneous Addresses 1948 - 1955; no dates 12. Miscellaneous Addresses 1960; no dates 13. E.S. Russenholt Addresses 14. V. Martens " The Implications of Including Protein in Segregrating Canadian Wheat"
Notes
Description by Jillian Sutherland (2009-10)
Name Access
F.W. Hamilton
W.J. Parker
F.W. Ransom
D.W. Richmond
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Central Office
F.F. Hamilton
Vincent Poloway
Graham Spry
J.K. Friesen
E. S. Russenholt
V. Martens
Subject Access
Co-operative movement
Speeches
Addresses
Board of Grain Commissioners for Canada
Storage Location
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds Series B: Central Office records
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On agricultural policy, 1926-1938

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1939
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Davis, Joseph Stancliffe, 1885
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 9006.D36
Archives 14-5-1
Item Number Range
HD 9006.D36
Archives 14-5-1
Standard number
System Control Number 87060195
Responsibility
by Joseph S. Davis
Start Date
c1939
Date Range
c1939
Publication
Stanford University, Cal. : Food research institute
Publisher Series
Leland Stanford Junior University. Food research institute. Miscellaneous publications ; no. 9
Physical Description
viii, 494 p. : diagrs. ; 23 cm
Notes
"I offer ... this organized selection from my scattered writings."--Foreword
Subject Access
Agriculture Economic aspects
Agriculture United States
Agricultural administration United States
Storage Location
Box 5 - Historical II (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 5 - Historical II (Archives copy)
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Agriculture in an unstable economy

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1945
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Schultz, Theodore William, 1902
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HD 1761.S27
Archives 14-4-18
Item Number Range
HD 1761.S27
Archives 14-4-18
Standard number
System Control Number 87055009
Responsibility
by Theodore W. Schultz
Start Date
1945
Date Range
1945
Publication
New York : McGraw-Hill
Publisher Series
Committee for Economic Development. Research study
Physical Description
xix, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Notes
Bibliographical foot-notes
Subject Access
Agriculture and state United States
Agriculture Economic aspects United States
Storage Location
Box 4-Historical I (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 4-Historical I (Archives copy)
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