Part Of

RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

6

Item Number

BAPC 6.3

Accession Number

4-1997

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1886

Physical Description

4.5" x 7" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting

Custodial History

Donated to the Brandon College Library by Hilda Hesson in 1967.

Scope and Content

Christmas 1886. St. Matthews Church in Brandon, MB

Notes

Writing on the back of the photo reads: Rector, Rev. E.P. Flewelling. The name W. Peters and other illegible words are also written.

Name Access

St. Matthews Church

Subject Access

Christmas

churches

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

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Part Of

RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection

Description Level

Collection

Accession Number

37-1997

GMD

textual records

Date Range

1939-1986; predominant 1939-1949

Physical Description

18 cm

History / Biographical

Laurie V. Smith served as the President of the Brandon Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion during the 1940s.

Custodial History

This fonds was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.

Scope and Content

Fonds includes correspondence, policy documents, and publications relating to the activities of the Royal Canadian Legion, primarily in Brandon under the Presidency of Laurie V. Smith, during and after the Second World War. Prominant themes include the aquiring of gifts for hospitalized veterans, primarily through the Canadian Legion Christmas Tree project, veteran rehabilitation, and promotion of the Canadian Victory Loans project.

Notes

CAIN No. 202631

Subject Access

Canadian Legion

Sanatorium Board of Manitoba

The Legionary

Veterans

Legion Christmas Tree

Victory Loan

Canadian Legion War Services

Storage Location

1997 accessions

Storage Range

1997 accessions

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