S. J. McKee Archives

The American language : an inquiry into the development of English in the United States

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1936
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Description Level
Item
Item Number
PE 2808.M4 1936
Archives 14-13-2
Item Number Range
PE 2808.M4 1936
Archives 14-13-2
Standard number
System Control Number 87085373
Responsibility
by H. L. Mencken
Start Date
1936
Date Range
1936
Publication
New York : Knopf
Physical Description
xi, 767, xxix p. ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Access
English language United States
Americanisms
Names United States
Names
Personal United States
Storage Location
Box 13 - Literature I (Archives copy)
Storage Range
Box 13 - Literature I (Archives copy)
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Fred McGuinness at Calgary Stampede

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1947
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.203
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1947
Physical Description
8" x 10" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Photograph is stamped stamped on front
History / Biographical
Following the Second World War, Canada assisted with the resettlement of Europe's homeless. Orders in Council were passed between July 1947 and October 1948 that permitted the entry of 45,000 "displaced persons," who were referred to as "New Canadians" upon their arrival. (Source: Government of Canada (01 July 2006), "Forging Our Legacy: Canadian Citizenship and Immigration, 1900-1977," accessed on-line at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/legacy/chap-5a.asp)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a young Fred McGuinness holding a microphone in front of a woman. A crowd of people surrounds the pair.
Notes
Writing on back of photograph reads: On duty Calgary Stampede, introducing story of displaced persons being brought to Canada, 1947
Name Access
Fred McGuinness
Calgary Stampede
Subject Access
Radio
interviews
Immigration
displaced persons
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #1
Images
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