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Janet Beaton fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 413
  • Fonds
  • 1904 - 1995

The fonds consists of records pertaining to the Canada/China nursing project, research material on the China mission, and conference papers and publications.

Beaton, Janet

David Turnbull fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 186
  • Fonds
  • 1904-1995, predominant 1928-1931

A2004-115 consists of four series and a photographic collection. The series includes correspondence, biographical and a scrapbook and subject files. The majority of the fonds consists of letters written by David Turnbull to his mother, which have been collected in the form of a journal. In addition, two photo albums consisting of 772 black and white photographs take up a large part of the collection. This fonds deals primarily with David Turnbull’s experience as a Rhodes Scholar from 1928 to 1931.

The second accession (A2004-116) contains biographical information, correspondence, photographs, and two Spengler Cup medals from 1929 and 1930.

Turnbull, David

R.B. Waddell fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 122
  • Fonds
  • 1904-1908

The fonds consists of one diary written by R.B. Waddell with daily entries of the weather, activities, and expenses.

Waddell, R.B.

Albert D. Cohen fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 153, Pc 160, El 2 (A02-41, A2015-078)
  • Fonds
  • 1905-2011

The A02-41 accession of the Albert D. Cohen fonds consists of 4 series: International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award 1983-2002, Books 1985, 2002, Photograph Collection (PC 160) 1987-2000, and Electronic Records (EL 2), 1985-1990. The first series consists of records relating to the University of Manitoba's Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (IDEA). This includes materials relating to the coordination of the award and the annual IDEA dinner. The Books series contains two books written by Cohen. The Photograph Collection comprises 118 photographs and 29 video-cassettes pertaining to the IDEA dinner. 6 of the 29 IDEA dinner videos were digitized and placed in EL 2.

The 2015-078 accrual of the Albert D. Cohen fonds consists of 8 series: Biographical Information and Personal Correspondence; Corporate Entities; Awards; Community and Professional Involvement; Manuscripts and Publishing; Personal Interest; Travel Memorabilia; Photographic Records

The first series consists of records relating to biographical information compiled by Albert Cohen tracing his family ancestry immigrating from Europe and contains records documenting successive generations including Cohen's immediate family and grandchildren. The series also contains a few of Cohen's day planners and personal correspondence generated by Cohen and his family and friends.

The second series contains records created by corporate entities related to General Distributors Ltd. (GDL) and its successor Gendis Inc. The corporate entities are separated into subseries that trace the history of the company relating to the early operations of General Distributors Ltd., its partnership with Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Ltd. later the Sony Corporation, The Frawley Corporation (Paper Mate), and Gillette Corporation. Subseries also include records created by GDL and Gendis Inc. relating to the purchasing of Metropolitan Stores of Canada Ltd., Greenberg stores, and creation and branching of SAAN stores. Following subseries deal with GDL and Gendis Inc.'s acquisition and ventures in petroleum interests. Other professional activities related to Cohen are also included in the subseries like professional correspondence, publicity, invitations, business research, and litigation.

The third series documents Cohen receiving local and national awards relating to his entrepreneurial success and community involvement including Man of the Year, the Canadian Business Hall of Fame award, and Member and later Officer of the Order of Canada with certificates, photographs, and related records.

The fourth series compiles Cohen's committee and professional involvement with medical and academic committees in Winnipeg, club membership with The Manitoba Club, his extensive work in planning International Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award (I.D.E.A.) ceremonies and numerous conference attendance records accompanied by speech drafts.

The fifth series contains research notes, drafts, manuscripts, correspondence, and related publishing records pertaining to Cohen's five books including The Entrepreneurs: The Story of Gendis Inc., The Triangle of Success: The Gendis/Saan Story, The Story of SAAN, I.D.E.A., and Reminiscences of an Entrepreneur - How Sony came to Canada and then to the World in 1955.

The sixth series relates to Cohen's personal interest in golfing, auctioning personal correspondence of Ian Fleming and donating proceeds to charity, and film and screenplay research.

The seventh series consists of various booklets and brochures from airlines, tourist destinations, and hotels collected by Cohen during his international trips.

The eighth series of photographic records comprises 296 photographs, 66 negatives, and 12 contact sheets. The series gives a detailed visual account of Cohen's extended and immediate family, business relationships, and acquisitions along with the

Cohen, Albert D. (Albert Diamond)

Archie Polson fonds

  • CA UMASC A.00-16
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1919, 1943

The content of the fonds consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes photographs, postcards, and a Royal Canadian Air Force service and paybook.

Polson, Archibald John

Scientific Club of Winnipeg fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 44 (A.81-43)
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1981

The fonds contains the constitution, membership, attendance and committee lists, notices of meetings, annual reports, papers, abstracts, questionnaires, correspondence, and minute books of the Scientific Club of Winnipeg.

Scientific Club of Winnipeg

Oleh Gerus fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 367
  • Fonds
  • 1906-2014

The fonds consists of Dr. Oleh Gerus' Biographical Information; Academic Activities (Conferences, Papers, Projects, Teaching Career); Correspondence; Research Material re: Ukrainian Canadiana, Ukrainian and Russian History; Documents and Correspondence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Ukrainian Self-Reliance League (SUS), Ukrainian Free University (UVAN), Oseredok, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (UCFTS), and photograph and tape collections.

Gerus, W. Oleh

George Swinton fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 210
  • Fonds
  • 1906-2002

The 1997 accession is divided into 10 series. They include: biographical material, Swinton's writings, academic correspondence and papers, gallery correspondence, documents pertaining to Swinton's book, Scultpure of the Inuit, documents related to art exhibitions, documents related to Inuit art, documents related to Canadian art (as opposed to dealing exclusively with Inuit art), and research materials.

The 2005 accession is separated into 13 series. They include biographical information, correspondence with publishers, correspondence, manuscripts and drafts, articles and speeches, reviews and brochures of Swinton's work, miscellaneous, sketches, map cabinet material, tape collection, photographs, slides, and negatives. The 2007 accession consists of video and audio recordings. The photograph collection consists of 2690 photographs, 52 proof sheets, 2630 slides, 2312 negatives, and 4 videocassettes. Also included in the fonds are 1321 sketches. The tape collection consists of 20 audio recordings. The electronic records collection consists of 4 computer diskettes.

Swinton, George

Simma Holt fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 103
  • Fonds
  • 1907 - 2009

The first accessions (A.90-20, A.90-38, A.0-48, A.91-54) are divided into three series: personal, publications, and politics. The personal series contains Holt's university essays. The publication series contains material pertaining to Holt's four published books and her newspaper career. Politics contains her correspondence as an MP.

The second accession (A.05-53) is divided into thirty-one series. They include biographical information and journals, Leon Holt material, Milner family, writing and research, unpublished material and manuscripts, her autobiography material, Johnathan Pollard research material, First Force manuscript, Council for the Damned manuscript, child violence research, drug research, women's research, justice system research, research material on Asia, Democratic Party research, National Parole Board, Liberal Party material, miscellaneous research, her articles, speeches and workshops, television projects and courses taught, academic material, awards, House of Commons, correspondence, lawsuits and complaints, writing by others, oversize material, map cabinet material, photographs, and tapes.

The third accession (A.07-14) is divided into five series and contains material pertaining to the court case Supreme Court of British Columbia - Simma Holt v. Thomson aka Sonja d. Fletcher Coronation Real Estate Services Ltd. d.b.a. Royal Lepage Coronation West Realty, and Ada Van Leeuwen.

The fourth accession (A.10-88) is divided into 8 series. They include: biographical & family material, diaries & journals, manuscripts & columns, correspondence, Gerald Eaton murder case, leaky condo material, photo collection (PC 103) and tape collection TC 103).

Holt, Simma

Eileen Sykes fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 107
  • Fonds
  • 1907-1992

The first accession consists of literary manuscripts to her books, poems, tape recordings of her interviews, and some scattered correspondence. As a participant in Dr. T. Glendenning Hamilton's experiments on parapsychology, Syke's few notes on those studies are included here. The fonds also includes an Ouija board.

Sykes, Eileen

John Leslie Charles fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 241, Pc 208, Mc 8 (A.03-29, A.05-84)
  • Fonds
  • 1908-2000

The fonds consists of Major J.L. Charles' biographical info, correspondence, awards and honorary degrees he received during his lifetime, his articles and reports submitted to CNR, and photographs from his work and trips around the world. The fonds also includes correspondence regarding the Canada Northlands Development Award.

Charles, John L.

Angus Shortt fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 185
  • Fonds
  • 1908-2005

Accessions A.04-36, A.04-07, A.04-115 consist primarily of photo albums and scrapbooks that document the artistic work of Angus Shortt. In addition, the accessions include journals of birds observed by Shortt from 1931 to 1996. Both accessions have been divided into three series of scrapbooks, published materials, and journals. These accessions include 218 photos and 6 scrapbooks of photo reproductions of Angus Shortt’s art.

Accessions A.06-23 and A.06-37 consist of biographical information, correspondence, field records, journals, Ducks Unlimited publications, artwork collection, numerous paintings and designs of ducks and geese and other wildlife birds, photo-reproductions of artwork, scrapbooks reflecting Angus Shortt's graphic artwork, family photographs, and biographical information depicting his life. These accessions also include a substantial photograph and video collection (PC 207) featuring an interview with Angus and Betsy Shortt conducted by Bev Pike for the Manitoba Museum Archives and various Ducks Unlimited films.

Accession A.08-136 is divided into five series. They include unpublished manuscripts, published manuscripts, painted ashtrays (11 in total), framed paintings (23 in total), and unframed paintings (22 in total).

Shortt, Angus

Samuel Hooper fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 181 (A.79-34)
  • Fonds
  • 1908

The fonds consists of two documents. The first is a preliminary specification of the material and labour to be used in the erection of an Engineering & Mechanical Building for the Agricultural College of the University of Manitoba, dated May 1908. The second document is a memo detailing the changes proposed to the first document, dated June 1908.

Hooper, Samuel

Glenn Morison fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 434 (A14-77)
  • Fonds
  • 1909-2013

This fonds contains research material, notes, and draft manuscripts collected by Glenn Morison during the process of ghost writing Nick Ternette's autobiography.

Morison, Glenn

Imperial Academy of Music and Arts fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 27 (A.78-51)
  • Fonds
  • 1909

The fonds consists of a program entitled "Concert by the Faculty of the Imperial Academy of Music and Arts at the Royal Alexander Hotel, Saturday evening January 30, 1909 at 8:30." The performers were Milan Sokoloff on piano, Louis Persinger on violin, George Soeller on flute, Alexander Savine, voice, all of whom were accompanied by Fred M. Gee on the piano. Milan Sokoloff earned a LL.B. from the University of Manitoba in 1928.

Imperial Academy of Music and Arts (Winnipeg, Man.)

T.B. Roberton fonds

  • CA UMASC A2010-051
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1936; predominant 1926-1936

This fonds consists of four series: Newspaper Clippings, Correspondence, Membership Certification, and Printed Copies of Photographs. The photographic collection consists of four black and white photographs, which have been scanned and printed onto glossy photo-paper.

T.B. Roberton

Ukrainian Reading Association fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 361 (A2011-091)
  • Fonds
  • 1910 - 2011

The fonds consists of the Ukrainian Reading Association "Chytal'na Prosvita"s administrative history, minutes of the meetings, reports, correspondence, and "Ridna Shkola"s archival material. The photograph collection includes 604 photographs, 275 negatives, 5 films, and 8 videocassettes. The tape collection includes 2 audio-cassettes.

Ukrainian Reading Association “Chytal’nia Prosvita”

Leonard A. Bateman fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 267
  • Fonds
  • 1910-2003

The fonds is divided into thirteen series: L.A. Bateman's correspondence, notes & meetings attended, reports and presentations by L.A. Bateman and related research materials, material related to L.A. Bateman's involvement in the International Council on Large Electrical Systems (C.I.G.R.E.), L.A. Bateman's biography and material related to charges laid by the Association of Professional Engineers of Manitoba, Debates & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Standing Committee on Public Utilities and the Act to Amend the Manitoba Hydro Act, material related to L.A. Bateman's appearance before the Tritschler Commission of Inquiry, Manitoba Hydro publications, reports and other material, Churchill River Diversion project, Lake Winnipeg Regulation, Nelson River D.C. Transmission Project and Northern Flood Agreement, other Manitoba Hydro material, material transferred from L.A. Bateman's binders, consulting work, overseas work, notes & other material, and photographs and maps. The second accrual is divided into two series: Professional Notes recorded by E. V. Caton and L.A. Bateman’s photographs and lantern slides.

Joseph Higham fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 232 (A.05-26)
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1919, predominant 1914-1919

The fonds consists of letters by Joseph Higham to his parents from 1914 to 1919 while he was in France as a member of the University of Manitoba Machine Gun Battalion, and later the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

Higham, Joseph

Davidson Family fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 124
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1974

The fonds consists of ledger books, farm accounts, records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a family history and genealogy.

Davidson Family

Alison (Campbell) Hermon fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 296, Pc 245 (A.07-38, A.09-12, A.10-82)
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1974

The fonds contains textual, photographic and digital records. The textual records include handwritten and typewritten correspondence relating to séances and spirit communication between family members. The photographs are black and white and color images of members of the Campbell and Hamilton families. The digital records consist of one compact disc of scanned images of family members and another compact disc with scanned copies of minutes relating to the Sylvia Barber séances (A.10-82). There are 32 physical photographs and 277 digital photographs comprising the photograph collection.

Hermon, Alison

National Conference of Canadian Universities fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 81
  • Fonds
  • 1911

The fonds consists of two copies of a draft constitution of the National Conference of Canadian Universities.

National Conference of Canadian Universities

William O. Pruitt Jr. fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 326
  • Fonds
  • 1911-2009

A10-03: This accession is divided into 13 series. They include: biographical information and awards; field trip diaries; articles, conference papers and reports; conferences; Taiga Biographical Station; TBS small mammal plots; organizations; student notes; Memorial University; University of Manitoba; teaching material; correspondence; and research material.

A10-93: This accession contains 8 series. They include: articles, manuscripts, book reviews and reports; Pruitt's student papers and dissertation; Taiga Biological Station; correspondence; organizations; class projects; research material, and photograph collection.

A10- 112: This accession is divided into 11 series. They include: articles, book reviews and reports; organizations; Taiga Biological Station; correspondence; research material; mould damaged journals; photo collection (PC 281); tape collection (TC 155); microfilm collection (MF. 32); electronic records (EL 25); and maps (MC 34).

A12-75: This accession contains eight audio cassettes containing material on Andrew Taylor and interviews related to "Wild Harmony".

A12-106: This accession is arranged into three series; correspondence and documentation (including correspondence, research materials, manuscript drafts, and other documentation); audio/visual materials (PC 281 and TC 155); and map cabinet items (MC 34 - one map and 3 bioclimate charts).

Pruitt, William O.

Fred F. Parkinson fonds

  • CA UMASC A1993-086
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1956

The fonds consists of subject notes taken by Parkinson while he was a student at the Manitoba Agricultural College 1911-1916, a list of Manitoba Agricultural College graduates from 1908-1955, Manitoba Agricultural College and Faculty of Agriculture publications, as well as mementos from the Agricultural College's Golden Jubilee in 1956 and the Diamond Jubilee of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1966. Photographs from Parkinson's time at the Manitoba Agricultural College are included in the photograph collection.

Fred F. Parkinson

Margaret Stobie fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 013
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1981

A1980-017, A1986-047: Contains research material used in writing her book Frederick Philip Grove (1973)*. Includes correspondence, interviews (tapes and typescripts), research notes and news articles. There are also copies of three articles on the Graphic Press plus a paper on "Friedrich Hebbel" delivered to the English Club in Simcoe, Ontario (1932). The fifteen tapes have been transferred to the Tape Collection, TC 2.

The Collection gives a glimpse of the rural Manitoba towns in which Frederick Grove lived and taught. The private interviews, although based on somewhat vague recollections, reflect the communities' attitude and feelings toward Grove, especially those of former students, and show a more personal, intimate aspect of Grove's rather unique character and lifestyle.

TC 24 (A1980-017): The tape collection consists of a description of the original project for linguistic study of the Scotch-Cree dialect called Bungi ; transcriptions of all tapes as made by the Indian History Film Project, and the spectrograms and analysis of Margaret Stobie's dialectal study.

Stobie, Margaret

Chartered Accountants Association of Manitoba fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 41
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1920

The fonds consists of one bound book of the minutes of meetings of the Examination Board of the Chartered Accountants Association of Manitoba, which cover the period November 1912 to May 1920.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba

MacDonald Family fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 129 (A.96-20)
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1988

The fonds consists of grain permit books, income tax returns and farm account books belonging to Robert J. MacDonald and income tax returns, bank books, notebooks, diaries and receipts belonging to John D. MacDonald. Also included in the fonds is a copy of the MacDonald family history.

MacDonald Family

John Yuzyk fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 390
  • Fonds
  • 1913 - 2003

The fonds consists of John Yuzyk's biographical information and Ukrainian Canadian Veterans' Association's minutes of meetings, financial statements and other material.

Yuzyk, John

Howard J. McDougall fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 5
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1914

The fonds consists of a notebook of manuscript lecture notes taken by Howard J. McDougall for lectures no. 2-71 in political economy, delivered at the University of Manitoba, 1 October 1913 - 8 April 1914 by Professor Archibald Brown Clark, the first professor in the University of Manitoba's Department of Economics.

McDougall, Howard J.

Bradley Morrison fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 120
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1978

Bradley Morrison sous-fonds - application and registration of trademark, bakery service bulletin, The Miller, Royal Mill brochure, Annual Reports, technical brochure (1902-1978).
A.07-34 provides on outline of Ogilvie activities to the 1970's. Lake of the Woods Milling Co. Ltd. is represented by a series of original documents.

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