Showing 666 results

archival descriptions
Only top-level descriptions University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Print preview View:

2 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects

James and Ljotun Young fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 231
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1948-1963

The fonds consists of 25 spirit cards, which document seven spirit greetings. The cards were created using colour crayons on 4" x 6" card stock. The reverse of one card is dated July 4, 1962 and indicates that it was received at the Spiritualist Camp known as Camp Chesterfield in Indiana. Based upon comments within the text of the greetings, in which it is expressed that the recipient, Ljotun Young, would hopefully "come down here," but understanding that she was not able to "leave the cat," it is probable that the whole series of cards was received at Camp Chesterfield, Indiana, over a period of years (ca. 1958-1964).

Walter Meyer zu Erpen, President of the Survival Research Institute of Canada, confirms this theory and affirms the authentication of the cards by stating, "James and Ljotun Young are known to have travelled together to Camp Chesterfield during the 1950s, though it is doubtful that Ljotun would have gone to Camps Chesterfield after her husband's death. The spirit greetings reveal that on at least one occassion, Winnipeg Spiritualist Hannah Mary Macpherson (1888-1971) acted as intermediary in requesting a reading on behalf of Mrs. Ljotun Young. The daughter of Mrs. Macpherson confirmed that her mother visited Camp Chesterfield nearly every year. Mrs. Macpherson would have known the Youngs through one or more of Winnipeg's spiritual churches. Based upon the case given to preserve the cards, it is clear that they considered these greeting cards to be genuine evidence of spirit communications."

The process of creating spirit cards is thought to be that a spirit precipates the cloth onto the card without any physical, mechanical writing. The spirit greetings on some cards appear to have been drawn inspirationally through the hand of the medium. At times, these have been created at great speed and possibly in darkness.

Young Family

Lyall Powers fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 233 (A2004-079, A2005-090)
  • Fonds
  • 1926-2004

The fonds is arranged in five series. They include: Biographical Information; Research Material; Correspondence; Drafts of his book on Margaret Laurence; and a Photograph Collection (PC 202).

Powers, Lyall

Julia Kwong fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 233 (A2006-007)
  • Fonds

The fonds consist primarily of photocopies, clippings, photographs, negatives, research papers, newsletters and directories relating to the history of Chinese Canadians and Chinese communities in Manitoba. Included are taped and transcribed interviews of Manitoba residents of Chinese ancestry. These materials were collected by Julia Kwong during her research for the Manitoba Chinese Historical Society. Also included are typescripts and correspondence relating to Kwong’s other works.

Kwong, Julia

Sheldon Oberman fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 238
  • Fonds
  • 1965-2007

The fonds consists of 14 series. They include personal/biographical materials, reviews and publicity, published materials, plays/musicals and songs, film scripts and notes, unpublished materials, correspondence, research materials, business related materials, miscellaneous, teaching materials, photographs and other graphic materials, films, audio tapes and floppy disks. The photographs and other graphic materials collection consists of 41 colour photographs, 16 negatives, 141 colour slides, 26 illustrations, 7 miscellaneous graphic materials, 24 oversized cell illustrations, 11 video cassettes, 18 tiny trims from the film Vind Hammen, and 156 rolls of film. The recorded music and interviews collection consists of 4 compact discs and 17 audio cassettes. The electronic collection consists of 21 floppy disks.

Oberman, Sheldon

Elizabeth Thornton (Mary George) fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 243
  • Fonds
  • 1987-2010

The 2006 accession relates to the Elizabeth Thornton novels The Marriage Trap and The Bachelor Trap. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, and galley corrections for both books. A paperback advance reading copy of The Bachelor Trap (2006) is also included.

The 2010 accession consists of notebooks of research corresponding to most published Elizabeth Thornton novels and novellas.

Thornton, Elizabeth

Evelyn Shapiro fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 244 (A2006-074)
  • Fonds
  • 1974-2006

The fonds consists of Evelyn Shapiro's articles, speeches, correspondence, the history of the implementation of Universal Home Care Program in Manitoba and her involvement in the Civic Reform Coalition.

Shapiro, Evelyn

William P. Thompson fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 246 (A2007-004)
  • Fonds
  • 1963-2005

The Thompson fonds are divided into 23 series. They include: biographical information; academic research; PhD material; articles & lectures; conferences; unpublished manuscript Guide to Manitoba Architecture drafts; University of Manitoba material; course outlines; Legacy Project; Lake of the Woods cottages research; miscellaneous research material; revitalizing old homes course; heritage & historic buildings; heritage projects; conservation & preservation; Thompson's restoration projects; Manitoba Historical Society; correspondence; student essays; oversize material; photographs; videocassettes & tape collection.

Thompson, William P.

Charles Ernest L'Ami fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 25
  • Fonds
  • 1930-1980

The fonds consists of correspondence dealing with Charles L'Ami's literary work, career development and political views, literary manuscripts, short stories, dramas and poems, articles, radio scripts, letters to editors, and various resource materials such as reviews, scrapbooks and news clippings.

The Charles Ernest L'Ami collection consists of the following: correspondence dealing mainly with his literary work, career development, and personal opinions and political views; literary manuscripts to his published and unpublished novels, short stories, dramas, and poems; articles; radio scripts; letters to editors; and various resource materials such as reviews, scrapbooks, news clippings, etc.

The collection is fairly complete and representative of L'Ami the writer. Several strictly personal letters were withdrawn from the collection while being processed and returned to the surviving son, Charles A. L'Ami. Nothing was returned or destroyed that reflected L'Ami's philosophy, interpretations, or literary endeavors.

As a local writer of only modest fame, L'Ami never established a national reputation. He was, at heart, a journalist and freelance writer, an interesting blend of the old world and the Canadian prairie with pronounced conservative and traditional leanings and viewpoints. His one major success, The Green Madonna, is not well-known today and little remembered. It may well be that the collection of unpublished works and translations possess future promise for students of Canadian literature.

L'Ami, C. E. (Charles Ernest)

Ian Ross fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 250 (A2004-108)
  • Fonds
  • [1994-2003]

The fonds is separated into twelve series. They are: biographical material, correspondence, Ross's research, notes and grant applications, "Joe from Winnipeg," screenplays, scripts and articles, contracts and agreements, reviews, playbills and posters, miscellaneous screenplays given to Ross,a photograph collection (PC 215), audio recordings (TC 123), and a pencil drawing by Leonard Bighetty (MC 19). The photograph collection includes 52 photographs, 5 contact sheets and 1 slide. The audio recordings include 2 cassette tapes - one of "Joe from Winnipeg" episodes and the other an interview with CBC Radio host Terry MacLeod.

Ross, Ian

T. Herman and Delores Keahey fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 252 (A2006-020)
  • Fonds
  • 1968-2005

The fonds consists of correspondence, research material, and music sources for Opera Omnia Pierre de la Rue, material collected during T.H. Keahey's teaching career at the University of Manitoba, and his numerous editions of 18th and 19th century oboe concertos. The fonds also features records about Ivory Echoes Library, programs, performances, Delores Keahey's study and edits of J.C. Bach's music, and rare manuscript editions for Ivory Echoes Chamber Music Series performances. Music manuscripts and rare edited editions are also available in electronic format.

Keahey, T. Herman

Jill Oakes fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 254
  • Fonds
  • 1989-1999

he A.99-44, A.99-92, A.03-13, A.04-207, A.04-208, and A.05-112 accessions contain records reflecting Oakes' teaching career as both an educator and writer. Included are Oakes' correspondence records regarding publication of her articles and reviewer's comments, Oakes' teaching dossier and her application for tenure. In addition to textual material, the collection contains 146 photographs and 8 negatives documenting various department of Native Studies functions and igloo building as part of the Arctic Lifestyles course. Also included is one audio cassette of a seminar "Braving the Cold: Continuity and Change in Polar Clothing" held in Leiden, The Netherlands.

The A.03-123 and A.04-209 accessions consist of materials related to Oakes' research including correspondence, product development and marketing reports for the Minnguq Sewing Group. Also included are numerous artifact cards for the various materials collected by Oakes and her husband Rick Riewe on their collecting trips and for display in Oakes' exhibitions. The photograph collection includes one photo album (116 photographs) of the Minnguq Sewing Group of Broughton Island, 76 photographs and 75 negatives from Oakes trip to Denver, Colorado museums in 1997 and 4 VHS and 9 U-matic videocassettes documenting birdskin clothing preparation for the "Coat of Eider" project. Also included are 2 audio cassettes describing the birdskin clothing process; much of the commentary contained on these audiocassettes is in Inuktitut.

Oakes, Jill

David Bergen fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 257
  • Fonds
  • 1984-2008

The first accession (A.00-41) has been arranged into 4 series. They include biographical materials, manuscripts, reviews, and correspondence. The 2008 accession (A.08-79) has also been arranged into four series: prewriting and notes, drafts and manuscripts, newspaper clippings and reviews, as well as photographs and videocassettes. Included are notes, pre-writing, and drafts of Bergen's most recent works including The Retreat, The Time In Between, and The Case of Lena S. The fonds also contains correspondence, newspaper reviews of Bergen's novels, as well as photographs from the Giller Prize ceremony, among other records.

Bergen, David

Clay Gilson fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 259
  • Fonds
  • 1951-2000

The fonds has been arranged into eight series. They are manuscripts, articles, speeches and papers presented, Western Grain Transportation Task Force, academic material, research material, photographs, and tape collection. 4 photographs and 338 slides comprise the photograph collection. The tape collection consists of 4 audio-cassettes.

Gilson, J. C.

Mary Kinnear fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 260, Tc 119 (A.05-41)
  • Fonds
  • 1991-2004

The fonds consists of textual material and 82 micro-cassette tapes featuring interviews conducted by Dr. Mary Kinnear with women professionals in Manitoba as research for her books, In Subordination: Professional Women, 1870-1970 and A Female Economy: Women's Work in a Prairie Province, 1870-1970.

Kinnear, Mary

John F. Templeton fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 262 (A2006-073)
  • Fonds
  • 1953-2002

The fonds is divided into 5 series. They include: biographical information; articles & papers; course material; research material; and student research notebooks.

Templeton, John F.

Richard E. Williams fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 263 (A2008-018)
  • Fonds
  • [192-]-2006

This fonds is arranged in 14 series, including: Biographical Information; Education; Publications/Speeches/Lectures; Academic Career; Professional Career; Organizations; Correspondence; Areas of Personal Interest; Other Artists; Sketches (and Oversize Sketches); Photographs (and Oversize Photographs); Negatives; Posters; Scrapbooks.

Williams, Richard E.

Jovan Jovanovich fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 264 (A2006-072)
  • Fonds
  • 1947-2002

The fonds consists of 10 series. They include articles, conference papers, symposiums and reports; Jovanovich's research; Jovanovich's student material; teaching material; Physics Department material; grant applications; correspondence; research material; photographs; and microfilm.

The photograph collection consists of 51 photographs, 452 slides, and 37 glass plate negatives. The microfilm collection consists of 9 reels of microfilm.

Jovanovic, Jovan Vojislava

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.

Agricore United fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 268
  • Fonds
  • 1900 - 2007

The 2003 accession (A03- 04) consists of six ledger books used by United Grain Growers (UGG) in the management of their property in the three Prairie Provinces. The ledgers are organized by province and locations are organized alphabetically. Entries focus on the payment of mortgages and the cost of repairs and improvements.

The first 2007 and 2008 accessions (A07-46, A08-22, and A08.72) consist of a small manuscript collection (MSS 268) containing a UGG operation manual for elevator managers, operating manuals for various grain elevator machinery, blueprints, and material relating to shares, allotments, dividends, bonds, and ledgers. The large photo collection (PC 226) contains photographs, slides, and slide scans of nearly every Agricore/UGG elevator site throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, six VHS video cassettes of the United Grain Growers Video Magazine, and five sheets of grower and producer lists. In total, the photograph collection consists of 1773 blueprint slides, 8758 slides, 1250 photographs, 59 CDs featuring slide shows, and the six aforementioned video cassettes. The map collection (MC 25) holds various blueprints of grain elevators and their components. In total, the map collection consists of 351 blueprints.

The second 2007 accession (A07-68) contains publications and financial records of the United Grain Growers Ltd., as well as some annual reports of Public Press Ltd., a subsidiary of U.G.G.

The second 2008 accession (A08-155) consists of U.G.G. minutes and correspondence from the years 1918-1952.

The first 2009 accession (A09-51) consists of material collected by the United Grain Growers library. Following the 2001 merger of UGG and Agricore, the library was donated, along with other archival material, to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. The collection has been divided into series and sub-series, and includes records related to acts, by-laws, and amendments (of federal, international, and private bodies) and records about UGG personnel. It includes various publications (including those of the UGG, the federal government, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Manitoba Pool Elevators, and the Canadian Wheat Board).

The A09-51 accession also includes records relating to various commissions and inquiries, including the Royal Commission on Railway Transportation in Canada and the Royal Commission on Transportation, as well as various submissions of the UGG to different commissions and inquiries. The collection contains bound copies of UGG annual reports and UGG News; various reports and submissions by the UGG and by other private and government bodies; and a large series of records related to transportation, including records related to the Western Grain Transportation Act, the Crow Benefit (Crow's Nest Agreement), the Producer Payment Panel, and the Gilson Report.
Finally, the A.09-51 collection includes 1546 slides, 676 photographs, 31 sheets of negatives, 10 VHS tapes, 19 audio cassette tapes, 1 DVD, and 2 CDs, most of which document the activities (including annual meetings) of United Grain Growers Ltd.

The second 2009 accession (A09-58) consists of memoranda, correspondence, and other materials relating to the election, estate shares, charter, and by-laws of the United Grain Growers Board of Directors; correspondence and materials relating to various UGG-related monographs and publications (including "T.A. Crerar: A Political Life" by J.E. Rea, and "The First Fifty Years" and "I Was There" by R.D. Colquette, UGG News, and UGG Annual Catalogs); reports and memoranda relating to contracts with the Canadian Wheat Board; transcripts, minutes, delegate reports, and resolutions of annual meetings; materials relating to UGG work with liaison organizations and organizations in support of co-operative initiatives; contracts and by-laws relating to UGG subsidiaries, including United Feeds Ltd., Public Press Ltd., and Grain Growers Export Co. Ltd.; publications and correspondence relating to UGG 50th, 75th, and 80th anniversaries; stock certificates and shareholder cards; newspaper clippings; and financial ledgers.

The A09-58 accession also contains a slide collection showcasing photos of various grain elevators, terminals, and technology, as well as historic photos related to agriculture and farm cooperatives.
Finally, the A.09-58 accession features five audio recordings of UGG radio shows and promotional material.

The 2011 accession (A11-57) consists of a UGG financial ledger from the years 1919 to 1935.

The 2012 accession (A12-101) consists of a few textual records, and photographs of grain elevators in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

The 2013 (A13-53) accession donated by Viterra consists of a large manuscript collection dominated mainly by U.G.G records. These include annual members meetings, news releases, press clippings, and bound copies of transcripts; U.G.G local annual meeting reports as well as correspondence within local town boards; Agricore United annual members meetings, spring update newsletters, and resolutions committees; Agricore United advisory group reports, cards/plaques and local board grants; material relating to U.G.G. local boards including meetings, grants, expenses, local board handbooks, local board histories and changes to or re-organization of local boards. A small portion of the collection is made up of Agricore Cooperative meetings, delegate newsletters/updates, district advisory committees and communications; files dedicated to the U.G.G/Agricore Cooperative merger are included; and lastly, various U.G.G research materials such as credit vouchers, U.G.G news, grain publications, share dividends, U.G.G acts, by-laws and charters, resolutions and station header file listings. In total, the photograph collection consists of 24 slides, 24 VHS cassettes, 11 digital camcorder tapes, 4 DVCAM tapes, and 8 DVDs. The TC collection is made up of 73 audio cassettes. The map collection includes 5 maps, consisting of U.G.G operating elevator points and prairie grain handling sites as well as Agricore United grain and CPS facilities. Lastly, the EL collection inludes a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool data cartridge, Agricore United floppy disk and 10 CD's.

Agricore United

Leona Radchuk fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 269 (A2008-098)
  • Fonds
  • 1950-2000

The fonds consists of a photo album/scrapbook chronicling the activities of Serge and Leona Radchuk in the Ukrainian Canadian community, including many photos pertaining to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Also included as part of the collection are high school yearbooks and awards received by Leona Radchuk over the years.

Radchuk, Leona

Irena Knysh fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 270
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1995, predominant 1950-1980

The fonds consists of Irena Knysh's biographical information, her articles and research material pertaining to her writings (Ukrainian women's movement in Canada and America), correspondence including correspondence with Vasyl Avramenko, Ukrainian dance teacher, and a photograph collection.

Knysh, Irena

Mykola Hnatiw fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 271, A.08-11
  • Fonds
  • 1953-1991

The fonds consists of numerous correspondence between Mykola Hnatiw and various colleagues, associates and acquaintances, including: renowned sculptor Leo Mol; former Ukrainian dissident Danylo Shumuk; Ukrainian Canadian author and activist John Kolasky (Ivan Koliaska); Anna Kliuchko, the daughter of the revered Ukrainian poet and writer Ivan Franko; Hryhorii Kostiuk, Ukrainian American writer and publicist with the Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences in the U.S.A.; and author and historian Jurij Lawrynenko (New York). Also contained within the collection is some biographical information on Mr. Hnatiw, including certificates and newspaper clippings.

Hnatiw, Mykola

Kenneth Adam fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 272
  • Fonds
  • 1942-2005

The fonds is divided into four series: publications and reports produced or managed by Kenneth Adam; general correspondence; research material; photographs.

Adam, Kenneth

Alpha Omega Alumnae fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 274
  • Fonds
  • 1958-2008

The records of this fonds have been arranged in their original form, retaining the file/binder inscriptions as file titles in the finding aid. The fonds consists of the scrapbooks (central records) comprise the first series in the collection. Records created by Past Presidents of the Alumnae are found in the second series. Committee records, which were kept separately from the Central Records, form the third series. The forth series, General Records, group items generated by some officers/members in an official capacity. As such, it follows the same functional principle as series two and three, but uses thematic file titles. The last two series, however, are artificially created subject files formed from scattered records in the accessions and memorabilia. Photographs and posters not contained in the scrapbooks have been transferred to Photograph Collection (Pc 290, A.09-91) which also contains Alpha Omega Alumnae's 50th Anniversary Album. The audio recordings have been transferred to Tape Collection (TC 150, A.09-91).

Alpha Omega Women's Alumnae

Jake MacDonald fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 275
  • Fonds
  • 1974-2010

A2009-006 consists of 8 series. They include: Biographical & family material, published & unpublished manuscripts, copies of MacDonald's books, poems, shortstories, articles & screenplays, correspondence, day planners, photographs & tapes.

A2011-079 consists of print and digital drafts of MacDonald's published and unpublished work, notes, correspondence, and research pertaining to those works, scrapbooks containing clippings related to MacDonald and his work, audio cassettes containing radio plays written by MacDonald, DVD copies of the film adaptation of MacDonald's book Juliana and the Medicine Fish, and CD-RWs containing photographs and text documents.

A2012-002 consists of notebooks containing research for several of MacDonald's books; three photographs; personal correspondence; audio cassettes containing radio adaptations of MacDonald's works and messages from MacDonald's answering machine; a VHS copy of an American Experience episode about spiritualism and Harry Houdini; digital copies of notes, research, and drafts of MacDonald's work on floppy disks and a rewritable compact disc; medals received by MacDonald; and a cork from MacDonald's fortieth birthday celebration.

MacDonald, Jake

Leonore Saunders fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 276 (A.05-39)
  • Fonds
  • 1960-1986

The fonds contains textual records which pertain to Leonore Saunders’ involvement with the University of Manitoba Faculty Women’s Association and the Medical Faculty Women’s Association/Club, including constitutions from various years in which she was involved, contact lists, and histories of the Association. In addition, the fonds contains University of Manitoba grants reports, the First International Congress on Group Medicine notes, pamphlets, and conference dinner invitations.

Saunders, Leonore

Abernethy Elevator Local #702 Collection

  • CA UMASC MSS 277
  • Collection
  • 1977 - 1985

The collection contains textual records of the history of Local #702 in Abernethy, Saskatchewan. Also included are correspondence between the United Grain Growers' head office regarding the historical sketches.

Abernethy Elevator Local #702

Janet Reimer fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 279 (A.08-144)
  • Fonds
  • 2000

The fonds contains textual records relating to the interview schedule held by David Reimer and John Colapinto. The fonds also contains the original manuscript of As Nature Made Him by Colapinto, including a personal thank-you to David as well as editing notations.

Reimer, Janet

Frederick D. Baragar fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 283
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1919

Frederick D. Baragar's war correspondence is divided into four series: letters to home folks (letters written to family and friends), letters to Edith Robertson, whizbangs, and typed transcripts of the correspondence. A brief summary of each letter is given in the finding aid.
The collection also contains a set of miscellaneous documents related to Frederick Baragar and his family, as well as three photographs showing Baragar in uniform.

Baragar, Frederick D.

Stella Hryniuk fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 285
  • Fonds
  • 1944-2009

A2008-021 consists of Dr. Stella Hryniuk's manuscripts, articles and lecture notes on Galicia and multiculturalism; the material regarding her academic activities as an International Liaison Officer at the University of Manitoba and a facilitator for the projects in Ukraine; the material regarding her involvement with the Ukrainian Canadian Community; and the research material on Galicia.

A2015-122 consists of copies of scholarly articles, graduate student course papers, book reviews, University of Manitoba History department pamphlets, and other materials collected by Stella Hryniuk during and after her years as a graduate student. It also contains copies of her Doctoral Dissertation (University of Manitoba, 1984), the Doctoral dissertation of her partner, Professor Frederick G. Stambrook (University of London, 1960), and a copy of her commemorative book “Holy Family Home: The First 50 Years” (2007). Correspondence concerning Stella Hryniuk’s interest in genealogy, and materials related to her activity in the Ukrainian-Canadian community are also included.

Hryniuk, Stella M.

Results 151 to 180 of 666