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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

Dieter Roger fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 170 (A.00-56)
  • Fonds
  • 1998-1999

The fonds consists of two folders. Folder 1 contains three photocopied articles and the preface from A Chorus of Different Voices: German Canadian Identities, edited by Angelika E. Sauer & Matthias Zimmer, New York: Peter Lang, 1998. A Chorus of Different Voices was based on a workshop that took place in Edmonton in October 1996 with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German-Canadian Studies Foundation, Winnipeg, the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts, and the German-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Alberta. The articles are "Deconstructing German-Canadian Identity" by Matthias Zimmer, "As I Experienced Them Myself: The Autobiographical German-language Immigrant Woman in Prairie Canada, 1874- 1910" by Royden Loewen, and "The 'Ideal German Canadian': Politics, Academics and the Historiographical Construction of German-Canadian Identity" by Angelika E. Sauer. All three articles chronicle the German-Canadian immigrant experience, and particularly how the new immigrants attempted to negotiate a position with the host Canadian society. The second folder contains a German newspaper article from the Kanada Kurier, dated September 30, 1999. The article, written in German, is entitled "Denkmalschutz und Ehrengrab: Dr. F. Eckhardts Familien-grabmal in Berlin."

Roger, Dieter

William T. Metzger fonds

  • CA UMASC A2007-18
  • Fonds
  • 1970-1999

This fonds consists of William T. Metzger's correspondence with William B. Payne; William Payne's drawings (organized into files by numbers), and writings (descriptive, automatic).

William T. Metzger

Gaby Divay fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 12
  • Fonds
  • 1989-1998

The fonds consists of Dr. Divay's curriculum vitae, as well as correspondence, articles, and publications relating to Frederick Philip Grove.

Divay, Gabriele

Ed Kleiman fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 170 (A.01-15)
  • Fonds
  • 1957-1998

The fonds consists of personal correspondence, including letters from friends Adele Wiseman, James Reaney, and Fredelle Maynard. Also included in the fonds are various drafts of Kleiman's manuscripts and articles and his teaching notes accrued over his thirty-seven year career.

Kleiman, Ed

Winnipeg Commodity Clearing Ltd.

  • CA UMASC MSS 043
  • Fonds
  • 1901-1998

Accession A1998-063 consists predominantly of financial statements and stock certificates of the Winnipeg Grain & Produce Exchange Clearing Association. The collection contains correspondence of Association management with other members, financial institutions and government departments. Also, the general activities of the Association are documented through minute books and other textual records pertaining to annual general meetings.

Accession A1999-085 consists of financial statements, notices of meetings, correspondence, agendas, proxies, minutes, applications, membership listings, draft agreements, memorandums, and by-laws concerning the Winnipeg Commodity Clearing Ltd. The material predominantly concerns the transition of the commodity clearing responsibilities for the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange from the Winnipeg Commodity Clearing Ltd. to the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation and the subsequent dissolution of the WCCL.

Winnipeg Commodity Clearing Ltd.

Betty Nordrum fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 309 (A1999-034)
  • Fonds
  • 1962-1998

The collection consists of textual records in the form of published documents, correspondence and working papers reflective of Nordrum’s involvement with women’s organizations and activities. In her capacity as policy analyst and Junior League member, Nordrum participated in a variety of organizations dedicated to addressing issues of gender equality, empowerment and access. The type of groups and the issues on her agenda were conditioned by events, such as the Meech Lake Accord hearings and the murder of fourteen women in Montreal. Most notably, she was involved in the creation of an organization whose purpose was assisting women enter the political arena. Overall, the fonds provides some useful insight into the concerns of women in the 1980s and 90s and their collective attempts to address inequities.

Nordrum, Betty

Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss Sc 166 (A.97-34)
  • Fonds
  • 1959-1998

The fonds consists of the published proceedings of the LCMND annual conferences. Most proceedings include a foreword detailing the history of the LCMND, a listing of its officers, and a brief summary of all the papers to be presented at the annual conference. The collection includes original copies of all proceedings, photoccopies of several early proceedings, a publication entitled Papers Presented to the Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota: 1989-1993, and an unbound [10x14 inches, legal paper] copy of v. 1 (1959) - v. 19 (1979). The collection also includes four folders containing conference programs, a copy of a proceeding, the full text of Juan Bahk's "Dadaism, Zen Buddhism and Tristan Tzara," presented at the 1991 conference, as well as correspondence detailing the donation between Dr. Gaby Divay, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, and Professor Erc Annandale. The fonds also includes a copy of a speech given by then LCMND president Neil Besner on October 28, 1994, entitled "The Great Canadian Shields." In his speech, Besner addresses the biography and the creative writings of author Carol Shields who was to receive the Pulitzer Prize half a year later, in 1995.

Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota

Andrew Suknaski fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 125
  • Fonds
  • [1930]-1998

The fonds consists primarily of the poetry and correspondence of Andrew Suknaski. The poetry is in original manuscript format showing multiple progressive versions. Bits of poetry and notes are found on the margins of newspaper articles and the back of cigarette packages. The correspondence is extensive, mainly with other poets and writers of the 1970s and 1980s. There are also many diaries from the 1970s and onward and printed matter such as magazines, old journals, and newspaper articles. The collection also includes 54 audio recordings of Suknaski and other poets and almost 200 books from his personal library. The photograph collection includes 302 photographs, 2 contact sheets, 2 postcards, 81 slides, 32 negative strips, 8 negatives, 1 video cassette, and 1 photo album. The collection includes publications containing poetry by Suknaski as well as publications containing reviews or discussion of his work.

Suknaski, Andrew

The Winnipeg School of Art fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 291
  • Collection
  • 1917-1998

The collection consists of School of Art Prospectuses, administration files, exhibition records, research materials, and photographs.

The Winnipeg School of Art

Spiritualist Hymnals and Manuals Collection

  • CA UMASC MSS 377
  • Collection
  • 1921-1998

The first accession (A2011-65) was arranged in part by the transferring agent in accordance with specifications he provided. This particular collection consists of 15 spiritualist hymnals and manuals used by spiritualist organizations from 1921 onward. The hymnals and manuals are bound books and therefore do not have folders.

The second accession (2015-138) was created by Walter Meyer zu Erpen. It consists of 6 additional spiritualist hymnals and manuals used by spiritualist organizations from 1926 onward.

Survival Research Institute of Canada

Manitoba Cattle Producers Association fonds

  • CA UMASC A1991-017, A1993-075, A1995-035, A1999-066
  • Fonds
  • 1924-1998

The fonds consists of the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association's records, in its many different incarnations, and other related material dating as far back as 1924. The records consist of correspondence, memorandums, news releases, committee minutes and agendas, reports, directories and membership lists, journals and articles, surveys and results, handbooks, pamphlets, regulations, symposium proceedings, resolutions, by-laws, commissions and acts, newsletters, speeches, financial records, taxation records, promotional correspondence, and policies and records of affiliated associations and government agencies. In addition to these textual records, the collection also contains photographs, videotapes, a filmstrip, and computer diskettes.

Manitoba Cattle Producers Association

Manitoba Eastern European Heritage Society (MEEHS) fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 303 (A2008-113)
  • Fonds
  • 1982-1998

The fonds consists of material relating to the history of Eastern European communities in Manitoba. This includes over 400 photographs, almost 7000 slides, close to 200 contact sheets, close to 3000 negatives, correspondence, maps, research notes, church directories, church inventories, and architectural evaluations of Manitoba Eastern European churches. The collection also includes taped interviews with or about various church artists or architects. Also included in the collection are records related to the research and preparation of the manuscript "Monuments to Faith: Ukrainian Churches in Manitoba," as well as miscellaneous records of the Manitoba Eastern European Heritage Society.

The collection is divided into the following series:
Church Documentation
MEEHS Records
Project Documentation
Research and Planning
"Monuments to Faith" - Manuscript Preparation
Map Collection (MC 39)
Church Documentation - Slide and Photograph Collection (PC 254)
"Monuments to Faith" - Slides and Photographs for Manuscript Preparation (PC 254)
Tape Collection (TC 142)
Electronic Records (EL 42)

Manitoba Eastern European Heritage Society

Ines Papendieck fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 133A
  • Fonds
  • 1998

The fonds consists of a paper entitled "Gender and Labour in Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries." The paper was presented at the 1998 University of Manitoba & Universitat Trier Partnership Conference, September 22-24 in Winnipeg. It also includes a post-it note to Gaby Divay, in German, dated September 23, 1998.

Papendieck, Ines

Pugh Family fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 289, PC 140
  • Fonds
  • 1847 - 1998

The collection was created by Margaret Pugh who organized and preserved the family's history. The fonds consists of materials from four families linked to the Pugh Family: Broderick, Wilson, Stewart and Pawling. The fonds includes a large amount of correspondance and other textual material dating back to the mid 19th century up to 1998. A large quantity of Postcards from the late 1800s to the post-war period make up the niche portion of the collection. Margaret's father, Frederick Pugh, worked in the Research Bureau of the T.E. Eaton Company through the early 1900s until 1938, included in the collection is correspondance between him and executives of the company. Also contained in the collection are textual records of Margaret's career at Deer Lodge Hospital. These records provide some insight into the administrative activities of the dietary department at the veteran's institution. In addition, Margaret's collection of cookbooks and recipes provide a comprehensive insight into gendered domestic consumption and advertising in the post-war period. Overall, the records provide a vivid illustration of the activities of a family clan that lived in Southern Ontario during the 19th century and Winnipeg during and after the Edwardian period.

Pugh, Margaret

Jim Hicks collection

  • CA UMASC A.04-34
  • Collection
  • 194-?- 1998

This collection consists of a hockey sweater, a fabric letter “E” and a 1998 reunion poster made up of old photographs.

University of Manitoba

Harley Cohen fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 400 (A13-92)
  • Fonds
  • 1958-1998

This fonds consists primarily of biographical information and publications by Dr. Cohen. It also contains unpublished manuscripts and some copies of University publications compiled during his time as Head of Civil Engineering and Dean of Science.

Cohen, Harley

Borys Shkandrij fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 485
  • Fonds
  • 1941 - 1997

The collection contains several volumes of Borys Shkandrij’s poetry (published under the pseudonym Bohdan Bora); anthologies in which his poetry has been published; and clippings of his poetry, as well as reviews of that poetry, published in newspapers and journals. It also contains unpublished poetry; manuscripts of talks and articles on literature and politics, on teaching, and on language; several note books; documents concerning the Association of Ukrainian writers in Great Britain (Tovarystvo ukrains’kykh literatoriv u Velykii Brytanii), and copies of over twenty articles/pamphlets authored by various Ukrainian writers between 1935 and 1990. Several documents of biographical interest, as well as selections from Borys Shkandrij’s correspondence, in particular letters from his son Myroslav Shkandrij, professor of Ukrainian and Russian literature at the University of Manitoba, are also included.

Shkandrij, Borys

David Arnason fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 197
  • Fonds
  • 1925-1997

A portion of the fonds (MSS SC 171) consists of Arnason's Ph.D. thesis titled, The Development of the Prairie Realism: Robert J.C. Stead, Douglas Durkin, Martha Ostenso and Frederick Philip Grove (1980). Included are four copies of a transcript of Arnason's interview with author Martha Ostenso's younger brother, Barry Ostenso, who was 84 years old at the time. It was conducted in Brainerd, Minnesota on August 16, 1977. One transcript includes additional notes by Arnason on the interview. The fonds also consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings pertaining to Douglas Durkin and Martha Ostenso during the Second World War and between 1960 and 1969. The fonds includes maps of the rural area west of Lake Manitoba, Oeland and Gare Farm. Photocopies of photographs of actors acting out scenes included in Ostenso's book Wild Geese (1926) and a copy of Ostenso's story The Storm from The American-Scandinavian Review are included. Letters regarding the transfer of Martha Ostenso's papers to University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections from 1991-1993 are also included.

MSS 197 is divided into 12 series including: CBC material, correspondence, Dorothy Livesay material, Arnason manuscripts, manuscripts by others, academic material, reviews & publicity for books, Arnason's articles, articles by others, Arnason's poetry, songs & stories, miscellaneous and photographs.

Arnason, David

William Harold Hunt fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 163 (A02-57, A10-101)
  • Fonds
  • 1884-1977

The fonds consists of textual records, publications, maps, plans, and ephemera that document Hunt's education and career as a civil engineer in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Textual records and some maps relating to his service as a major in the Canadian militia are also included in the fonds. The records document Hunt's education in engineering at the University of Manitoba in the early 1900s. His work in engineering is also documented, particularly through maps, including the Falcon Lake Park, highways construction, irrigation systems, and others. His service in the military led him to document the history of various rifle regiments, the Officer Training Corps, and field engineering military training, which provides particularly valuable information on the period between World War I and World War II military training. His interest in the Hudson Bay Railway supplies a rich documentation on the subject. Some of the ephemera Hunt collected over the years is of particular interest. The material is especially valuable for historical research in the history of engineering in Manitoba and Canadian military history.

Hunt, William Harold

Ukrainian Male Chorus of Winnipeg fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 479
  • Fonds
  • 1938-1997

The fonds contains brief historical sketches, minutes of meetings,
correspondence, financial records, membership lists, scrapbooks and newspaper
clippings, photographs, artefacts, and four record albums produced by the
Ukrainian Male Chorus of Winnipeg directed by Walter V. Bohonos during the
years 1945-1970.

Ukrainian Male Chorus of Winnipeg

Dorothy Livesay fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 37, PC 43, TC 31
  • Fonds
  • 1874 - 1997

The fonds consists of biographical material, correspondence, drafts, and versions of Dorothy Livesay's writings of all genres. The records are divided into five categories: autobiographical, biographical, bibliographical, business papers regarding her writing and her personal business papers. The remainder of the manuscript collection consists of plays, reviews, poems, short stories, essays, talks and addresses, and memoirs. The photograph collection contains pictures of Dorothy Livesay, her family and friends, and places and buildings. The tape collection consists of conversations between Livesay and others, interviews, poetry readings, radio broadcasts, music, and memoirs.

Livesay, Dorothy

Louise Chippeway fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 464 (A13-151)
  • Fonds
  • 1966-1997

This fonds is divided into four series and includes speeches, presentations, reports, news items, correspondence, minutes and other committee materials, legal documents, and government documents, largely pertaining to the creator’s involvement in Aboriginal organizations and issues, as well as her 20 years of service in the provincial government of Manitoba. It also includes her own publication “Ota-Miska” (1985).

Chippeway, Louise

Keystone Agricultural Producers fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 69 (A.86-66, A.87-59, A.93-92, A.96-32, A.98-29, A.00-31, A.01-34)
  • Fonds
  • 1984-1997

The first accession consists mainly of office files of the Manitoba Farm Bureau which were generated from 1965 to 1984. Also included are files produced prior to 1965 by the Manitoba Farm Bureau's predecessors. These files, arranged for the most part in their original chronological order, contain the following: by-laws, reports, submissions, minutes, news releases, and correspondence of the Manitoba Farm Bureau and its eighteen-member organizations. Also included are materials from outside related organizations such as L'Union Catholique des Cultivateurs, National Farmers Union, federations of agriculture of other provinces, etc. After the proper chronological sequencing, up to 1984, there are files which were not included in this manner. They cover other activities which took place during 1979 and 1980. A flood in the basement of the Manitoba Farm Bureau headquarters destroyed a number of earlier files. The five other accessions are largely unprocessed and consist of agricultural publications, files, reports, correspondence, by-laws, minutes, newsletters, press releases, memorandums, financial statements, resolutions, submissions, notices of meetings, mailing lists, press clippings, policies, and pamphlets and brochures regarding KAP and other agricultural organizations and issues.

A1993-092: This collection consists of numerous agricultural publications and one audio cassette tape concerning a camp music workshop.

A1996-032: This collection consists of files, reports, correspondence, and related materials pertaining to and documenting the history of the Keystone Agricultural Producers.

A1998-029: The collection consists of correspodence, by-laws, minutes, newsletters, press releases, memorandums, financial statements, resolutions, submissions, reports, notices of meetings, mailing lists, press clippings, policies, pamphlets and brochures, and periodicals regarding the Keystone Agricultural Producers and associated agricultural organizations and issues.

A2000-031: The collection consists of correspodence, by-laws, minutes, newsletters, press releases, memorandums, financial statements, resolutions, submissions, reports, notices of meetings, mailing lists, policies, pamphlets and brochures, and periodicals regarding the Keystone Agricultural Producers and associated agricultural organizations and issues.

A2001-034: The collection consists of correspodence, minutes, newsletters, press releases, memorandums, financial statements, press clippings, submissions, reports, notices of meetings, mailing lists, and policies regarding the Keystone Agricultural Producers and associated agricultural organizations and issues.

Keystone Agricultural Producers

Rudy Wiebe fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 311 (A2009-014)
  • Fonds
  • 1985-1997

This fonds consists of NeWest Press correspondence, executive meetings, minutes, financial statements, catalogues, press releases, and various announcements.

Wiebe, Rudy

Robert Bruce fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 346, Pc 302, El 28 (A.11-26)
  • Fonds
  • 1932-1996

The fonds is divided into five series. They include diaries, personal, drawings, sketchbooks and oversize drawings. The fonds consists of letters, personal records, postcards, photocopies of Bruce’s published artwork, 9 notebooks, 7 photographs, 119 sketchbooks, 183 drawings, 51 prints, 109 oversize drawings and prints, 13 negatives of drawings, 3 slides of paintings, 21 colour reversal film of drawings, 42 photographs of drawings, 53 drawing reproductions, 191 news clippings of drawings, 275 oversize reproductions of drawings, 136 oversize magazine clippings of drawings, and 44 oversize reproductions, clippings and photographs of drawings.

Bruce, Robert, 1911-1980

Jonas Lehrman fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 179
  • Fonds
  • 1952-1996

The fonds consists of photographic negatives of Islamic courtyards and gardens from Lehrman's travels in the following countries: Algeria (1978), Egypt (1978), India (1974-1996), Iran (1974 and 1978), Italy (1978), Morocco (1978), Pakistan (1976), Spain (1978), and Turkey (1978). Many of these photographs were used in Lehrman's Earthly Paradise: Garden and Courtyard in Islam, which was published in 1980. In addition to textual records, the fonds contains 900 black and white negatives, 76 enlarged mounted photographs, 1458 photographs mounted in albums, 1440 slides, and 1 video recording.

Lehrman, Jonas

Presber Family fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS SC 121
  • Fonds
  • 1928, 1996

The fonds consists of a print-out of the University of Manitoba Libraries description of the fonds, copies of the cover pages of four of Rudolph Presber's books, the English language preface to Rudolph Presber's Geschichten um Bubchen, a German language bibliography of his works, a short biography pamphlet of Rudolf Presber believed written in 1928, a copy of the University of Manitoba libraries holdings of the Presber family, and a printout of an electronic mail message between Julian Presber and Gaby Divay.

Presber family

Colleen Helgason Nelson fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 151
  • Fonds
  • 1950-1996

The fonds is divided into four series.They include biographical information, Nelson's articles, research material for Downy Waterfowl of North America, and Nelson's research index cards. The photograph collection includes 257 photographs, 2 collages, and 16 negative color separations. The tape collection consists of 11 audio reels.

Nelson, Colleen Helgason

Marion Jean Lewis fonds

  • CA UMASC Mss 161, Pc 167, Tc 106 (A.02-63)
  • Fonds
  • 1944-1996

The fonds consists of seven series. The first series, personal, consists of Marion Lewis' curriculum vitae. The second series, correspondence, is divided into 4 sub-series. The first sub-series is comprised of various professional and work-related correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, created during the years 1944 through 1996. The correspondence in this series revolves mainly around blood grouping work. The next 3 sub-series revolve around correspondence generated due to an international group Lewis was a part of for many years, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). The third series is comprised of records generated by Dr. Bruce Chown. It is divided into two sub-series, the first being chronologically organized correspondence, and the second being research notes. Much of this series is restricted. The fourth series is comprised of reprints of over 140 published articles authored or coauthored by Lewis. The fifth series consists of unpublished articles and lectures given by Lewis throughout her career. The sixth series consists of research done by Lewis when she worked with Dr. Chown. The series is made up of three sub-series. The first contains research done on the blood groups of Hutterites and includes blood group genealogies. The second contains research on Aboriginal and Inuit blood types and contains blood group genealogies, field notes and lists of individuals. The third sub-series consists of miscellaneous research. This series is restricted.

The seventh series is PC 167. It consists of 156 photographs, 468 slides, including 30 glass lantern slides, and a reel-to-reel audio tape. Two of the photos are of Marion Lewis. The rest are photos of individuals whose blood was tested by Lewis and Chown in the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Chown took most of the slides during a research trip to Alaska in 1960. The majority of them are of Alaskan wildflowers. Lewis used the other slides during her lectures and presentations. Dr. Chown used the lantern slides for research purposes in the 1950s and the reel-to-reel tape was used by Lewis to demonstrate laboratory methods. Some of the photographs are restricted. The eighth series is TC 106. It consists of two mini audiocassettes of a speech given by Lewis.

Lewis, Marion Jean

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