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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

Michael Tataryn fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 391
  • Fonds
  • 1939 - 2006

The accession has been divided into four series.

The first series consists of records relating to the [Assumption of the] Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in St. Norbert, including a brief history of the church researched and written by Michael Tataryn; meeting minutes; church newsletters; financial, insurance, and tax records; cemetery records; bylaw records and records related to the incorporation of the church and its status as a charitable organization; and records related to the impact of the 1997 flood on the church and the surrounding community.

The second series consists of records related to the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Catholic Community Hall on Lot 58, which later amalgamated with St. Joseph Social Club, was moved onto Lot 49, and was renamed Howden Community Centre. These include community hall logs and miscellaneous records kept by Michael and Sophie Tataryn, hall meeting minutes, records related to community events, and records related to the impact of the 1997 flood on the community hall and surrounding community.

The third series consists of research collected by Michael Tataryn related to the Royal Municipality of Ritchot, including its history, maps of the area, certificates of title to the land for Lot 41, lists of reeves and councilors, collectors’ rolls, minutes of the council meetings, as well as records related to the Ritchot Centennial.

The fourth and final series is the photograph collection. The photographs document the extensive damage to the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Catholic Community Hall and the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in the 1997 flood, restoration efforts by members of the community and by outsiders, and various other church and community hall events and members from the years 1996 to 2001.

Tataryn, Michael

June Dutka fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 392, PC 337, A12-119
  • Fonds
  • 1932-2012

The fonds consists of records relating to Dutka’s career at the University of Manitoba Libraries, her publications, records relating to her community involvement, records she collected about community members (including obituaries of University of Manitoba staff and faculty and their families), records about Patty and Anton Kirk, cultural and community event brochures, and various outside publications.

The fonds also consists of photographs documenting the 2 Millionth Volume event at the University of Manitoba Libraries and the interior of St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, taken by Ms. Dutka as part of her submission to CBC's "Seven Wonders of Canada" contest.

The fonds contains two oversize items: a calendar and a commemorative plaque.

Dutka, June

O'Hare Family fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 393
  • Fonds
  • 1881-2013

The collection consists of textual records including share certificates from the Thistle Curling Club and certificates from the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Manitoba as well as photographs of various members of the O’Hare family. Some of the more notable items include a tintype photograph of Peter O’Hare and a small leather pouch that John O’Hare used to hold gold nuggets during the Yukon Gold Rush.

O'Hare Family

J.M. Bumsted fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 394, PC 353, TC 183, EL 73, MF 36 (A02-58, A07-37)
  • Fonds
  • 1947-2005

The 2002 accession consists of 10 series: biographical information, Selkirk papers project, manuscripts, flood research material (basis for Manitoba flood of 1950 and Flood of the Century), articles, book chapters and conference papers, government research on 1997 flood, course outlines, University of Manitoba, St. John's College and History Department correspondence, general correspondence, and research material.

The 2007 accrual contain the following series and subseries:.biographical information; St. John's College material; University of Manitoba book; Louis Riel; manuscripts, chapters, articles and book reviews (Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Manitoba book, flood research, Essays for Readings in Canadian History sub-series); course notes; Policy Research Committee conferences; correspondence; bibliography; women and legal research; York Factory; Selkirk Settlement; mystery novels research; Maritime research; research material; Captain John MacDonald research, Scots in Canada; Scottish research; Scottish Clearance research; Red River Settlement; Prince Edward Island research material; photo collection (PC 353); tape collection (TC 183); electronic records (EL 73); and microfiche collection (MF 36). The photocopied research material in this accrual dates back to 1755.

Bumsted, J.M.

The Indian and Métis Friendship Centre fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 395
  • Fonds
  • 1951-2010

The fonds consist of 6 boxes of textual records that have been divided into the following series: programs, IMFC events, IMFC correspondence, IMFC Board of Directors, IMFC meetings, and IMFC publications. The fonds also consists of 3 boxes of photographs and 1 box of electronic records. The content of the textual records portray a number of donations and requests, significant correspondence from programs, Annual General Meetings, and events such as the Lighthouse project, Healthy baby, annual pow-wows, wall of honour and a brief history of the centre itself.

The Indian and Métis Friendship Centre

Gordon Toombs fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 397
  • Fonds
  • 1955 - 2004

The 2008 accession is divided into 8 series. They include biographical information, publishing and manuscripts, counselling, teaching notes, speaking engagements/seminars/committee work, correspondence, conferences, and research material.

Toombs, Gordon

Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 399
  • Fonds
  • 1967-2014

Fonds consists of correspondence, proposals, research papers, agreements, by-laws, constitutions and newspapers. The fonds documents the ACW's history, as well as its activities and functions, mainly in Manitoba, as they relate to conferences, education, affiliations, justice, administration, elections, health, sports, programs, events, youth, elders, economic development, governance, human rights, residential school experiences, among others.

Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg

Edgar J. Tarr fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 4
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1950

The collection primarily contains the papers and proceedings of Tarr's involvement with various Institutes, including: the Institute of Pacific Relations; the Royal Institute of International Affairs; the Canadian Institute of International Affairs; the American Institute of Pacific Relations; the British Commonwealth Relations Conference; and the Conference of North Atlantic Relations.

Also included is correspondence regarding the publication Pacific Affairs.

Publications of the different Institutes have been removed and separately cataloged.

Tarr, Edgar J.

Danny Schur fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 40 (A.05-111)
  • Fonds
  • 2005

The fonds contains a playbill from Strike! The Musical signed by playwright Danny Schur. This published material contains biographical information of those involved in the production as well as the itinerary for the opening night of the play, May 26, 2005. In addition, a pamphlet from the union International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE Local 63) is included.

Schur, Danny

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

John Loxley fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 401
  • Fonds
  • 1965-2013

The records in the John Loxley fonds contain representations of his contributions to the discipline of economics and larger society.

The first accrual (A2013-026) is divided into 4 series and 49 sub-series. These include biographical materials, publications and papers, correspondence, reports, research materials, notes and reference materials related to university, government, community-based and professional assignments and research projects in which John Loxley has been the lead researcher and initiator or active participant.

The second accrual (A2014-096) is divided into 10 series and 18 sub-series. These include publications and papers, correspondence, reports, research materials, notes and reference materials, which are primarily related to John Loxley's roles as a student at Leeds University, an economic advisor in Uganda and Tanzania, Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Resource and Economic Development Sub-Commitee for the Province of Manitoba, and researcher of gender and economics in Ghana, and structural adjustment in Africa.

An accrual of digital records is expected in 2015 or later.

Loxley, John

Cliff Eyland fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 402
  • Fonds
  • 1960s-2015

A2014-137 covers the life, work, and art of Cliff Eyland. It consists of Eyland's working files, sketchbooks, art projects, and materials collected form other artists and creators. The materials span from 1966 to 2014, and include 240 slides, hundreds of photographs, and thousands of individual drawings and other art pieces. There are also electronic records, mainly comprised of digital images of artwork, audio recordings, and video recordings.

A2018-145 spans over six decades, from the 1960s until 2015, containing the life, work and art of Winnipeg-based artist, professor and curator Cliff Eyland. The fonds has been divided into 10 series and is largely composed of Eyland’s individual drawings and personal art projects, as well as photos and slides of artwork and exhibitions by various artists. Additionally, the collection contains the documentation of Eyland’s personal life, various events, exhibitions and numerous trips.

Eyland, Cliff

Maara Haas fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 402 (A2014-054)
  • Fonds
  • 1936-2012

The fonds consists of seven series including: Biographical information, literary career, creative writing classes, correspondence, research material, 9 photographs & 1 audiocassette.

Haas, Maara

Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Winnipeg fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 403
  • Fonds
  • 1983 - 2012

This fonds consists of the Ukrainian Professional and Business Club's reports, rosters, bulletin, correspondence and miscellaneous projects and publications.

Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Winnipeg

Victor Deneka fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 404
  • Fonds
  • 1923-2010

This fonds consists of Victor Deneka’s biographical information; correspondence, minute books, congress and conference reports, bulletins, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and a wide assortment of photographs and slides that reflect his activity as a founder and executive member of several Ukrainian-Canadian student (“Obnova,” “S.U.S.K.”), community (Ukrainian Canadian Committee/Congress, Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko), academic (Ukrainian Free Academy of Arts and Sciences) and especially Ukrainian Catholic (Ukrainian Catholic Council of Canada, Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood) organizations; research materials concerning Ukrainian church architecture in Canada; and publications and slides that chronicle his professional work as the designer and architect of Ukrainian Catholic churches in Manitoba. In particular, the fonds contain unique primary sources on the origins and history of the Ukrainian Catholic Council of Canada (and its affiliated organizations) from the mid-1940s through the early 1990s, and on the origins of the Ukrainian-Canadian student movement during the early 1950s.

Deneka, Victor

Melnyk family fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 405, A 13-60, TC 181
  • Fonds
  • 1926-2008

The fonds consists of the records of John and Irene Melnyk, as well as the records of Eugenia (Ievheniia) and Stefan Sytnyk, Irene’s parents. Both John and Irene and Eugenia and Stefan were very active in the Ukrainian community in Winnipeg and beyond.

The fonds is separated into three series and multiple sub-series. The first series contains the records of Irene and John Melnyk and is organized into eight sub-series.

The second series contains the records of Eugenia and Stefan Sytnyk, Irene Melnyk’s parents. The records reflect Eugenia’s deep involvement in a number of Ukrainian Canadian national and women’s organizations, as well as in the creation of the Ukrainian national school in Winnipeg. This series is organized into six sub-series.

The third and final series is the audio/visual and photograph collection, and consists of 2 audio cassette tapes, 2 video cassette tapes, and 6 photographs.

Melnyk family

National Research Centre Bid Committee fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 407, EL 72 (A13-127)
  • Fonds
  • 1974-2013 [2005-2013]

This collection is comprised of one series: National Research Centre Bid Committee supporting records (MSS 407, EL 72)

National Research Centre Bid Committee

May Bastin Lamont fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 408 (A13-129)
  • Fonds
  • 1902-1950

The fonds consists of five series. They include IODE minutes, Holland Observer and Western Prairie newsclipping scrapbooks, IODE annual reports, IODE correspondence and newsclippings, and a postcard scrapbook.

Lamont, May Bastin

Peter St. John fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 409 (A2013-099)
  • Fonds
  • 1893 - 2013

The fonds have been separated into 11 series. They include: biographical information; articles and lectures; refereeing books & articles; correspondence; conferences; course outlines; CSIS material; SIRC material; Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP; research material; and videocassettes, CDs and slides.

St. John, Peter

Oliver Botar fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 411
  • Fonds
  • 1963-2013

Fonds consists of Oliver Botar's correspondence re: Eli Bornstein's lecture; Graham and Bornstein's Art at the Winnipeg International Airport; and various Winnipeg art galleries catalogues and exhibitions.

Botar, Oliver

William Norrie fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 412 (A2013-101)
  • Fonds
  • 1950-2010

The fonds is separated into 4 series. It includes University of Manitoba material, Organizations & boards, University of Winnipeg material & photograph collection.

Norrie, William

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

Nadine Boulay fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 415
  • Fonds
  • 2010-2011

This fonds consists of material relating to Nadine Boulay’s honours thesis in Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Manitoba. Boulay examined the ways fellow WGS students identified in terms of gender and sexuality. The fonds includes institutional information about the WGS programs at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg; Boulay’s notes regarding outreach to fellow students for interviews; her thesis proposal and explanation of research methods; ethics review; audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with her subjects; a draft of her thesis; and the final copy of her honours thesis.

Boulay, Nadine

Sheila Rabinovitch fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 416, TC 74, TC 74A (A87-24, A13-109)
  • Fonds
  • 1953 - 2007

The fonds consists of a collection of approximately 90 hours of 70 taped interviews conducted by Sheila Rabinovitch from 1970 to 1981. The broadcasts range from partial programs to complete and final ones as aired on CBC Radio. Broadcast topics included such prominent historic Winnipeg personalities as Ralph Connor (a pseudonym for Reverend Charles William Gordon), Judge Lewis St. George Stubbs, and lawyer John MacAulay. Other topics include art and the Establishment, the double standard of women and aging, Manitoba small town newspapers, bridge as an obsession, the ethnic recording industry in Canada, women in Judaism, Virginia Satir and her views on family therapy, mandatory retirement, Hans Selye, ethnic groups in Manitoba, and fashion trends.

The second accession, A13-109, consists of a collection of 14 audio reels containing interviews and recordings conducted by Sheila Rabinovitch from approximately 1970 to 1981. Also included is a portion of textual research related to the taped interviews in both accessions. Furthermore, a small amount of textual material related to her personal and professional life are included, such as CBC contracts and documents related to her art collection and philanthropic interests. Broadcast and research subjects include prominent Manitoba personalities such as Ken Leishman, Ralph Connor (Rev. William Gordon), E. Cora Hind, Judge Lewis St. George Stubbs, John W. Dafoe, and others that contributed to the artistic, cultural and social environment.

Rabinovitch, Sheila

Laird Rankin fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 417 (A13-06)
  • Fonds
  • 1988-2012; predominant 2009-2012

This fonds consists of research materials and drafts for two publications by Rankin: "Open for Business: The History of Business Education at the University of Manitoba," and "Assessing the Risk: The History of the Actuarial Program at the University of Manitoba".

Rankin, Laird

Edward Ledohowski fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 418 (A10-61)
  • Fonds
  • [19–]-2009

This collection pertains to the publication of The Poplarfield & District Millenium Album 1900-2000, written and compiled by Edward Ledohowski, initially published in 2001. The nine folders contain textual and photographic records, as well as digital content on 4 compact discs. The textual files contain drafts of text for the books, a descriptive index of the files of negatives, and a hardcover 2nd edition of the book. The photographic negatives comprise many of the images used for the book, and range in size from 35mm to 11.5cm x 7.5cm). The compact disks contain digital copies of photographs and captions, a digital copy of the book, and photographs of research material on Ukrainians in Canada from 1919.

Ledohowski, Edward

Ray Cormier fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 419 (A13-38)
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2006, predominant 1987-1997

This collection consists of video recordings of Cormier's work on Betacam videocassettes and VHS videocassettes, as well as one 8 mm film reel, and one 2 inch professional film reel. The collection reconstructs Ray Cormier's professional career and provides research material on marketing techniques and strategies, consumer and societal trends, and wedding and birthday rituals for the dates covered.

Cormier, Ray

David Punter fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 420
  • Fonds
  • 1964 - 2015

A2013-084 is divided into 9 series. They include brief to the Board of Trustees of the Winnipeg School Division No.1, correspondence, Manitoba Environmental Council, Canadian Biotechnology Advising Committee, Garrison Diversion, endangered species and spaces, forestry, East Side Lake Winnipeg, and research material.

A2014-129 consists of Prof. Punter’s correspondence while employed by the federal Department of Tourism & Rural Development (1964-69) and by the University of Manitoba (1969-2013). It also includes the correspondence of the Botany Department’s Community Service Extension program (1968-2005); materials concerning Prof Punter’s involvement in several University of Manitoba councils and committees (1968-2012); materials concerning the research of several graduate students (1978-1990s); as well as a few clippings, articles, reports and bulletins.

A2015-012 consists of three series: Punter as forensics expert, committees and organizations, and Canadian parks.

A2016-063 consists of 7 series. They include: articles; lectures, workshops and invited papers; Department of Botany; conferences; committee correspondence; research material; and 2 photographs and 60 slides

Punter, David

David Rabinovitch fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 421, TC 124 (A07-47, A13-110)
  • Fonds
  • 1927-2006

The first accession (TC 124, A07-47) contains 19 hours of 36 taped documentaries and interviews of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio shows by David Rabinovitch dating from May 1970 to May 1973. The lengths of each production varies from 15 minute segments to 30 and 60 minute documentary programs. The interviews deal with then-current cultural issues in Canada and the United States ranging from anti-war demonstrations, race relations, drugs, the French community in Manitoba, and many others. In addition to David Rabinovitch’s interviews the fonds also contains CBC archived radio programs from 1927, 1942, 1949 and 1953 on topics such as Canada’s Jubilee, Road to Dominion, Davidson Dunton, and Hear Canada Grow, respectively.

The second accession (MSS 421, A13-110) contains research materials, transcripts, correspondence, photographs, and notes regarding documentaries and other projects Rabinovitch produced. Additionally this accession contains audio reels, U-matic tapes, film reels, Betacam tapes, and VHS tapes relating to projects Rabinovitch wrote, directed, or produced. Notably, there is comprehensive documentation and corresponding film materials for "Hard Times" a documentary series Rabinovitch produced for the CBC.

Rabinovitch, David

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