This fonds consists of records related to the University of Winnipeg’s sports teams in men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, the Wesmen; as well as the University of Winnipeg’s Athletic Department, facilities, and staff. Many of the records were generated by the University of Winnipeg, documenting its seasonal teams and games or invitational tournaments – photographs, programs, posters, booklets, brochures, media reports, correspondence, and video recordings. Other similar records were generated by the sports governing bodies, such as U Sports (previously Canadian Interuniversity Sport Association or Canadian Interuniversity Sport). The Athletic Department also collected newspaper or magazine articles related to the Wesmen or the University of Winnipeg from a variety of publications. The records are divided into eight series. The first is comprised of those newspaper clippings. The second relates to the Wesmen Classic, the iconic annual invitational tournament held in Winnipeg with teams from across Canada. The third relates to the annual activities of the Wesmen and the Athletic Department: primarily the seasonal teams and games through sports governing bodies, but including other invitational tournaments and the Athletic Department’s staff and facilities. The fourth series relates to the planning and execution of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport basketball championships, which were hosted by the University of Winnipeg in 2004 and 2005. The fifth series is comprised of a variety of photographs. The sixth series is comprised of posters produced by the University for its annual Wesmen teams and tournaments. The seventh series contains several video recordings of Wesmen games or interviews with Wesmen players and staff. Finally, the eighth series contains several miscellaneous objects related to the Wesmen or the University’s athletic history.
The series consists of minutes, correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the activities of local, and provincial organizations in which Stephen A. Magnacca was actively involved. The series is divided up into the following subseries. 2.1 Provincial Exhibition 2.2 Brandon Art Club & Brandon Allied Arts Centre 2.3 Brandon Museum Inc. 2.4 Brandon Area Foundation 2.5 Brandon Chamber Orchestra 2.6 Brandon Area Agricultural Development Association 2.7 Brandon Zoological Board 2.8 Brandon Chamber of Commerce 2.9 Brandon University 2.10 Save the Prince Edward Hotel Group 2.11 Manitoba Real Estate Association 2.12 Wheat City Arena Management Board 2.13 Brandon Curling Association - Canadian Brier 2.14 Brandon Kinsmen Club 2.15 Brandon Golf & Country Club 2.16 West End Community Centre 2.17 Indian-Metis Friendship Centre 2.18 Brandon Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 2.19 Kiwanis Club of Brandon 2.20 Associated Commercial Travellers
This file contains correspondence to Mayor Magnacca related to the 1963 Canadian Brier. It also contains minutes from the Brandon Curling Association related to the Brier.
The fonds consists of minutes, reports, correspondence and financial documents related to the Brandon Wheat Kings 1936-37 Hockey Club. The fonds is divided into the following series:
The series includes 11 ice hockey programs which almost exclusively chronicle the home games of the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1946-1951 and one program related to the Brandon Elks hockey team from 1947.
Fonds contains one hockey goaltender stick used by Art Puttee while goalie for the Canadian hockey team (the University of Manitoba Grads) that won the 1931 World Championships in Krynica, Poland. Handwritten on one side of the handle is the text, "Winners of Turnbull Cup (Manitoba Champ), Abbott Cup (Western Canada Champ), Ross Robertson Memorial Cup (Canadian Champ). Played 21 games, won 17, tied 3, lost 1." On the outer edge of the handle is the text, "Total goals - for 113 - against 36." Other side of the handle has Art Puttee's signature. Signatures of other players are partially visiable across other parts of the stick; legible names include Doupe, Murdoch, and Chapman.