Series contains documents pertaining to Joseph Blyth Whitehead's and Ernest Christie Whitehead's careers with the Brandon Sun, 1910-1952; contains business correspondence as well as job orders as well as newspaper clippings and other ephemera created had organized with correspondence. Series is further divided into the following files:
The file contains personal condolence correspondence to Ernest C. Whitehead regarding the deaths of J.B. Whitehead (1865-1941) and Joseph Alexander Davidson (1925-1953) and condolence letters from Ernest Christie Whitehead to various individuals between 1941 to 1951. The file also contains newspaper obituaries containing further information about the Whitehead family. The file also contains a war-time map of Europe.
The series consists of documents pertaining to Ernest Christie Whitehead's connection to other newspapers as well as his association with print media organizations and associations; contains correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, contracts, and ephemera. The box also contains an envelope of cheque stubs and a blank cheque.
The series is further divided into the following files:
Western Publishing Co. Ltd. - Contracts - Equipment Purchases 1905-1948
Miscellaneous Sales Techniques
Miscellaneous Articles and Bulletins
Miscellaneous Newspaper Regulatory Information
Business - Legal
Carrier X-mas Cards
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association Correspondence - 1939-1954
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association Annual Reports - 1950-1952
The series contains personal correspondence collected throughout the life of Ernest Christie Whitehead; some newspaper clippings and official documents interspersed with letters.
The series is further divided into the following files:
1.Correspondence - Nesbit Farm & Oak Lake Farming & Ranching Association 1919-1940
Personal Correspondence (1919-1940)
Condolence Letters re: Joseph Blyth Whitehead et al. 1941-1953
The file contains records of contracts and equipment purchases between the Western Publishing Co. Ltd. and the Brandon Sun under the ownership and management of Joseph Blyth Whitehead between 1905 to 1927 and Ernest Christie Whitehead from 1933 to 1948.
The Fonds contains documents pertaining to the business and personal life of the Whitehead family including Joseph Blyth Whitehead, owner and managing editor of the Brandon Sun from 1903 to 1941; Ernest Christie Whitehead, owner and managing editor of the Brandon Sun from 1937-1961, and his son Joseph Alexander Whitehead (1925-1953). The Fonds contains textual records and photographs as well as ephemera. It also contains documents related the Brandon Sun as well as several other newspaper organizations and local clubs and committees. The Fonds are further divided into the following series: