Fonds consists of records generated by the University of Winnipeg, including its administration, teaching faculty, support staff, governing bodies, committees, internal departments, and student groups. Some of the records were generated in the same capacity by United College, Wesley College, Manitoba College, and the Collegiate, with continuity to the University of Winnipeg. The records include minutes and records of meetings; reports; correspondence; newspaper clippings; publications such as yearbooks, brochures, pamphlets, and posters; lectures, essays, and other compositions; and student records. The fonds is comprised of three separate record groups, namely UW (University of Winnipeg), AC (“All Colleges”), and CL (the Collegiate), which are arranged into a total of seventy-four series.

Fonds reflects some facets of Merasty’s career in activism, including AIDS advocacy and Indigenous issues; as well as her career in performance, as a drag queen and an actor. Includes photographs depicting gatherings and drag events, personal ephemera, publications, material from the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, and reviews and other material related to the two productions Merasty was involved in: the play Hectic and the film Stryker.

Fonds consists of images collected or produced by the Media Department and the University Relations Department (under its various appellations: please see Administrative History) that document the institutional life and history of the University of Winnipeg, United College, and Wesley College. This account includes the occupations and lifestyles of University faculty, staff, students, alumni, and guests, acting in formal and informal contexts; construction and external or internal architectural features of campus buildings; and the official and unofficial activities of various administrative and academic bodies within the University. The Media Department’s photographer Peter Tittenberger created many of the images during his employment, 1979-1995; outside photographers are credited as well. The images were used as documentation of these events and functions, as well as in various print and radio media publicizing and advertising the University to potential and current students, alumni, donors, and the public. The images encompass the years 1894-2002, the majority of which cover the latter half of the 20th century; the vast majority of the images were taken from the University of Winnipeg campus, with a small number from other locations in Winnipeg. They are organized broadly by the institutional function or body documented, or by the role of the people featured in the images: they form nine series, with a tenth comprised of images which could not be clearly enough identified to sort into other subjects. Approximately three quarters of the fonds are colour or black & white prints, with the other quarter as slides.

The fonds consists of photographs depicting student life at United College, primarily of students from the class of 1950. Scenes depicted include outdoor play in summer and winter, events such as student theatrical productions or Stunt Night, the cafeteria Tony’s, and events such as the Macalaster Conference, exams, or the United College float in Winnipeg’s 75th anniversary parade. Some of the images were published in the 1950 issue of Vox. The images are dated entirely within the years 1948-1950, mostly in 1950, and the majority were taken on the United College campus with a small number of other locations in Winnipeg. Most of the images are black & white photographic prints while a few are black & white negatives.

The fonds consists of personal photographs, with some enlarged professional prints, mostly from Ilo McHaffie's time as a student at Wesley College, 1916-1920. The images primarily depict campus life: sports, drama, dining, student residence, and fashion. Some images show McHaffie's friends and family at such occasions as graduation, wedding, military service, or travel. While most of the images are from Wesley Hall, Sparling Hall, 288 Broadway, or other Winnipeg locales, other identified locations include Penticton, BC; Regina, SK; Swan River, MB; French River, MB; and Ottawa, ON. The fonds is arranged into four series: enlarged prints and three albums, from which the photographs were removed and rehoused where possible.

The collection consists of eleven programs for a satirical show called "Beer and Skits", which was created by the Winnipeg Press Club (WPC) and the Sock and Buskin Club. The event started as the WPC "Smoker" in 1933-1934 and it adapted the name "Beer and Skits" on its program in 1945. The show provided an important social and professional bridge between newsmen, the judiciary and the constabulary. Nate Zimmerman, a theatre critic for the Winnipeg Tribune, set the rules for "Beer and Skits" which were no smut, no religion and no women. These rules remained in effect until 1983, the show's 50th anniversary, when women picketed the show which attracted national news coverage. When women were allowed to join the club in 1984, "Beer and Skits" went through some evolutionary changes.

"Beer and Skits" ended just shy of its 75th anniversary. However, cast and crew wanted to keep the show going and in 2008, the BS Comedy Players Incorporated, a non-profit group, continued the show. The Press Club claims that "Beer and Skits" still currently stands as North America's longest running revue.

Some of the content found in the collection may be considered offensive.

Contains correspondence, financial records, bills and accounts related to construction of Wesley Hall.

Contents document the dedication and opening of Wesley Building and the foundation of the College; consists of newspaper accounts of the event, documents that place the building and college within the Methodist Church tradition.

Records in this fonds were generated through the administration of United College, including its teaching faculty, governing bodies, committees, and fundraising drives. They include student records, financial records, minutes, and correspondence. Additionally, the fonds contains a group of reports, correspondence, and publications from the Crowe Affair, 1958-1959, documenting the dismissal of Professor Harry Crowe and the subsequent legal ramifications for professorial tenure and free speech across Canada. The fonds also contains records documenting the 1913-1914 joint administration between Manitoba and Wesley Colleges, at the time entitled the United Colleges, that served as a beginning of their administrative cooperation that led to their permanent 1938 merger. Fonds is arranged in twenty-one series.

Records in this fonds were generated through the administration of Wesley College, including its teaching faculty, governing bodies, committees, and student groups. They include student records, financial records, legal records, minutes, and correspondence. The fonds also contains records from the 1913-1914 joint administration between Manitoba and Wesley Colleges, at the time entitled the United Colleges, that served as a precedent for the permanent 1938 merger as United College. Fonds is arranged in twenty-six series.