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Neil Kalman Besner fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 211
  • Fonds
  • 1972-2014, predominant 1991-2006

The 2005-2010 accessions of the fonds are divided into eleven series: curriculum vitae, published articles, notes and correspondence for the translation of Rare and Commonplace Flowers, correspondence regarding Uncommon Wealth, correspondence and contributors' submissions to the Carol Shields issue of Prairie Fire and to Carol Shields: The Arts of a Writing Life, reading scripts for unpublished lectures and addresses, an unpublished short story and unpublished novel, a file marked "miscellaneous" by donor that contains cards, certificates, poems and some correspondence, letters to donor from writers and critics, two colour photographs, and copies of books written or edited by the donor.

The 2014 accession (A14-71) is divided into nine series consisting of clippings, correspondence, speeches, professional writing, published works and photographs.

Besner, Neil Kalman

Alexander Baran fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 221
  • Fonds
  • 1618-2004

The 2005 accession consists of biographical information, correspondence, research material from the Vatican, Viennese, Czech, and Hungarian Archives (photocopies), research material on Carpatho-Ukraine (Subcarpathia) region, material on his courses at the University of Manitoba, and UVAN (Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences) documentation. The tape collection consists of 8 audio-cassettes featuring recordings of Andrej Sakharov's visit to Winnipeg on February 17, 1989, audio recordings of Ukrainian-Canadian Conferences and Ukrainian visitors to Winnipeg. The 2008 accession consists of Reverend Baran's identification documents, education documents, travel documents, material on his awards and honors, his father's (Viktor Baran) diary, and a photograph collection consisting of 208 photographs depicting his childhood and 50 years of priesthood. Also included is a CD containing digital reproductions of items in the fonds.

Baran, Alexander

Hilda Morrish fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 226, PC 211 (A.05-99)
  • Fonds
  • 1944-1946

The fonds consists of two series: textual records and photographs. The textual records series is comprised of two letters mounted on cardboard and signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, photocopies of two maps of England and Germany, a four-part typewritten memoir of the donor's war-time experiences, and a partial list providing captions for the photographic series. The photographic series is comprised of 39 monochrome photographs (each 16.5 x 23 cm) taken and printed by the donor. Each photograph is mounted on 29 x 36 cm card-stock on which brief captions have been written in pencil.

Morrish, Hilda

Frances O'Connell fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 227 (A.04-166)
  • Fonds
  • 1902-1910

The fonds contains one album with colour pictures and advertisements, newspaper clippings, black and white photographs, wedding invitations, and hand copied poetry. Subjects documented in the album include the British monarchy, prayers and poetry, memorials and social notices, Christmas, and puzzles

O'Connell, Frances

G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 242
  • Fonds
  • 1898-2007

The fonds consists of G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton's articles, publications and correspondence about the G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton Scholarship.

Barrett-Hamilton, Gerald Edwin Hamilton

David Bergen fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 257
  • Fonds
  • 1984-2008

The first accession (A.00-41) has been arranged into 4 series. They include biographical materials, manuscripts, reviews, and correspondence. The 2008 accession (A.08-79) has also been arranged into four series: prewriting and notes, drafts and manuscripts, newspaper clippings and reviews, as well as photographs and videocassettes. Included are notes, pre-writing, and drafts of Bergen's most recent works including The Retreat, The Time In Between, and The Case of Lena S. The fonds also contains correspondence, newspaper reviews of Bergen's novels, as well as photographs from the Giller Prize ceremony, among other records.

Bergen, David

Clay Gilson fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 259
  • Fonds
  • 1951-2000

The fonds has been arranged into eight series. They are manuscripts, articles, speeches and papers presented, Western Grain Transportation Task Force, academic material, research material, photographs, and tape collection. 4 photographs and 338 slides comprise the photograph collection. The tape collection consists of 4 audio-cassettes.

Gilson, J. C.

Nick Ternette fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 26, PC 316 (A79-23, A92-16, A09-90, A12-137, A13-108)
  • Fonds
  • 1952 - 2012

The first two accessions (A79-23, A92-16) contain limited correspondence, political action papers, briefs, complaints, convention proceedings, promotional and conference literature, scrapbooks, news-clippings, and resource files concerning Winnipeg city core activities and radical, left-wing politics of the 1970s and 1980s.

Accessions A09-90 and A12-137 consist of 22 series. They include: biographical information and awards; education; Calgary Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board; employment; City Magazine; articles and letters to the editor; committees and organizations; CSIS; May Day; protests, marches and demonstrations; conferences; political campaigns; Manitoba Green Party; New Democratic Party; broadcasting; Winnipeg politics; social events; correspondence; research news-clippings; other research material; restricted material; and photographs.

A13-108 comprises the Shirley Kowalchuk sous-fonds and is made up of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, two publications with features on Nick Ternette, an advocacy manual from Legal Aid Manitoba, and an essay by Shirley Kowalchuk regarding this group of records.

Ternette, Nick

Leonard A. Bateman fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 267
  • Fonds
  • 1910-2003

The fonds is divided into thirteen series: L.A. Bateman's correspondence, notes & meetings attended, reports and presentations by L.A. Bateman and related research materials, material related to L.A. Bateman's involvement in the International Council on Large Electrical Systems (C.I.G.R.E.), L.A. Bateman's biography and material related to charges laid by the Association of Professional Engineers of Manitoba, Debates & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Standing Committee on Public Utilities and the Act to Amend the Manitoba Hydro Act, material related to L.A. Bateman's appearance before the Tritschler Commission of Inquiry, Manitoba Hydro publications, reports and other material, Churchill River Diversion project, Lake Winnipeg Regulation, Nelson River D.C. Transmission Project and Northern Flood Agreement, other Manitoba Hydro material, material transferred from L.A. Bateman's binders, consulting work, overseas work, notes & other material, and photographs and maps. The second accrual is divided into two series: Professional Notes recorded by E. V. Caton and L.A. Bateman’s photographs and lantern slides.

Bateman, Leonard Arthur

Agricore United fonds

  • CA UMASC MSS 268
  • Fonds
  • 1900 - 2007

The 2003 accession (A03- 04) consists of six ledger books used by United Grain Growers (UGG) in the management of their property in the three Prairie Provinces. The ledgers are organized by province and locations are organized alphabetically. Entries focus on the payment of mortgages and the cost of repairs and improvements.

The first 2007 and 2008 accessions (A07-46, A08-22, and A08.72) consist of a small manuscript collection (MSS 268) containing a UGG operation manual for elevator managers, operating manuals for various grain elevator machinery, blueprints, and material relating to shares, allotments, dividends, bonds, and ledgers. The large photo collection (PC 226) contains photographs, slides, and slide scans of nearly every Agricore/UGG elevator site throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, six VHS video cassettes of the United Grain Growers Video Magazine, and five sheets of grower and producer lists. In total, the photograph collection consists of 1773 blueprint slides, 8758 slides, 1250 photographs, 59 CDs featuring slide shows, and the six aforementioned video cassettes. The map collection (MC 25) holds various blueprints of grain elevators and their components. In total, the map collection consists of 351 blueprints.

The second 2007 accession (A07-68) contains publications and financial records of the United Grain Growers Ltd., as well as some annual reports of Public Press Ltd., a subsidiary of U.G.G.

The second 2008 accession (A08-155) consists of U.G.G. minutes and correspondence from the years 1918-1952.

The first 2009 accession (A09-51) consists of material collected by the United Grain Growers library. Following the 2001 merger of UGG and Agricore, the library was donated, along with other archival material, to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. The collection has been divided into series and sub-series, and includes records related to acts, by-laws, and amendments (of federal, international, and private bodies) and records about UGG personnel. It includes various publications (including those of the UGG, the federal government, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Manitoba Pool Elevators, and the Canadian Wheat Board).

The A09-51 accession also includes records relating to various commissions and inquiries, including the Royal Commission on Railway Transportation in Canada and the Royal Commission on Transportation, as well as various submissions of the UGG to different commissions and inquiries. The collection contains bound copies of UGG annual reports and UGG News; various reports and submissions by the UGG and by other private and government bodies; and a large series of records related to transportation, including records related to the Western Grain Transportation Act, the Crow Benefit (Crow's Nest Agreement), the Producer Payment Panel, and the Gilson Report.
Finally, the A.09-51 collection includes 1546 slides, 676 photographs, 31 sheets of negatives, 10 VHS tapes, 19 audio cassette tapes, 1 DVD, and 2 CDs, most of which document the activities (including annual meetings) of United Grain Growers Ltd.

The second 2009 accession (A09-58) consists of memoranda, correspondence, and other materials relating to the election, estate shares, charter, and by-laws of the United Grain Growers Board of Directors; correspondence and materials relating to various UGG-related monographs and publications (including "T.A. Crerar: A Political Life" by J.E. Rea, and "The First Fifty Years" and "I Was There" by R.D. Colquette, UGG News, and UGG Annual Catalogs); reports and memoranda relating to contracts with the Canadian Wheat Board; transcripts, minutes, delegate reports, and resolutions of annual meetings; materials relating to UGG work with liaison organizations and organizations in support of co-operative initiatives; contracts and by-laws relating to UGG subsidiaries, including United Feeds Ltd., Public Press Ltd., and Grain Growers Export Co. Ltd.; publications and correspondence relating to UGG 50th, 75th, and 80th anniversaries; stock certificates and shareholder cards; newspaper clippings; and financial ledgers.

The A09-58 accession also contains a slide collection showcasing photos of various grain elevators, terminals, and technology, as well as historic photos related to agriculture and farm cooperatives.
Finally, the A.09-58 accession features five audio recordings of UGG radio shows and promotional material.

The 2011 accession (A11-57) consists of a UGG financial ledger from the years 1919 to 1935.

The 2012 accession (A12-101) consists of a few textual records, and photographs of grain elevators in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

The 2013 (A13-53) accession donated by Viterra consists of a large manuscript collection dominated mainly by U.G.G records. These include annual members meetings, news releases, press clippings, and bound copies of transcripts; U.G.G local annual meeting reports as well as correspondence within local town boards; Agricore United annual members meetings, spring update newsletters, and resolutions committees; Agricore United advisory group reports, cards/plaques and local board grants; material relating to U.G.G. local boards including meetings, grants, expenses, local board handbooks, local board histories and changes to or re-organization of local boards. A small portion of the collection is made up of Agricore Cooperative meetings, delegate newsletters/updates, district advisory committees and communications; files dedicated to the U.G.G/Agricore Cooperative merger are included; and lastly, various U.G.G research materials such as credit vouchers, U.G.G news, grain publications, share dividends, U.G.G acts, by-laws and charters, resolutions and station header file listings. In total, the photograph collection consists of 24 slides, 24 VHS cassettes, 11 digital camcorder tapes, 4 DVCAM tapes, and 8 DVDs. The TC collection is made up of 73 audio cassettes. The map collection includes 5 maps, consisting of U.G.G operating elevator points and prairie grain handling sites as well as Agricore United grain and CPS facilities. Lastly, the EL collection inludes a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool data cartridge, Agricore United floppy disk and 10 CD's.

Agricore United

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