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Canadian-American Conference fonds

  • CA UWA 02.004
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1971

Fonds consists of reports of the annual conferences, bibliographies of readings for meetings, membership lists, newsclippings from student newspapers, correspondence, and photographs.

Canadian-American Conference

William Creighton Graham and Herbert Gordon May Papers

  • CA UWA IN-3; 88-29
  • Fonds
  • 1931 - 1949

The papers have been arranged into two series. The first series consists of a draft and a press galley copy of Graham and May's co-authored book Culture and Conscience: An Archeological Study of the New Religious Past in Ancient Palestine, which was published in 1936. The second series consists of a brief biography of Graham, newspaper clippings about Graham and, primarily, his career as Principal for United College, and reports and addresses written by Graham on the topic of religion.

Graham, William Creighton

Genevieve Johns Papers

  • CA UWA IN-4
  • Fonds
  • 1931 - 1935

The papers consist of one series, her scrapbook, which contains newspaper clippings about Johns, photographs and awards won by Johns collected from 1931 to 1935.

Johns, Genevieve

John M. King Papers

  • CA UWA IN-6
  • Fonds
  • 1883 - 1899

John M. King was a Presbyterian theologian, educator and administrator. He was born in Scotland in 1829, and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1863 as a home missionary. From 1883 until his death in 1899, King served as the principal of Manitoba College and the minister of St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His papers are arranged into two series, his biography and correspondence. King’s biography consists of the Manitoba College Journal published in March 1899 upon his death, which contains a collection of biographies of different aspects of his life written by several different individuals. The second series consists of correspondence written and received by King from 1883 to 1899, which primarily concerns Manitoba College and his work as principal.

King, John M. (John Mark)

George Brockwell King Papers

  • CA UWA IN-5
  • Fonds
  • 1934, 1937-1944

The papers consist of correspondence related to King’s work as Dean of theology at United College and are arranged into 5 series. The first series consists of general administrative correspondence from 1938 to 1944, and includes outgoing correspondence arranged chronologically, and incoming correspondence arranged alphabetically. The content of the correspondence varies, but includes scholarship information, discussion on course requirements, organizing summer school, committee works, information about missionary work from the United Church of Canada, the Student Christian Movement, and correspondence from other colleges, universities and seminaries. The majority of correspondence was received from the United Church and is related to education and missionary work. The second series consists of incoming correspondence related to students from 1938-1944 and is arranged alphabetically. The correspondence was predominately sent to King from the United Church and colleges and universities across North America. It predominately concerns the welfare and degree requirements of students and prospective students. The third series includes outgoing correspondence concerning students from 1937 to 1944 and is arranged chronologically. Often the correspondence was sent directly to students, and discussed admittance, scholarships, grades and the Second World War. The fourth series contains a myriad of incoming and outgoing correspondence roughly arranged into faculty, business and personal from 1939 to 1944. The correspondence largely relates to King’s work as Dean of theology and the administration of the department. The fifth series contains miscellaneous correspondence and also relates directly to King’s administrative and academic work as Dean.

King, George Brockwell

H.E. Duckworth Papers

  • CA UWA IN-13; 88-1
  • Fonds
  • 1945 - 1971

Henry Edmison Duckworth was an internationally renowned physicist, university administrator and physics professor. Duckworth was known for his groundbreaking study of atomic masses, as well as his discovery of platinum (the last stable isotope), and his authorship of the first definitive English language text on mass spectroscopy. Born in Brandon, Manitoba in 1915, he graduated from Wesley College in Winnipeg in 1935. He also graduated from the University of Manitoba, and the University of Chicago, where he received his PhD in Physics in 1942. In 1942 to 1945, Duckworth worked on defense research with the National Research Council of Canada, an organization that he continued to be heavily involved with after the war. Following the war, Duckworth briefly worked as an assistant professor of physics at the University of Manitoba, before becoming an associate professor at Wesleyan University in Connecticut where he worked from 1946 until 1951. From 1951 until 1965, Duckworth served as a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and became chair of its physics department in 1956. Duckworth was actively involved with numerous scientific research organizations, including the Canadian Association of Physicists, and he worked as the editor of the Canadian Journal of Physics. In 1965, Duckworth returned to the University of Manitoba as its Vice-President (Academic). From 1971 to 1981, Duckworth served as the President of the University of Winnipeg, before retiring and becoming a Professor Emeritus. From 1986 to 1992, he was the Chancellor of the University of Manitoba. He passed away in Winnipeg in 2008.

The papers are almost exclusively related to Duckworth’s work as a physicist. They are arranged into three series, including published works; professional correspondence and related documents; and physics notes, diagrams and secondary research sources. Series 1 contains drafts and published journal articles written by Duckworth from 1969 to 1971. The articles cover a range of physics related topics, including atomic mass, neutron separation, etc.

Series 2 contains eight sub-series, which includes correspondence and documents related to national scientific organizations 1970-1971; miscellaneous correspondence 1968-1971; correspondence and documents related to professional associations in Canada 1945, 1952-1964; correspondence with professional affiliations at American universities 1946-1950, 1955, 1960; correspondence with professional affiliations in Canada 1962-1965; correspondence related to Duckworth’s biography 1947-1950; miscellaneous correspondence while at Wesleyan University 1945-1952; and miscellaneous correspondence while at McMaster University 1952-1965.

Sub-series 1 contains executive meeting minutes and financial statements for the Royal Society of Canada, along with correspondence discussing a symposium and critics. It also contains correspondence with the National Research Council of Canada and its newsletters. As well as, research, policies, articles and correspondence related to the organization Manitoba Scientists to Combat Pollution. Sub-series 2 contains miscellaneous correspondence with a variety of scientific organizations, which primarily relate to his work as a physicist, and also included is a list of the past presidents of the Canadian Association of Physicists with a photograph from 1970. Sub-series 3 contains correspondence with the National Research Council of Canada, including discussion on the grant and scholarship program and Duckworth’s appointment. It also contains grant applications for the National Research Council, as well as, membership information, meeting minutes, and correspondence with the Canadian Association of Professional Physicists related to lecture tours and funding. Rounding out the sub-series is an article by L.E. Howlett about the future of physics in Canada, the report for A High Energy Laboratory for Canada 1957, and correspondence related to Physics in Canada. Sub-series 4 contains correspondence related to the Dempster-type mass spectrograph and the paper The Chemistry and Physics of Isotopes, which was presented at the Gordon Research Conferences. Sub-series 5 contains correspondence about the Chalk River meeting, A Proposal for the Cooperative Use of Major Facilities in Nuclear Science by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Canadian Universities, and published articles, drafts and correspondence related to the development of a national science policy in Canada. Sub-series 6 contains correspondence with Who’s Who in Canada, and with United College in Winnipeg. Sub-series 7 contains correspondence from his time at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and almost exclusively relates to his work as a physicist. It includes reports on the Dempster Double-Focusing Mass Spectrograph, as well as correspondence related to physics equipment and laboratories, physics research and the exchange of samples between many universities, government agencies and private laboratories, as well as job references. Sub-series 8 contains his correspondence while at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario including physics research and exchange of samples with universities, research laboratories, and American and Canadian government agencies, as well as job references, and business related to the physics department at McMaster.
The third series is largely undated, but some records are from the early 1950s. This series includes Duckworth’s classroom notes and exams, physics diagrams, and secondary research including published journal articles.

Duckworth, H. E. (Henry Edmison)

W. D. Valgardson fonds

  • CA UWA 01.007
  • Fonds
  • 1961 - 1999

Fonds reflects Valgardson’s career as a writer of fiction and non-fiction and a teacher of writing, and the records primarily illustrate his process of revising a work for publication and adaptation from one genre to another – from a short story to a radio play, for example. Most of the records are drafts, hand- or type-written, used for review and to make editing notes, accompanied by ancillary research or correspondence with publishers, reviewers, or the public. A portion of the records relate to his involvement in lecture series, workshops, and writing associations such as the Canadian Authors Association; and some records are comprised of articles, taken from newspapers and serials, and pamphlets, brochures, and bulletins, related to his own career, activities, and interests. Included in the fonds is a number of serial publications in which Valgardson’s writing was published, in some cases a piece not published elsewhere and for which no other record appears in the fonds. The records are arranged broadly by publication – the drafts of each piece and its accompanying material are contiguous, and the titles that went into an anthology are grouped together – but do not, on the whole, follow any particular chronological or categorical sequence. The fonds is arranged into boxes that reflect only spatial division, and files that reflect both item- and small series-level divisions.

W. D. Valgardson

Walter Swayze fonds

  • CA UWA 11.001
  • Fonds
  • 1879 - 2006

The fonds reflects Dr. Swayze’s long career as a writer and professor in the field of English literature, and an active contributor to academic associations and communities. Dr. Swayze studied and taught at several different institutions across Canada and USA; the records of these activities date from his undergraduate degree to well after his retirement as a professor. They include correspondence with colleagues, editors, and publishers; drafts of his papers, speeches, and articles, as well as published copies of some of his works; minutes and reports; research materials, including newspaper clippings and articles; some photographs; and ephemera from the various institutions with which he was affiliated. A large part of Dr. Swayze’s academic career was devoted to the study of the English poet, Sir William Watson. The fonds includes not only Dr. Swayze’s own research and writing on that topic, but also a quantity of original records and archival reproductions that he collected as part of his research dating from the late 19th and early 20th century. These materials mainly consist of Sir Watson’s correspondence, but include also poetry, music, photographs, and legal or financial documents.
The fonds is divided into five series that reflect different aspects of his research and career. The first series contains records related to Margaret Laurence, a colleague and personal friend of Dr. Swayze. The second, and largest, series is devoted to Sir William Watson, and contains Dr. Swayze’s research that began during his PhD in 1948 and continued throughout his academic career, as well as the materials from Sir Watson himself dating back to the late 19th century. The third series contains records from his professional career more generally: from his time as a student and a professor at several different institutions, and an active writer and member of professional organizations; it also contains some personal records and correspondence. The fourth series contains records generated during his tenure at United College and the University of Winnipeg that relate directly to that institution. The fifth and final series concerns the Crowe Affair, a controversial legal case at United College in which a professor was dismissed over a letter he wrote to a colleague; and also the Canadian Association of University Teachers that became involved in the dispute, of which Dr. Swayze was a formative member.

Swayze, Walter

Margaret Moore fonds

  • CA UWA 07.002
  • Fonds
  • 1928-1929

This fonds contains photographs of Margaret Moore and friends who attended Wesley College from 1928-1929.

Moore, Margaret

Winnipeg Press Club Collection

  • CA UWA 15.007
  • Collection
  • 1953, 1956-1960, 1963-1967

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.

Winnipeg Press Club

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