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Sam Waller Museum Sous-fonds
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Moving Image collection

This collection consists of 23 VHS tapes, 6 DVDs, 1 betacam videocassette, 1 Hi 8 (8mm camcorder) tape, 6 ½” open reel videos, and 1 16mm film reel that have been donated by community members or acquired by curatorial staff. For further details of the collection please refer to the finding aid inventory.

Ed Johanson collection

The Ed Johanson collection consists of a word processed document by Ed Johanson and Jim Atkins regarding the electrical history in The Pas from 1900 – 1963, and data regarding Rev. E. Eves, including photocopies created 1991, of articles on the death of Rev. Edward Eves, Minutes of the Manitoba and North-West Methodist Conference, pages from Ministers and Probationers, photographs of Rev. Eves tombstone, Rev. Eves biography by his daughter Viola (Eves) Bacon, etc. The data was collected to designate the gravesite sporting Rev. Eves’s tombstone (with questionable dates) as a historic site, to protect it during Manitoba Hydro dam construction in the area.

Johanson, Ed

Vaughn Wadelius collection

The collection consists of class lists (1946 – 1951), an incomplete report card, Manitoba Department of Education requisition form for the library, schedules for detention room, playground and hall duties, a letter to parents of students regarding departmental exams, a floppy disk and CD copy of The Pas School District and Kelsey School Division Alpha list of Teachers (1928 – 1960), letter from The Pas Winter Carnival requesting donations, letter from The Pas Winter Carnival announcing the first Carnival Queen and Court contest, letter of thanks for a donation, seven Grade XI examinations booklets that were Erik Wadelius’ (June 1931), several event programmes saved by Vaughn Wadelius when he was the principal of the schools, including the programmes for the official opening of Mary Duncan Elementary School (1973) and the ‘Official opening of New Addition Kelsey Elementary School’ (1972), a programme booklet for the 1949 The Pas Musical Festival (saved by Olive Wadelius), as well as the Faculty Handbook for Mary Duncan Elementary School 1984-1985 which Wadelius himself primarily compiled as principal.

Wadelius, Vaughn

Robert Nero fonds

The fonds consists of letters typed and hand written to Dr. Nero re: owl and other bird species Mr. Waller has seen in Northern Manitoba and Ontario, and a poem written by Dr. Nero, “Deserted Campfires”.

Nero, Robert

Community Oral Histories collection

The Community Oral Histories collection is an artificially created collection of oral histories of The Pas and area community members, which were not conducted by or associated with the Sam Waller Museum. The collection consists of nineteen audio tapes of interviews with members of the community and summary transcripts of the interviews, as well as other audio records. Oral history interviews include Jack Walker, May Bridle, Hector Pocock, Phil Reader, Alec Russell, Ford McMillan, Syd Allen, Burt Hutton, Blake McKay, Bella Cochrane, Florence Gudgeon, Geoff Smith, Phyllis Chartrand, Tom Lamb, and Ed Johanson. Other audio recordings include The 3 Dee’s and the Trappers’ Festival 1965.

John A. Nelson collection

The collection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings, one mounted on cardboard titled “Hero of ‘Flying Family’ Gets Home for Reunion”, a newspaper clipping from 1999 of Ernest O. St. Godard’s obituary, “Record Setters” about St. Godard’s victories as a dog-sled racer, a copy of ‘Margaret Barbour Anniversary Newsletter’ (17 May 1964), a two-page poem called “The Sense/Cents of a Dollar”, a Royal Canadian Legion programme for the dedication of the War Memorial in The Pas (25 May 1996), and the Opaquia Times (29 May 1996).

Nelson, John A.

Ted Tadda collection

The Ted Tadda collection consists of some correspondence from the Department of External Affairs regarding the usage of photographs used in a newspaper and a letter from the Prince Albert Citizen Centennial Committee, and two articles, “A short biographical sketch of the late Edward Field, written by request for the ‘Sheho Standard.’” and “A Brief History of the Town now known as The Pas, Manitoba”. The collection also includes a World War II scrapbook that belonged to Ted Tadda, which contains many full-page newspaper articles as well as small clippings, membership cards, postcards, manuals, application forms, cartoons, propaganda, occupation money, Red Cross pamphlets, letters from Great West Life and Canadian National Rail, and various instructions on how to be frugal and support the war effort.

Tadda, Ted

The Pas Postal Directory collection

The Pas Postal Directory collection consists of the postal directories arranged by profession and/or occupation code numbers, business box numbers, P.O. Box numbers, and general delivery. The first mail deliveries began in 1856 courtesy of the Hudson Bay Company store. The first separate post office was located next door to the HBC store. After the Town of The Pas’ incorporation in 1912, the first appointed Post Master was R. H. Bagshaw. The current Post Office at 161 Fischer Avenue was constructed in 1932 by the Federal Government to house the Post Office, Customs Office and RCMP. The building now houses the Post Office and government offices.

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