The collection contains records pertaining to early life in the Brandon area (c.1890-1950). The majority of records are from local businesses in Brandon. Records pertaining to local businesses include receipt books, price booklets, advertisements, invoices, order forms, business cards, a ledger book, rent records, and patent certificates. There are two reports on the Rural Municipality of Daly: "List of Electors" and "Auditor's Report." There is also a small number of household items--among them, a Gaelic Bible, a book of religious stories, a sewing book, a songbook, and vehicle registration cards. Also in the collection are 11 photographs of Brandon-area businesses, residents, and events.
Scope and Content: The collection consists of material collected by Martin Kavanagh pertaining to the history of Manitoba. The majority of the textual documents are newspaper clippings from local newspapers. From where he obtained the photographs is unknown. The content of the fond pertains to the city of Brandon’s early history. The fond contains newspaper clippings about the city’s prominent members, clubs, events, schools, and businesses. It contains photographs of prominent building such as hotels, and other important businesses. The photographs document many areas of life in early Brandon including businesses, industry, agriculture, transportation, and education.
The collection contains photographic material relating to the family of Laura and Robert Baird Murray and to the farming community of Lyleton, Manitoba. Material includes photographs of R.B. Murray's reaper, the Copley Anglican Church, the J.F. Clark Family, a Cockshutt combine, and a photographic postcard sent to Mrs. Murray from an unidentified family.
The fonds consists of records depicting the career of University of Winnipeg economist and professor Dr. Wilson B. Brown. The 2008 accession includes the Final Report of the University of Winnipeg Fund-Raising Campaign Planning Advisory Group, appendices, and other related materials including memos, contact lists and drafts. The 2022 accession includes correspondence, articles, essays, committee records, class materials, personal records, and a copy of the book "An Economist Writes Poetry" (10 illustrations, 51 poems).
The fonds consists of textual and electronic records pertaining to the publication of the University of Winnipeg-produced literary journal juice. Records include: manuscript drafts, publication layouts and prints, financial quotes, promotional material (including posters), donation requests, administrative records, letters of support, newspaper clippings, rejection letters, and related correspondence. The fonds also includes copies of other literary journals in Winnipeg such as Mindscape from The Collegiate at the University of Winnipeg, the Writer’s Collectives’ Collective Consciousness, and the University of Winnipeg English Students' Association's The Undergrad. The computer diskettes and CDs include writer submissions, publishing master copies from a variety of years, and copies of Urban Slices (a limited edition spoken word collection).
The fonds contains a scrapbook of Helen McGavin's time as a student at United College from 1941-1944. It contains items pertaining to Helen’s academic achievements and social life. Items in the scrapbook include newspaper clippings about events on campus and classmates, including photos; invitations, programs, and pamphlets from school and social events; personal telegrams and letters; and class registration documents. It also includes small objects such as a pencil, candle, and key, as well as dried flowers. Her scrapbook makes for an interesting time capsule, while her enthusiasm and willingness to participate in whatever she could established a lifelong pattern.