Herbert Berry was a Professor of English and Associate in Drama at the University of Saskatchewan. He joined the University in 1967 as a tenured professor, having previously taught at the University of Western Ontario and several American universities. Berry received his BA from Furman University in 1947; his MA from the University of Nebraska in 194; and his PhD from the University of Nebraska in 1953. He specialized in the literature of the English Renaissance and particularly, the history of the Elizabethan stage. His publications include The Boar's Head Playhouse; The First Public Playhouse : the Theatre in Shoreditch, 1576-1598; and Shakespeare's Playhouses. When he retired in 1989 he was named Professor Emeritus. He died on 11 March 2006 at age 83. The 2006 edition of the journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England was dedicated in his memory (along with one other scholar), and this edition included a posthumous article by Berry.

Luise Hedwig Herzberg, nee Oettinger, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on 22 November 1906. She attended the Civic High School for Girls in Nuremburg, graduating in 1925; and may have taken a year off (possibly with relatives in Texas) prior to beginning university in 1926. She studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Munich prior to attending the University of Göttingen. She took one year of study at the University of Texas (Austin) prior to returning to Göttingen, where she met her future husband, Gerhard Herzberg. They married in Nuremburg on 30 December 1929. She joined Gerhard in his laboratory in Bristol, England, where she began her PhD research on the spectrum and structure of beryllium oxide (BeO). She continued her studies in Darmstadt, when the couple returned to Germany in November 1930. For various reasons, her PhD examination was conducted through the University of Frankfurt; Luise received her doctorate on 29 May 1933. She was quite possibly the last Jew to receive a PhD from Frankfurt before the war; the Nazis had come to power that January. The Herzbergs left Germany in 1935, and Gerhard accepted a position at the University of Saskatchewan. Despite the birth of their two children and the majority of her time taking care of their household, Luise was able to continue with some scientific work (although not as a faculty member). In 1945 Gerhard accepted a position with the University of Chicago (at their observatory in Wisconsin); Luise was a “volunteer research associate.” In 1948, the family moved to Ottawa, where Gerhard had accepted a position with the National Research Council. Once again, Luise served as a “volunteer research associate.” By 1952 she had a summer position with the Dominion Observatory; in 1958 this became a full-time position. The final twelve years of her working career (beginning in 1959) were spent at the Radio Physics Laboratory at Shirley Bay. Luise died in Ottawa on 3 June 1971, just prior to her planned retirement and five months before her husband, Gerhard, was awarded the Nobel Prize. Their son Paul noted that not only had “Gerhard ... won the Nobel Prize with Luise’s constant support,” two of Luise’s colleagues independently suggested that “given the opportunity, Luise might have exceeded Gerhard’s accomplishments and may also have won a Nobel Prize. Such is the high esteem in which Luise was held.”

Born in London, England on March 26, 1894, Robert Hurley trained as an apprentice printer-compositor before serving in the Suffolk Regiment (1917-1920). In 1923, Hurley immigrated to Canada and moved to Saskatoon in 1930. Finding himself unemployed at the age of forty during the Depression, Hurley began to paint with berry juices and a toothbrush. Largely self-taught with only a few classes from Ernest Lindner, he quickly became well known in Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada for his treatment of the prairie landscape. His first showing was at a 1935 exhibition with the Manitoba Society of Artists in Winnipeg. In Saskatoon, he worked as a plant technician with the Dominion Plant Pathology Laboratory on the University of Saskatchewan campus alongside Dr. Ralph C. Russell. Hurley and Russell made many field excursions across the prairies. Hurley remained in Saskatchewan until 1963 when he retired to Victoria, British Columbia. He lived in Victoria until his death in 1980.

Kenneth A.H. Buckley was born in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan. He attended public school in Watrous and Saskatoon, and earned his B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan in 1942. Following graduation he joined the Canadian Air Force where he served for a short period before being discharged for medical reasons. He returned to his studies and earned the M.A. degree from the University of Toronto in 1945 and a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1950.
Professor Buckley served as a consultant to all levels of government. Extensive work was undertaken for the City of Saskatoon; his advice was sought on local government problems and Dominion-Provincial financial relations by the Government of Saskatchewan; he undertook extensive work on the South Saskatchewan River Project -- a joint ventureof Federal and Provincial governments; he was frequently consulted by a variety of federal agencies.

Carol Morrell received her BA (1966) from the University of New Brunswick, and earned her MA from the University of Toronto (1968). Prior to returning to UNB to earn her PhD (1984), she worked in London, England, as an assistant editor for ARTbibliographies MODERN and was a free-lance journalist. She also served briefly as managing editor for Fiddlehead Poetry Books in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She taught part-time at UNB while completing her dissertation; and joined the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan in 1985, as assistant professor of English. She served as co-chair of the Dean of Arts and Science’s Special Committee on Women’s Studies (1989-1990) and was one of three members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Academic Affairs looking into Women’s Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Morrell retired from the University on 1 January 2008.

Don McGuire has been an advocate for the LGBTQ community in Regina, and nationally. As a practicing Catholic, McGuire has been particularly strong advocating within the Catholic church; and has also been active within Dignity Canada Dignité, “an organization of Gay Catholic men and women and other concerned people” providing a “positive communal ministry to gay people.”

E. Priest of Carnarvon, England was a teacher and governess until her marriage to Mr. Edward Jones, whereupon the couple immigrated to Canada, beginning their own homestead in Moosomin Saskatchewan. Her sister opened the first school in Moosomin.

Maiden name of Mary Hinde, who married Henry “Harry” Wake Hinde late in life. Harry was one of the owners of Valley Springs Ranch and managed the local community pasture, receiving a hundred year lease on a portion of the land in payment for his work during the Depression years. Prior to moving to Borden Saskatchewan, Mary was a Dean of Classical studies at the University of Toronto. She also served during the Second World War as a code breaker.

Henry Thomas Wake was born in Whittlebury, England in 1831. He was an antiquarian bookseller and later ran a school for the young members of the Society of Friends. He had eight children with his first wife, Lydia. His second marriage was to Hannah Sadler, also a widow with children (One of whom, Joseph Sadler Wake, was the donor’s grandfather). The Wakes were related to the Hindes through the marriage of daughter Martha “Pattie” Wake to Joseph Hinde. Martha Wake was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England in 1869.

Joseph Hinde’s daughter Winnifred married Merlin Chamness near West Branch, Iowa in 1920.

James Rodger Miller earned his BA (1966), MA (1967) and PhD (1972) from the University of Toronto. His PhD thesis, “The Impact of the Jesuits’ Estates Act on Canadian Politics, 1888-1891,” was under the supervision of D.G. Creighton. He joined the University of Saskatchewan in 1970 as assistant professor history, and by 1979 had been promoted to full professor. In 2001 he was appointed Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations. Dr. Miller is a nationally recognized historian and the author or editor of nine books and numerous articles in leading academic journals. Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens (1989), a history of Indian/white relations in Canada, was recognized as an 1993 outstanding North American book on the subject of human rights by the Gustavus Myers Centre for the study of Human Rights; Shingwauk's Vision, widely regarded as a seminal work on Native residential schools, was named the co-winner of the non-fiction category of the Saskatchewan Book Awards (1996) and winner of the J. W. Dafoe Prize for the book which best contributes to the understanding of Canada or its place in the world (1997). He was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, was awarded the University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher award, and received the SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement, that agency’s highest honour. His current research centres on reconciliation for residential school survivors, and education for Aboriginal youth.

Michael Millar, nicknamed “Bear” for his stature is a talented musician and was a long time member of the prairie band Humphrey and the Dumptrucks, popular in Western Canada throughout the seventies. He has played piano, bagpipes, bass, jug, and guitar, as well as performed vocals. Aside from his involvement with this musical group, Millar also spent some time working at the Saskatoon Food Bank, and maintained a continual involvement in Saskatchewan’s music scene, participating in the Saskatoon Musicians Association, supporting the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and serving on the Status of the Artist committee.

Charles Dobie is from Ontario. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy and worked for the Toronto Star. He also worked as a photographer for Guerilla, an underground alternative newspaper based in Toronto. Charles Dobie and his partner, Peter Zorzi, were two of the founders of the Body Politic and were involved with the Toronto Area Gays organization. For more information on Dobie and Zorzi visit http://onthebookshelves.com/qcmenu.htm.

Allan Benjamin Gonor (Avram Ben Mordechai) was born on 20 May 1923 in Zvenigordka, Russia and emigrated to Canada with his parents, Marcus (Max) and Fanny (née Sraer or Shrier) in 1924. They settled in Winnipeg, where his younger sister, Esther, was born. Gonor served with the RCAF from 1942-1945 as a member of the Pathfinder squadron, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. At least two family members are believed to have died during the war, and the existence of one cousin, Avraham (Abrasha) Sharir, was unknown to Gonor until following the war. Gonor married Ruth Brook in 1949, and they adopted three children: Saul, David and Lisa. Gonor earned his medical degree at the University of Manitoba in 1952, and interned at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, in 1952-1953. He and Ruth moved to North Battleford, where he established the North Battleford Medical Clinic. Gonor actively encouraged Cree painter Allen Sapp, a lifelong friend; Gonor and his brother-in-law, Bill Baker, worked extensively and successfully to help promote Sapp’s work to a national and international audience. As a physician, Gonor travelled extensively in the Canadian north and internationally. He developed an interest in Inuit sculpture; and the art and crafts of indigenous cultures generally. He and Ruth established a significant art collection and shared generously their interest in art and their experiences of other communities. Gonor died suddenly while on holiday in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 14 November 1985.