Geoffrey Ursell was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1943. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Masters of Arts from the University of Manitoba in 1965 and 1966 respectively. His Ph.D. was earned from the University of London in 1973. He returned to the University of Manitoba as a Lecturer in English from 1971 to 1973. From there he went to the University of Regina as a Special Lecturer (1975-1978) and Special Assistant Professor in English (1980-81 and 1982-83). Ursell is a writer, composer, poet, and editor. He has earned many awards: the Clifford E. Lee Playwriting Award, Edmonton Critic's First Night Award, Performing Arts in Canada One-Act Play Competition, Persephone Theatre National Playwriting Competition Award and Books in Canada First Novel Award plus grants from Canada Council, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council Explorations Grant and many others. His professional activies are numerous: President, Thunder Creek Publishing Co.; Writer-in-Residence, Saskatoon Public Library and Winnipeg Public Library; Associate Director, 25th Street Theatre; member-at-large, Writer Director and Vice-President, Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA); President, Saskatchewan Writers' Guild; and member, Saskatchewan Sport Trust Cultural Steering Committee. He has had articles published in various publications such as: "Grain". "NeWest Review", "Quarry", "Western People", "Canadian Fiction Magazine", and "This Magazine".

Mandate:The purpose of the University Secretary's Office was to organize and arrange the meetings for the Board of Governors, the Senate, Council, and other administrative bodies. It was also responsible for organizing convovation. Predecessor and successor bodies:The University Secretary's Office began in 1979. Prior to 1979 the duties of the office were the responsibilities of the individuals holding the titles of College Secretary(1934-1975), Campus Secretary(1934-1975), and University Secretary(1976-1979). In 1994 the University Secretary's Office was absorbed into the President's Office. Administrative relationships:The Campus Secretary in 1964 to 1972 was Mr. W.C.Blight. He was directly accountable to Dr. W.A.Riddell, the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus from 1964 to 1969. Mr. D.T.Lowery became the Campus Secretary in 1973. Mr. Blight and Mr. Lowery were directly accountable to the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus Principal, Dr. J.H.Archer from 1969 to 1973. The University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus became the University of Regina in 1974. Mr. D.T. Lowery became the University Secretary, and was directly accountable to the University President, Dr. Archer until Dr. Archer's retirement in 1976. Mr. D.T. Lowery continued as the University Secretary until 1985. He was directly accountable to the University of Regina President, Dr. L.I.Barber. Administrative structures:From 1964 to 1973, the Campus Secretary's Office was comprised of Campus Secretary, office secretary, and one administrative assistant to the campus secretary.From 1974 to 1979, the University Secretary's Office comprised of University Secretary,two office secretaries, and two administrative assistants. From 1980 to 1983 the University Secretary's Office was comprised of the University Secretary, an assistant to the Secretary, two office secretary's, and a staff assistant. Minutes and agendas from the Board of Governors,various committees and faculties were removed and interfiled into the master set within Publications. Other accessions in the University Secretary's Office Fonds are: 78-5, 87-50, 88-4, 89-35, 91-58, 91-59, 94-36, 95-8.

Fenton Russell Vance received a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1941. He was a serious photographer for many years and accumulated a library of nearly 500 slides of Saskatchewan wildflowers. He was the main photographer for the book 'Wildflowers Across the Prairies', (Western Producer Prairie Books, 1997, 1984), working with naturalist James R. Jowsey and illustrator James S. McLean. Mr. Vance died in Regina on April 2, 1997 at the age of 89. His wife, Irene, predeceased him in 1980.

Allan Bishop VanCleave was born August 19, 1910 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He began his post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan, receiving a B.Sc. in 1931 and an M.Sc. in 1933. His post-graduate work was done at McGill, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1935, and at Cambridge, where a second Ph.D. was conferred in 1937. He joined the University of Saskatchewan as assistant professor of chemistry in 1937 and achieved full professor status in 1952. In 1962 Dr. VanCleave was appointed Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences at Regina Campus, where he became Dean of Graduate Studies in 1969. Following his retirement from the University of Regina in 1977, he was named Professor Emeritus. Dr. VanCleave authored nearly fifty scientific papers in physical and surface chemistry. He was also instrumental in introducing a new CHEM Study program into Saskatchewan high schools and training teachers to use this approach, work that was recognized by the Chemical Institute of Canada in 1968 when it presented him with a Chemistry Education Award. Dr. VanCleave was president of the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association (1949-1951). He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1976, and received an honorary doctor of laws from the University of Regina in 1980. Dr. VanCleave and his wife, Dorothy, had two sons and two daughters. He died in April 1992.

Western Producer Prairie Books was established as an independent department of the newspaper 'Western Producer' in 1975. It was dissolved when its assets were sold to Douglas and McIntyre of Vancouver in the fall of 1991. Mandate: The mandate of Western Producer Prairie books was to publish books which would contribute to the enjoyment and enlightenment of the farmers of Western Canada, to preserve a record of western tradition and history, and to encourage western writers. Manuscripts relating to the three Prairie Provinces, the various types of farming found in the region, and the ethnic groups which settled Western Canada were among those selected for publication. Predecessor and Successor Bodies: Prior to the establishment of Western Producer Prairie Books, books were published by the 'Western Producer' itself. It began to publish in 1954, and in 1968 the Prairie Books Committee was established to deal specifically with the publication of books. In 1973 Prairie Books purchased the publishing rights, remaining books and unbound sheets of the Institute of Applied Arts Ltd. from the estate of William Clarence Richards of Edmonton, its publisher. To obtain Manitoba titles for Prairie Books the list of Prairie Publishing Co. Ltd. was purchased from J.A.D. Stuart of Winnipeg. In 1975, the new Editor and Publisher of the 'Western Producer', R. Phillips, decided that the book publishing end of the business could no longer be run through the Executive Editor. He hired a manager, who would be in charge of editorial and marketing functions and Chairman of what had become the Publications Selection Committee. Soon after, additional staff members were added, and in that same year, 'Western Producer Prairie Books' became an independent department. In the fall of 1991, 'Western Producer Prairie Books' assets were sold to Douglas and McIntyre of Vancouver. Administrative Relationships: When 'Western Producer Prairie Books' was an independent department of the newspaper, 'Western Producer' it was subsidized by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, which also owns the 'Western Producer'. Administrative Structure: When 'Western Producer Prairie Books' was established as an independent department in 1975, a managerial position was created. This manager was in charge of both editorial and marketing functions. Additional staff members were added at this same time. Other Significant Information: The 'Western Producer' put out its first book, 'To Find the Daily Bread', by Jacob Fast, in 1954 after releasing it in installments in the 'Western Producer'. The next year, the newspaper took on its first commercial venture in book publishing, with the publication of 'So Soon Forgotten' by Dick Fairfax. In 1958, the new Editor and Publisher of the 'Western Producer', T.R. Melville-Ness, established the position of promotion manager, who would be responsible for the promotion and sale of books. Prior to this, books were advertised and sold directly through the newspaper. By 1966, the number of manuscripts awaiting publication had increased enough to necessitate publishing some books straight from manuscripts, rather than serializing them in the newspaper first. This new process put a great deal of strain on the printing plant and eventually resulted in the creation of the Prairie Books Committee in April of 1968, establishing a structure for the publication of books. Douglas and McIntyre of Vancouver, who purchased the assets of 'Western Producer Prairie Books', started the imprint, Greystone Books. This publisher maintains a mandate similar to that of 'Prairie Books'. It also holds the rights to the publication of all books that had been put out by 'Western Producer Prairie Books'.

The Susan Whitney Gallery was founded in 1978 in Regina, Saskatchewan, by Susan Whitney. At the time of the founding there were four other shareholders in the venture: Victor Cicansky, Joe Fafard, Jill Rawlinson, and Richard Spafford. Whitney's mother June Whitney, was also a shareholder at one time. Susan Whitney became the sole shareholder sometime in the late 1980s. The mandate of this commercial art gallery is to exhibit and sell contemporary art, including painting, sculpture, tapestry, photography, and furniture, as well as Canadian folk art. The Gallery has participated in a number of international art fairs.

Jan Gerrit Wyers was born on July 20, 1888 in Emmer, The Netherlands. He left school at the age of 12 to work on his father's farm. On February 18, 1913 he left for the United States with three friends. He worked as a hired hand and on threshing crews in North Dakota and South Dakota until 1916 when he moved to Canada and bought a quarter section of land at Windthorst, Saskatchewan. Jan Wyers started painting in 1937-38 to keep himself busy during the cold winters. His first exhibition was in 1956. He exhibited 'The First Saskatchewan Harvest' and 'These Good Old Thrashing Days' in the seventh annual Saskatchewan Art Exhibition sponsored by the Saskatchewan Arts Board and held at the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. He received an Award of Merit for the 'The First Saskatchewan Harvest'. In 1959, eight of Jan Wyer's paintings were included in the National Gallery of Canada's exhibition 'Folk Painters of the Canadian West' which toured to galleries throughout Canada and the United States. Through these exhibitions and articles in 'Canadian Art', 'artscanada' and 'Time', Wyers gained national recognition for his 'naive' style of folk art. He remained in Windthorst for most of his life until he developed Parkinson's disease and had to move to a nursing home in 1970. He died in Regina July 4, 1973.

Russell Yuristy was born in Goodeve, Sask. in 1936. He moved to Silton, Sask. in 1969. In 1959 he received his B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Campus. He received his M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1967 with a major in painting and a minor in graphics. He taught drawing and painting at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus from 1967-71 and was Administrator of the Emma Lake Artists' Workshops from 1968-70. Yuristy is best known for his large animal playground sculptures. He has built sculptures in Ottawa, Spokane (Washington), Churchill (Manitoba), Swift Current, Saskatoon, Vancouver (for Expo '86) and in Regina. In 1986 he moved to Ottawa and taught some classes at the University of Ottawa and the Ontario College of Art. He moved to Montreal in 1990.

Dr. Bernard Zagorin received his post secondary education in history at the University of Illinois, receiving a B.A. in 1950, a M.A. in 1951, and a Ph.D. in 1957. He taught high school in Skokie, Illinois from 1956 to 1963 when he was appointed assistant professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. Upon the creation of the University ofRegina in 1974 Dr. Zagorin achieved the rank of full professor, and was named Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 1995. During his tenure at the University he served on a number of university and external committees and was chairman, and later head of the History Department from 1969 to 1995. He represented the University as a member of the Saskatchewan Archives Board from 1966 to 1996, serving as the Board's chairman from 1985 to 1996. Dr. Zagorin resides in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Clarence Leslie Baldwin Estey was born on June 29, 1917, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to James Wilfred and Muriel Alice Estey. He received his early education in Saskatoon at Albert School, Victoria School and Nutana Collegiate. Estey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1940 from the University of Saskatchewan. He was called to the Bar of Saskatchewan in 1941. Estey enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1941 and was wounded in action in France in 1944. He returned to Canada and was discharged.

Prior to his entry into politics, Estey practised law with the firm of Moxon and Schmidt in Saskatoon. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1956. Estey sat on the Saskatoon Public School Board for several terms during the 1950s and 1960s and also served as its chair.

Estey was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1967 and served as the Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Saskatoon Nutana Centre constituency until 1971. He served in the Ross Thatcher Government as Minister of Municipal Affairs (1967-1970); Minister of the Saskatchewan Indian and Métis Department (1969-1970); Minister of Industry and Commerce (1970-1971); and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Power Corporation (1970-1971).

Following his defeat in the 1971 election, Estey returned to his law practice. He was appointed as a justice of the Court of Queen's Bench in 1974 and served on the bench until his retirement in 1992. Clarence Estey died in Saskatoon on March 5, 1995.

Clarence Estey married Virginia Grace Smith on August 17, 1945. They had three children: Jean, Susan and James.

Linda Youens was born on February 16, 1954, to Harry and Mabel (Frank) Youens. She has been married to Sarain Stump (d. 1974) and James Waldram. With Waldram, she has two daughters: Kaitlin and Amara. In the early 1980s, Youens changed her surname to Jaine.

Linda Jaine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Psychology, in 1980, a post-graduate diploma in Native Studies in 1984 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1988, all from the University of Saskatchewan. In the 1990s, she was an administrator and instructor in the Indigenous Peoples Program at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Saskatchewan. She co-authored with Louise Halfe "Traditional Cree Philosophy: Death, Bereavement and Healing" published in Saskatchewan Indian magazine (1989), was editor of Residential Schools: the Stolen Years (1993, 2nd ed. 1995) and was co-editor with Drew Hayden Taylor of Voices: Being Native in Canada (1992, 2nd ed. 1995).

Jaine currently (2011) resides in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Jean Peddie was born on August 29, 1903 in Russell, Manitoba to Mr. and Mrs. John Peddie. After completing teacher training at the normal school in Yorkton, Saskatchewan in 1922, she taught briefly in rural Saskatchewan before moving to Brandon, Manitoba to attend normal school there. Upon completion of her training in 1925, she taught at Alexandra School in Brandon and Brittannia School in Winnipeg. Jean Peddie married Gerald Doidge on July 28, 1926. They had a son, Bill, born around 1931.

In the 1930s, Jean Doidge worked as a reporter for the Port Arthur News Chronicle in Port Arthur, Ontario. In 1942, she became editor of the Daily Graphic in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the only woman editor of a daily newspaper in Canada at the time. Doidge left Portage la Prairie on January 2, 1947 to accept a position with the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources in Regina. She worked as an information writer until October 1948, shen she was transferred to Prince Albert, where she continued to work as an information writer and was the presenter of Northern News, a radio programme on CKBI Radio. Her daily broadcasts at 5:45 pm earned her the title of "Voice of the North".

Doidge married her second husband, Charles Swenson, in 1960 and retired from the department later that year. She then moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where she worked as a reporter for the Edmonton Journal before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia to work for the Ministry of Forests. Jean Swenson died on November 20, 2002 and was buried in Portage la Prairie.