Fonds MG 581 - Donna Bronson Scrapbook

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Donna Bronson Scrapbook

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MG 581

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  • 1926-1930 (Creation)

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textual records and ephemera
14 photographs

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Donna Rosalie Bronson grew up in Craik, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan. She graduated with a BA in 1930.

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Donna left the scrapbook in her will to [her relative] Corey Tackaberry, who donated it to the University Archives & Special Collections in August 2016.

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This scrapbook, “College Days,” contains materials collected by Donna during the years she attended university. Much of the material relates to student events, including initiation; banquets (“The New Girls’ Banquet given in honour of The Old Girls”); dances sponsored by Pente Kai Deka, Arts and Science, the Engineering Society, and the Literary Society. It also include various clippings about University faculty and students; some material relating to student elections (Sexton, Culliton, Mackenzie); the 1927 program for Varsity Follies; the 1926 commemoration service on November 11; class timetables, etc. Also included are original ink drawings, of a couple dancing, and of “Study Hour at Varsity,” as well as photographs of Donna and classmates “Mac” [Mary McLeary], Eleanor Knox, Winona Yager, and Hazel [?], as well as a group known as the “Swift Current gang.” Also included are samples of University stationery, a letter, song lyrics and college yells, various ads, including one for the Halfway House, etc.

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Much of the material was taped or glued onto the scrapbook pages, and the pages themselves are loose. The scrapbook should be handled with care.

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