Posed indoor image of Dorothy (Dot) McKenzie dressed in uniform and holding a basketball.

Bio/Historical Note: Dorothy (McKenzie) Walton, born in 1909 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BA 1929; MA 1931) in 1926. From 1926-1930 she won more than 50 championships at the local, provincial and inter-varsity levels. Walton played on 14 U of S athletic teams and was the first female awarded the Oak Shield as the University's outstanding athlete. While a student she represented the school on the inter-varsity debate team, was a member of the Athletic Directorate and served as vice president of the Students’ Representative Council. Walton moved to Toronto in 1931 where she took up badminton. In 1939-40 she became the first player to hold Canadian, United States and All-England badminton titles concurrently and was recognized as the premier player in the world. In 1940 she was runner up in voting for the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year. In a poll by the Canadian Press, Walton was named one of the top six female athletes in Canada for the first half of the 20th century. She was a founding member of the Consumers' Association of Canada and was its first president from 1950-1953. In 1973 Walton was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour. She is an inductee into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (1961), the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame (1966), the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1971), and the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame (1984). Walton died in 1981 in Toronto.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

This fonds contains materials relating to Sophia Dixon's interests in international relations; the various ideologies current in the 1930s and 1940s, notably labour and worker's rights, socialism, communism, social credit, and the rise of fascism during this period; local and international women's organizations, etc. In particular, this fonds provides a comprehensive record of the early Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Saskatchewan and Canada; the Farmer-Labor Group, Saskatchewan Farmer's Union, and United Farmers of Canada. Also included is a series of books and other reference materials collected by Charles and Sophia Dixon.

Four team members and coach.

Team of 1915 at the Collegiate Rink [Nutana Collegiate], Saskatoon. One of the team members may be Christina Murray.

The fonds contains black and white photographs from Emma Whittome's private collection. They date from 1908 to the 1950's. Most of the photographs were taken in the town of Melfort and its surrounding area. The two photographs originally belonging to John Fedde were likely taken in the Melfort area, but this cannot be confirmed. Over half of the photographs are of buildings and streets in the town of Melfort including the Lady Minto Hospital, Broadway School, and local churches. Other subjects include the students and teachers from the Naisberry S.D. #788, Belgrave S.D #2587, Prescott S.D. #3953, and Melfort High School.

The fonds consists of records created by the Saskatchewan Branch of the W.M.S., its circles and treasurers, as well as the W.M.S. Battleford and Moosomin Districts. Contents include: branch meeting minutes (1906-1926); treasurer’s accounts (1906-1926); circles and bands cash and treasurer’s books (1917-1926); financial records of funds from various districts (1916-1926). There are also minutes from meetings of W.M.S. Battleford District (1920-1926) and W.M.S. Moosomin District (1919-1926).

The fonds consists of records created by the Saskatchewan Synod branch of the Presbyterian W.M.S., its treasurers and members, as well as records from various Presbyterial W.M.S. groups.

Contents include: branch meeting minutes (1924-1926); treasurer’s accounts (1914-1926); membership records of Junior and Life members; annual meeting programs (1915-1925); and a collection of materials assembled by Mary S. Scott McKechnie, the first president of the [Saskatchewan] Provincial W.M.S. and of Qu’Appelle Presbytery W.M.S. The materials collected by McKechnie include: Presidential Addresses and Annual Reports of the Saskatchewan Presbyterian W.M.S. (1915-1924); history of Presbyterian W.M.S., for Diamond Jubilee (ca.1924); W.M.S. annual meeting programs (1916-1925); Qu’Appelle Presbyterial W.M.S. annual reports (1907-1926); and copies of newsletters “Echo” (Qu’Appelle) and “Progress” (from the Regina Industrial School), along with photographs of pupils at File Hills school (1925), Round Lake School (no date), and Cote Day School (no date).

The collection also includes meeting minutes from W.M.S. Presbyterial groups from Abernethy, Alameda, Prince Albert, Qu’Appelle, and Saskatoon.

Fonds consists of textual materials generated by Cupar – Southey – Earl Grey Pastoral Charge, Cupar Pastoral Charge, Earl Grey Pastoral Charge, Longlaketon Pastoral Charge and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, sessions and stewards’ meetings; meetings of local Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; membership and financial records; and registers documenting baptisms, marriages and burials in the area(s). Cupar, Dysart, Zala, Muscowpetung Reserve, Earl Grey, Southey, Craven, Silton, Bryn Mawr and Hazelwood are among the congregations and communities identified in this fonds.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Wolseley, Sintaluta and Wolseley-Sintaluta Pastoral Charges and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, and local youth and women’s groups.

Contents include: minutes of boards, stewards, trustees’ meetings; Sunday school, choir and mission band files; records of local Young Peoples’ Union (Y.P.U.), Ladies Aid Society, Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.), Woman’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; correspondence; anniversary bulletin and history files; annual reports; communion and historic rolls; and record books and church registers of baptism, marriages and burials in the area. St. James United Church (Wolseley), Ellisboro, Summerberry, Poplar Grove, Weldon, Westfield Church (Wolseley), Bethany Church (Wolseley), Hurricane Hills Reserve, Carry the Kettle Reserve, Assiniboine, Adair, Red Fox, Rose Valley, Moffatt, Alexander, and Sintaluta are among the congregations and communities identified in the fonds.

Fonds consists of textual materials generated by Kamsack Pastoral Charge, Togo Pastoral Charge, Kamsack-Togo Pastoral Charge and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.

Contents include: minutes of pastoral charge and local church boards, sessions and stewards’ meetings, Christian Education Committee, and the Kamsack Larger Area Project; correspondence; meetings of local Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; church men’s A.O.T.S. units; Canadian Girls in Training (C.G.I.T.), Explorers’ and other youth groups; membership and communion rolls; financial records; Mission Record Books and registers documenting baptisms, marriages and burials in the area. Westminster Memorial Church (Kamsack), Stoney Creek, Calder, Badgerville, Cote, Pelly, Grand Narrows, Poplar Point, Mylor and Togo are among the congregations and communities identified with in this fonds.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Unity Pastoral Charge, Unity-Meridian (Shared Ministry) Pastoral Charge, their predecessors and constituent churches – the boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, Parish Council, sessions, stewards, congregational, Sunday School and Christian Education Committee meetings; meetings of local Ladies Aid Societies and Woman’s Association (W.A.) groups from Evesham, and Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups from Unity and Wasteena; church histories; historic rolls, membership lists and directories; financial records and annual reports; and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Unity, Evesham, Adanac, Senlac, Swarthmore, and related locations.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Abbey Pastoral Charge, Lancer Pastoral Charge, Abbey-Lancer-Portreeve Pastoral Charge, their predecessors and constituent churches – church boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, Session, congregational and Worship Committee meetings; records of local Ladies Aid Society and Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) groups; financial records; Home Mission Record Books with lists of missionaries, church officials and records of communion, baptisms and burials from Abbey, Lancer and Roe; and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Abbey, Lancer, Portreeve, Cabri, Pennant, Sceptre, and related locations.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Yorkton St. Andrew’s Pastoral Charge and Yorkton Rural Pastoral Charge, as well as their predecessors, associated and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and youth groups.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, councils, sessions, stewards, congregational, trustee meetings; meetings of local Ladies Aid Societies, Women’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; records from Sunday School; correspondence and property files; financial records and annual reports; church histories and member directories; historic rolls and communion rolls; and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Yorkton, Orkney, Beaverdale, Springside, Orcadia, Hubbard, Theodore, Rokeby, Calder, Willowbrook, Saltcoats, Tonkin, and related locations.