Head and shoulders image of Arthur Collingwood, head, Department of Music, 1931-1947.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Collingwood was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1880. He studied piano with Claude Pollard and Tobias Matthay, organ with W.H. Garland and Kendrick Pyne, and theory with Charles Pearce and Ebenezer Prout. Collingwood moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, where he was the organist-choirmaster (1898-1930) of the Free West Church, conducted the Choral Union and Male Voice and Madrigal choirs, and lectured at Aberdeen University. He emigrated to Canada in 1931 and became head of the newly formed Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1932 Collingwood unified an informal group of Saskatoon musicians, thereby establishing the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, which he conducted until his retirement in 1947. Collingwood was chairman (1934-1936) of the first Western Board of Music syllabus committee, gave radio lectures for Saskatchewan schools, and adjudicated music festivals across Canada. Collingwood retired to Montreal in 1947 as dean emeritus of the Department of Music, University of Saskatchewan. Collingwood's compositions (listed in the Catalogue of Canadian Composers) include choral, vocal, and piano works published by Paterson, J. Curwen, and Thompson. His essay titled 'Music in Education' (Queen's Quarterly, vol 44, winter 1937) reflected his experience in the field. Collingwood died in Montreal in 1952.

Head and shoulders image of Arthur Collingwood, head, Department of Music, 1931-1947.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Collingwood was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1880. He studied piano with Claude Pollard and Tobias Matthay, organ with W.H. Garland and Kendrick Pyne, and theory with Charles Pearce and Ebenezer Prout. Collingwood moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, where he was the organist-choirmaster (1898-1930) of the Free West Church, conducted the Choral Union and Male Voice and Madrigal choirs, and lectured at Aberdeen University. He emigrated to Canada in 1931 and became head of the newly formed Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. In 1932 Collingwood unified an informal group of Saskatoon musicians, thereby establishing the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, which he conducted until his retirement in 1947. Collingwood was chairman (1934-1936) of the first Western Board of Music syllabus committee, gave radio lectures for Saskatchewan schools, and adjudicated music festivals across Canada. Collingwood retired to Montreal in 1947 as dean emeritus of the Department of Music, University of Saskatchewan. Collingwood's compositions (listed in the Catalogue of Canadian Composers) include choral, vocal, and piano works published by Paterson, J. Curwen, and Thompson. His essay titled 'Music in Education' (Queen's Quarterly, vol 44, winter 1937) reflected his experience in the field. Collingwood died in Montreal in 1952.

Arthur E. Potts and Isabel Cummings, secretary to Hon. W.R. Motherwell, Member of Parliament for Regina, stand between Better Farming Train cars. Grain elevator in background.

Arthur H. Smith, MA, member of University Senate from Moosomin, Saskatchewan.

Head and shoulders image of Arthur Hitchcock, lawyer and member, University Board of Governors..

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur Hitchcock was born in 1862. He worked as a lawyer in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Hitchcock was appointed to the University Senate in 1908. Hitchcock died in 1932 in Moose Jaw at age 59.

Head and shoulders portrait of Arthur J. Porter, dean of Engineering.

Bio/Historical Note: Arthur J. Porter was born in 1910 in Ulverston, England. While studying at the University of Manchester, Porter helped build a differential analyzer - one of the world’s first analog computers, using a Mecanno construction set. In 1937 he accepted a fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Porter helped build the Rockefeller differential analyser - the most ambitious analog/digital computer built to date. It was used extensively for projects during World War II. In 1949 Porter accepted a position with Ferranti Canada and worked on the DATAR system. DATAR combined data from a convoy of ships’ sensors, providing a single ‘overall view’ that allowed the commander to make better-informed decisions. Soon afterwards, in the early 1950s, Porter was one of six Canadians selected to work on Project Lamp Light; working on data processing expertise was crucial to this top-secret North American air defence initiative. In 1958 Porter became the fourth dean of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. There, along with Norman Moody and Dr. William Feindel, Porter established Canada’s first biomedical research program. In 1962 Porter moved to the University of Toronto to chair their new Industrial engineering department - one of the first in the world. While there, Porter also helped establish the University’s biomedical program. During the late 1960s he was involved in projects that bridged the gap between culture and science. He was the first acting director of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Culture and Technology. Porter also chaired the Science and Technology Advisory Committee when Montreal hosted the World’s Fair-Expo 67. Porter died in 2010 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at age 99.

Bob Hills (left), president, Engineering Students' Society, presents a Robert Hurley painting to Arthur J. Porter, departing Dean of Engineering.

Arthur Leach, Indian Head's 17th Mayor. He held office in 1919

Photograph of 612 Bell Street with a horse and carriage with (likely) Arthur and Edith Leach on board, a dog and a horse and rider (likely their son Wilfred). Two people are sitting on the verandah.

34 newspaper clippings all about Arthur Leach a former mayor and postmaster of Indian Head.

1 large rolled certificate. The item is a certificate from King George V to Arthur Leach officially giving him the honorary rank of second lieutenant

Oval-shaped head and shoulders image of Arthur McMaster Fenwick, member of University Senate from Regina, and [principal or assistant principal] of Regina Normal School.

A professional portrait of Arthur Nicholas

A portrait photo taken of Arthur Burrill on the Christmas of 1896.

Portrait of Arthur Wilde in suit and tie