Series consists of building plans and specifications for various manses or small houses, associated with the United Church in Saskatchewan. Contents include items relating to: Central Butte, Climax, Eastend, Kipling, Lumsden, Midale, Mossbank, Moose Jaw (Grace United Church), Porcupine Plain, Spiritwood, Tomkins, Wawota, and Whitewood.
The fonds consist of Alex Balych's CJNB papers (25 scripts and year-round reviews), Northwest Economic Council (NEDC) correspondence, School papers North Battleford School District #1438 (correspondence and reports), Pearl Balych photographs (200) and textual records, Dance Festival programs 1964-1968, 1970-1990, Radio scripts 1963-1965.
Since 1984, Joanne Abrahamson has travelled extensively throughout Saskatchewan, and has documented virtually every city, town, village, and hamlet in the province, from Aberfeldy to Xena. Her photographs are primarily of grain elevators, schools, churches, railway stations, town offices; in some instances she has returned to a site after a period of several years, providing documentation of changes over time. A few of her images are of rural Alberta and Manitoba, with a few of the northern United States (North Dakota and Montana). In addition, she created a daily photographic journal of the demolition of the YWCA building in Saskatoon. Several of her photographs have been published.
Photograph of a watertank in front of excavated temple at Mohenjo Daro. Oldest known use of bitumen as a damp cource, 3,000 BC. Photograph copied from a book.
The 4th (Top) Floor Plan of the Drinkle Building, location of the University of Saskatchewan's original campus in 1909 and 1910.
Bio/Historical Note: Drinkle Block No. 1 was built by John Clarence Drinkle in 1909. It was the first large and modern business block in the city and boasted the latest conveniences - elevators and telephones. The building was demolished in 1925 when it was destroyed in fire and was replaced with the McMillan Building around 1927.
Black and white photographic print of drawing of grounds of Legislative Building and Power House for design competition; winning design submitted by Edward & W.S. Maxwell.
The collection primarily consists of records relating to the building of various churches, manses and other features associated with the United Church, in Saskatchewan. Contents include architectural plans and blueprints (as well as proposed designs) for church and manse buildings and building sites.
This fonds contains images depicting many of the building projects that were done during Innes’ years working on campus. They are not limited to buildings, but include available building sites, roads and walks, landscaping and some graphics. In addition, it includes images of other university campus from around North America, and some from Europe.
Fonds consists of working files, correspondence, lists, plans, drawings, sketches and photographs pertaining to the planning and execution of landscaping at the U of S Saskatoon and Regina Campuses as well as St. Joseph College in Yorkton.
Image of sketch done by David Brown and Hugh Vallance, architects, showing Livestock Pavilion with landscaping.
Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.