The collection consists of minutes, correspondence and publications created by and relating to the Saskatchewan Provincial Church Union Committee. The Committee was formed on July 26, 1923 by representatives of the Saskatchewan Methodist Conference and the Presbyterian Synod of Saskatchewan, to take preliminary steps to effect Church Union in Saskatchewan. Representatives of the congregational Churches were also invited to be on the committee.

The collection consists primarily textual materials relating to the creation of the United Church and the associated Commission Pursuant to the United Church of Canada Act. Contents include: commission proceedings; orders relating to property; and collected correspondence and other materials relating to non-concurring Presbyterian congregations in Saskatchewan.

The collection contains one photocopy of a black and white photograph. Taken in 1930, the image is a formal group portrait of the Melfort United Church's young people's group, "The Alerts," of which Mabel Braaten was a member.

Beaver Lodge. A Story of a Frontier Settlement in Northern Saskatchewan. Henry Esmund, Board of Home Missions, United Church of Canada, 1930. Henry Esmund was E.H.Oliver's nom-de-plume.

The collection consists of primarily textual materials relating to the Church Union movement and the organizations involved, including the Joint Committee on Church Union. There appears to be a mix of original documents and various published and copied items.

Contents include: Basis of Union documents from the Presbyterian Church (1905-1908) and Methodist Church (1909); records of proceedings, minutes, and publications by and relating to the Joint Committee on Church Union and its Subcommittees; documents relating to proposed legislation (1922-1924), the Act Incorporating the United Church of Canada, House of Commons debates on the topic, and associated Saskatchewan legislation (1924); publications and articles relating to the anti-union movement and the legal issues resulting from the division of the Presbyterian Church; copies of information regarding the voting returns on Union from across Canada (1925-1926); maps showing communities with local union churches; and a poster published by the Union Committee of the Presbyterian Church (1924).

United Church work among Ukrainians in Northern Saskatchewan - material collected apparently by Dr. Nichol and indicated by him as such:

• Letter for Dr. Nicol from John Roberts Kovalevitch, United Church Missionary in the Canora district, 1929.
• "The Story of the Ruthenians," [by] Rev. A.J. Hunter, [no date noted] (12 pages).
• "A Statement of the Ukrainian Mission Work of the United Church of Canada," by Rev. P.C. Crath. [no date noted] (6 pages).
• Response to the Rev. Crath's accusations, made to the Home Missions Committee, United Church of Canada, by E. Eustace and Maxim Berenzynski, [no date noted].
• "Reflections on the Ukrainian Situation," [by] Rev. A.J. Hunter, Editor of the Canadian Ranok, in response to Rev. Grath, [no date provided] (11 pages).
• Extracts from the Canadian Ranok, 1931.
• "The Ukrainian People in Canada and Our Work Among Them," address to the Alberta Conference, 1931, by Dr. A. E. Archer, of
  Lamont, Alberta.
• Bulletin of the Ukrainian Bureau, London, England, No. 15 and No. 16, 1932, 1933.
• "Bringing Up Children," [by] A. Bereka, 1933, reported extracts from a lecture.
• Memo on the Commission on City Missions and Non-Anglo Saxon Work, 1944.
• "Facts Concerning the History of the Independent Greek Church," [no date provided].
• "The Galicians at Home," [by] Mrs. C.H. Monro, Ethelbert, Manitoba, [no date provided].
• "The Ukrainians, Our Most Pressing Problem," [by] N.L. Scott. K.C. Catholic Truth Society of Canada, Toronto, 1930 (64 pages).
• Autobiographical sketch, by Rev. John Gregorash (Canora district) and letter to Dr. Nicol, 1943.
• Autobiographical sketch, by Rev. Theo Bay (Calder district), 1943.
• "The Ukraine," Bedwin Sands, London, 1914.

The fonds is from Jack Arthur Howell's personal collection. It contains nine black and white photographs with matching negatives. These images are of Arthur, Ethel, and George Howell, the Howell family farm, and farming activities. There are also two more black and white photographs. One of the photographs is of the Women's Missionary Society of the United Church and the other is of a Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies convention.

Chart showing the missionary work of church women's organizations in the three uniting churches and in the United Church of Canada, 1816-1962.

The fonds consists of records created and/or collected by the Saskatchewan Branch of the Young People's Union (Y.P.U.), its members, treasurers, and committee(s).

Contents include: meeting minutes from the Y.P.U. executive and committees; correspondence from the Y.P.U. President; correspondence with and material relating to the national-level Y.P.U.; financial records; convention reports; lists of executive members; files relating to various Y.P.U. activities, including youth caravans; various newsletters and related items collected from other Y.P.U. groups, outside of Saskatchewan; and a collection of Youth Christian Education Leaders Resource materials, including Explorers and Hi-C groups. There are also minutes and reports from Presbyterial-level Y.P.U. units, in Kamsack, Qu'Appelle, Regina and Saskatoon.

The fonds consists of records created and collected by Rev. Wartman, before and during his time as an ordained minister, in Saskatchewan. Contents include: correspondence (1954-1958); historical documents by various individuals, including Rev. Wartman, W.B. Baker, and Rev. Frank Hoffman (ca.1940-1982); and annual reports from Regina St. James United Church (1975, 1977, 1978), North Battleford Third Avenue United Church (1960-1961), and Kindersley St. Paul’s, Netherhill and Knox United Churches (1958-1960).