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William Conroy celebrates 100th birthday
Part of Saskatoon StarPhoenix fonds
File contains photographs of William Conroy cutting the cake, and posing for the camera, on his 100th birthday at St. Annes Nursing Home in Saskatoon.
Part of Saskatoon StarPhoenix fonds
File contains photographs of William Conroy playing shuffleboard.
Part of Town Collection
Photograph of the brick commercial/residential George Thompson block on the west side of Grand Avenue (across from the current Indian Head Bakery).
People - mainly men and boys - are on the street, on bicycles in a horse-drawn carriage and leaning out of upper story windows. The photo is glued onto yellow manila paper with the caption "William Conn 514 Grand'.
The fonds, related to William Chew, were created by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.
The fonds consists of six series. Series 1: 'Horse Co-Operative Marketing Ass'n Ltd.' ; Series 2: 'Saskatchewan Wool Products'; Series 3: 'Other business documents'; Series 4: 'Personal documents and Modern News'.; Series 5: 'Chinese documents'; Series 6: 'Photographs".
Series 1 consists of the following documents: 8 copies of a letter from the Secretary General of the HCMA, 'to Whom It May Concern', regarding William Chew; 3 copies of a letter to William Chew from the Secretary General of the HCMA regarding the selling of canned horse meat and gravy to China (2 pages); 3 typed pages entirely in Chinese characters; 2 letters from the HCMA to William Chew, each regarding the shipping canned horse meat and gravy [one letter also mentions the death of Janey Howell, daughter of Ralph Howell and friend of Victor]; a Hong Kong import licence and a CPR bill for shipping horse meat; a letter from William Chew to the HCMA regarding sample cans of horse meat and gravy; a letter (with envelope) from Manlung & Co. Importers and Exporters in Hong Kong to the HCMA;[the following items have been removed from A.2007.33 and moved to Subject Files; 7 copies of horse meat and gravy specifications (5 pages); 11 copies of blank paper with a HCMA letterhead]
Series 2 consists of the following documents: 8 pieces of correspondence between William Chew and representatives of Saskatchewan Wool Products regarding the selling of SWP blankets in Hong Kong; 2 copies of SWP price list from 1948 (not identical).
Series 3 consists the following documents: 5 letters (with envelopes) from Manlung & Co. Importers and Exporters of Hong Kong to various North American business proposing that business between the two organizations be conducted by William Chew; 3 receipts from Hong Kong businesses; 3 pieces of correspondence from William Chew to Canadian companies, regarding the trade of Hong Kong goods; an invoice of products from Manlung & Co. to W.W. Cooper Ltd. of Swift Current.
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Series 4 consists of the following documents: confirmation of hotel reservations in Victoria B.C. for William Chew; negative of a letter pertaining to the immigration of William Chew's sons from China; two pieces of correspondence between the Kuo Min Tang (Vancouver) and William Chew; one piece of correspondence between the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria) and William Chew; 2 pieces of correspondence from an MLA of Saskatchewan and the Mayor of Swift Current, attesting to William Chew's character and industry; a document from the Chinese Association of Swift Current, written in Chinese; stationary with a "Modern News" letterhead containing text written in Chinese characters; a certificate written in Chinese characters; total sales for "Modern News" between May 1 and September 30, 1948; a letter inviting William Chew to take his oath of citizenship; envelopes from photograph developing shops in Hong Kong and Swift Current [envelopes discarded] (photos 46-52, 65-67 in Silvery Photo envelopes [envelope discarded]; 68-71 found in Goodman Studio, Swift Current [envelope discarded]; photos identical to 47 found in Moen's Swift Current [envelope discarded]); newspaper clipping; three pieces of identification, re: Chinese heritage; flyer for travel to the Orient.
Series 5 consists of twenty documents that are written entirely, or almost entirely, in Chinese, and which would require translation to learn anything more about their meaning.
Series 6 consists of photographs of William Chew, Victor Chew, Andrew Chew, and other members of the Chew family.
Chew, William
William C. McNamara - Portrait
Image of William C. McNamara, honourary Doctor of Laws degree recipient; possibly taken at time of presentation.
Bio/Historical Note: William Craig McNamara was born in 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba but raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1923, McNamara found work with the Standard Bank of Canada but left in 1924 to become an office boy with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. McNamara joined the Canadian Wheat Board in 1942 and was appointed commissioner in 1955 becoming assistant chief commissioner in 1947 and then chief commissioner in 1958. McNamara held that position until 1970 when he was appointed to the Senate where he sat as a Liberal representing Manitoba. McNamara retired from the upper house in 1979. McNamara died in 1984.
William (Bill) Sinnett - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Bill Sinnett, director of Business Services.
Bio/Historical Note: William Edward (Bill) Sinnett was born in 1939 on the family farm near Sinnett, Saskatchewan. He attended St. Peter's College (Muenster, SK) for Grade 12 and first year of University. He worked for Boychuck Construction in Saskatoon and then SaskPower Corporation in Highline Construction in Southern Saskatchewan. In July 1959 Sinnett was injured in a car accident and became a paraplegic. He was released from University Hospital in April 1960, and began employment at SaskPower in Saskatoon. Sinnett obtained his BComm in 1970 and then articled for Touche Ross and Company, Chartered Accountants and became a Chartered Accountant in 1972. Bill specialized in Audit of larger computer systems and was instrumental in developing Touche's computer audit process. He spent a lot of time traveling for business - including Regina, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto as well as Los Angeles and New York City. Sinnett joined the U of S Administration - Business Services in 1986 and retired in 1999. Sinnett died in Saskatoon on 20 April 2020.
Mr. William "Bill" Mullen, Rosetown administrator 1936-1963. Seated at a desk writing on paper with a fountain pen of the 1950's era.
William "Bill" McBurney Elliott
Bill Elliott, son of Stan Elliott, married Margaret Esson and became a lawyer in Regina. The photo shows him wearing his RCAF uniform. He was a pilot and served overseas in 1944, 1945, and 1946.
William (Bill) Deverell - Portrait
Head and shoulders image of Bill Deverell, candidate for WAB in 1959.
Bio/Historical Note: William Herbert Deverell (b. 1937) is a Canadian novelist, activist, and criminal lawyer. Deverell worked his way through law school at the University of Saskatchewan as night editor of the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. He held a D. Juris from that university, where he had been an invited lecturer in the Shumiatcher series on Law and Literature and was honored at its College of Arts and Science's centenary in 2009 as one of its 100 alumni of influence. He was founder and honorary director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. The BCCLA has played a prominent role in fighting for human rights since its formation in 1962 to advocate for a small religious sect, Sons of Freedom, whose members had been charged with conspiring to intimidate Parliament and the B.C. Legislature. Between 1968 and 1973 the BCCLA took on a string of challenges against censorship, including obscenity charges against Vancouver’s alternative newspaper, the Georgia Straight. Deverell was among prominent Canadians such as David Suzuki involved with the association in fighting for civil rights. Deverell, who received an LLB in 1963 and B.A. in 1964, was awarded an Honourary Degree in 2016.
Bill Clarke was a long-time employee of Regal Motors.
Part of Saskatoon StarPhoenix fonds
File contains photographs of actor William Barton [who had a role in the play "The Eric Bert Story"?]
Head and shoulders of the Director of William B. Baker. University of Saskatchewan Director of School of Agriculture.
William B. Baker, University of Saskatchewan Director of School of Agriculture, seated at his desk.
William A.S. Sarjeant - Portrait
Head and shoulders passport photo of William A.S. Sarjeant, University of Saskatchewan Professor of Geological Sciences.
William and Mary Diefenbaker with Helena Kinzie
Part of John G. Diefenbaker fonds
William and Mary Diefenbaker with Helena Kinzie (nee Diefenbaker), William's sister, and an unidentified man [possibly her husband], standing outside unidentified house.