This fonds consists of six series comprising the business, activities, and history of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society from its beginning in 1884 to its disbanding in 1992. It contains minutes, financial papers, reports and publicity. There are photographs of persons and events over the years, as well as photographs and slides of the 100th anniversary celebrations held in 1984. There is information from and about the several affiliate organizations of the Moose Jaw Agricultural Society.
This fonds consists of the minutes, treasurers reports, membership lists and meeting attendance records. There is nothing for the years 1948, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981. There is a guest register on ruled not paper with names of people present at the Club’s 25th and 50th anniversary celebrations. Everything except the “guest register” is in notebooks.
This fonds consists of the history, constitution, minutes of meetings, financial records, notices, newsletters, and newspaper clippings of the North Shore Cottagers Association from their formation in 1974 to their disbanding in 1989. There are maps, a booklet, and information on studies conducted in the process to establish the Village of North Grove. There is also a copy of the Qu’Appelle Valley Scenic Highway Study which was compiled by the Planning Branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Highways in 1973.
This fonds contains manuals and guides on the development of the Moose Jaw’s Downtown, as well as photograph albums and matted photographs documenting the activities of the group.
This fonds contains the thirtieth anniversary program for St. Michael and All Angels Church, signed by Marjorie Fowler. It includes a school group assignment completed in part Marjorie called “Empire Eight”. The assignment is a monthly magazine and she is listed as manager on the front page. She also wrote a brief history of the assignment as well as the members of her group, some teachers and a few memories of Moose Jaw. This is dated 1985.
This fonds contains the original typescript of ‘Moose Jaw City Transit: An Alternative Route: A Private Study’. This study was completed in 1981by a local citizen and completed independently from the study conducted by IBI Group Consultants commissioned by City Council. It conducts a review of previous studies, financial information, and relevant literature. The study provides recommendations for the improvement of the Moose Jaw transit system. There is no author printed on the report.
This fonds consists of the original material that was written and submitted for the compilation of the book “The Rolling Hills Review 1840-1980.” It includes family histories(biographies), stories, historic information on places, organizations, companies and events during the period from 1840 to 1980 for the Bevitt, Crestwynd, Bay Island, Don Jean, Old Wives, Piety Hills and Windcrest Districts.
This fonds contains the bible of the Zess family. Within the bible are pages of birth, marriage, and death records as well as photographs of select family members.
This fonds contains a signed copy of Mildred Russell’s book, “Reflections of Life”, and a newspaper clipping of Russell meeting then Lieutenant-Governor George Porteous.
This fonds contains two meeting minutes books for the Times-Herald Chapel from 1935 to 1975. The minutes books also contain notes requesting that meetings take place, and a letter indicating to a particular employee that further lateness will result in termination.
This fonds contains correspondences between the CPR and the City of Moose Jaw regarding the 4th Avenue Viaduct, white prints of the Moose Jaw CPR rail yard, and schemes of various Saskatchewan rail yards.
This fonds consists primarily of yearly files of the secretary-treasurer of the Tuxford School District board of trustees. These consist of correspondence, banking records, invoices from suppliers for books, building materials, coal and other supplies and services. They also include minutes, school inspection reports and employee records filed by year. There are also a small number of related files and ledgers not organized by year.
