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Swift Current Museum Series
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City of Swift Current records

The fonds, related to the City of Swift Current, was acquired by the source during its lifetime. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
.2- City of Swift Current 50th Anniversary Commemorative Scroll, 1933

City of Swift Current

Club Charter

The fonds, related to the Kiwanis Club of Swift Current, were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-Original Kiwanis Club Charter, 1921, contains list of members and occupations

Kiwanis Club of Swift Current

Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence written by Emil George Berg to his wife and son, sympathy letters to Ida Berg after her husband's death, and some correspondence written to George. Series contains three files: Correspondence from George, Sympathy letters, and Miscellaneous correspondence.

Curling

The fonds, related to curling, were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:

  1. the Kirk Ziola rink from Estevan after defeating Rick Folk in the Labatt Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship, featuring Monte Ziola, Jim Packet and John Grundy

  2. Kirk and Monte Ziola after winning the the Labatt Tankard Provincial Men’s Curling Championship

  3. Brad Service rink of Gull Lake, Brian Moberg, Tom Graham, Jim Bradley and Brad Service, winners of Gull Lake Men’s Open Bonspiel

  4. Harvey Tuscherer and Bob Van Wormer at the Santa Mixed Spiel

  5. Skip Wally Bateman with Maurice Porter, Harvey Yanke and Bob Dafoe at the Molson’s Spiel of Fortune

  6. Skip Peter Neufeld at the Men’s District Playdowns

  7. Skip Pat Thompson and his rink of Kelly Fortman, Sam Wendrick, and Richard Van Kennel

  8. Skip Jean Ward

  9. Ron Mills and Rick Folk

Elmwood Golf and Country Club

The fonds, related to Elmwood Golf and Country Club, was accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-(in an envelope) a City of SC utility bill; McBride's Ltd. grocery store receipts from 1947; Licence To Hunt Game Birds 1946; Special Residence Licence To Hunt Cock Pheasants Only, 1946; Special Antelope Licence, 1946;

Volumes:
-notebook with a "Western Grain Company Limited" cover that has been used as a ledger, "1946 Ed. Tax Book" written on the cover
-ledger, property of Jim Borthwick of 637 1st Ave NE, the "received" ledger columns are gas, oil, tires and tubes, repair, grease, wash, accessories, antifreeze, etc., so perhaps he operated some kind of garage, the "paid out" include a variety of expenses including advertising, coal, general supplies, rent, etc. and occasional mentions of someone's name or "mother", 1926 - 1933 (A.2003.8.2)
-ledger, the names of local businesses are written on the corresponding alphabetical page at the beginning of the book, each business has one page that tracks their purchases near the beginning of the book, several pages tracking the sale or purchase of gas, oil and parts, likely pertaining to a local garage, the rest of the book is filled with payments and outgoing accounts, one page reads "I Owe Sonny / I Paid Sonny" along the top of the page, 1933 - 1944

Expenses Recoverable 1954

The fonds, related to the Swift Current Museum were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum for records not generated by the Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-Expenses Recoverable 1954 folder, found in collection

Family history

Series consists of a photocopy of the handwritten family history of Christian and Julia Swanson. It was likely written by either Florence or Ida Swanson ca. or in 1986. A portion of it was originally by John William Swanson, Christian and Julia's eldest son, in 1958 but was likely recopied to add to this history.

General Records

The fonds, related to the Cypress Rock & Fossil Club, were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-one box of documents relating to the Cypress Rock & Fossil Club

Cypress Rock & Fossil Club

Guest books

Series consists of guest books for the Sergeants' Mess and 'B' Squadron 14th Canadian Hussars. Series contains five files: Sgts.' Mess guest book, 1954-1963; Sgts.' Mess guest book, 1964-1976; Sgts.' Mess guest register and members, 1964; 'B' Squadron 14th Canadian Hussars(M) guest book, and Visitors' sign-in register.

History

The series, related to the Swift Current Royal Purple Lodge Number 93, was created by the source during its existence. Files include annual and longer period histories. Depending on the year these documents contain images, club activities, reports from various roles, and related information.

Swift Current Royal Purple Lodge Number 93

History

Series consists of the marriage certificate of Emil George Berg and Ida Karoline (misspelled Caroline) Andresen as well as a typed history of Emil George Berg, which was possibly copied from another source.

Hoffman James Powley

The fonds, related to the Hoffman James Powley, were accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
Photocopied version of Hoffman James Powley's memoir of growing up in SC, written c. 1986 when was about 78 years old. It is 161 pages long, typed.

James Borthwick

The fonds, related to James Borthwick, was accumulated by the source. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.

The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
-correspondence between Jim Borthwick and the Canadian Professional Golfers Association, re: the Year Book of the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association, 1947; correspondence between Jim Borthwick and the the manager of the Sporting Goods Department of the Marshall Wells Company re: golf clubs, supplies; list of golf professionals from southwest Saskatchewan; Balance Sheet and Financial Statement for Elmwood Golf Club, 1936; correspondence between Jim and his sister Dot, re: golf balls, family matters, etc., 1947

Borthwick, Jim

Junior Fortnightly constitution

Series consists of the Junior Fortnightly Club constitution dated 1949, a 25th anniversary program, as well as programmes indicating the executive, meeting dates, and presentation topics from 1966-1967, 1968-1969 to 1981-1982, 1983-1984 to 1990-1991, 1997-1998, and 2002-2003 to 2004-2005. The original constitution can be found in an envelope on the second page of the Memories 1947-1987 scrapbook.

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