This collection primarily contains materials acquired by Grace Taylor during the three years she spent in Japan, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. In addition, the collection includes diaries from Grace, her husband and their daughter; and numerous family photographs.
This substantive family archive of Canadiana consists of multi-page correspondence for southern and south-central Ontario beginning in 1875 through 1929, but mostly pre-20th century, and comprises of several different threads of personal/familial writings with letters received between Saskatoon Saskatchewan, and many other locations across Canada. Along with the over 85 letters are some loose covers, an account book, one check book with stubs and perhaps another 20 pieces of ephemera.
Correspondence from British emigrants describing their lives in Canada and concern over the war. The collection includes letters, photographs, negatives, manuscript drawings, maps, greeting cards, news clippings, and one small watercolor.
The fonds consists of records created and collected by Rev. David Strathy Dix, during his time as an ordained minister. Contents include a notebook recording baptisms performed (1913-1954).
This collection contains the letters written by Mac Hone to Jean Ruryk from ca. 1939-1944, together with photographs primarily of the Lindner family. The letters discuss news of mutual friends from the Emma Lake Art Camp; theatre, music, ballet, movies and books; Mac’s war work (welding); etc.
This collection contains material obtained by the Committee on Historical Records, established at the University in the early 1940's to obtain historical documents and reminiscences from individuals throughout the province. Although many responses are brief and contain only suggested names of people to be contacted, some replies provide detailed accounts of early settlement and community development. The fonds also contains brief family histories from a class in 1943.
The fonds consists of records created and/or collected by Dr. Ralph, during his time in Saskatchewan. Contents include: records of baptisms, burials, and marriages (1903-1930) from Blaine Lake, Balmoural, and Craigmore.
Holograph letter, signed. Una Jeffers to Mr. Forster. Dated December 18, 1929. Telling him of their decision to return to California, and their time in Cornwall. Written on board S.S. Duchess of Bedford in mid-Atlantic. 2 p.
A 19 cm X 28 cm 48-page scrapbook of laminated sheets held together by 2 rings and containing newspaper clippings about various residents of Indian Head. Book was made by Louisa Tyson before she moved to England. After her death in 2002 the scrapbook was sent to Beth Liggett who appears to the one who laminated it.
The collection consists of publications relating the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Contents include: reports of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Women's Home Missionary Society (Western Division), Women's Missionary Society; an issue of the publication "The Message" (1902); and history books/documents about church missions and missionary work.
A small (12 cm X 19 cm) green 165-page hardcover book containing the published memoirs of Geraldine F. Ball. This copy has been signed by the author. Geraldine F. Ball lived in England and moved to Grenfell (Sask.) in about 1890. She She was married to William H. Ball and had four children Elizabeth, Fred, Alfred and Olive. Additional information about Geraldine F. Ball can be found in the Grenfell history book a digital copy is available at http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/51819
This diary spans four eventful years of Ms. Priest’s life, touching on her activities as a teacher, her wedding, holiday trips to England and Wales, and early years homesteading in Canada. Personal and philosophical thoughts are also explored within the diary. Many flowers pressed in diary.