This fonds contains materials pertaining to the writing, planning and production of Diefenbaker’s 80th Birthday Party in 1975. Specifically, it includes handwritten and typed notes, correspondence, photographs, slides, film and audio reels, and some clippings. The film includes footage gathered and created for the event (including new interviews with John and Olive Diefenbaker) as well as the finished product as presented during the birthday gala.

This fonds contains materials relating to the career of Christopher Kent, professor and head of the history department at the University of Saskatchewan. This fonds documents his time as a professor teaching various history classes, his work in supervising masters and phd students in their thesis writing, his work with the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals and the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada, as well as his time as head of the history department including his work with the Canadian Journal of History. Also included are some materials from his undergrad studies at the University of Toronto – mainly syllabus and other handouts, with some notes and essays when they related to his later research areas. As per his faculty bio his “research areas are “Bohemia” in Britain 1815-1914 – that is the social history of the artistic and literary professions and their relationship to the idea of Bohemia as a social and cultural, as well as actual physical space (particularly in London). Other continuing and related research interests are Victorian journalism and journalists, and Victorian novels and novelists.”

This fonds consists of material relating to Ridgway's military service, his scholarly research concerning the work of Voltaire and Chamfort particularly, his career with the University of Saskatchewan, and his work on internal university committees, professional associations, external agencies (such as Canadian University Service Overseas and the Saskatoon Symphony Board), as well as materials relating to his classes and lectures.

This fonds contains mainly textual material relating to the writing of Elizabeth Philips. Much of it is notes, rough drafts, and copies of poems and some prose work. There is also correspondence which relates to the business side of writing and getting published as well as some personal correspondence that relates to every day life and also on writing, as she corresponded with other writers.

This fonds contains materials relating to Dr. Harding's scholarly work, including his thorough preparation and background work for his teaching; his correspondence with colleagues; his articles and conference papers; and drafts and notes for the Coleridge "Notebooks."

This collection consists of programs, posters, photographs, video recordings and artefacts documenting the development of gay drag in Saskatchewan. The materials are primarily from Saskatoon with some from Regina, and most date from 1984 to 2004. Also included in the collection are records related to the exhibit "All Frocked Up: Glimpses of Cross Dressing in Saskatchewan," produced by Neil Richards in 2003 and presented in the Link Gallery at the University of Saskatchewan. Materials in this collection were donated by Brent Daum, Tim LeMay, Guedo Philipchuk, Neil Richards, Garnet Woloschuk and Maria Jochmaring.

The fonds, related to the Swift Current Centennial Committee, 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:

Box 1:
-Folder#1 - Jubilee Action File: financial statements; letters, Minister of Agriculture, 1965; Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee and Canada Centennial Corporation memo, minutes; newsletter – “Pion-era”; various letters; Employee Tax Deduction Declaration, flyer, Tamburitzans from Durquesne University; Swift Current Jubilee Association Executive Members; various minutes and letters, re: Civic Centre building; Interim Report on Jubilee Activities; program for Festival of the Arts, 1964; Jubilee Square Dance Special, 1964

-Folder#2 - 1967 Budget and Accounts: budget, 1967; minutes, November 1966; Centennial calendar of events, 1967; Swift Current Jubilee Association; correspondence, re: budget, donations, banking for Swift Current Centennial Committee; correspondence, order forms, receipts, re: Dress Crest Embroidery Co.; correspondence, receipts, etc. for Centennial

-Folder#3 - City Golden Jubilee 1964: insurance documents from W.W. Smith Agencies; correspondence, re: Frontier Days, 1964; correspondence, re: City Golden Jubilee Committee; paper entitled "Community Centres" by Heron, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation in Weyburn, 1964; Jubilee coins; correspondence, re: proposed Civic Centre; Mavor Moore productions; brochure for Swift Current's 50th Anniversary, March 15, 1964; Government of Saskatchewan Department of Industry, re: matching grant for auditoriums; poster, “Fathers of Confederation”; copies of the newsletter Jubilee-Centennial Notebook, November 1964; brochure, "Our Canadian Heritage"; architectural plans for proposed Civic Centre (Ramsay & Ramsay)

-Folder#4 - Swift Current Jubilee Committee (Building and Sight [Site]): correspondence with architects, re: proposed Swift Current Civic Centre; minutes, 1964; memo from James Richardsons and Sons, investors; “Code for the Conduct of Architectural Competitions"; minutes, Swift Current Jubilee Association, 1964; minutes, Building and Sites Committee, 1964; 1964 Program Committee budget and chart of responsibilities; brochure encouraging the community to invest in the proposed Civic Centre; list of local businesses, 1964; booklet published by Saskatchewan Association of Architects; booklet, AESL (Association of Engineering Services Ltd.) consulting engineer

-Folder#5 - 1967 Civic Centre Opening Week: financial statement for opening week activities, various receipts; correspondence, re: opening activities (speaker, building, etc.); advertising copy; letter from Minister J.W. Gardnier; letter from Lieutenant Governor's office; Jack Smith, Chairman of Jubilee Association, correspondence; list of business donors; letter, re: Canada Mysore Project; correspondence, re: opening of the Civic Centre, invitations, etc.; “Sign and Support dimensions"; guest invitations for Civic Centre dinner; meeting, re: Long Lance Vacation Trail; letter from House of Commons, re: invitation to dinner; list of hockey guests; letter from the Legislative Assembly (E.I. Wood), re: invitation to dinner

-Folder#6 - Youth Conference: correspondence, 1965; correspondence with Department of Education; correspondence and agenda for a conference in Regina; Jubilee Youth Conference in Swift Current; pre-registration; evaluation for Regina Jubilee Youth Conference; organizational diagram of Jubilee Association

-Folder#7 - Pony Express: tentative itinerary for Pony Express Ride for Expo'67, 1967; news release, correspondence, 1967; list of organizations; letter to Mayor R.C. Dahl

-Folder#8 - Gala Night: news release, 1967; correspondence, re: auditions and preparations for "Gala Night Revue" at O.M. Irwin School; “Gala Night Revue” flyer

-Folder#9 - Inter-Faith: news release for Centennial inter-faith Sundays, 1967; correspondence, re: ministerial representation on Centennial Committee, correspondence, re: essay contest

-Folder#10 - Month O' Dancing, June 12 - July 15 [1967]: general itinerary; square dance bulletin; correspondence

-Folder #11 - Red Knight: re: Red Knight performance, armed forces aerobatic performer, June 1, 1967

-Folder#12 - Centennial Pins: correspondence, re: ordering, buying pins

-Folder#13 - Centennial Favours, Flags, etc.: brochure from lapel pin company; flyer for booklet “Sir John A. MacDonald”; The National Decoration of Canada; Saskatchewan Centennial Corporation, Centennial Aids Catalogue, various souvenir brochures flyers (flags, pins, plaques, etc.)

-Folder#14 - Motorcycle Display Team: correspondence, re: performance by Canadian Armed Forces Motorcycle Display Team, 1967; “The Canadian Armed Forces Motorcycle Display Team Instructions For Completion of Performance Site"; Itinerary for Saskatchewan; Department of National Defense, Distribution List

-Folder#15 - Vacation Trail: miscellaneous correspondence and memoranda, re: Long Lance Vacation Trail Program; map of Long Lance Vacation Trail 6; minutes and agendas, 1967; pamphlet, Vacation trail 2; excerpts from Kiwanis Club May 1964 article 'How To Lure the Tourist'; memoranda to members of the Long Lance Vacation Trail #6, from Paul Hack or Jack Smith

-Folder#16 - Youth Travel: miscellaneous correspondence, re: student letters; miscellaneous correspondence, re: Department of Education; travel tour of Swift Current; Youth Travel Project 1965, 1966; Centennial Association, Student Movement Week; information for Local Jubilee and Centennial committee; 1967 Youth Travel Program Report, Saskatchewan Department of Education; billet information; program itinerary, 1967; information about visiting youth; 1967 Frontier Days program; correspondence, re: students visiting Swift Current from North Vancouver; Lions Club donations; booklet, Saskatchewan Jubilee Book list; 1966 Youth Travel Program Report; itinerary, 1966; correspondence, re: Youth Travel Program; list of hosts and guest students; letter to billets; correspondence, re: students visiting Swift Current from Rouyn, Quebec

-Folder#17 - 1967 Centennial Committee: newspaper, Swift Current Sun, December 6, 1963 (3 copies); booklet, Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee and Canada Centennial Corporation report; news release, Confederation Train; events during Centennial Civic Centre opening, January 1967; correspondence, re: Jubilee and Centennial celebrations; “Pony Express Official Certificate”; miscellaneous correspondence, re: Saskatchewan Centennial Corporation letters, various news releases; Mysore Fund; Centennial Commission, “Helicopter Canada”; booklet, 1967 Community Improvement Saskatchewan Conference; Sunset Ceremony at Swift Current, 1967; program for Centennial Ceremonial Inspection of Cadet Corps; Centennial Happenings in Swift Current; Centennial Calendar of Events; Official Opening of Centennial Civic Centre; Leighten Ford Swift Current Crusade; Neptune Theatre; Centennial Trail Ride, Regina to Saskatoon Pion-Era; Centenary Music Festival at Yorkton; letter, Bonnie Bluebells Pipe Band Association, Saskatoon; Swift Current Jubilee Association memoranda and correspondence; Canadian Citizenship Program; Centennial Commission bulletin, January-February 1967; program for funeral service of Herman Stanley Haw; acquisition of Centennial decoration, promotional material, supplies, etc.; certificate of Canadian citizenship; brochure for Har-o-Pat Farm; Provincial Centennial Programs; National Centennial Programming; Swift Current Centennial Committee meeting minutes; program from Le Manitoba Theater Centre, Le Festival du Canada en Tournée -“Le Théatre”; program from Neptune Theatre; minutes, Provincial Liaison meeting, 1966; "News from your Centennial Committee"; newsletter, Saskatchewan Centennial Notebook, August 1966; correspondence, re: Swift Current Jubilee Association

-Folder#18 - untitled: Swift Current Jubilee Association Executive Members; correspondence; list of visiting and host students for Centennial Youth Travel Tour; students visiting Swift Current from New Brunswick, 1965; Swift Current Agricultural and Exhibition Association Jubilee Activities committee; Founder's Day, July 3, 1965; Swift Current Jubilee Association financial statement; Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee and Canada Centennial Corporation; Festival of the Arts, financial statement, 1964; letter, re: Centennial grants; brochure, invitation for community to invest in proposed Civic Centre

Box 2:

-Folder#19 - Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee and Canada Centennial Corporation [Lions/Eagles]: correspondence, 1965; Jubilee and Centennial newsletter; memoranda; news releases; calendar of events; "Gala Under the Starts Festival"; Centennial Youth Travel Project; Jubilee Drama Tour performance of Richard III; Jubilee Youth Conferences; meeting agenda; correspondence, re: Jubilee-Centennial Citizen's Committee; regional conference agenda; structural organization, Local Jubilee-Centennial Citizens Committee; three primary functions of Local Jubilee-Centennial Committee; Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee and Canadian Centennial Corporation Province-Wide Projects; Saskatchewan Jubilee and Centennial Corporation plans, projects, grants

-Folder#20 - Swift Current Jubilee Association Activities & General, 1964 [Lions/Eagles]: Prairie Schoolhouse Project; correspondence; representatives for Jubilee Association meeting, 1965; Festival of the Arts material, 1964; letter, Royal Winnipeg Ballet; guest register, Jubilee Tea, OM Irwin Collegiate 1964; correspondence, re: Chamber of Commerce; Frontier Days ribbon, square dance program, poster invitation to opening of Thoreson Memorial Museum; list of flowers for Jubilee garden; Swift Current Jubilee Association Incorporation; minutes, Festival of the Arts Committee meeting; correspondence, re: vote on proposed Civic Centre; program, Swift Current Royal Canadian Legion Jubilee Dinner, 1964; suggested list of possible projects to sponsor; receipts; Interim report and Jubilee Activities, City of Swift Current 50th Anniversary Jubilee events, correspondence; commemorative coins, brochures; Societies Act certificate for Swift Current Jubilee Association, 1959; constitution and bylaws of the Swift Current Jubilee Association; 1963 Annual Saskatchewan Festival of the Arts

-Folder#21 - Jack Smith Sportsman's Dinner [Lions/Eagles]: report on Annual Meeting of the Swift Current Jubilee Association, 1966; correspondence, re: Sportsmen's Dinner, invitations, receipts

-Folder#22 - Jubilee Association Budget, Minutes and Record of Expenditures [Lions/Eagles]: minutes, Swift Current Jubilee Association Executive and General meetings, 1964, 1965, 1966; "Movement In Arts Underway Conference Told; correspondence, re: Pino-Era; financial reports

-Folder#23 - Formation of Jubilee Association and Negotiations with City Council: program, Official Opening Centennial Civic Centre, January 23, 1967; Long Lance No. 6 Vacation Trail agenda, memoranda, 1966; correspondence, re: performing arts events, SK Arts Board, Civic Centre; “Suggested Budget For Provincial Committees”; receipts; booklet, “Report of Activities” Swift Current Golden Jubilee, 1964; Swift Current Jubilee Association report; list of representatives for Jubilee Association meeting, 1965; budget, 1965; minutes of general meeting, 1965; report, re: Jubilee and Centennial Celebrations; Steering Committee report, 1963; correspondence, re: appointment of the Golden Jubilee Celebration Committee, 1963; report on "Meeting of Representatives from various organizations for the purpose of organizing Golden Jubilee Celebrations Committee; minutes, meeting of proposed Jubilee Committee; correspondence with City of Swift Current, re: Golden Jubilee

-Folder#24 - untitled: Swift Current Jubilee Association Executive Members; The Societies Act, 1959, Sect. 43 Annual Return, 1967; correspondence; minutes from Centennial Committee meetings, 1966, 1967; Swift Current Jubilee Financial Statement, 1966; Centennial Committee budget, 1967; minutes, Swift Current Jubilee Association, general and executive meetings, 1964, 1965, 1966; Chairman's Remarks; Prairie School House Project; Report of Building and Site Committee of Swift Current Jubilee Association; Report of Finance Committee; various financial statements; Swift Current Jubilee Association budget, 1964, 1965; “Report of Activities” Swift Current Golden Jubilee, 1964; Final Report, 1964; Interim Report, Jubilee Activities; Organizational Structure chart

-Folder#25 - receipts and financial records, 1966 - 1967, re: SC Centennial Committee and Swift Current Jubilee Association

-Folder#26 - Jubilee Committee: correspondence with City of Swift Current, 1966; "Gala Night Revue" at OM Irwin Collegiate; opening of Turnhill School to commemorate Prairie school houses; invitation to Diamond Jubilee Dinner; miscellaneous correspondence, re: Jubilee-Centennial Committees; financial statement, 1964; Subscription Undertaking form for the Centennial Civic Centre; program, Swift Current Square Dance Jubilee Special; estimates of construction costs for Civic Centre; Swift Current Jubilee Association budget, "Projects which may be carried out at a relatively small cost"; Organizational Structure chart

-Folder#27 - untitled: Jubilee and Centennial newsletters; newsletter, Jubilee – Centennial Notebook February to December 1964; memoranda and correspondence, re: Swift Current Jubilee Association, and Jubilee-Centennial Citizen's Committees, 1965; 1965 “Calendar of Events” for Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee; flyers for various displays, manufacturers, rentals; "Preparing a Local History"; "Community Beautification" program

-Folder#28 - untitled: brochure, Swift Current Centennial Civic Centre; program, Official Opening of the Centennial Civic Centre; "Names of People Mentioned in Centennial Records; canvassers for Civic Centre; various lists of names; Centennial Happenings in Swift Current, 1967; Festival of the Arts in Swift Current 1964; Swift Current Jubilee Association Executive Members; "Names Submitted For Individuals to be Presented with Bronze Medallions"; minutes, Centennial Committee meeting, 1967; Representatives for Swift Current Jubilee Association meeting, 1965; Swift Current Jubilee Association budget, 1964; Swift Current Centennial Committee budget, 1967; Annual Report of the Swift Current Jubilee Association for 1966; “Report of Activities” Swift Current Golden Jubilee, 1964; payroll deductions, 1964; financial records for Swift Current Jubilee Association, money raised from local businesses in support of Civic Centre

-Folder#29 - Jubilee Committee Jack Smith: pamphlets, Sunset Ceremony, throughout Saskatchewan, 1967; correspondence with Province of Saskatchewan Department of Education, re: Youth Travel Program, Young Voyageur Program; letter, Community Planning Association of Canada; newsletter, Saskatchewan Planning News; news releases and correspondence, re: Centennial and Jubilees; promotion for “Fathers of Confederation” painting; Swift Current Centennial Committee, horseshoe tournament; Saskatchewan Centennial Square Dance bulletin, 1967; Christmas card with a photograph of an old car from 1913; clipping: “Long Lance Vacation Trail 6”; booklet, Swift Current Golden Jubilee "Report of Activities"; Annual Report of the Swift Current Jubilee Association for 1966 (2 copies)

-Folder#30 - Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee 1965/Canada Centennial 1967: newsletters, Jubilee-Centennial Notebook; invitation to Swift Current Agricultural Exhibition Association Frontier Days, celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, Founder's Day; Diamond Jubilee place mat; Regina Jubilee Youth Conference evaluation, 1965; Regina Youth Conference schedule; report, Jubilee Youth Conferences, 1965

-Folder#31 - envelope: Swift Current Centennial Committee, budget, 1967; Appendix B – National Centennial Programs, 1966; Appendix C – Provincial Centennial Programs, 1966; Centennial Calendar of Events, 1967

Booklet, "Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee & Canada Centennial Corporation Interim Report, 1965"

This fonds includes materials relating to the history, faculty and students of the department of economics and political studies; Spafford's work with the Symphony, heritage organizations in Saskatoon, etc; as well as materials relating to her father, Ah King, and her mother, Katie Malinowski (nee Dobrowney).

This fonds contains the original musical scores and arrangements, and related teaching material, programs, posters and recital material from multiple generations of the Fleming family, primarily those by Arthur Evelyn Fleming (1864-1922), Robert James Berkeley Fleming (1921 – 1976), William Arthur Fleming (1933-2016), and Robert’s son Berkeley Fleming. Georgina Gunn Fleming, Robert’s wife Margaret Pound, Robert may have been the most well-known as a composer, pianist, organist, choirmaster and teacher; but William (“Bill”), a teacher-librarian who taught in Regina throughout his career, was also an acclaimed singer and choirmaster, and studied at the University of Saskatchewan under Murray Adaskin, and Frances James Adaskin. The fonds contains musical works by others in a variety of musical genres; as well as family correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia.

This fonds contains documentation relating to the Hones' extensive involvement in the arts--notably, the art scene in Saskatchewan during the early 1940s and the establishment of the Saskatoon Arts Centre, the Art Association of Saskatoon, "The Prospectors," along with correspondence from friends Ernie Lindner, Nonie Mulcaster, Robert Hurley, etc. The Hone=s own artistic work is also well documented; as is their exceptional community work: with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, UNESCO, Voice of Women, Regina Community Clinic, etc. The Hones were also actively involved with the Unitarian Fellowship, Regina. Additionally, this fonds contains business records from ADM Hone, Mac's father, documenting early land / mining / logging rights and development in the west. An extensive collection of slides documents the art and architecture of numerous countries visited by the Hones; including personal and commercial images of international works of art. The slide collection also illustrates many of the themes used in the Hones' art, and documents their family, friends, and interests.

This fond contains mostly textual material, specifically copies of the books and articles Bob Fink wrote over his lifetime, mainly in regards to the evolution and origin of music and other topics related to music. The other half of the collection is copies of sheet music which he composed, mainly under the series name “Some New Old Music” as well as the opera Lysistrata. It has been published individually as well as in collections. There are also some recordings on a variety of media (CD, cassette, and reel to reel) which appear to contain recordings of Bob Fink playing his compositions.

Bob Fink kept an extensive website filled with the articles he wrote on a wide variety of topics. It also
contains links to articles he collected that were of interest to him and related to his areas of study. It
also contains MIDI’s of the music he composed. You can access the archived version of it here: http://wayback.archive-it.org/org-728/20180716205028/http://www.greenwych.ca/

This fonds contains textual documents created in the running of AIDS Saskatoon, such as correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, policies, reports, posters, and other administrative files.

This fonds contains material related to the administration, programing, and information services of the USSU Women’s Centre in its various incarnations as well as informational brochures, reports, clippings and reference material on a variety of subjects of particular concern to women.

This collection contains books, magazines, and a variety of ephemera associated with themes of Canadiana, advertising, keys, locks, and locksmithing, mysteries, socialism, sex and gender, science fiction, western living, adventure.

This fonds documents Allan Gonor’s active engagement with the people he met and the cultures he experienced. His was a curiosity borne of genuine interest, which manifested itself not only in his work as a physician, but also in his avocation: art; and in the numerous films and photographs he took. These document the local communities in and near North Battleford, Saskatchewan; including Hutterite colonies and First Nations reserves; as well as countries around the world. It documents his life and career, his interest in indigenous art and culture, and reflects his friendships with a wide variety of artists and writers, as well as the numerous individuals he met.