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A.S. Morton fonds
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Research Notes

A major portion of the notes are extracts from various journals, committee or council minutes and archival records. The primary focus of the material is the history of the Canadian West. Some of the subjects are Louis Riel, Lieutenant Governor Simcoe, the Hudson's Bay Company and Alexander Mackenzie.

Morton, Arthur Silver, 1870-1945 (Professor of History)

Sod Turning Ceremony for the construction of the Administration Building for the University of Saskatchewan

Chancellor Wetmore turns the sod for the construction administration building for the University of Saskatchewan as Walter Murray looks on.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Brown and Vallance, Montreal Architects, the College (later known as Administration) building was constructed between 1910-12 by Smith Bros. and Wilson general contractors. Originally a general purpose building, designed in the shape of a capital E, and built at a cost of $297,000.00, the corner stone was laid by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, on 29 July 1910. The building was officially opened by Walter Scott, Premier of Saskatchewan on 1 May 1913.

Subject Files

This series contains correspondence covering areas of interest to Dr. Morton such as the Canadian North-West Historical Society, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, the Hudson's Bay Company, International Geographical Union, other universities, the Presbyterian Church, the Provincial Archives, the Provincial Trust for Holding Sites of Historic Interest, the Public Archives of Canada, the Royal Society of Canada, the Saskatchewan Historical Society and Association, the U of S, students and Western Canadian History.

Morton, Arthur Silver, 1870-1945 (Professor of History)

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