David Carpenter, professor of English, seated with a copy of his book Banjo Lessons. Carpenter won the City of Edmonton Book Prize for Banjo Lessons (Coteau Books, 1997), a novel in which a young man comes of age in mid-century Alberta.

Bio/Historical Note: David C. Carpenter, born 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, earned a BA in modern languages (1962) and a BEd (1964) from the University of Alberta. He earned an MA in English (1967) from the University of Oregon and a DPhil from the University of Alberta (1973). Carpenter has served on the faculty of the English Department at the University of Saskatchewan since 1975. His oeuvre, which includes poetry, essays, short stories, novellas, and full-length books in fiction as well as non-fiction genres, focuses primarily on nature and his native western Canada. Works of fiction by Carpenter include Jewels, Jokes for the Apocalypse, and God's Bedfellows. Writing Home and Courting Saskatchewan are books of essays by him. In 2010, A Hunter's Confession, was released, in which he explores the history of hunting, subsistence hunting versus hunting for sport, trophy hunting, and the meaning of the hunt for those who have written about it most eloquently. Carpenter was awarded an honourary Doctor of Literature degree by the U of S in 2018.

Head and shoulders image of Joan Llewellyn (Joan White), Director of Labor Relations, Human Resources Division.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Edwin G. Ralph, Education.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Edwin G. Ralph is Professor Emeritus, Curriculum Studies (2022).

Head and shoulders image of Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, Extension.

Bio/Historical Note: Candace Wasacase-Lafferty is a Saulteaux and Cree citizen of the Kahkewistahaw First Nation, and a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. Prior to her 20-year career with USask, she worked within her own communities and held positions with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the Saskatoon Tribal Council, and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. Wasacase-Lafferty began working at USask in 2001 and has held in various roles in human resources, community relations, student services, fundraising, partnership development and lead in the realization of the Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre. In 2019 she began working with the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in partnership with Harvard University to bring the Honouring Nations program to Canada. Wasacase-Lafferty is committed to promoting and living Indigenous values and culture within the university and beyond. Wasacase-Lafferty is also the co-chair of the post pandemic shift commission for the Office of the President at the University of Saskatchewan. She is currently Co-Director of Honouring Nations Canada and Senior Director Indigenous Engagement at the University of Saskatchewan (2021). Wasacase-Lafferty serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Wanuskewin Heritage Park and the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority.

This is a transcript of an interview with Jack Allen of Lloydminster. He operated the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. The interview was conducted by Wendy Collins.

This fonds consists of three series. There are records of the Moose Jaw Horticultural Society of the late 1980's and 1990's. There are membership and directors lists, minutes of meetings, financial statements and correspondence. There are schedules, information and publicity on events held by the society. There are 2 scrapbooks from 1990 and 1991 that contain photos, programs, memorabilia and newspaper clippings. There are also loose newspapers clippings and some which have been glued on loose leaf pages and a notebook. There are minutes and newsletters from the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association as well as reports, brochures and publication information from the Extension and Community Relations Division of the University of Saskatchewan. There is one copy of the periodical “The Saskatchewan Gardener”, Winter 1995 edition.