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Gladys (Wade) Perrin took a colorful path
Part of People Collection
Biography of Gladys (Wade) Perrin, who taught in Indian Head (Grade 7) from 1941 to 1944. Hand-written note on the article says: "formerly Gladys Wade who taught in IH 1941-1944. Beth Dechief"
Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)
Biography/obituary of Charles Francis "Chuck" Watson
Part of Military Collection
Printout of "Find-a-Grave" entry for Charles Francis "Chuck" Watson (Memorial ID 220429941) who is buried in the Indian Head Cemetery.
Lloyd, Marshall
Jerry's Journey - Memoirs of Gerald Michael Willerth
Part of Book Collection
141-page softcover book. Contains stories by Jerry Willerth of his childhood and youth on the farm east of Indian Head. Also stories of his many years of farming and involvement in soil conservation organizations - the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation. Also stories of his work in the Bell Barn Society and memories by many friends and colleagues about Jerry and his accomplishments.
The Tale of the Prairie Chicken - The Autobiography of Blanche (Morin-D'Amours) Rogers
Part of Book Collection
274-page softcover book. Contains the life stories of Blanche (Morin) Rogers (born 1910), who was born at Indian Head, attended a country school and later became a long-time school teacher herself. The book was assembled and designed by her son, Tom Rogers, and self-published in 2022. Contains many colour photos.
Black Baseball Players in Canada - A Biographical Dictionary 1881-1960
Part of Book Collection
A 203-page softcover book with an alphabetically organized series of biographies of about 500 baseball players who played for various teams throughout Canada from 1881 to 1960. It includes many players of the barn-storming teams that played on the prairies during the 1950s, including the Indian Head Rockets. Writeups include: Nathaniel "Nat" Bates, who pitched for the Rockets in 1952 and visited Saskatchewan in 2022 for the induction of the Indian Head Rockets (1950-1954) into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford and for the opening off the Indian Head Rockets display at the Indian Head Museum; Elijah "Pumpsie" Green who also played for the Rockets and was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox. Many other Indian Head Rockets players are also included.
Swanton, Barry
Copithorn family - writeup by S.R. Copithorn
Part of People Collection
Two typed pages about S.R. Copithorn's Uncle Samuel B. Copithorn and his father, Richard Copithorn, who came to Indian Head from Bolton, Ontario in 1881 and 1898, respectively.
Copithorn, Sam
Part of People Collection
Newspaper article about the 100th birthday of Mrs. Thomas Kavanaugh of Balcarres.
Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)
Peter Weber collection - Engineering Graduates' Newsletter
This collection contains a complete set of the University of Saskatchewan 1939 and 1940 Graduates’ Newsletter, established and produced by Mr. Weber. This newsletter contains information on Engineering alumni, their careers since leaving university, and obituaries.
Weber, Peter
This fonds contains personal correspondence with family, colleagues, and publishers; prose and music compositions; material pertaining to provincial music associations, festivals, performances, and recitals; etc.
Spencer, Marguerita
David R. and Robert A. Murray fonds
This fonds consists primarily of the research material for and chapter drafts of "The Prairie Builder."
Murray, Robert A.
Helen Shirriff Alexander fonds
This fonds contains a bound typescript copy of Helen's memoirs, The Unforgotten Years. These memoirs document the Shirriff and Alexander families, and are particularly descriptive of life in Western Canada between the 1860s and 1932.
Alexander, Helen Emmeline (nee Shirriff)
This fonds documents the friendships, civic and individual concerns, and personal involvement that together, help create and define a sense of community. It contains materials relating to Ruth Horlick's life, the experiences as varied as war and household that impacted upon her, and her extensive friendships. Additionally it documents her commitments to various organizations, including her work with psychiatric patients at Royal University Hospital and the McKerracher Centre, as well as her volunteer work with the Saskatoon Symphony and the Learning Disabilities Association.
Horlick, Ruth Lenore (Hood)
Beamish / Kenderdine Family fonds
This fonds contains correspondence, cards, and published materials owned by various members of the Kenderdine / Beamish families.
Beamish-Kenderdine Family
This fonds contains a scrapbook (two folders) containing clippings, photos, programs and invitations. The scapbook documents the Royal Visit and Coronation, the bursar's office, general university happenings, drama and musical entertainment and wedding and other important events of family and friends.
Quick, Eileen Scott
Photos, clippings, correspondence and records pertaining to the Victor V. Colleaux endowment to the U of S and the resulting Victor and Letha Colleaux scholarship.
Colleaux, Victor V.