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Drafts - L

This subseries consists of draft documents denoted by an “L” and a number in the top right corner. The subject matter varies greatly and includes: the Battell Party, Reverend John Paine Sargent, rail construction in 1882, Mrs. Card, the Spight-Monarch dinner tradition, the first settlers, British journalists visiting in 1907, the steam pumper accident, Henry Battell House, the Wood Mountain robe trade of 1884, the 1907 royal visit, the fire department’s first automobile, the 1907 plans for the new city hall, the Moose Jaw Homeguard, the Moose Hotel, Kingsway Park, pollution in 1913, and automobiles of Moose Jaw.

Drafts - O

This subseries consists of draft documents denoted by an “O” and a number in the top right corner. The subject matter varies greatly and includes: early health concerns, the D’Jazz Billiard Hall, Harry Hind and Shortstick, prohibition tales, the 1920 pedestrian bylaw, flapper girls in the 1920s, the 46th Battalion crosses, Moose Jaw’s first murder, Kingsway Park, the streetcar workers’ strike of 191, James Morrison, Montague Henry White-Fraser, the 1919 royal visit, the 1905 April Fool’s Day explosion, the March 11, 1892 Fire, the dwindling buffalo herds, photographing of the Sioux, the Grain Growers Association, the Riverside Hotel, train wrecks, locusts, Richard Bogue’s acetylene light plant, Boer War volunteers, settler ingenuity, Inspector O.H. Sackrider, early scam artists, the Allan-Cumming Department Store, the Market Hall, the 1913 Boharm shooting incident, the 1913 Streetcar Storage Building, the GTP and Canadian Northern proposed rail depots, Moose Jaw’s first stampede, and the Moose Jaw Flying Club.

Arranged Newspaper Articles

This subseries consists of newspaper articles written by Leith Knight that were cut out of newspapers and adhered to backing paper. These differ further from the loose newspaper articles because the majority also adhere to the categorization system used for her drafts. The letters found in this subseries are: A, M, N, O, P, and Q. As with the drafts, there are also a number of articles which are not marked by a letter and a number.

Drafts - P

This subseries consists of draft documents denoted by a “P” and a number in the top right corner. The subject matter varies greatly and includes: the first airshow in Moose Jaw, the Winter of 1886, the first plane over Moose Jaw, sunday picnics, three heroic boy scouts, Katherine Stinson, the Moose Jaw Cenotaph, Moose Jaw’s first autoshow, the 1916 Dominion Day parade, John MacDonald of Grant, Annie Hoburg, the announcement of the First World War, the Jack Armstrong Kidnapping, the proposed CPR Tunnel, the Cheesecloth Bungalow, the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, J.J. McLean, female lawbreakers, the proposed twin cities plan for Moose Jaw, runaway horses, Charlie Gower, Con Leary, William Leach, Capitol Theatre’s 1926 New Year’s celebration, women in the 1920s, and the 1923 Christmas Shopping Train.

Assorted drafts

This subseries consists of draft documents not denoted by a letter and a number in the top right corner. Many documents are incomplete. The subject matter varies greatly and includes: Isaac Cowie, William Poulter, Norris Lake, early ailments and cures, the first Mayoral race, the expansion of the CPR, John Wellington, the dedication of the Moose Jaw Cemetery, Charles Brandon and Henry, St. Aiden Church Stained Glass, the Zion Church, the wooden paving blocks, Dr. Campbell Douglas, the interior of St. John’s Church, a tour of the Moose Jaw Cemetery, Donald Sinclair, and early hunters, the fight for the provincial capital, background on St. Columba’s Church, and St. John’s Church. Also included are assorted paragraphs, and an unknown draft.

Loose Newspaper Articles

This subseries consists of Leith Knight’s newspaper articles that were cut out of newspapers and kept in a loosely chronological order.

Family and Personal

This subseries contains photographs of and by Leith and her family, and other interests. These photographs can be of distant relatives, immediate family members, and also photographs taken by Leith on various trips such as to Maryland, United States, and Besant, Saskatchewan. Includes one photo album.

Research and History

This subseries contains photographs acquired by Leith Knight for her interest in history and use in researching for her Moose Jaw Times Herald column. It includes photographs of prominent buildings, people, and events in the History of Moose Jaw. Includes one photo album. Most photographs contained are copies of originals.

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