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Moose Jaw Public Library, Archives Department Leith Knight fonds
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Obituaries

This series contains copies of obituaries for people that Leith knew. Obituaries of notable Moose Javians such as the late Austin Ellis are kept. Also contained are funeral programs of some deceased.

Bird Watching

This series contains information cards used by Leith to track sightings of various birds. Also contained is a list of fellow bird watchers and their contact information.

Family Letters

This series includes letters written to and from members of Leith’s family. The letters are all written by a mother and father, presumably Leith’s. The file regarding Doug includes a card and an envelope.

Correspondences

This series contains correspondences in the form of letters and cards sent to and from Leith Knight. Also included are some letters written to and from Leith’s Husband Cyril, as well as a letter pertaining to blue-green algae in Buffalo Pound Lake.

Church

This series contains records of Leith Knight’s involvement in different churches in Moose Jaw and abroad. The Moose Jaw churches are the Minto United Church, Zion United Church, St. Andrew’s United Church, St. Barnabas Anglican Church, St. john’s Anglican Church, St. Aidan Anglican Church, and the TAC Mission. Christ Church Cathedral is in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Parish of St. Luke is in Chelmsford, England. The particular records are programs, hymns, newspaper articles, liturgy data sheets, histories, and newsletters. Also contained is a book compiled by Leith Knight of typed notes regarding St. John’s Church.

Calendars

This series contains calendars used by Leith Knight for her schedule, appointment, and event keeping purposes.

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.

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.

Newspaper Articles

This series contains the published newspaper articles of Leith Knight. These were predominantly printed in the Moose Jaw Times Herald between the years of 1969 and 2013. The series is divided into loose newspaper articles and printed newspaper articles.

Research

This series contains records of research that Leith Knight conducted for her newspaper column or interest. The specific records contained are photocopies of newspaper articles and pages from published works, printed internet articles, three scrapbooks containing photocopied newspaper articles and notes, five accompanying captions for photograph slides, and a booklet on CPR locomotive No. 2634. Also included are genealogical documents such regarding the Ellis Family, and including eight copies of a large family tree of descendants of Robert Ker, compiled by Leith Knight.

Artifacts

This series contains artifacts of Leith Knight. Included are two patches: one commemorating the Moose Jaw Camporee of 1973, and a second commemorating the Moose Jaw CHAB Radio and television stations.

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.

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.

Photographs

This series contains photographs of Leith and her family, and those used for research. Includes two photo albums.

Certificates and Awards

This series consists of certificates and awards given to Leith by the Moose Jaw Natural History Society, YWCA Moose Jaw Women of Distinction, and The City of Moose Jaw Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee. The certificates awarded are for her contributions to Nature Moose Jaw, community enhancement, her outstanding contribution to heritage education in Moose Jaw, and education through her book “All the Moose...all the Jaw,” and her history column in the Moose Jaw Times Herald.

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