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Aldis Peterson - Portrait

Formal studio head and shoulders image of Aldis Peterson, star athlete in basketball and tennis.

Bio/Historical Note: Aldis Marjorie (Pete) Peterson graduated from Nutana Collegiate and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1941. Peterson competed in both basketball and tennis. An outstanding forward, she served as team captain for two years. As a member of the tennis team, she was runner-up in singles at the 1944 Western Championships. For her participation in sports, Peterson was awarded a Major Athletic Award in 1943-1944. She served as secretary to the Women's Athletic Directorate and became the first president of the women's Athletic Board. She was a cheerleader for two years and served as vice-president of the SRC in 1944-1945. In 1944-1945 Peterson was awarded the prestigious "Spirit of Youth" Trophy for having exhibited outstanding athletic skills combined with high qualities in leadership. Peterson married Fred (Bud) Carson (1923-2013), also an inductee into the University of Saskatchewan Athletic Wall of Fame. She died in Toronto on 16 April 1998.

Dorothy Rutherford - Portrait

Image of Dorothy Rutherford, member of Huskiette basketball and track and field teams.

Bio/Historical Note: Dorothy (Rutherford) Logan, a graduate of Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (BHSc 1934) in 1929. Rutherford excelled in the 220-yard dash and broad jump, and was an outstanding scorer for the basketball team. As well as competing on the two teams for four years, Rutherford was a member of the University Athletic Directorate, including a term as vice-president. Rutherford received a Major Athletic Award in 1933. She was killed in a car accident in Terre Haute, Indiana, in May 1966.

Homemakers' Clubs - Conventions

Participants of the Homemakers' convention gather in the Bowl in front of the Administration Building.

Bio/Historical Note: The Homemakers' Clubs of Saskatchewan were created at a "special conference for women" initiated by the University of Saskatchewan in 1911. The objectives as stated in the constitution, were "to promote the interests of the home and the community". It was organized virtually as part of the university. The director of Agricultural Extension, F.H. Auld, was the ex officio secretary and managing director until 1913, when these duties fell to the newly appointed director of Women's Work, Abigail DeLury. From that time until reorganization in 1952, women's extension remained as a separate unit, reporting directly to the president of the university. After 1952, its work was still carried on independently, but with a greater degree of integration with agricultural and adult education services. Unique in Canada was the Club's official association with the University, which provided the provincial secretary, secretarial staff, and extension department resources to aid the development of the club and its programs. In 1971, the name was changed to the Saskatchewan Women's Institute and the University reduced its role to supplying free office space on campus.

Homemakers' Clubs - Conventions

Group photo of convention participants taken in front of the Administration Building.

Bio/Historical Note: The Homemakers' Clubs of Saskatchewan were created at a "special conference for women" initiated by the University of Saskatchewan in 1911. The objectives as stated in the constitution, were "to promote the interests of the home and the community". It was organized virtually as part of the university. The director of Agricultural Extension, F.H. Auld, was the ex officio secretary and managing director until 1913, when these duties fell to the newly appointed director of Women's Work, Abigail DeLury. From that time until reorganization in 1952, women's extension remained as a separate unit, reporting directly to the president of the university. After 1952, its work was still carried on independently, but with a greater degree of integration with agricultural and adult education services. Unique in Canada was the Club's official association with the University, which provided the provincial secretary, secretarial staff, and extension department resources to aid the development of the club and its programs. In 1971, the name was changed to the Saskatchewan Women's Institute and the University reduced its role to supplying free office space on campus.

Gibson Photo, Saskatoon

Sophia Dixon fonds

  • MG 224
  • Fonds
  • 1896-1990, predominant 1920-1950

This fonds contains materials relating to Sophia Dixon's interests in international relations; the various ideologies current in the 1930s and 1940s, notably labour and worker's rights, socialism, communism, social credit, and the rise of fascism during this period; local and international women's organizations, etc. In particular, this fonds provides a comprehensive record of the early Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Saskatchewan and Canada; the Farmer-Labor Group, Saskatchewan Farmer's Union, and United Farmers of Canada. Also included is a series of books and other reference materials collected by Charles and Sophia Dixon.

Dixon, Sophia Hansine Rossander, 1900-1994

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