This fonds contains the records generated by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, originally created in 1989. This fonds is divided into 10 series and mainly contains commissioned reports and archival documents relating to treaty-making between the Crown and Indigenous Nations in Canada. The 8 series under this fonds include: 1 Treaties; 2 History; 3 Justice; 4 Government; 5 Education; 6 Land; 7 Media; 8 Current Conditions; 9 Finding Aids; 10 OTC Administration.

This fonds includes correspondence with colleagues, including letters, faxes, and e-mails written and received from the 1960s through to the present (2023) that cover research developments in the field of Canadian archaeology, both provincially and nationally. Pertains to Dr. Meyer’s time as a student, at the Saskatchewan Research Council, and in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Saskatchewan and involvement with the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. Any mention of photographs, papers, articles, maps etc. in the correspondence were not included in the donation and are therefore absent from the files, except where specifically noted.

This fonds contains materials primarily relating to Moyer’s musical career. It includes reel-to-reel tapes of sessions, live night club performances, dances and other concerts, studio recordings, and interviews. In addition there are numerous early vinyl recordings, posters, memorabilia, and some personal biographical materials.

This fonds contains materials relating to the career of Christopher Kent, professor and head of the history department at the University of Saskatchewan. This fonds documents his time as a professor teaching various history classes, his work in supervising masters and phd students in their thesis writing, his work with the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals and the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada, as well as his time as head of the history department including his work with the Canadian Journal of History. Also included are some materials from his undergrad studies at the University of Toronto – mainly syllabus and other handouts, with some notes and essays when they related to his later research areas. As per his faculty bio his “research areas are “Bohemia” in Britain 1815-1914 – that is the social history of the artistic and literary professions and their relationship to the idea of Bohemia as a social and cultural, as well as actual physical space (particularly in London). Other continuing and related research interests are Victorian journalism and journalists, and Victorian novels and novelists.”

This fonds reflects Brock Silversides’ interests in historical and contemporary culture, with particular emphasis on the history of photography, music, and film. It contains research materials used for eight of his books, including both published and unpublished images taken from a variety of archives, as well as from Brock’s personal collection. His numerous articles represent an excellent resource on photographers and the history of photography, as do several of the public exhibitions which he curated. In addition, his collections of historical newspapers, film, posters -- particularly for local musicians, Canadian film and Canadian artists -- represent a useful collection for anyone interested in these aspects of Canadian culture and society.

This fonds contains correspondence, diaries, published and unpublished manuscripts by Carpenter, publications by Carpenter and others and photographs.

This fonds includes materials collected primarily as a result of Bob Cole’s student days at the University of Saskatchewan and STM. The University Publications are particularly useful as these items are not duplicated in the University Publication Collection.

This fonds consists of two publications researched and written by Dr. Rajput during the Covid-19 lockdown.

This fonds contains materials relating to Michael Hosaluk’s career in woodworking. It also documents his collaborative work with other artists, exhibitions he participated in or helped to facilitate, and includes some personal / family history.

: The majority of this fonds is material related to the research for Waiser’s published works. It contains material relating to Waiser’s academic and writing career including instructional material; assessments and referential material; and research and publication activities. The 2023 accrual contains material relating to the significant public recognition of Waiser’s body of work, including his investiture into the Order of Canada; his Governor-General’s Award for Non-Fiction; the Governor-General’s History Award for Popular Media; the Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-Fiction; the Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence; the JB Tyrrell Medal (Royal Society); and the Clio Prize Lifetime Achievement Award (Canadian Historical Association), among others. Much of the work included here was created following Waiser’s retirement from the University of Saskatchewan; and includes material relating to his interest in making history accessible to a wide audience.

This fonds contains the research materials gathered by Catherine Littlejohn King as a part of her career as a historian and writer of Metis history, in particular of Saskatchewan and Metis soldiers. It mainly contains drafts of her writing, copies of articles and other secondary sources, interviews, and biographies. There is also material on general indigenous history and issues, as well as indigenous education and some general material related to Canadian history.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by Shellbrook Pastoral Charge, Leask Pastoral Charge, their predecessors and constituent congregations – church boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.

Contents include: minutes of official boards, Church Councils and Trustees, Stewards, Session, congregational, Sunday School and various committee meetings; records of local Ladies Aid Societies, Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.), Woman’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (UC.W.) groups; reports and newsletters; communion and historic rolls; financial records and property files; bulletins and photographs; Home Mission Record Books and registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials held at Knox United Church (Shellbrook), Trinity Untied Church (Leask), Blaine Lake, Balmoral, Craigmore, Mount Olive, and related locations.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by several associated churches and their varying governing pastoral charges: Creelman, Griffin, Creelman-Griffin, Fillmore, Tyvan, Tyvan-Osage, Prairie Points, as well as predecessors and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and youth groups.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, councils, sessions, stewards, congregational, trustee meetings; meetings of local Ladies Aid Societies, Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.), Women’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; records from Sunday Schools, study groups, Young Peoples’ Society, and C.G.I.T.; correspondence and property files; financial records and annual reports; church histories and anniversary materials; historic rolls and communion rolls; Home Mission Record Books and registers of baptisms, marriages and burials held at Creelman, Sequin, Prairie Lea, Huntoon, Innis, White Rock, Mona, Griffin, Crieff, Froude, Huronville, Fillmore, Osage, Corning, Tyvan, Latham, Storthoaks, Talmage and related locations.

The fonds includes material documenting William Deverell’s career primarily as a writer and a lawyer. Among other material, included are research and drafts relating to most of his books and screenplays; other writing; documents re court cases, particularly those used as background for books and screenplays (including the CBC series Scales of Justice); records relating to The Writers Union of Canada; material relating to early activities including newspaper articles written by Deverell and clippings etc. relating to his election campaigns and trials he was involved in; videocassettes of his films Shellgame and Mindfield; correspondence with agents, publishers, producers, fans, etc., and other records relating to the publication and promotion of his books and films; and professional and personal correspondence with Carol Shields, Marian Engel, Margaret Atwood, Susan Musgrave, Stephen Reid and others.

The fonds consists of textual materials generated by the historically associated Bradwell Pastoral Charge, Clavet Pastoral Charge, and their predecessors and constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, and local women’s units.

Contents include: minutes of church boards, trustees, managers, stewards, session, committee, and congregational meetings; minutes and other records from local Ladies Aid Societies, Woman’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.), and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; Sunday School records; historic rolls and related membership records; some financial records and correspondence; a Home Mission Record Book from Floral, including Bethel and Langham; church registers documenting baptisms, marriages and burials in Clavet, Bradwell, Dundurn, Floral, and nearby area(s).