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Agricultural Research - Experimental Plots
Test plots of the Seed Barn in foreground. Sign at centre of photograph reads: "Variety Tests Western Rye Grass Strains Crested Wheat Grass". Rutherford Rink under construction in the distance.
Matador International Biological Program Research Station - R.T. Coupland
R.T. Coupland, Director of Matador Project (1966-1976) and professor of plant ecology, examines grain in a field.
Bio/Historical Note: From 1967 to 1972, plant ecologists at the University of Saskatchewan participated in the International Biological Program. As part of this worldwide study of agricultural productivity, ecologists established the Matador field station for grassland research carried out by scientists from thirty-four countries. The field station was located near Kyle, thirty miles north of Swift Current, in an area of natural grassland that was potentially the best wheat growing soil in the brown soil zone of Saskatchewan. The land (three square miles) was originally leased for 21 years from the Government of Saskatchewan; the lease (for $1/year) has since been renewed and currently expires in 2009. The Matador Project involved the study of the total grasslands ecosystem, including the interaction of animals, plants, microorganisms, soils and the atmosphere. Robert T. Coupland, Head of the Department of Plant Ecology, served as Director of the Matador Project.
The collection includes color and black and white photographs and negatives from Wesley Aikenhead's private collection. Most of the images are of Saskatoon, Melfort and Melfort's surrounding area.
Aikenhead, Wesley
The original veterinary laboratory, the Veterinary Hygiene Building shortly after its construction; it was in use until its demolition in 1969.
The Agnes (Frejd) Richards fonds consists of 34 cm of textual records. This includes 16 textbooks brought from Ontario to assist Mrs. Richards in her classroom. The textbooks cover a variety of subjects, such as poetry, composition, history, nature study, and arithmetic.
Richards, Agnes (Frejd)
View of the pens with bison and cattle. The feed lot is part of the Beef Cattle Research Station.
Matador International Biological Program Research Station
View of the Matador International Biological Program Research Station near Kyle, Saskatchewan. Buildings visible in foreground and centre of image.
Bio/historical note: From 1967 to 1972, plant ecologists at the University of Saskatchewan participated in the International Biological Program (IBP). As part of this worldwide study of agricultural productivity, ecologists established the Matador field station near Kyle for grassland research carried out by scientists from thirty-four countries. The Matador Project involved the study of the total grasslands ecosystem,including the interaction of animals, plants, microorganisms, soils and the atmosphere.
National Research Council - Exterior
View looking south of rear of National Research Council building. Crop Science and Field Husbandry building at left; Physical Education visible at right.
Bio/Historical Note: In 1916 the National Research Council legislation was enacted and the institution was formed with the mandate to advise the government on matters of science and industrial research. For the first 15 or 16 years of its existence the NRC consisted of offices and borrowed lab space. It launched Canada’s first research journal, “Canadian Journal of Research” and funded research for human and bovine tuberculosis – a significant domestic problem in the 1920s. In 1932, NRC’s first dedicated lab was built in Ottawa. The NRC established a laboratory on the east side of the University of Saskatchewan campus in 1948. The original purpose of the facility was to “use chemistry and biology to diversify Canadian agriculture.” Originally called the “Prairie Regional Lab” then the “Plant Biotechnology Institute,” the facility is now known as “NRC Saskatoon.”
Agricultural Research - Experimental Plots
Elevated view of fields with plants and bushes in foreground; Seed Barn in the distance.
This fonds consists of correspondence, reports, articles, addresses, minutes, course material and notes relating to H.R. Baker’s career and research. There is considerable material regarding the development and delivery of extension programs and adult education in Saskatchewan. Much of the material deals rural and community planning and coping with changing social and economic conditions. This fonds is supplementary and complementary to the official records of the Extension Division.
Baker, Harold Reid
This collection contains material used to write the anecdotal history of the University of Saskatchewan, "Inside These Greystone Walls." Included are research notes, manuscripts, and audio cassettes of interviews with faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University of Saskatchewan. Interviews on cassette are with Pat and Ed. Abramson, Murray Adaskin, Thomas Arnason, Lloyd Barber, T.D.R. Caldwell, Bill Cameron, Paul and Marjory Carpenter, Brenda Clark, Frank Coburn, Alfred F. Deverell, Edwin Docking, John Farrell, Edith Fowke, Nicholas Gyenes, Emmett M Hall, R.N.H. Haslam, Hope Hunt, Aina Kagis, Leon Katz, Henry P. Kent, Don and Mildred Kerr, James Kirkpatrick, Herb and Lil Larson, W.E. and Jean Lovell, Jean McConnell and Edna Littlejohn, George Millar, James B. O'Neil, M Gail Osachoff, Mildred and Lorne Paul, William Staples, Edith Rowles-Simpson, J.W.T. Spinks, John Pringle, Russell E. Potter, Arthur Stilborn, Hilary Stewardson, Oliver Symes, Edna Warrington, Ernest Walker, and Gordon Wyant.
Taft, Michael
A photograph of Dr. Walter Oscar Kupsch of the Institute for Northern Studies.
This fonds consists of correspondence, research notes, drafts, and manuscripts relating to King's books: "A Book of Canadian Poems;" "A Book of Essays;" "Extending the Boundaries;" "The First Fifty;" "Saskatchewan: The Making of a University;" "Saskatchewan Harvest;" and "Three Stories by Joseph Conrad." Additionally, it includes King's articles, lectures, and addresses dealing primarily with Canadian literature. There is also material related to King's other interests: the career and works of G.B. Shaw and R.A. Wilson, provincial and national library associations, and pacifism.
King, Carlyle A.
This fonds consists primarily of materials relating to Dr. Hasell's research, writing, and teaching. It includes Dr. Gordon Snelgrove's teaching copy of "Art Through the Ages," Ukrainian embroidery samples originally collected by the Saskatoon Arts and Crafts Society, research papers, and 1,012 slides relating to art history and furniture design.
Hasell, Doris
This fonds provides only partial documentation of R. M. Ferguson's career at the University of Saskatchewan but represents a substantial portion of his academic research.
Ferguson, Robert Mervyn