Geography√

A-4459
Item
Aug. 1965

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

J.C. McConnell, instructor in Geography and Librarian for the Land Use Mapping Project, checks the accuracy of maps made from air photo interpretations.

J. Howard Richards - Portrait

A-10742
Item
Oct. 1961

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Head and shoulders image of J. Howard Richards, Professor and Head, Department of Geography.

Bio/Historical Note: J. Howard Richards was born 21 May 1916 in Caerphilly, Wales. He enrolled at the University of Wales in 1934 and graduated in 1938 with a B.Sc. in Geography. Richards remained in Wales the following year to teach at a private school and spent the next two years as a Meteorologist in the United Kingdom and Canada. He joined the Royal Canadian Army, serving in Europe from 1942-1946. After his discharge, Richards enrolled at the University of Toronto; in 1947 he received his MA. Richards taught at Utica College of Syracuse University and the University of Manitoba before returning to the University of Toronto, where he earned his PhD in 1956. He briefly joined the staff of the Royal Military College of Canada prior to coming to the University of Saskatchewan in 1960 as Professor and Head of the newly formed Department of Geography. He was to remain in that post until his retirement in 1979. He was named Professor Emeritus in 1983. During his tenure, Richards developed academic programs in Geography and the interdisciplinary programs of Land Use, Environmental Studies and Regional and Urban Development and Planning. He was the editor of the first "Atlas of Saskatchewan" and the author of "Saskatchewan Geography" and "Saskatchewan: A Geographical Appraisal," among other publications.

I.W. Tweddell fonds

MG 64
Fonds
1952-1975 (inclusive) ; 1965-1974 (predominant)

This collection contains considerable material relating to aviation history, particularly in western and northern Canada, including material on: the Keng Wah Aviation School for Nationalist Chinese pilots; the RCAF; illustrations of the technology of flight; reference material; and microfilms of the Hudson Strait Expedition fonds (1927-1928) and "The Bulletin" (Western Canada Airways, 1929-1937). Additionally, there is material on Tweddell's other research interests, notably aerial mapping and surveying.

Tweddell, Ian William

Ironstone concretions in Eagle sandstone

WOK 1-90
Item
1953

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Ironstone concretions in Eagle sandstone. Morriosn Dome, Little Rocky Mountains, Montana.

Horse Creek near Abasand quarry

WOK 1-45
Item
1952

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Horse Creek near Abasand quarry, McMurray Alberta.

Hills of Eastend formation. Eastend, Saskatchewan

WOK 1-110
Item
1954

Part of W.O. Kupsch fonds

Hills of Eastend formation. Eastend, Saskatchewan.

H.C. Moss fonds

MG 321
Fonds
1907-1980.

This fonds contains materials primarily related to Moss's work on the soil survey of Saskatchewan, and academic work connected to soil classification and land use.

Moss, Harold Charles

Frenchman Valley seen from south rim of Knollys, Saskatchewan