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Only top-level descriptions University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections World War, 1939-1945√
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Woolsey Family Collection

  • MG 585
  • Fonds
  • 1943-1944

Five original Canadian letters from World War Two, with content about the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan, pride in service, the Wrens, criticisms of those young men not serving, and duties while in service. Two of the letters were written by Telegrapher Leonard Woolsey. The other letters were written by Barbara Woolsey. The letters were addressed to Eldon Woolsey, brother of Leonard and son of Barbara, who served overseas with the RCAF.

Woolsey, Leonard Rutledge

Wilson Family fonds

  • MG 273
  • Fonds
  • 1988; 2000.

This fonds contains the autobiographies of Tony Wilson and his brother, Walter Wilson. Both accounts recall life on a homestead near Bengough, Saskatchewan just after the turn of the century, as well as their terms of service during World War II. The autobiography by Tony Wilson includes several copies of family photographs.

Wilson Family

W. Hugh Arscott fonds

  • MG 344
  • Fonds
  • 1916-2001 (inclusive) ; 1961-1979 (predominant)

This fonds contains materials relating to Arscott's work; his involvement with the Progressive Conservative Party and later disillusionment with the mainstream parties and his activities with the Rhinoceros Party; his extended family; his war service;and reminiscences of growing up in Saskatoon, attending the University, and local and political figures. Particularly extensive is his writing: creative; satire; and memoirs.

Arscott, William Hughes, 1924-2002 (alumnus, financial planner, political commentator)

Saskatoon Light Infantry fonds

  • MG 225
  • Fonds
  • 1940-2000, predominant 1940-1944

Fonds consists primarily of copies of World War Two diaries maintained by the Saskatoon Light Infantry, January 1940 to December 1944. The diaries generally include a summary of events and information for each day of the month; battalion orders part I relating to movement orders, security, protocol, etc.; part II orders listing names of regiment members under a number of different headings (strength increase/decrease, leaves, honours and awards, etc.); and field returns of officers. A few diaries include photographs. The fonds also includes a scrapbook, notebooks with lists of SLI members, the honour roll, lists of SLI members (including casualties) prepared after the war, and memoirs by Howard Mitchell, W.F. Cozens, R.J. Graham, Frederick A. Clift, R.G. Sawdon, and A Resume of the Story of 1st Battalion The Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG)

Saskatoon Light Infantry

R.S. Ridgway fonds

  • MG 81
  • Fonds
  • 1938-2000 (inclusive) ; 1943-1985 (predominant)

This fonds consists of material relating to Ridgway's military service, his scholarly research concerning the work of Voltaire and Chamfort particularly, his career with the University of Saskatchewan, and his work on internal university committees, professional associations, external agencies (such as Canadian University Service Overseas and the Saskatoon Symphony Board), as well as materials relating to his classes and lectures.

Ridgway, Ronald Sidney

Ronald Finch fonds

  • MG 590
  • Fonds
  • 1901-1956 (inclusive); 1933-1956 (predominant)

Correspondence from British emigrants describing their lives in Canada and concern over the war. The collection includes letters, photographs, negatives, manuscript drawings, maps, greeting cards, news clippings, and one small watercolor.

Finch, Ronald

Moose Jaw Air Training Base 1941 Photographs

  • MG 489
  • Fonds
  • 1941-1942

This small collection consists primarily of photographs depicting life on the base as well as travels to other destinations in Canada, including Banff, Alberta, and Regina SK. A felt “Moose Jaw Millers” badge is also included.

Moose Jaw Air Training Base

Luise Herzberg fonds

  • MG 441
  • Fonds
  • 1863-2010 (inclusive); 1939-1971 (predominant)

This fonds contains material relating to the personal and professional life of Luise Herzberg, including materials relating to her childhood and schooling; family documents; materials relating to her parents, Paul and Elsbeth Oettinger, correspondence with her sister, Lotte Thurnauer; and materials received or collected by her son Paul Herzberg. The fonds contains substantial material relating to Luise’s scientific work, including correspondence with international colleagues, and reprints of her articles.

Herzberg, Luise Hedwig

J.S.M. Allely fonds

  • MG 28
  • Fonds
  • 1902-1978 (inclusive) ; 1952-1965 (predominant)

This fonds consists of material reflecting Professor Allely's interest in and work with the Canadian Armed Forces, including mobilization planning at the University, the Joint Services University Training Committee, the Canadian Officers Training Corps, and lectures on military history. The fonds also includes personal correspondence and publications.

Allely, John Stuart Mill

Jack Summers fonds

  • MG 148
  • Fonds
  • 1956-1990

The fonds contains records that relate to Summers’ involvement in both the military and military history, his work as an administrator and pharmacy professor, his involvement with several committees, and his significant role within a number of professional pharmacy associations, etc.

Summers, Jack

Jack Quinlan fonds

  • MG 593
  • Fonds
  • 1935-1953 (inclusive); 1938-1944 (predominant).

This fonds contains materials relating to the life of Jack Quinlan. It includes photographs of his years as a student at the University of Saskatchewan, but predominantly reflects his time with the RCAF. It is notable for the letters of condolence sent to his family following his death, which provide clear evidence of the extent to which one family’s loss was felt throughout the community.

Quinlan, John Michael

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

Horace Beach fonds

  • MG 359
  • Fonds
  • 1945-[ca. 2002]

This fonds contains materials relating to Beach’s academic career and interests in psychology, human behaviour, and counseling; as well as material relating to World War II, conflict in general, and behaviour under various forms of stress.

Beach, Horace

Grace Taylor Milne Collection

  • MG 491
  • Fonds
  • 1933-1968 (inclusive) ; 1937-1941 (predominant)

This collection primarily contains materials acquired by Grace Taylor during the three years she spent in Japan, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. In addition, the collection includes diaries from Grace, her husband and their daughter; and numerous family photographs.

Milne, Grace E. (nee Taylor)

Gerhard Herzberg fonds

  • MG 440
  • Fonds
  • 1902-2006 (inclusive); 1935-1999 (predominant)

This fonds contains material relating to the personal and professional life of Gerhard Herzberg and his wife, Luise Herzberg. In particular, it contains correspondence with family, friends and colleagues, most notably from the period 1933-1949. Some articles are included.

Herzberg, Gerhard

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