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Asa Milton Harradence - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Milt Harradence, Law student and member of the tennis and boxing teams.

Bio/Historical Note: The Honourable Asa Milton Harradence was born 23 April 1922 in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. He served as a Flight-Sergeant Pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II, transferring to the Canadian Infantry in 1944. Between 1945 and 1950 he attended the University of Saskatchewan and received his BA in 1949 and his LLB in 1950. In 1950 he came to Alberta to article with the Calgary firm of Nolan Chambers (now Bennett Jones LLP) before being admitted to the Alberta bar on 16 August 1951. Harradence married Catherine Richardson in 1950 and together they had three children. Tragically, his sons predeceased him; Rod was killed in an airplane rescue mission (1986), and Bruce in a motorcycle accident (2003). In addition to his legal career, Harradence became involved in a number of civic activities, including politics. His first foray into this arena was a short stint in 1957. In 1962, an incursion into provincial politics saw Milt as leader of the Progressive Conservative party from 1962-1964 and as a candidate for Calgary West in the 1963 election. In 1964 Harradence resigned and was replaced by fellow Calgary lawyer Peter Lougheed. Starting in 1970 Harradence acted as Bencher for four terms at the Law Society of Alberta, an appointment which marked the first criminal lawyer elected to the position and signaling a move towards a more inclusive Bench. Yet another attempt at civic duty was taken when Harradence became chairman of the Calgary Convention Centre Authority. Scandal broke out in 1975 over the bugging of convention meetings and a tell-all documentary by reporter Ralph Klein. In the late 1970s Harradence became actively involved with the western rights movement, becoming spokesperson for a short time for the Independent Association of Alberta. While practising law Harradence primarily focused as a criminal lawyer and in 1975 was named one of the top ten criminal defence attorneys in Canada by "Canadian Magazine". Milt Harradence played a prominent role in the Laycraft inquiry into Royal American Shows, a case that made headlines across Alberta in 1975 (RCMP investigation on alleged kickback and bribery scheme involving the Royal American Shows carnival at the Edmonton Exhibition). Harradence was senior partner in the firm of Harradence and Company when he was appointed to the bench in 1979. He was named Queen’s Counsel 31 December 1969. On 9 February 1993 Harradence was appointed honourary colonel of the 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta. As a result of his background in criminal law Harradence was the only private individual in Alberta permitted to carry a concealed, restricted firearm. He retired as a Supernumerary Justice from the Court of Appeal in 1997. Milt Harradence died 28 February 2008 in Calgary.

Cedric Gillott fonds

  • MG 638
  • Fonds
  • 1964-2018

This fonds documents the career and interests of Cedric Gillott focusing on his teaching, research and writing activities. The material relates to both his academic career and his non-academic outreach activities with the wider community.

Gillott, Cedric

College of Physical Education fonds

  • RG 2095
  • Fonds
  • 1909-2016

This fonds contains material relating to the students, faculty and administration of the College of Physical Education. These records generally contain correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda; as well as considerable material relating to national, provincial, inter-collegiate and intra-mural sporting events.

University of Saskatchewan. College of Physical Education/Kinesiolgy√

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.

John Dewar fonds

  • MG 195
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1998 (inclusive); 1972-1998 (predominant)

This fonds documents the professional and academic activities of Dr. Dewar over the course of his career. Files pertaining to research and writing focus on the areas of sports history, including material on Indigenous athletes and athletics, and residential schools, basketball, hockey, and the Olympics. The material on teaching covers topics such as sports history and the philosophy of sport. Also included are student papers collected by Dewar from his and Professor Val Schneider's sports history classes. Many of these student papers deal with a variety of Saskatchewan teams and locales.

Dewar, John Duncan, 1932 - 2018

Neil Richards fonds

  • MG 355
  • Fonds
  • 1876-2018 (inclusive); 1900-2016 (predominant)

This fonds contains a variety of collections gathered together by Neil during his lifetime. The main areas of interest are LGBT, cross dressing, wrestling, and (to a minor extent) running. Periodicals, postcards, posters, artwork, textual material, and audiovisual material are found throughout the fonds. Individual scope and content notes are included for each accession/collection in the finding aid.

Richards, Neil

Sylvia Fedoruk fonds

  • MG 435
  • Fonds
  • 1917-2012 (inclusive) ; 1950-2012 (predominant)

This fonds contains records mainly related to Sylvia’s time as Lieutenant Governor, with correspondence, invitations, clippings, photographs and memorabilia. It also includes documents from her career as a physicist including correspondence, notes, and clippings. Clippings, photographs, and correspondence relating to Sylvia’s involvement in sports is included – predominantly curling and golf, but also fishing, baseball, basketball, and track and field. There is extensive photography and other materials documenting her travels around the world, as well as gatherings with friends and family.

Fedoruk, Sylvia Olga

Tennis Club fonds

  • MG 126
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1946

Minutes of the club, including financial statements.

Tennis Club

University of Saskatchewan Freshman Women's Basketball Team - Group Photo

Action shot of freshman women's basketball team; players visible are A. Kempthorne, Z. Belak, and B. Searcy.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colours of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910 by Reginald Bateman, a native of Ireland and the first English professor at the University of Saskatchewan. But the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name Huskies was included in an article in the 20 September 1932 Star-Phoenix: “The Varsity Stadium yesterday morning saw the advance guard of over twenty gridiron Huskies swing into action.” The origin of the Huskie name is unclear. One of the earliest images of players wearing sweaters with ‘Huskies’ on across the front was in the 1932-1933 Greystone yearbook, showing the men’s hockey team in uniforms with the new name. By 1937 women’s teams were generally referred to as Huskiettes.

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