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Moose Jaw Public Library, Archives Department Leith Knight fonds Series
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Artifacts

This series contains artifacts of Leith Knight. Included are two patches: one commemorating the Moose Jaw Camporee of 1973, and a second commemorating the Moose Jaw CHAB Radio and television stations.

Bird Watching

This series contains information cards used by Leith to track sightings of various birds. Also contained is a list of fellow bird watchers and their contact information.

Calendars

This series contains calendars used by Leith Knight for her schedule, appointment, and event keeping purposes.

Certificates and Awards

This series consists of certificates and awards given to Leith by the Moose Jaw Natural History Society, YWCA Moose Jaw Women of Distinction, and The City of Moose Jaw Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee. The certificates awarded are for her contributions to Nature Moose Jaw, community enhancement, her outstanding contribution to heritage education in Moose Jaw, and education through her book “All the Moose...all the Jaw,” and her history column in the Moose Jaw Times Herald.

Church

This series contains records of Leith Knight’s involvement in different churches in Moose Jaw and abroad. The Moose Jaw churches are the Minto United Church, Zion United Church, St. Andrew’s United Church, St. Barnabas Anglican Church, St. john’s Anglican Church, St. Aidan Anglican Church, and the TAC Mission. Christ Church Cathedral is in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Parish of St. Luke is in Chelmsford, England. The particular records are programs, hymns, newspaper articles, liturgy data sheets, histories, and newsletters. Also contained is a book compiled by Leith Knight of typed notes regarding St. John’s Church.

Correspondences

This series contains correspondences in the form of letters and cards sent to and from Leith Knight. Also included are some letters written to and from Leith’s Husband Cyril, as well as a letter pertaining to blue-green algae in Buffalo Pound Lake.

Drafts

This series contains draft documents written by Leith Knight for her history columns in the Times Herald newspaper. All histories pertain to Moose Jaw and area. The vast majority are marked by a letter and a number in the top right corner, denoting a method of categorization. The drafts that have been marked are divided into letters A, C, E, F, G, H, K, L M, N, O, and P, which constitute the majority of the subseries. The remaining draft documents are not marked and have been organized into the “Assorted Drafts” subseries. The subject matter of each draft and letter vary greatly.

Family Letters

This series includes letters written to and from members of Leith’s family. The letters are all written by a mother and father, presumably Leith’s. The file regarding Doug includes a card and an envelope.

Newspaper Articles

This series contains the published newspaper articles of Leith Knight. These were predominantly printed in the Moose Jaw Times Herald between the years of 1969 and 2013. The series is divided into loose newspaper articles and printed newspaper articles.

Obituaries

This series contains copies of obituaries for people that Leith knew. Obituaries of notable Moose Javians such as the late Austin Ellis are kept. Also contained are funeral programs of some deceased.

Other Activities

This series contains records that make up miscellaneous events and activities such as, newspaper articles, information on the Monarchist League of Canada, programs from former Pub Nites hosted by Cy, a memo commemorating Cy’s 25th year working for CHAB Radio, a bulletin for a history slideshow presented by Leith and Cy, a subscription reminder for Saskatchewan History, a history tale about Christmas, an excerpt from an address book, a receipt book, a diary, and a list of how Leith’s assets should be handled. Receipts for charitable donations to the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Regina Sexual Assault Centre are also included, along with one page of biographical information on Cy and Leith Knight, and a life-study fellowship membership card and vehicle registration card belonging to a Richard W. Mills.

Photographs

This series contains photographs of Leith and her family, and those used for research. Includes two photo albums.

Research

This series contains records of research that Leith Knight conducted for her newspaper column or interest. The specific records contained are photocopies of newspaper articles and pages from published works, printed internet articles, three scrapbooks containing photocopied newspaper articles and notes, five accompanying captions for photograph slides, and a booklet on CPR locomotive No. 2634. Also included are genealogical documents such regarding the Ellis Family, and including eight copies of a large family tree of descendants of Robert Ker, compiled by Leith Knight.