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.
This series includes files pertaining to the rules and objectives of the club, as well as meeting agendas, and evidence of activities such as planning for camping excursions, Christmas carols, and a commemorative certificate. Also included are two drawings of the club logo, and the club decal.
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.
This series includes general information on the history of the club, the duties of its officers, the club’s objectives, meeting procedures, and two reports: one on a camp-out to Thompson Lake, and another on a propane outlet survey.
This series contains copies of articles from the Moose Jaw Evening Times and The Railway and Marine World periodicals, which are organized by year. Many articles are highlighted and there is a legend to indicate the meanings of the different colours. The Heseltons have summarized the articles and their drafts are found throughout these files. This research was conducted in preparation for their book, entitled “Not to exceed 10 miles per hour”: The story of the Moose Jaw Electric Railway 1910-1932 and Public Transportation in Moose Jaw to 2003.
This series has 3 metres of textual records. These are mainly reports commissioned by various Treaty Commissioners but also include the primary documents used to create the reports. The date range for the primary documents is 1700 to the mid 1950s, and most of the reports were completed between 1989 and 2020.
This series contains photographs and slides belonging to John Diefenbaker and his family. It includes many professional portraits of Diefenbaker and his second wife Olive. There are some historic photographs collected as a result of Diefenbaker’s interest in Canadian history and Sir John A. Macdonald.
This series contains various correspondences between the Ellis’ and other family members. It includes a telegram from Austin Ellis to Kay Ellis, two letters from John Le Caire, a letter from the Peacocks, a letter to R. H Clarke, among others.
