File includes Lodge meeting minutes from 1990.

Two farm workers stand between a tractor, truck and combine.

Two slides of a husky dog with the University crest attached to its collar.

Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colors of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910, 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” began appearing in the 1930s, first in a September 1932 article in the StarPhoenix. Media caught onto the name and continued to use it; the name appeared in the 1932-1933 edition of The Greystone - the U of S yearbook at the time - along with a photo of the men’s hockey team in uniform with “Huskies” across the front. The origin of the Huskie name is unclear, but women’s teams were generally referred to as the “Huskiettes,” while men were the Huskies. On 15 Feb. 1946, The Sheaf printed a photo of an unidentified man holding a husky canine on campus, thought to be the first mascot. The husky appeared at various sports functions to lead the players onto the field and watch from the sidelines — on a leash. The late 1970s and early 1980s were the first time that the mascot appeared as a human dressed in costume. The women’s hockey team co-coach and trainer in the 1970s, Murray Gordon, began wearing a dog outfit and appearing at hockey games as “Hymie the Huskie.” Gordon also dressed up for football games and other campus events. The Huskie was generally accepted as the official mascot by this point, and appeared in 1980 on the men’s hockey team sweaters as a side profile of a dog’s head and neck. By the 1990s however, an outward-facing head of a dog appeared on all teams’ uniforms. The first official mascot costumes were created in the 1980s as well. A woman named Elva Finlay created a Huskies mascot costume in 1985 and restored a 1980 version of the costume that same year. The two new mascot costumes were worn by two university students, Lori Winter and Chris Mirwald, who attended U of S events and Huskie games. Today, the Huskies mascot is known as “Howler” and there are multiple people employed to dress in the Howler costume as the U of S mascot.

Head and shoulders image of Dr. C.M.R. (Mary) Fowler, Geological Sciences.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Christine Mary Rutherford Fowler, known as Dr. Mary Fowler, was born in 1950. Her great-grandfather was Ernest Rutherford, the 'father of nuclear physics', and her grandfather, Rutherford's son-in-law, was the mathematical physicist Ralph H. Fowler. Mary Fowler studied mathematics at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class BA in 1972. That same year she joined Darwin College, Cambridge to undertake post-graduate studies in geophysics and completed her PhD in 1976. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Seismic Studies of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge". In 1977-1978 Dr. Fowler was a Royal Society European Fellow at ETH Zürich in Switzerland. She joined the University of Saskatchewan as a research associate in 1981. Dr. Fowler was assistant professor in 1982-1983, before returning to her research associate position. She remained associated with the university as an adjunct professor between 1991 and 2001. In 1992 Dr. Fowler joined Royal Holloway, University of London, as a lecturer; she was later promoted to senior lecturer. Between 2002-2008, she was head of the Department of Earth Sciences. Dr. Fowler was made professor of Geophysics in 2003, and in 2011 she was appointed dean of the Faculty of Science. In April 2012 Dr. Fowler was elected the sixth Master of Darwin College, Cambridge, in 2012, retiring in 2020.

Passport photo of Dr. John M. Conly, assistant professor of Medicine.

Bio/Historical Note: A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan (MD with Distinction), Dr. John M. Conly is medically trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases and is Board certified in both Canada and the United States. He is past chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services; past-president of the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society; past Board chairman of the Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance; inaugural vice-chair, the Canadian Expert Drug Advisory Committee and founding co-chair, Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee which in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada established the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. Dr. Conly is currently professor of Medicine and co-director of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary; medical director for the W21C (a research and innovation initiative within Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary); and a member of the WHO Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance. Dr. Conly has published over 300 papers and has received multiple career honours in teaching, research, mentorship, innovation, and service. He was the recipient of the Ronald Christie Award (2012) from the Canadian Association of Professors of Medicine, which is awarded to a former chair of a Canadian Department of Medicine who has made outstanding contributions to academic medicine in Canada. Dr. Conly also received the Distinguished Service Medal from the Alberta Medical Association (2016) which is awarded for outstanding personal contributions to the medical profession and raising the standards of medical practice. He continues as an active consultant in clinical infectious diseases and his current interests focus on antimicrobial resistance, patient safety, and innovations in healthcare (2018).

The records of both SED Systems and Biostar include board minutes, financial statements, annual reports, correspondence, and memoranda.