University of Winnipeg Archives
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We are the archives of the University of Winnipeg and its founding colleges dating back to 1871.
Today marks the end of the Fall 2025 term!
Its important to prepare for exams and finish any final projects, but remember to take a well deserved break afterward. Although, its too cold to relax on the campus lawn like these 1931 students after their exams.
Its important to prepare for exams and finish any final projects, but remember to take a well deserved break afterward. Although, its too cold to relax on the campus lawn like these 1931 students after their exams.
![Image depicting five female Residence students resting on the Wesley College lawn after completing an exam, 1931 April 30. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0624-19376]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreibmriahqxitbk4xjjwwnfbnybqpybim5eyq43yyta54lndu2uioqy@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Today marks the end of the Fall 2025 term!
Its important to prepare for exams and finish any final projects, but remember to take a well deserved break afterward. Although, its too cold to relax on the campus lawn like these 1931 students after their exams.
Its important to prepare for exams and finish any final projects, but remember to take a well deserved break afterward. Although, its too cold to relax on the campus lawn like these 1931 students after their exams.
The #ACAhashtagparty for this month is #ArchivesEnclosures!
This special box is part of the Women's Kit, from the Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds. The kit was developed by Pamela Harris and Becky Kane with numerous contributors and features materials on Feminism and Women's Rights.
This special box is part of the Women's Kit, from the Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds. The kit was developed by Pamela Harris and Becky Kane with numerous contributors and features materials on Feminism and Women's Rights.
![Image of the lid of the Women's Kit box. Includes a hand drawn image of a women holding a sign stating the title of the kit. University of Winnipeg Archives, Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds [06.016].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreib5rarxj62jnlbfntdbmhooh5sghe3xwkfgmhzeczmpvwcinaubny@jpeg)
![Image of one side of the Women's Kit box. Includes hand drawn images of a women of different ages and backgrounds holding hands. University of Winnipeg Archives, Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds [06.016].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreibmdlksp5epybtcogpubspc2itsx3xdvdgvjs5kylvrbien5qwvuu@jpeg)
![Image contents the Women's Kit box. Includes a variety of writings and materials relating to Feminism and Women's Rights. University of Winnipeg Archives, Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds [06.016].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreiajykucafog5hthrsegeeomhsl44fmsahpcmgbafupuopkll4troi@jpeg)
![Image of the inside lid of the Women's Kit box. Includes an attached document explaining the kit and crediting its contributors. University of Winnipeg Archives, Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds [06.016].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreigpzderrlfoxa4camsr56rxq7yd4hqxa354vtpok4ixr5pl55w5wi@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The #ACAhashtagparty for this month is #ArchivesEnclosures!
This special box is part of the Women's Kit, from the Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds. The kit was developed by Pamela Harris and Becky Kane with numerous contributors and features materials on Feminism and Women's Rights.
This special box is part of the Women's Kit, from the Dr. Fiona Joy Green fonds. The kit was developed by Pamela Harris and Becky Kane with numerous contributors and features materials on Feminism and Women's Rights.
In 2019 it was designated a municipal historic structure and closed entirely on Nov. 30 2020. Today, the Southern Chiefs Organization, representing 32 Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations, is redeveloping the it as the Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn including housing, health services, and cultural spaces.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In 2019 it was designated a municipal historic structure and closed entirely on Nov. 30 2020. Today, the Southern Chiefs Organization, representing 32 Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations, is redeveloping the it as the Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn including housing, health services, and cultural spaces.
The store's 15 acres of retail space housed goods like hardware, sporting, electrical, and groceries. It had a light tower on the roof as a navigation beacon for airmail services. The building modernized over the years; in 1954 its service station was transformed into Western Canada's first parkade.
![An image of a beacon and directional light on the roof of the Hudson's Bay store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The photo was taken by student Sam Parsons from the roof of Wesley College on the evening the beacon was turned on. Parsons left the camera open for 10 minutes to capture the shot, c. 1930. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, Delza Longman Collection [A1309-39155].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreidllvedn7gsmhsfwvfzeyyyepqpuoiuwkzrsktgaij6jn223u54gy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The store's 15 acres of retail space housed goods like hardware, sporting, electrical, and groceries. It had a light tower on the roof as a navigation beacon for airmail services. The building modernized over the years; in 1954 its service station was transformed into Western Canada's first parkade.
Opening on Nov. 18, 1926, the Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is an enduring landmark in the city. Designed by architect Ernest Isbell Barott as a flagship department store, it was built to compete with the T. Eaton's department store (demolished in 2002).
![An image of construction on the Hudson’s Bay Company Store on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, MB, 1926. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, Delza Longman Collection [A0776-23333].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreibt2gkweyemsjz22zcebxd3vm2u5krmfnxxrvr7zhxd2htocxehum@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Opening on Nov. 18, 1926, the Hudson's Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is an enduring landmark in the city. Designed by architect Ernest Isbell Barott as a flagship department store, it was built to compete with the T. Eaton's department store (demolished in 2002).
This photo frame, part of the Western Canadian Pictoral Index, is a record of the 1991 Canadian Football League Championship or Grey Cup. It's one of the largest annual Canadian sport events, with the 79th Grey Cup at Winnipeg Stadium the Toronto Argonauts defeating the Calgary Stampeders 36-21.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This photo frame, part of the Western Canadian Pictoral Index, is a record of the 1991 Canadian Football League Championship or Grey Cup. It's one of the largest annual Canadian sport events, with the 79th Grey Cup at Winnipeg Stadium the Toronto Argonauts defeating the Calgary Stampeders 36-21.
Originally marking the anniversary of the 1918 that ended the First World War, Remembrance Day now remembers those who died in military service, and honour those who served in wartime. In WW1, UW's preceding colleges were one of many communities affected as students and faculty served in the war.
![Image depicting a composite group portrait of the Manitoba College students who served in the First World War and returned home including James Wallace, S.C. Studd, James Stewart, William Mitchell, T.B. McMillan, H.I. Bowman, Joshua Hamill, William Holmes, Thomas Buchanan, James Fleming, and G.A.P. Austin, 1914-1919. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0493-15792].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreieojfpj2ehm5hywb6axtho7lf3dyk2qgafx3ywlj4snymmut2bg6y@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Originally marking the anniversary of the 1918 that ended the First World War, Remembrance Day now remembers those who died in military service, and honour those who served in wartime. In WW1, UW's preceding colleges were one of many communities affected as students and faculty served in the war.
To stop pests entering collections we do three things. Clean to reduce food and shelter, use environmental controls to make the space inhospitable, and quarantine donations to prevent new pests.
(photo: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org, 1233096 CC BY-SA 3.0)
(photo: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org, 1233096 CC BY-SA 3.0)
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
To stop pests entering collections we do three things. Clean to reduce food and shelter, use environmental controls to make the space inhospitable, and quarantine donations to prevent new pests.
(photo: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org, 1233096 CC BY-SA 3.0)
(photo: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org, 1233096 CC BY-SA 3.0)
Pests need three things to establish themselves; shelter, environment, and food. In archives your collection can be the food. Animal glues, parchment, wood, and textiles can be directly eaten and damaged.
(photo: Ryan Jones, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Bugwood.org, 5481477 CC BY-SA 3.0)
(photo: Ryan Jones, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Bugwood.org, 5481477 CC BY-SA 3.0)
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pests need three things to establish themselves; shelter, environment, and food. In archives your collection can be the food. Animal glues, parchment, wood, and textiles can be directly eaten and damaged.
(photo: Ryan Jones, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Bugwood.org, 5481477 CC BY-SA 3.0)
(photo: Ryan Jones, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Bugwood.org, 5481477 CC BY-SA 3.0)
Insect pests are one of the biggest dangers to archival collections, especially paper records. Common pests archivists watch out for include silverfish, book-lice, carpet beetles, and clothes moths among others.
(photo: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org, 5403799 CC BY-SA 3.0 0)
(photo: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org, 5403799 CC BY-SA 3.0 0)
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Insect pests are one of the biggest dangers to archival collections, especially paper records. Common pests archivists watch out for include silverfish, book-lice, carpet beetles, and clothes moths among others.
(photo: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org, 5403799 CC BY-SA 3.0 0)
(photo: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org, 5403799 CC BY-SA 3.0 0)
Her work focused on the Thomas family, who Lloyd is related to, as well as other Welsh families that immigrated to Argentina in the 19h century. Come visit the UW Archives to explore the collection! - main.lib.umanitoba.ca/lloyd-axwort...
![A print of a painting depicting a dirt road lined by thatched roofed homes. A young girl waits by an open gate facing a rider with two horses in the background, n.d. University of Winnipeg Archives, Lloyd Axworthy fonds [23.10-07].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreig5e3oqe2osoqtfne5d2fa6qjh3ohjzzjxqhx6dlbjvhhppadik4u@jpeg)
![A photograph of two members of the Thomas family posing at the sign for the Welsh town with the longest name in Europe, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, n.d. University of Winnipeg Archives, Lloyd Axworthy fonds [23.10-07].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreien3shk7mza6563vtjbiuggool3wtf5yt5yptlc7pyrqfr2lgvkdi@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Her work focused on the Thomas family, who Lloyd is related to, as well as other Welsh families that immigrated to Argentina in the 19h century. Come visit the UW Archives to explore the collection! - main.lib.umanitoba.ca/lloyd-axwort...
A new donation (2023.010) is available! These records were donated by Lloyd Axworthy and are a new addition to his collection. This accession adds more related to Axworthy's work in politics and at UW, as well as genealogical research conducted by Gayla Vidal.
![Various members of the Thomas family gather together for a group photo outside. A tree lined roadway with cars is in the background, n.d. University of Winnipeg Archives, Lloyd Axworthy fonds [23.10-07].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreiexvkgdrel6qob5p3yol744w7c4egjcsuosuaaqnbasyxgxm5sa6e@jpeg)
![A black and white photograph of a well stocked general store with a staff member at the front counter, n.d. University of Winnipeg Archives, Lloyd Axworthy fonds [23.10-07].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreibz2p4yb37hb3bgqoksci277gfpasxp34pxw7a6hmbl3yq7hn7tp4@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A new donation (2023.010) is available! These records were donated by Lloyd Axworthy and are a new addition to his collection. This accession adds more related to Axworthy's work in politics and at UW, as well as genealogical research conducted by Gayla Vidal.
Happy Halloween!
A favourite holiday photo in our collection is of Henry Duckworth and a young class ready for trick-or-treating. He was UW's 2nd president (1971-1981) and is known for contributions to physics and university education. The Duckworth Centre, opened in 1984, is named after him.
A favourite holiday photo in our collection is of Henry Duckworth and a young class ready for trick-or-treating. He was UW's 2nd president (1971-1981) and is known for contributions to physics and university education. The Duckworth Centre, opened in 1984, is named after him.
![Photo depicts Henry Duckworth with a group of children dressed up for Halloween, [c.1970s]. University of Winnipeg Archives, University Relations Communications Photographs fonds [03.008_04.008_05.005-6-236].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreiblykhclnxg7ahzkh7d3tzlb4xvmmuobkn5zgyypvot4efyohoefm@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Halloween!
A favourite holiday photo in our collection is of Henry Duckworth and a young class ready for trick-or-treating. He was UW's 2nd president (1971-1981) and is known for contributions to physics and university education. The Duckworth Centre, opened in 1984, is named after him.
A favourite holiday photo in our collection is of Henry Duckworth and a young class ready for trick-or-treating. He was UW's 2nd president (1971-1981) and is known for contributions to physics and university education. The Duckworth Centre, opened in 1984, is named after him.
This month's #ACAhashtagparty is #ArchivesWomensHistory!
These images depict the Canadian Women's Press Club (CWPC). From 1904 to the early 1990's, it was a organization of Canadian journalists that prior to 1971 was only open to women. In 1971 the group was renamed to The Media Club of Canada.
These images depict the Canadian Women's Press Club (CWPC). From 1904 to the early 1990's, it was a organization of Canadian journalists that prior to 1971 was only open to women. In 1971 the group was renamed to The Media Club of Canada.
![Image depicting a pen and ink sketch of the Canadian Women's Press Club, n.d. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, Women’s Studies Collection [A0870-25963].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreib42pn26rbd3ezwn4vou4p2m67f3j6vb7wvos3blikjeixhno6u2u@jpeg)
![Image depicting a group photograph of the attendees of the 1906 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Women's Press Club held in Winnipeg, 1906. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, Women’s Studies Collection [A0870-25964].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreibvidqhze2sg4i2vnnya7aewccnpkqqnnm5ofb6437sr4rmynlamm@jpeg)
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This month's #ACAhashtagparty is #ArchivesWomensHistory!
These images depict the Canadian Women's Press Club (CWPC). From 1904 to the early 1990's, it was a organization of Canadian journalists that prior to 1971 was only open to women. In 1971 the group was renamed to The Media Club of Canada.
These images depict the Canadian Women's Press Club (CWPC). From 1904 to the early 1990's, it was a organization of Canadian journalists that prior to 1971 was only open to women. In 1971 the group was renamed to The Media Club of Canada.
Archival digitizing is about both capturing a record as well as maintaining its legitimacy as a historical record. The process of digitization should documented and auditable in addition to producing a high quality digital record.
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Archival digitizing is about both capturing a record as well as maintaining its legitimacy as a historical record. The process of digitization should documented and auditable in addition to producing a high quality digital record.
Digitization is an important tool in ensuring archival records remain accessible, but its complicated work!
Its more than a simple scan; involving assessment, digitization, metadata compilation, quality assurance, and the ongoing storage and maintenance of digital records.
Its more than a simple scan; involving assessment, digitization, metadata compilation, quality assurance, and the ongoing storage and maintenance of digital records.
October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Digitization is an important tool in ensuring archival records remain accessible, but its complicated work!
Its more than a simple scan; involving assessment, digitization, metadata compilation, quality assurance, and the ongoing storage and maintenance of digital records.
Its more than a simple scan; involving assessment, digitization, metadata compilation, quality assurance, and the ongoing storage and maintenance of digital records.
Congratulations new fall graduates! Celebrate your academic successes and journey toward the future.
Many graduates get convocation photos taken to mark this important milestone. Do you have a photo as stylish as these past graduates?
Many graduates get convocation photos taken to mark this important milestone. Do you have a photo as stylish as these past graduates?
![Image depicting a portrait of Elsie E. Moore, 1902 Wesley College Arts graduate, 1902. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0494-15827]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreiay6rp2ejnywq4ibigffpdh4ceemlbicrzjxmhlqdaedqq5zodow4@jpeg)
![Image depicting a portrait of Gordon Cruikshanks, United College Arts graduate, 1945. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0497-15893].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreig65a2uwi745tsvsykgnlht3zifpmyrdx3gxwyxruum4mkc46ej7a@jpeg)
October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations new fall graduates! Celebrate your academic successes and journey toward the future.
Many graduates get convocation photos taken to mark this important milestone. Do you have a photo as stylish as these past graduates?
Many graduates get convocation photos taken to mark this important milestone. Do you have a photo as stylish as these past graduates?
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day on campus with friends has a long history at UW.
From the Ilo McHaffie Fonds, here is a photo of Wesley College students enjoying a Thanksgiving meal together in 1919. Wesley College is one of the preceding colleges that became the University of Winnipeg in 1967.
From the Ilo McHaffie Fonds, here is a photo of Wesley College students enjoying a Thanksgiving meal together in 1919. Wesley College is one of the preceding colleges that became the University of Winnipeg in 1967.
![Wesley College students from the Class of '20 seated around a table with the remains of a meal. Back row, left to right: George Dyson, Arthur Pigott, Ilo McHaffie, Victor Riddle, Lynn Salton, [unidentified woman], Dwight Ridd, Ada Banks, Alice Jennings, Ivan McHaffie, Adam Morten, [unidentified woman]; Front row, left to right: [unidentified man], Beulah Ross, Wilhelmine Stephens, Nellie Edwards, John George, Edith Nelson, Carl Halstead, Elin Anderson, Oscar Alsaker, 13 Oct. 1919. University of Winnipeg Archives, Ilo McHaffie fonds [UW 97.029-1-2-6].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreictn3x6vyt3cbkringhucgiu7wy4epahu2w3g6o6dtcord4tyxauu@jpeg)
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day on campus with friends has a long history at UW.
From the Ilo McHaffie Fonds, here is a photo of Wesley College students enjoying a Thanksgiving meal together in 1919. Wesley College is one of the preceding colleges that became the University of Winnipeg in 1967.
From the Ilo McHaffie Fonds, here is a photo of Wesley College students enjoying a Thanksgiving meal together in 1919. Wesley College is one of the preceding colleges that became the University of Winnipeg in 1967.
Fall Reading Week is here! Take some time to de-stress and study before classes resume October 20th.
Winter Reading Week has been around a while, but a Fall break in Manitoba is actually relatively new. UWinnipeg was the first University in the province to enact a Fall Reading week starting in 2016.
Winter Reading Week has been around a while, but a Fall break in Manitoba is actually relatively new. UWinnipeg was the first University in the province to enact a Fall Reading week starting in 2016.
![Image depicting a Wesley College student identified as Murchison studying in his bed in his dormitory room, c. 1929. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0578-18185].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreihowcpayooqw5k7rxbepthy3mzaguqg7wklg63shj4z2yok3gz6ay@jpeg)
![Image depicting two students studying inside a Wesley College residence room, 1903. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0621-19272].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreih2nbshxvwl4fbg2udkh5ve6qsufnb4duqkp7hh6knn2wxllsaaau@jpeg)
![Image depicting students studying in the upper section of the Library possibly including Velma Kelley, Rex Grose, Lenore Lytle, Grant Smith, Jim Carson, Gordon Gilbert, Elliott Bolton, Pat Snyder, Evelyn Le Page, and Margaret Graham. The Library was part of the 1934 addition to Wesley College, 1937. University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg Collection [A0498-15935].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreib4x7jk647y6lfhdk5qex755ttnuhbi56h2ugjxyfa26dms6espfy@jpeg)
October 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Fall Reading Week is here! Take some time to de-stress and study before classes resume October 20th.
Winter Reading Week has been around a while, but a Fall break in Manitoba is actually relatively new. UWinnipeg was the first University in the province to enact a Fall Reading week starting in 2016.
Winter Reading Week has been around a while, but a Fall break in Manitoba is actually relatively new. UWinnipeg was the first University in the province to enact a Fall Reading week starting in 2016.
On October 22 (5 - 8pm) in Convocation Hall - Inside a Thousand Eyes: the work and impact of Sharron Proulx Turner.
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On October 22 (5 - 8pm) in Convocation Hall - Inside a Thousand Eyes: the work and impact of Sharron Proulx Turner.
In response, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) formed an ad-hoc committee and released a report in 1959 that concluded Crowe's firing was unjust and violated academic tenure. Since the Crowe Case, CAUT has continually maintained an Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee.
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In response, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) formed an ad-hoc committee and released a report in 1959 that concluded Crowe's firing was unjust and violated academic tenure. Since the Crowe Case, CAUT has continually maintained an Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee.
A new accession (2023.029) is now available! These records are from an oral history project by Catherine MacDonald and Shirley Payment on the "Crowe Case". In 1958, the firing of United College professor Harry Sherman Crowe raised questions on the security of academic freedom and tenure nationally.
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A new accession (2023.029) is now available! These records are from an oral history project by Catherine MacDonald and Shirley Payment on the "Crowe Case". In 1958, the firing of United College professor Harry Sherman Crowe raised questions on the security of academic freedom and tenure nationally.
An essential part for any donation to an archives is a deed of gift signed by the donor and the University. It transfers the ownership to the Archives so that staff can better manage and share the records, but also establishes any usage limitations or restrictions placed by the donor.
October 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An essential part for any donation to an archives is a deed of gift signed by the donor and the University. It transfers the ownership to the Archives so that staff can better manage and share the records, but also establishes any usage limitations or restrictions placed by the donor.
An important part of archival work is ensuring that historical records, regardless of format, remain safe so they can be accessed far into the future. This includes keeping them secured from theft, but also safe from the risks of environmental factors like pests or high humidity and temperature.
October 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
An important part of archival work is ensuring that historical records, regardless of format, remain safe so they can be accessed far into the future. This includes keeping them secured from theft, but also safe from the risks of environmental factors like pests or high humidity and temperature.
While we collect many archival records, we also have some unique and unusual artifacts preserved! This includes artifacts from UW's sports teams, the Wesmen. Highlighted from their collection is a light-box sign from 2001, as well as a 1963-1964 jacket from alumnus and Basketball player Bob Law.
![An image of a United College sweater from alumnus and basketball player Bob Law for the 1963-1964 season. Manufactured by Harv-Al Sportswear Ltd. of Winnipeg. Size 42. Marked on the shoulders with "Forward" and "20", Bob's position and number. University of Winnipeg Archives, Wesmen Collection [15.013-8-6].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreic6l576oki5afhlvq2v7dftjmecg35pcv5gp3ys63mitdnqjbptr4@jpeg)
![An image of a light box made in 2001 displaying the Wesmen logo with a standard
electrical fitting. University of Winnipeg Archives, Wesmen Collection [15.013-8-5].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x55k5nbfpej6s4wrf4it6gga/bafkreifxzjdjr7g3i52hv73o2ye24qwhefmt734r535uaul364bw5ebkca@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
While we collect many archival records, we also have some unique and unusual artifacts preserved! This includes artifacts from UW's sports teams, the Wesmen. Highlighted from their collection is a light-box sign from 2001, as well as a 1963-1964 jacket from alumnus and Basketball player Bob Law.