Introduction by author, including sources and explanation of dates and terms referred to; Postings, listings of Moffatt's postings from enrolment 1 March 1943 to discharge 9 November 1945; Crew Members, listing of his crew members during operations...
aboriginal war veterans - political influence World War II - native war veterans - Saskatchewan aboriginal peoples - social status aboriginal rights movement
It has been accepted in the historical discourse that a direct link existed between the participation of Aboriginal people in the Second World War and a new political consciousness of Aboriginal people in Canada generally, and Saskatchewan...
Image shows an exterior shot of 105th Fusiliers about to join the 2nd Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. The company is seated on 3rd Avenue South between 19th and 20th Street East. Shown behind the men are L. Miller, barber, at...
Image depict a woman and member of the 105th Fusiliers holding a child. This grouping, possibly a family, is posed in front of a train during the departure of the 105th Fusiliers enroute to join the 2nd contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary...
Image depicts a close-up of a man in uniform holding a small girl in his arms, possibly a family grouping. Other men in uniform are visible behind the pair. A train, with passengers hanging out of the windows, is visible behind. Two men are...
Image depicts men of the 105th Fusiliers on parade to the train station where they will join the 2nd contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. The uniformed men, with guns on their shoulders, march North on 1st Avenue past the Customs...
This letter is from the Florence Kirk collection at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kirk spent 18 years teaching English at Ginling College in Nanking (Nanjing), China. In Nanjing Kirk was witness to both the Japanese...
This letter is from the Florence Kirk collection at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kirk spent 18 years teaching English at Ginling College in Nanking (Nanjing), China. In Nanjing Kirk was witness to both the Japanese...
This letter is from the Florence Kirk collection at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kirk spent 18 years teaching English at Ginling College in Nanking (Nanjing), China. In Nanjing Kirk was witness to both the Japanese...
Two members of Women's Division, RCAF, admiring a B25 Mitchell bomber at the airport. The "City of Saskatoon" sign on the aircraft represents the nickname of the 406 Lynx Squadron
Young men and women (some in uniform) seated at tables (or standing) in a canteen or lunch room. "Players" cigarette poster, typical of forties, on wall. Sign says: "Dixie cups 5c". Tentative identifications: Harold Johnson, seated 2nd from...
The history of the 28th (Northwest) Battalion, C.E.F. : (October 1914-June 1919) from the memoirs of Brigadier General Alexander Ross ... the official war diary, the regimental part II orders [and] the official lists (Canadian Militia) 1907-1920
•patriotism
•Second World War
•home front
•Saskatoon
Abstract
In the last decade historians have focused greater attention on the Canadian home front during the Second World War. This increased scrutiny has led to studies of not only the war’s impact on the nation at large, but also on specific...
Jesse, Bernie -- Captivity, 1941-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Canadian
Prisoners of war -- Canada -- Biography
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography
Bernie Jesse's experience as a POW in Hong Kong, as told to Norm Park.
Hiebert, Paul, 1892-1987; Canadian literature--20th century; Satire, Canadian; Hiebert, Paul, 1892-1987; Unviersity of Manitoba
A transcription of Dr. Paul Hiebert's convocation address given when he received his honourary degree. Printed in The Alumni Journal Vol. 34, No. 4, University of Manitoba.
Hiebert, Paul, 1892-1987; Canadian literature--20th century; Satire, Canadian;
typescript copy (186 pages). This book was published in 1967, and it examines the followers of Sarah who made up the poetic school of seven-and-a-half in Saskatchewan
Portrait of Joseph Jobin. From Waiser/Stonechild book: "Joseph Jobin, Bresaylor school teacher and Riel's agent in the Battleford area, was identified as president of the Cut Knife Hill camp during the rebellion trials."
Image of [Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria] leaving small aircraft; [Hermann Goring] behind him. The [photographer] identified on the back is from Sophia, Bulgaria; it is not clear where the image was taken, however.
