•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...
A guide to Saskatchewan sites of historical interest related to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was released by the Northwest Advisory Committee and approved by the Government of Saskatchewan in the hope that it would "heighten public interest...
Series of softball teams. B 1090 shows men wearing uniforms of RCAF SFTS (Service Flying Training School) an air training program in Saskatoon during World War II. B1092: 3 show officers playing in uniform; B1094: Wiseton baseball team; B 1095-6:...
Report of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Saskatoon council for War Auxiliary Services. The Council sought to provide for and meet the needs of the "men of the Services." In addition to reports from the Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, there...
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.
The report describes the war as "a war not of economics but of ideologies." As such, it includes a definition of democracy, as well as an analysis of the importance of social programs and a plan of action for the achievement to those ends....
Report of the Second Annual Meeting of the Saskatoon council for War Auxiliary Services. The Council sought to provide for and meet the needs of the "men of the Services." The meeting included reports from the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and...
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...
An article on the history of the Queen's Own Rifles, beginning in 1860 with the founding of the regiment. The regiment's involvement in conflicts of the 1800s, such as the Fenian raids, the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance, is...
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE?
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE STATION ?
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN?
Armed Forces
Group photo of Royal Canadian Air Force flight cadets and officers in uniform, on grounds of Service Flying Training School No. 4 at Saskatoon airport. Wearing civilian clothes in front row centre is Archibald McNab. 2nd row from back, 9th from...
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...
Listing of Campion College casualties from World War II; listing of Campion College students enlisted in the Armed Forces; photos on edge of page of some students; annual report of Campion College Air Cadets with roster and photos including group...
Provincial plans for developing natural resources, establishing social services, and guaranteeing employment in the post-war period.
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