A new fonds (00.077) is available! This collection comes form the United College Faculty Association (now the University of Winnipeg Faculty Association), which was a faculty advocacy group promoting the academic, social, and general welfare of its members.

Its the End of Summer Term! Take some time to to enjoy a sunny day away from school work and eye straining computer screens. This photo is of a student working in the computer lab, from the Marketing and Communications fonds.

Check out this photo from Leonard Lapointe, part of the Flin Flon Collection in the WCPI. This is engine #101, which derailed and slid into a lake. I wonder how they rescued the engine?

Have a burning history question? Get in touch with UW Archives! We preserve records on the University of Winnipeg and its communities, as well as the surrounding neighbourhood and special collections that support research like the Two-Spirit Archives.

Check out this document from the Marketing and Communications fonds! This plan was produced by Corbett Cibinet Architects in 2001 for UW reviewing the campus and its buildings. It goes in depth, providing detailed building recommendations, some of are which very different to how the campus grew.

The UW Archives is closed today and Friday (7th) for maintenance work. Come visit us when we reopen on Monday, August 10th.

Its the 10 Year anniversary of the Indigenous Course Requirement (ICR) at UW! To celebrate there is an ongoing project to preserve its history through the Indigenous Course Requirement Collection. Check out the details on UW News - news.uwinnipeg.ca/the-indigeno....

The UW Archives will be closed this Thursday (6th) and Friday (7th) for maintenance work. We will be open the next day on Monday, August 10th.

Today campus is closed for Terry Fox Day. The holiday, first celebrated in Manitoba on 2015, honours Fox and his 1980 Marathon of Hope across Canada. While Fox passed away in 1981 from cancer before he could complete the route, he inspired millions of Canadians to support cancer research.

The fonds reflects Proulx-Turner's roles as a Two-Spirit advocate, ceremonial Elder, writer, and storyteller. It includes manuscripts and published works, correspondence, digital photos and videos, and ceremonial items used by Proulx-Turner. Come visit the UW Archives to view the collection!

A new fonds (25.24) is available! These records are about Two-Spirit storyteller and writer Sharron Proulx-Turner, with some records created by her child, Barbra Horsefall.

The #ACAHashtagParty for this month is #ArchivesAudio! Today we are shouting out the UW Oral History Centre (OHC) and an interview with Carlos Sosa preserved in their Archives. Sosa was the Coordinator and lead interviewer for the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities Oral History Project.

If you and 15 of your friends want to do research at the Archives, you can! (by appointment only) Contact us at archives@uwinnipeg.ca or 204-786-9162 to set up a class visit or appointment.

A new fonds (26.05) is available! These records are about a history German-Jewish family originally from East Prussia who immigrated to Canada.

It was designed by architect Isadore Coop and is one of the first buildings in Canada built specifically as a convention centre. After opening in 1975, a reno from 2012 to 2015 doubled its size. In 2013 it was renamed to the RBC Convention Centre after the Royal Bank of Canada bought naming rights.

Check out this image from the Hugh Allen collection in the WCPI of the sod turning ceremony celebrating the construction of the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The ceremony included attendees like Steven Juba (Winnipeg Mayor) and Tomyiko Hayashi (Japanese Consul to Winnipeg).

Come visit the UW Archives, located on the 5th floor of Centennial Hall in the Library. We are open 9:00am - 4:30pm from Mondays to Fridays. This is one of many photos in the Archives, part of the Hugh Allen collection in the Western Canadian Pictorial Index.

This photo is from the University Relations Communications Photographs collection. Unlike many images, this one includes a in-depth caption on the reverse:

One of the major challenges in Archives is preserving different formats. A piece of audio might be recorded on to reel, cassette, vinyl, CD, or even as digital mp3 file. Each have different safe storage conditions and use different players to work.

Today is the first day of Summer Session! You can visit the Archives all season to see records in the collection, like this photo from the Western Canadian Pictorial Index. The image shows the Wesley College building in 1934, prior to the merger with Manitoba College into United College in 1938.

25 years ago today, the UW Archives was officially formed. Prior to 1984, the University did not have an official repository. It was the Library's periodicals supervisor, Shirley Payment, who started a project to consolidate records.

Its the End of Term today and Canada Day! Take some time to relax or celebrate like Flin Flon in 1930. This photo is of the tug-of-war contest for Flin Flon's Sports Day and July 1st Celebration in Lakebottom Park. Its part of the Flin Flon Collection in the Western Canadian Pictorial Index.

The UW Archives and UW Library is closed today for all-staff training. We will be open again tomorrow on Tuesday, June 30th.

The UW Archives and UW Library will be closed for all-staff training on Monday, June 29th. We will be open the next day on Tuesday, June 30th.

Lacroix uses numerous wood engravings to discus various aspects of life in 18th Century France, including the fashion of the nobility and wealthy. If you want to view this or other volumes in the Rare Book Collection, contact the UW Archives.

The #ACAHashtagParty for this month is #ArchivesFashion! The illustrations below come from Paul Lacroix's 1875 book, "The XVIIIth century: its institutions, customs, and costumes, France, 1700-1789". Its part of the Rare Book Collection housed in the Archives at the University of Winnipeg.

Accession 24.24 contains letter with colleges about various topics as well documents about the publishing of Dr. Young's fiction book, "Another Spy for Paris".

National Indigenous Peoples Day is today on the summer solstice. The solstice holds deep spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous Peoples, marking a time of renewal and celebration.

In 1977 a lecture hall/theatre was added to the southern section of the hall. To achieve this the open spaces and glass facade were entirely encapsulated. In 1993 the room was renovated and is today known as EG Hall.

Opened in 1972, Centennial Hall was designed to slot into the campus space integrated with existing buildings. As a Modernist building it featured undefined spaces, exposed structural elements, and a lot of glass. In subsequent renovations many of these details were altered.