Canadian Doukhobor Society fonds
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions92535
- Date Range
- 1927-2003
- Accession No.
- 20181029
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- 001: Correspondence, programs, postcards, etc. 002: Journal in Russian (1973-1974) 003: Government information, financial information, etc. 004: Government information, statute, correspondence, etc. 005: Ledger (1991-1999) 006: Ledger (1996-2007) 007: Government information 008: Financial statement…
- Date Range
- 1927-2003
- Fonds No.
- Fonds
- Creator
- Canadian Doukhobor Society
- Physical Description
- 52 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Doukhobor Society (CDS) was established in Salmo, B.C on January 1, 1967. Their aim was the unification of all Doukhobor on the basis of Doukhobor principles. The organization supported and promoted learning of Russian language, its own distance learning system, periodicals dealing with Doukhobor education and culture. The Doukhobors emigrated from Russia in the late 19th century. The Doukhobors originally settled in Saskatchewan and later branched into British Columbia. In 1915-17, the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood established a new colony of 13,500 acres near the towns of Cowley and Lundbreck in Alberta on the main southern line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Alberta settlement was an important transit centre for production of grains, vegetables and hay for the horse logging and orchard operations in B.C., and for the natural advantage of stock raising. The Doukhobor that lived in South-western Alberta came from the British Columbia settlements.
- Scope and Content
- 001: Correspondence, programs, postcards, etc. 002: Journal in Russian (1973-1974) 003: Government information, financial information, etc. 004: Government information, statute, correspondence, etc. 005: Ledger (1991-1999) 006: Ledger (1996-2007) 007: Government information 008: Financial statements (1996-2003) 009: Membership lists, notes, etc. 010: Statute and correspondence 011: Government information 012: Ledger (1960-1990) 013: Address notebook 014: Intermarriage workshop (1996) 015: Correspondence, bingo license, newsletter article, etc. 016: Correspondence in Russian (1927-1931) 017: Address notebook 018: Membership lists 019: Fund information, correspondence, minutes, etc. 020: Government information, financial statements, etc. 021: Correspondence, newsletters, agendas, etc. 022: Photocopies of national archive records and correspondence 023: Toil and Peaceful Life: Spiritual Perseverance and the Doukhobor Way by Aaron Hamilton Essay 024: Minutes, financial statements, correspondence, etc. 025: Newsletters, minutes, correspondence, etc. 026: Minutes, newsletters, correspondence, etc. 027: Newsletters and speeches 028: Membership list, correspondence, agendas, etc. 029: Correspondence, minutes, newsletters, etc. 030: Membership list A-Q 031: Membership list R-Z, Inactive members 032: Correspondence, newsletters, etc. 033: Minutes, correspondence, newsletters, etc. 034: Correspondence, minutes, financial statements, etc. 035: Minutes, correspondence, suggested reading list, etc. 036: Correspondence, newsletters, etc. 037: Correspondence, agendas, newsletters, etc. 038: Doukhobor Centennial Information, includes information pamphlets, 1967-1999 039: Inter-Marriage Workshop: flyers, correspondences, surveys, etc., 1996 040: 1997 minutes, grant application, surveys, advertisements, etc. 1997-2004. 041: Membership and application forms, 1985-2009 042: Correspondence, letters on membership fees, new/potential Society members, etc., 1992-2009 043: Sample financial statements and statements of account, 1997-2009.
- Accession No.
- 20181029
- Collection
- Archive
Research Files on Donald W. Buchanan
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions96018
- Date Range
- 1934-2008
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession No.
- 20191029
- Physical Description
- 25cm of textual records; 255 photographs; 22 - 35mm slides
- Scope and Content
- 2019.1029/001: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 1934-2008. 2019.1029/002: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 4 photographs, 1938-1966. 2019.1029/003: Buchanan Art Collection, 28 photographs, 22 slides, 1958-2008. 2019.1029/004: The Buchanan Collection Artworks wit…
- Date Range
- 1934-2008
- Description Level
- Series
- Creator
- Compiled by Nancy Townshend
- Physical Description
- 25cm of textual records; 255 photographs; 22 - 35mm slides
- History / Biographical
- Donald W. Buchanan was born in 1908 in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was the son of Senator William Ashbury Buchanan, the publisher of the Lethbridge Herald. He studied Modern History at the University of Toronto and Oxford University. In 1934, he received a fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation to train in museum administration. Following his research fellowship, Buchanan founded the National Film Society of Canada, as well as he worked for the Canadian Radio Commission (now the CBC). Buchanan was always involved in the arts and he was a firm believer in making the arts accessible to the public. In 1963, Donald Buchanan, and his brother Hugh, offered many fine works of art to the City of Lethbridge. This became the first significant public art collection ever to exist in Lethbridge. He believed that art was meant to be shared and enjoyed by all. After leaving the Canadian Radio Commission, Buchanan worked for the National Film Board, where he established the stills division; from 1947 until 1960 he was employed by the National Gallery of Canada, serving as director of the Industrial Design Division (1947-1953). His work with the National Industrial Design Committee and the curated the revolutionary exhibition “Design for Use in Canadian Products” (1946) which changed the standards of Canadian art. Donald W. Buchanan served as the Associate Director of the National Gallery of Canada, and took a leave of absence to explore his own artistic endeavors of photography while travelling throughout Europe. Buchanan returned to the Gallery in 1963 as a member of its Board of Trustees, and he became the Director of the International Fine Arts Exhibition at Expo ’67 in Montreal. In the last few years of his life, his friends recall him being busier than ever, organizing the exhibition. He never was able to see the fruits of his labor, however, because of his sudden death in 1966 after being struck by a car in Ottawa. His legacy centered on the accessibility of art to the public and his impact on the art community in Lethbridge.
- Scope and Content
- 2019.1029/001: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 1934-2008. 2019.1029/002: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 4 photographs, 1938-1966. 2019.1029/003: Buchanan Art Collection, 28 photographs, 22 slides, 1958-2008. 2019.1029/004: The Buchanan Collection Artworks with Descriptions, 47 photographs, 1963-1985. 2019.1029/005: The Buchanan Library Art Collection Information, 2 photographs, 1956-2004. 2019.1029/006: DESIGN Exhibitions and Resources Part 1/2, 1946-2008. 2019.1029/007: DESIGN Exhibitions and Resources Part 2/2, 1947-1958. 2019.1029/008: DESIGN: Umbrella Theme for Buchanan’s Works, 1948-2007. 2019.1029/009: Donald W. Buchanan Website by Nancy Townshend, 2001-2008. 2019.1029/010: Resources used by Nancy Townshend for Donald W. Buchanan Website, 1938-2007. 2019.1029/011: Written Works by Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 89 photographs, 1934-1947. 2019.1029/012: Written Works by Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 61 photographs, 1945-1967. 2019.1029/013: EXPO ’67-Montreal, Part 1/2, 1960-2008. 2019.1029/014: EXPO ’67-Montreal, Part 2/2, 1965-2003? 2019.1029/015: Buchanan’s Photography, 21 photographs, 1959-2008. 2019.1029/016: Tributes to Donald W. Buchanan, 3 photographs, 1955-2008. 2019.1029/017: Miscellaneous Documents related to Buchanan’s Will, 2007-2008. 2019.1029/018: National Gallery of Canada Archives, 1963-2007
- Accession No.
- 20191029
- Collection
- Archive