Fonds 389 - Roy Wilson fonds

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Roy Wilson fonds

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CA MED 389

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48 cm of textual records and other material

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(1963 – present)

Biographical history

LeRoy "Roy" John Wilson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1937. He was educated at the Universities of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Dr. Wilson is currently an instructor of Canadian History and Education at the Medicine Hat College, and has been involved in the teaching profession for over 30 years. Roy's particular interest in local history, has lead to a wide variety of published articles and reviews which have appeared in Pedagogica Historica, Saskatchewan History, the Saamis Review, and Alberta History, to name a few. He has also co-authored a booklet on Medicine Hat's history entitled "The Weather Factory", and helped to produce a video of Medicine Hat's formative years entitled "Born Lucky". In the summer of 1988, Roy began researching the history of Canadian music festivals for the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals. Roy Wilson married Colleen (nee ?), and they have 5 children. Colleen is also very active in the community, having served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, as a member of the Medicine Hat Business and Professional Women's Club, as Director of the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce, and has served a term as a Civic Alderman. In addition, she has served as President of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals, and was successful in arranging that this national level competition be held in Medicine Hat.

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A number of the below listed documents were copied from the CPR Archives of Montreal, and the National Archives of Ottawa. Refer to source file for particulars.

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The fonds consists of: a history of the Medicine Hat Court House, by Edward Mills (1976); programs and syllabae (32) from the Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival (1956-1984), incomplete; program for the Stars of the Festival Concert, 24th Annual Rotary Music Festival (1979); program for the Provincial Festival of the Alberta Music Festival Association (1983); petition from squatters living in Medicine Hat Coulee (1882); list of CPR Townsite owners (1885-1897); petition protesting policies of John Niblock (1894); correspondence protesting the policies of John Niblock (1894), and covering letter to Roy Wilson (1983); excerpts from Lewis B. Cochran diary (1902-1941); biography of Colin Cochran (undated); correspondence concerning Michael Leonard, from Roy Wilson (1984); personal research papers (5) entitled "Community in Crisis-Medicine Hat 1891-1898" (undated), "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" (undated), "The Cultural Life of a Prairie Community-Medicine Hat 1883-1903" (undated), "Medicine Hat, the Sporting Town 1883-1905" (undated), "Medicine Hat 1882-1889 Beginnings of a Prairie Community" (1985); student research papers (6) entitled "St. John's Presbyterian Church in Medicine Hat: The Role of the Church in Early HIstory", by Larry Boswell (undated), "A Study of Chinese in Medicine Hat", by Neil Ward (1980), "St. Theresa's Academy: The Death of an Institution", by Bob Derval (1982), "An Introduction to the History of Bow Island", by Sheila Stearns (1982), "A Decade of Law Enforcement, The NWMP 1883-1983", by Sherri Robinson (undated), "History of Policing in the Community of Medicine Hat 1899-1925", by Erica Seitz (undated); index to events as recorded in the Medicine Hat Times & News 1885-1905, by Roy Wilson (undated); binder containing student essays (8) entitled "34 SFTS", by Rob Lerner (1984), "The Forgotten People", by Patricia Anhorn (undated), "The Two Sided Triangle", by Brent Schorr (1984), "Too Many, Too Soon", by Doug Trieber (1984), "The History of the Empress Theatre", by Shari English (undated), "The Commercial and Structural Growth of Swift Current from Railroad Hamlet to City 1882-1914", by Tom Waters (1984), "Zion United Church", by Dave Mikuliak (undated), "Irvine - Some Special Citizens Views of it's Growth and Development", by Bonnie Sanders (undated); duo-tang folder of student essays (5) entitled "Social Statistics, Family Housing and Settlement in selected areas of the S.E. Hill 1903-1925", by Trudi Henderson (1985), "The Effect of the Spanish Influenza", by Toni Maier (1985), "Dontianen: The Tom Sukanen Story", by Rob Poole (1985), "The Bohnet Family-In Search of a New Start", by Rocky Bohnet (1985), "Blissful Ignorance: The POW [Prisoner of War] Camp 132, Medicine Hat", by Carol Sommer Eng (1985); article entitled "Through Memories Windows" as told to Mary Sophia Desmarais by her uncle George William Sanderson (undated); written report on the "State of Affairs in the Northwest" by Edward McKay (1873); one stock binder from Domglass (1944); binder of biographical notes of early Medicine Hat residents (undated); collected CPR research materials (1992); image of Dr. Roy Wilson; 1 audio cassette interview with Dr. Roy Wilson (1984); ; Trophy Book for the Rotary Music Festival (1968-1981); information for the "Stars of the Festival" pamphlet (1975).

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Includes 1 photograph, library materials and 1 audio cassette.

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Gifts of Roy and Colleen Wilson, September 3, 1981, July 1984, June 1984, December 1984, April 1985, November 18, 1985, 1986, October 1987, ca. 1990, July 18, 1992, January 9, 2012.

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Record No. M81.14;84.31; M84.10; M84.42; M85.2; M85.16; M85.43; M86.19 ;M88.8; M90.14; M92.17; M2012.02; P 0570.0001;C21

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