One of my favourite times of year has come again! That time of year when we get to dig through our new arrivals and old favourite and showcase some of the neat things we have in these archives of ours. Everyone take a deep breath and sing along…
On the 12th Day of Christmas my Archives gave to me…
12 LGBT Buttons
Neil Richard Collection of Sexual and Gender Diversity, HQ76.96 B88
11 Ceramic Ashtrays
Duff Spafford fonds, MG 281
10 Sask Artist Greeting Cards
Mac and Beth Hone fonds, MG 183
9 Vintage Matchbooks
Don Kerr fonds, MG 169
8 Sledders Sledding (poorly)
Pamphlet Collection, Postcards, Views of Canadian Sports, LXXVII-134
7 U of S Patches
Sylvia Fedoruk fonds, MG 435
6 Frosh Week Students
University Photograph Collection, A-2976
5 Beer Labels
R.L. Sweet fonds, MG 401
4 Chilean Birds
C.S. Houston fonds, MG 164
3 Antique Keys
Allan Cushon fonds, MG 545 & Artifacts Collections, RG 2000
2 Charging Caribou
Zepp/Varga Collection, PV1014. Jacob Irkok (1937-2009), Arviat Charging Caribou, antler.
1 Explorer’s Letter
Stuart Houston fonds, MG164.
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