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Mac Runciman fonds

Call Number: Mss Sc 86, Pc 93 (A.92-72)

Title: Mac Runciman fonds.

Dates: 1902, 1938.

Extent: 0.01 m of textual records. -- 30 photographs.

Biographical sketch: Alexander McInnis Runciman was born in 1914. He farmed in Saskatchewan and from 1961 to 1981 was President of the United Grain Growers Limited. At the time of the donation of his records, he was retired but maintained an interest in agriculture.

Custodial history: The fonds was donated to University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in 1992 by Mac Runciman.

Scope and content: The fonds consists of one copy of the October 1902 edition of Nor-West Farmerand 30 black and white photographs of wild rice harvesting at Lac Du Bois commissioned by Ducks Unlimited.

Source of supplied title: Title based on provenance of fonds.

Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this material.

Finding aid: A printed finding aid for MSS SC 86 is available in the Archives reading room.