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Item Open Access Darke Hall Digital Archives(University of Regina Library, 2022-04)This digital exhibit was launched to support the re-opening of Darke Hall in 2022 and promote the archival collection at the Dr. John Archer Libary and Archives. It features a sample of photography, letters, blueprints, and historical documents, all of which are available for research use in the Dr. John Archer Library and Archives.Item Open Access Mary Filer: Artist’s Archive, 1920-2016(University of Regina Library, 2021-03)Mary Filer (1920-2016) is remembered as a talented artist and master of several mediums, including drawing, painting, glass sculpture, and mural work. This online exhibit showcases a range of artwork from the Mary Filer archival collection, including Filer’s series of watercolours documenting Regina in the 1940s, linocuts and charcoals from the 1950s and 1960s, and abstract works produced in the 1980s.Item Open Access Archer Library: Early Days(University of Regina Library, 2018-10)This exhibit presents photographs and documents related to the planning, construction, and opening of the Archer Library. Read the opening address from John H. Archer, learn more about Minoru Yamasaki’s vision for the campus, and see how much the Archer Library and the U of R campus has changed over the last 50 years.Item Open Access Regina College and the First World War - The Great War(University of Regina Library, 2015-02)Drawing on materials held at the University of Regina Archives & Special Collections this website documents the local contribution and sacrifice to the ‘Great War’. In 1914 Regina College, the precursor of the University of Regina, was a small Methodist college on the Canadian prairie. By the end of the war over 141 students and faculty members would go off to fight. What follows are their stories and others.Item Open Access Saskatchewan's Visual Arts(University of Regina Library, 2012-09)Saskatchewan's visual arts are celebrated in this innovative online collection consisting of archival photographs, documents, and resource links exploring the provincial contribution to the visual arts since 1950.Item Open Access Florence A. Kirk: Letters from China, 1932-1950(University of Regina Library, 2011-05)Florence Kirk taught English at Ginling College in China. Raised on a homestead in Saskatchewan, China was an exotic adventure that Florence documented with letters home to family and friends. 413 letters, consisting of about 2700 pages, are presented here. The letters provide a compelling, captivating, and profoundly moving account of life in China during a tumultuous period of its modern history.Item Open Access Regina College – An Historical Timeline(University of Regina Library, 2010-10)A detailed timeline of the evolution of Regina College from the early 20th century to 1959. The timeline is augmented with selections from general calendars, yearbooks, student newspapers and other publications. Also included are photographs and a set of interactive maps.Item Open Access Spectacle, Sport & Story: Picturing the 1936 Olympics(University of Regina Library, 2010-02)The University of Regina Archives & Special Collections participated in Archives Week 2010. For the event "From the Vault: Archives on the Big Screen", a short video was produced: Spectacle, Sport and Story: Picturing the 1936 Olympics presents stories from the 1936 Winter and Summer Olympics using materials from the Archives' holdings as well as other sources.