10.8 m of textual records (71 boxes)

UA 8

In 1906 a students' union was organized as part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In 1907 the Student Representative Council was organized by the University Council, but it was not until 1919 that the University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) was officially sanctioned. The UMSU Constitution, written in 1940, featured the following objectives: to supply students with extra-curricular activities; to facilitate personal contracts; to keep students informed on UMSU decisions; to bring the University into closer contact with the public; to attain continuity of student government; to act as an effective lobby to the Provincial government; to make academic proposals; and to work for the erection of a students' building.

UMSU is under the control of a Council made up of student representatives from various faculties, schools, colleges and residences on campus. The President and Vice-President hold the highest administrative posts in UMSU and are flanked by the Directors of Student Services, Administration, Communication and Programming. UMSU operates the annual "Celebration" festival which includes guest speakers, films, and social events and publishes the University student newspaper, The Manitoban. It also produces an annual telephone directory and finances all other faculty student councils.

The collection contains UMSU Council and Executive minutes, correspondence, committee reports, financial statements, course evaluations, student associations, and records from UMSU publications and conferences. There are also records of elections, faculty and student associations, groups funded by UMSU, and planning material for the University Centre building. Most records pertain to the 1960-1983 period.

Written permission from UMSU required before access granted

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UNPROCESSED RECORDS, 1965-1991

10 m.; 26 boxes

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