Archives News Archive
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Free Press: Across the sands of time
July 15, 2016 —
U of M archives have more than a million ways to look back at city's history
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U of M student first to win international bursary
July 8, 2016 —
Ryan Courchene is the first Canadian recipient of the bursary and only the second from North America.
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The suffrage movement in Manitoba
January 27, 2016 —
On January 28, 1916, Manitoba became the first Canadian province to grant women the right to vote in provincial elections.
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Dreaming of a (black and) white Christmas
December 22, 2015 —
Photos from U of M Archives and Special Collections show campus as a winter wonderland
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U of M eponyms in honour of military service
November 10, 2015 —
Many of these eponyms are in honour of people formally and publicly identified as being associated with the U of M
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Top 10 Spookiest Spots on Campus
October 30, 2015 —
These are the places at the U of M that are sure to send shivers down your spine
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Symposium celebrates connection between archives and poetry
October 26, 2015 —
The Oct. 29 event features award-winning poet George Bowering, Canada's first poet laureate
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Books without ink, exhibit opens Sept 18
September 15, 2015 —
Explore the history of books made by, and for, blind readers at thought-provoking exhibit
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A university belongs to its students
May 26, 2015 —
Archives and Special Collections exhibit highlights student experience over 100-year span
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Letter from Louis Riel
May 12, 2015 —
U of M Archives & Special Collections acquires rare letter written in 1883 by Louis Riel