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There is a wealth of information available locally (in Manitoba), and\/or online. The resources listed below includes information on and access to primary sources, secondary sources, and research guides related to the strike. For information on how to search for, deconstruct and integrate resources into your research, click here. Primary Sources Primary sources on the strike include records from various libraries and archives. Where records, or descriptions of records, are available online, researchers can access a given resource by clicking on the underlined linked description. To learn more about the records, or to set-up an appointment to access them, contact information for each of the institutions below is available on the Contact page. Archives of Manitoba [AM] Charles F. Gray fonds Records of Mayor Charles Gray, including those related to the Winnipeg General Strike. Charles Ross Francis fonds The fonds includes a signed Special Police card issued to Charles Ross Francis from Mayor Gray. Citizens&#8217; Committee of One Thousand Collection Pamphlets and addresses by the Citizens&#8217; Committee of One Thousand. Exhibits and other records related to the Winnipeg General Strike trialsRecords documenting the trials of strike leaders. Frederick George Thompson fonds Frederick George Thompson was the creator of the Loyalist Returned Soldiers Association \u2013 an anti-strike organization for veterans. Records include minutes, and resolutions by the association, as well as correspondence related to the strike. Helen Armstrong fondsRecords documenting Helen Armstrong&#8217;s work for the Women&#8217;s Labor League, as well as her arrests during the Winnipeg General Strike. Isaac Pitblado fondsRecords of Citizens&#8217; Committee of One Thousand member and prosecutor for the trials of the strike leaders Isaac Pitblado. It includes records from the strike trials. L.B. Foote fondsMany of the photographs we see from the strike were taken by photographer L.B. Foote. In fact, these photographs were reproduced widely and today, these reproductions exist in archives and museums across Canada. However, the original photographs taken by L.B. Foote reside at the Archives of Manitoba. Mary Jordan fondsRecords of Mary Jordan, secretary for the Winnipeg Labor Council and One Big Union. The fonds includes records related to both organizations, as well as information on the strike and R.B. Russell. One Big Union fondsRecords of the OBU, including correspondence referring to the Winnipeg General Strike. Records of the Royal Commission to Enquire into and Report upon the Causes and Effects of the General Strike which Recently Existed in the City of Winnipeg for a Period of Six Weeks, Including the Methods of Calling and Carrying on Such StrikeRecords related to the Royal Commission, also known as the Robson Commission, investigating the strike, including questionnaires, exhibits, constitutions, strike ballots, statements, by-laws, etc. Robert Boyd Russell fondsRecords of strike leader R.B. Russell, including issues of the Winnipeg Citizen and Western Labor News, as well as minutes of the Central Strike Committee and records related to the strike trials. Robert Maxwell Dennistoun Family fondsIncludes photographs of the Winnipeg General Strike. Robert W. Dodman memoirIn 1919, Robert W. Dodman worked as a constable for the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in Vancouver, where the events of the Winnipeg General Strike and looming threats of further sympathetic strikes across Canada were front of mind for authorities. The memoir describes in part his experiences during this time. William Ivens fondsRecords documenting the life of strike leader William Ivens following the Winnipeg General Strike, mainly between 1921 and 1953. Winnipeg Past and Present Oral History Project Includes oral histories referring to the strike, including those of Mr. George Christopher Leckie, Mrs. Hurst, and Norman Brook. City of Burnaby Archives Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner A 1973 interview with strike leader W.A. Pritchard. City of Winnipeg Archives [COWA] Council Communications Civic Strike of 1918 [File 11507] Resolutions of the Citizens\u2019 Committee of One Thousand [File 11893] City Clerk to Mayor and Council regarding filling positions left vacant by strike [File 11908] Resolution of Stonewall (Man.) regarding anti-strike legislation [File 11912] Request by Union of Canadian Municipalities that Mayor Gray attend their conference [File 11914] House of Commons Committee to Mayor Gray regarding the prices of food, clothing, and fuel [File 11918] C.H. Burgess to Mayor and Council about who was to blame for the strike [File 11928] Petition by residents of Ward 5 to release Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps [File 11983] Replacing Alderman A.A. Heaps on the Social Welfare Commission [File 12305] Committee on Finance Communications Supply of Special Constable badges (not the Special Police) [File F189] Payment of overtime to men on monthly salary working during the strike [File F198] Applications for the appointment of staff [File F206] Payment of overtime to employees operating utilities during the Strike [File F224] Re-engaging men to remove garbage during the strike [File F230] Employees whose holidays overlapped with the strike [File F239] List of volunteer helpers during strike [File F253] Gratuities for employees of the Health Department for distribution of milk and ice [File F268] Payment of wages to R. Murdock, absent on account of injuries received during strike [File F273] Food stuffs destroyed from May 15 to July 31, 1919 [File F288] Offer to sell to City motion pictures of the 1919 Strike [File F291] Request from the One Big Union that a band be provided for a Labour Day event [File F301] Pension scheme for civic employees [File F375] Payment to Winnipeg Public School Board for services rendered during General Strike [F402] Civic employees pension fund [File F466(14)] Pension dispute with former Police Chief Donald MacPherson [File F810] By-laws By-law regarding pension fund for City employees (and those who went on strike) [File 10589] City Surveyor Employees&#8217; agreement regarding employment (Slave Pact) [File 330(3)] Committee on Public Health and Welfare Communication Scavenging and Crematory report for May 1919 [File A0585-1887] Applications for positions [File A585-1894] Report of the Division of Communicable Diseases for June, 1919 [File A585-1899] Report on Dairy Inspection for June, 1919 [File A585-1901] Health Inspector\u2019s commendations for those who worked during the strike [File A585-1919] Mayor\u2019s Office General Strike, 1919 [File 1441] Mayoral Portraits Board of Parks and Recreation Communications Letter Book [File A1239-1] Special Food Committee Records of the Special Food Committee [File A1249-9] Special Publicity Committee Correspondence related to the City\u2019s image after the General Strike Special Committee on Investigation of the Fire Department Statements of fire fighters who were let go during the General Strike [File A560-30] Council Minutes City of Winnipeg Council Minutes City of St. Boniface Council Minutes RM of Assiniboia Council Minutes Town of Transcona Council Minutes Police Museum Collection Correspondences related to police staffing and loyalty during General Strike [File PM1-PM12] Excerpts from minutes of the Board of Police Commissioners during the General Strike [File PM13] Excerpts from Sargent\u2019s Arrest Log during the General Strike [File PM14] City of Winnipeg Archives Art Collection Winnipeg City Council in 1921 (includes Aldermen Heaps, Queen, Sparling, Fowler, Simpson, and Fisher, and Mayor Parnell) [File AW01068] Parks and Recreation Photograph Collection Strikers gathered at Victoria Park [File A67-15-1] City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph Collection Winnipeg riot \u2013 June 10 [P53-27\/ P27-1 \/ P27-2 \/ P1-24 \/ P1-22 \/ P44-16] Winnipeg riot \u2013 June 21 [P1-25 \/ P1-26 \/ P44-16] Alfred J. Andrews [P1-42] Health Sciences Centre Archives\/Museum [HSCAM] Ethel Johns Collection Though not directly records about the strike, the Ethel Johns Collection includes records and photographs relating to nurse Ethel Johns, who was forced to resign from her position at the Children&#8217;s Hospital in Winnipeg during the strike. Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada Inc. [JHCWC] Harry Gale fonds: The fonds includes records of Strike Committee member Harry Gale, who performed many responsibilities for the committee, including public speaking, research, and writing. Library and Archives Canada [LAC] Rare film footage of the strike is available through Library and Archives Canada&#8217;s Youtube channel\u00a0here. More information about strike-related film footage is available in Michael Dupuis&#8217; article, &#8220;Jean Arsin&#8217;s Winnipeg General Strike Film&#8221;, available on the\u00a0Manitoba Historical Society website. J.S. Woodsworth fonds Records include an account of J.S. Woodsworth&#8217;s time in incarceration during the Winnipeg General Strike. Peel&#8217;s Prairie Provinces The activities and organization of the Citizens\u2019 Committee of One Thousand in connection with the Winnipeg strike, May-June 1919. Winnipeg: Citizens\u2019 Committee of One Thousand, 1920. Dixon\u2019s Address to the Jury: An argument for Liberty of Opinion. Winnipeg: Defence Committee, 1920. The King vs. J.S. Woodsworth: Indictment for Publishing Seditious Libels, Six Counts, and Speaking Seditious Words. Winnipeg: Defense Committee, 1920. Royal Commission to enquire into and report upon the causes and effects of the General Strike which recently existed in the City of Winnipeg for a period of six weeks, including the methods of calling and carrying on such strike (Robson Commission). Winnipeg: Government of Manitoba, 1919. A. Pritchard\u2019s Address to the Jury. Winnipeg: Defense Committee, 1920. The Winnipeg General Sympathetic Strike, May-June 1919. Winnipeg: Defense Committee, 1919. All content from Peel\u2019s Prairie Provinces can be searched here. University of Calgary Archives and Special Collections [UCASC] The Winnipeg General Strike Digital Collection The\u00a0Winnipeg General Strike Digital Collection\u00a0contains digitized documents from the\u00a0Charles F. Gray Family fonds\u00a0\u00a0and includes\u00a0letters between Mayor Gray and private citizens and businessmen of Winnipeg, politicians in civic, provincial and federal governments, and other public agencies involved in the strike, handwritten and typed notes and reports compiled by the mayor and others during the strike, telegrams, speeches and proclamations from the mayor, court documents from judicial proceedings following the strike, newspaper clippings from several local newspapers, some issues of the strike newspaper, and some photographs of the crowds and the mayor on the streets of Winnipeg. As well as portraits of him and his wife, Edith, the collection contains some documents relating to his mayoral election campaign in 1918. University of Manitoba Libraries [UML] Canadian Immigration by William Ivens, 1909 University of Manitoba Master&#8217;s thesis by strike leader William Ivens. Czas (The Times) As the oldest Polish language newspaper weekly in Canada, Czas, established in 1914, announced the upcoming strike in a May 14, 1919 issue. It would not print again until June 25, one day before the strike officially ended. The Enlightener The June 25-26 issues of The Enlightener, edited by Fred Dixon following the publication ban on the Western Labor News and The\u00a0Western Star in 1919. Greek Poetry by Travers Sweatman, 1904 University of Manitoba Master&#8217;s thesis by Citizens&#8217; Committee of One Thousand member Travers Sweatman. One Big Union BulletinA special strike edition published by the Winnipeg Central Labor Council of the One Big Union on August 30, 1919. Strikers\u2019 Defense BulletinA digitized issue of the Strikers&#8217; Defense Bulletin. The original issue, which is held at the Legislative Library, was published to present the case of the strikers who were arrested. The Voice The Voice was published by the Trades and Labor Council and edited by Arthur Puttee until it dissolved in 1918. The paper was then reorganized as the Western Labor News. Western Labor NewsWestern Labor News was published by the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council, which called the Winnipeg General Strike. During the strike, special editions were released to keep strikers up to date on events and developments. Issues of Western Labor News from 1919 are available online through the University of Manitoba Libraries\u2019 UM Digital Collections website. The Western Star The Western Star was published on June 24, 1919 following a publication ban on the Western Labor News. It was quickly replaced by The Enlightener on June 25, 1919. Winnipeg CitizenThe Winnipeg Citizen was a daily newspaper published by the Citizen\u2019s Committee of 1,000. The paper was published daily starting on May 19, 1919 and ending on June 20 of the same year. Digital issues are available through the University of Manitoba Libraries\u2019 Digital Collections website. Winnipeg Telegram Strike Editions Strike editions of the daily Winnipeg Telegram were published from May 28 to June 28, 1919. Winnipeg Tribune The Winnipeg Tribune was a daily newspaper published between 1890 and 1980. The Tribune covered the events of the strike and its aftermath, with the exception of the period from...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/1919strike.lib.umanitoba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/MAIN-Logo.jpg"}