Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Mayor's Office to Mrs. Frank R. Morris, replying to her request that her husband be compensated for his work during the General Strike as a volunteer firefighter.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Mayor's Office to Harold L. Leupp, Librarian at the University of Califronia Library in Berkeley, California, responding to the latter's request for copies of the Winnipeg Citizen, and forwarding his request to the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Mayor's Office to W.H. Selkirk regarding his volunteer fire work during the General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from the Mayor's Office to W.H. Selkirk, replying to his request for compensation for his volunteer work as a firefighter during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from Mayor Farmer's Secretary to James Murdock, Federal Minister of Labour, informing him that Mayor Farmer is unable to respond to his letter until he has returned from vacation.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Memo regarding Strike and Robson Investigation
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Memo from G. Champion, Superintendent of the Public Parks Board, to Theo. A. Hunt, City Solicitor, containing information for the Robson investigation into the General Strike, including information on re-employment, intimidation, and causes of the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Parks and Recreation
Memo to Aldermen Fowler, Simpson, Sullivan regarding strikers’ pension
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Memo for Aldermen Fowler, Simpson, and Sullivan regarding three employees from the Waterworks Department who went on strike
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Morris A. Colman to Publicity Committee regarding Winnipeg's image after the General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from Morris A. Colman of T. Bowers MacDermott and Morris A. Colman Publicity Specialists, offering their services as an advertising firm to help repair Winnipeg's image, which they claim has been damaged by the ongoing General strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Publicity Committee
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from Mrs. Frank R. Morris to the Mayor's Office, asking to be compensation for her husband who worked as a volunteer firefighter during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Notice from City Clerk that garbage collectors' wages may be increased
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from C.J. Brown, City Clerk, to the Committee on Finance, informing them that the Committee on Health has given the Chief Health Inspector full power to increase the wages of garbage collectors if needed during the strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Committee on Finance
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A notice that was likely pinned to a specific school, stating that milk will be on sale, by order of the Food Committee.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Notice of strike to Brown Bros. bakery
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A copy of a note sent to the foreman of the Brown Bros. bakery by the Bakers Union Local 34, informing them that all bakers have been called out on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Notice of strike to City Dairy Company
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A note sent by N. Shaw on behalf of E. Matheson, of the Retail and Wholesale Clerks, Shippers, and Warehouse Men's Association Local 832, to City Dairy Company, Ltd., informing them that the Strike Committee has decided their creamery workers will go out on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Notice of strike to workers at City plant
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A note sent by E.R. Cooper of the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers to Benjamin Fratkin, foreman of the City Dairy Company, Ltd. plant, informing him that the Strike Committee has decided workers from said plant will be going on strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Peoples' Prohibition Association of British Columbia to Mayor Gray regarding the General Strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter to Mayor Gray from W.G.W. Fortune, General Secretary of the Peoples' Prohibition Association of British Columbia, asking the Mayor to sign a statement that prohibition limited violence during the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Petition by residents of Ward 5 to release Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A petition, signed by dozens of residents of Winnipeg's Ward 5, requesting that their representatives on City Council, Aldermen John Queen and A.A. Heaps - who were among the strike leaders arrested in the General Strike - be released from prison on bail.
Winnipeg (Man.). City Council
Petition by volunteer milk distributors to compensate the caretaker at Alexandra School
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A petition, signed by 4 volunteer milk distributors, stationed at Alexandra School, that the school's caretaker, Mr. Sanders, be given compensation for the assistance he provided them.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
Plumbing and Sewer Department to City Clerk regarding staff displaced by strike
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A letter from James Smith, Plumbing and Sewer Inspector, to C.J. Brown, City Clerk, in response to a request from Council, stating that no employees in his department were displaced by the General Strike.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Police Chief Christopher Newton - left
Part of Police Museum Collection
A pledge of loyalty to the Police Commission signed by Deputy Inspector George Smith. This pledge, sometimes referred to as the “Slave Pact”, was issued to all police officers.
Winnipeg (Man.). Board of Police Commissioners
Poster advertising milk distribution location
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A large poster that would have been posted at a school where milk was being distributed, advertizing its availability and price.
Winnipeg (Man.). Special Food Committee
