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Lijkplechtigheden van Adolf Hitler

Item is a mock funeral card for Adolf Hitler. The leaflet begins by inviting the reader on behalf of Hitler's lieutenants and allies to attend their beloved Führer's funeral. The leaflet then mocks the (fictional) death of Hitler. In Dutch, Hitler dies from fever after a failed blitzkrieg, and in French, Hitler dies from failing to cross the English Channel. It explains that the funeral mass will be performed by the Italians under the direction Benito Mussolini (in Dutch, it states that the Italians will sing under his leadership until they themselves pray to be dead as well!). In French, it is stated that Mussolini will conduct the requiem followed by The Flight from Africa and the Retreat from Albania. After the mass, a grand funeral parade will pass under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with Winston Churchill and General de Gaulle in the entourage, seated in a specially made railway carriage created by Goebbels, the minister for Nazi propaganda. The funeral will have neither flowers or wreaths, only dance music. Afterwards, the English, Americans, Russians, French, Belgians, Dutch and Norwegians celebrate, as the Italians become the victims of history and the Germans remain "dasselbe Schwein", or the "same pigs".

Due popoli - una guerra, ma... chi va a piedi?

Item is a leaflet with an illustration depicting Italian troops marching and Germans in vehicles making the 1000 km retreat across North Africa to Tunis, and an appeal to Italian soldiers on the verso. The leaflet attempts to convince the Italians that they are being exploited by their German allies, and will end up paying for German mistakes. The title plays on a Fascist slogan celebrating the Italian-German wartime alliance.

Alle madri, alle mogli, alle fidanzate ed alle sorelle d'Italia

Item is a leaflet depicting Italian prisoners of war captured by the English on the recto and an impassioned plea to Italian women on the verso. The leaflet strives to reassure the women that Italian prisoners of war in English captivity are well treated, and encourages them to advocate for peace with England.

Simplicissimus

Item is a leaflet comparing cover illustrations from 1915 and 1939 editions of the German satirical magazine Simplicissimus depicting England surrounded and threatened by submarines. The verso quotes a German admiral boasting about the supremacy of German U-boats, paired with a claim that England has managed to sink thirty-one U-boats in as many days.

Führer worte!

Item is a leaflet juxtaposing incendiary comments from Hitler on the recto with a promise from England on the verso for justice and economic security for all and the righteous punishment of Nazi war leaders. The leaflet encourages German citizens to act against Hitler and other leaders to end the war.

Deutsche Frauen! Rettet eure Männer!

Item is a leaflet addressed to German women, claiming that German lives are being thrown away in Italy while Mussolini has already fled. The recto urges women to protest the ongoing slaughter of German troops in Italy and Sicily. The verso contains a photograph of a dead soldier.

Die Nahrungsmittelvorräte sind erschöpft

Item is a leaflet with a graph showing year-to-year reductions in rations received by Germans. The leaflet claims that rations and food shortages will only grow worse for Germany and German-occupied areas if the war continues.

Schwarze Listen für die schwarze Schmach

Item is a leaflet with a photograph of a circled SS officer in a crowd, with the words 'Black lists for black shame.' The verso exhorts German citizens to not believe Hitler's lies about the war and seeks to reassure them that the individuals (including members of the SS), not Germany as a whole, will be held responsible for the war.

Weitere Kürzungen

Item is a leaflet that predicts German citizens will see their rations cut because the war has destroyed German crops and livestock. The leaflet insinuates that the German government has no long-term plan for supplying soldiers and civilians and that supplies will soon run out.

Lübeck

Item is a leaflet comparing the destruction caused by the German bombing of Coventry in 1940 to the British bombing of Lübeck in 1942.

Die R.A.F. an die Deutschen frauen

Item is a Royal Air Force leaflet addressed to German women. Recto of leaflet lays the blame for civilian casualties and bombings at Hitler's feet, provides advice on how to survive bombings, and warns of an increase in air raids until the war ends. Verso depicts Hitler addressing German women.

Betr: Deutschland nach dem Kriege

Item is a leaflet designed to combat misinformation spread by Hitler and the Nazi regime. The recto compares quotations from European leaders about the culpability of Germany for the First and Second World Wars, to excerpts from German newspaper headlines. The verso contrasts a German document claiming poor treatment of war prisoners by the Allies to a photograph of German prisoners of war enjoying a hearty meal.

Illustrierte geschichte zweier weltkriege

Item is a pamphlet containing photographs from World War I and World War II, with commentary drawing parallels between the two conflicts and inviting readers to question the information they receive from the German government because they have issued misinformation in the past.

Safe conduct pass

Item is safe conduct pass that states that it can be used by German soldiers who wished to surrender safely to Allied forces. The verso of the leaflet contains excerpts from the Hague and Geneva Conventions regarding the treatment of prisoners of war.

Why die for Stalin?

Item is a leaflet that seeks to convince Allied soldiers that Stalin and Communism are the true threat to Europe and democracy, not Germany.

Killed on the last day of the war

Item is a leaflet with an image of a field of crosses and the words "Do YOU want to be the last to die?" on the recto. The verso predicts that an American invasion of Italy would be pointless and result in the loss of many lives without impacting the outcome of the war.

London blitzed again!

Item is a leaflet with an illustration of a women yelling 'London blitzed again!' on the recto, and quotations from news sources regarding German raids on London on the verso.

I want to go home

Item is pamphlet containing an address to soldiers and civilians in England about the futility of the war, as well as a collection of demoralizing war poems reputedly written by English soldiers. Poems include: 'I Want To Go Home', 'What Are We Fighting For?,' 'Mediterranean Song,' 'I Don't Want To Be A Soldier,' 'When This Bloody War Is Over,' 'Has Any One Seen The Colonel?,' 'Happiness Lost,' 'Stand By Your Glasses Steady,' 'Who Was The Man?,' and 'Lonesome For My Dad.'

Longing for you-

Item is a leaflet with an illustration of a beautiful women on the recto and the phrase 'Longing for you - but for how much longer?' The verso text tries to convince soldiers to stop fighting by appealing to their fears about the faithfulness of wives and sweethearts back home.

'At rest' casket plaque

Item is a casket or coffin plaque, which would have been displayed on a stand on the lid of the coffin or placed on a nearby table with a photo of the deceased at the funeral. The family then took the coffin plate home as a remembrance of their loved one. Plaques might then be displayed in the home and kept as keepsakes.

RCAF fur hat

Item is a beaver fur hat and with a king's crown badge, worn by RCAF officers to keep them warm in cold weather.

RCAF field service cap

Item is a RCAF field service cap owned by Ehnisz, also known as a "wedge cap", worn by RCAF officers.

RCAF sweetheart handkerchief

Item is a handkerchief, with an embroidered RCAF wing insignia in the bottom left corner. Item features the name "T-Bee" written in a corner. Based on family history, T-Bee appears to be the nickname of Ehnisz's sweetheart and possible fiancée.

Memorial Cross medal

Item is a Memorial Cross (also known as the Silver Cross) issued to Ehnisz's mother upon his death. Reverse bears inscription of Ehnisz's name, rank, and service number. The Memorial Cross was awarded to mothers and widows of Canadian soldiers who died on active duty or whose death was consequently attributed to such duty.

World War II medals

Item contains two medals awarded to Bennie Ehnisz, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the Canadian War Medal 1939-1945. The Volunteer Service Medal was awarded for eighteen months voluntary service between 1939 and 1947, and to those who had been killed in action or died from injury or disease while performing voluntary service. The Canadian War Medal 1939-1945 was awarded to all members of British and Commonwealth armed forces and the merchant marine for at least 28 days service between 1939 and 1945.

The story of the press

Item is a collection of accounts told by early pioneers prior to 1890. Chapters focus on the early press in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, containing information on The Nor'-Wester, The Saskatchewan Herald, The Prince Albert Times, The Macleod Gazette, The Calgary Herald, The Regina Leader, The Medicine Hat Times, and The Lethbridge News.

KZ : Bildbericht aus fünf kozentrationslagern

Item contains an illustrated report by the American War Information Office on behalf of the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces. This item was published while the Allied forces liberated prisoners from concentration camps across Germany. Shocked at the discovery of the systematic murder of prisoners, the Allied forces published this illustrated report to inform Germans of the war crimes Germany committed.

Blaine Canadian sports history collection

  • CA MRUASC C0011
  • Collection
  • 1906-2019

Collection documents the history of professional, amateur, and varsity/collegiate sport in Canada, particularly hockey, football, baseball, golf, and rodeo. The collection illustrates the development of these sports in the 20th and early 21st centuries (the period from the 1940s to the 1990s is particularly well-documented), and focuses on Canadian leagues as well as international leagues in which Canadian teams participated. Most of the collection relates to Canadian teams and athletes (although American teams are also well-represented), with a particular focus on Alberta and Western Canada.

The collection largely consists of publications, ephemera, and promotional objects including: game and tournament programs, photographs, magazines, media guides, yearbooks, schedules, calendars, trading cards, game tickets, pins and buttons, pennants, patches, and decals.

The collection is arranged into 5 series by sport: hockey, football, baseball, golf, and rodeo (devoted to the Calgary Stampede). The collection was meticulously organized and documented by the donor Bob Blaine, with most of the collection housed in binders that are arranged by level of competition (professional, amateur, varsity/collegiate), league, date range, and type of material. The contents of each binder are further arranged, typically by material type and date, and many items are accompanied by detailed supplementary contextual information provided by Blaine.

Emory Jackson fonds

  • CA MRUASC F0063
  • Fonds
  • 1927 - 1935

Fonds documents Emory Jackson's attendance at Mount Royal College, and consists of a photograph, an autograph book with illustrations, and a digitized photo album.

Emory Jackson

Children’s books in England : five centuries of social life

Item is a book analyzing the evolution of children’s literature through historical contexts. The work also reflects on the history of English social life, documenting the English people in their capacity as parents, guardians and educators of children.

Home nursing handbook

Item is a Canadian home nursing handbook intended to act as a guide for family members providing in-home illness or injury care.

Allied airborne leaflets in German

File consists of German language leaflets produced and dropped by Allied forces to undermine German morale, convince soldiers to surrender or desert, and persuade munitions workers to stop working.

L'ordre nouveau...de la servitude

Item is a leaflet warning French citizens that the 'new order' promised by Hitler is a lie that will result in subjugation, starvation, and death of non-Germans. The verso contains quotes from Hitler and the National Socialist party claiming that the they will conquer all of Europe.

Courage, amis belges!

Item is a set of four uncut stamps designed to encourage occupied Belgians. Leaflet depicts planes and containing the words 'Courage, Belgian friends! England fights to preserve you. It will prevail!'.

Souvenez-vous

Item is a small photograph booklet aimed at French citizens encouraging them to remember how Americans helped France in World War I and promising that helping is coming once again.

Iron crosses

Item depicts a box of Iron Crosses, Nazi military decorations, on the recto, and a field of cross-shaped grave markers on the verso, suggesting that the Nazi pursuit of military glory will lead to mass death.

Das sind eure Fuehrer!

Leaflet (title translated as "This is your Fuehrer!") contains information from a report published by the American press about Nazi corruption, enumerating how much money the Nazi leaders, including Goering and Goebbels, have stolen for themselves.

Agriculture printing plate

Item is an agriculture-themed printing plate (depicting a farmhouse, windmill, cow, wheat sheaf, and seated woman holding a child) produced by Hughes & Kimber, London. Item is accompanied by a paper wrapper with a print of the plate, stamped with the numbers 87 and G29.

Autograph book

Item is an autograph book written, illustrated, and signed by Emory Jackson's classmates.

The Gazette

Item is a mountaineering periodical published by the Alpine Club of Canada. Issues are published semiannually. Item also contains a CD-ROM containing a year-by-year summary of one hundred years of the publication from 1907-2007.

Nuremberg Chronicle leaves

File contains two leaves from the Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles), commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, an illustrated biblical and world history published by Hartmann Schedel. The book was printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger and illustrated with woodcuts by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. The Liber Chronicarum is notable for being one of the first printed books to successfully integrate illustrations with text.

Transition to Honorary President of the IPC

File documents Steadward's transition from President of the IPC to Honorary President. File contains correspondence, a Spinal Cord Injury and Treatment Centre Society newsletter, news article, and a wheelchair rugby classification appeal. File also contains a CD-ROM from the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation containing photographs, image captions, and a paper on the history of disability sport in Hong Kong.

Galestro

File contains Hunter's published book of poetry, Galestro, a press release, and a review.

Luftpost no. 11

Item is an issue of the Luftpost newspaper dropped by the Royal Air Force that provides statistics of daily German military deaths and stories about America's military might. It also features a German soldier entering the Soviet Union about to be attacked by a hand holding a giant sickle.

A Thurber carnival, March 1969

File documents a production of "A Thurber carnival" and consists of correspondence, receipts, audition notes, resumes, production and cast notes, set sketches, an advertisement for the play, and a Calgary Centennial Planetarium rental reservation form.

Brass button polishing guard

Item is a brass button polishing guard, also known as a "button stick". Made of a thin sheet of brass, the polishing guard protected the soldier's uniform when polishing the brass buttons still fixed to their uniform.

Dog tag and chain

Item is a dog tag belonging to Bennie Ehnisz. Item is engraved with Ehnisz's personnel information including the military district, regiment, religion, and rank.

National Defence for Air correspondence

File contains letters to Bennie Ehnisz's parents from the Canadian military. One letter is from the Minister of National Defence for Air in gratitude of Ehnisz's service and formally awarding his parents the Memorial Cross. Another letter (filed under 53-1-3B) is from J.G. Sparling to Ehnisz's mother, requesting her to wear the memorial cross in honour of her son's sacrifice.

Der Anti-Nazi : Redner und Pressematerial uber die N.S.D.A.P.

Item is a collection of loose-leaf pages of facts and counter-arguments refuting Nazi claims and anti-Semitic propaganda, produced by a secret organisation of German Jews. The loose-leaf format allowed for the easy and covert distribution of information during public meetings.

French processional choirbook leaf fragment

Item is the upper portion of a processional choirbook leaf that had been reused as a binding cover. Fragment includes seven lines of text and music in square notation capturing verses 1-3 (recto) and 6-11 (verso) of Psalm 94. As indicated by the heading on the recto which reads 'In honore beatissime', this leaf would have been used for the feast of a female saint.

Papal bull in the name of Pope Urban VIII

Item is a papal bull issued by Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644). A papal bull is a public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by the pope of the Catholic Church. Bulls were issued by the Apostolic Chancery (also known as the Papal Chancellery) and were written in a heavily abbreviated and archaic form of Latin known as scrittura bollatica, and were often accompanied by a copy in ordinary script. This bull lacks the lead seal ('bulla,' the origin of the term 'papal bull') which was typically affixed to these documents (via the cord at bottom) as a form of authentication and to prevent tampering.

French breviary leaf

Item is a leaf from a French breviary containing verses 1:20 to 2:12 of the Book of Genesis, including the Creation of Man. The leaf features illuminated initials with floral designs and rinceaux in bright colours and burnished gold.

A partial transcription of the leaf reads:
Beginning with the illuminated letter D of "Dixit etiam..." : "God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth... and God created the great whales... and the evening and the morning were the first day..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter D of "Dixit quoque..." : "And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creatures in its kind..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter E of "Et vidit deaus..." : "And God saw that it was good. And he said : let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts and the whole earth..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter E of "Et creavit..." : "And God created man to his own image... increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter D of "Dixitque..." : "And God said: behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon earth... and the evening and morning were the sixth day... and on the seventh day God ended his work... he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it... and the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul..."

A breviary is a liturgical book used by the clergy to celebrate the Divine Office (also known as the Liturgy of the Hours), and contains readings, hymns, psalms, and prayers.

Spanish antiphonal leaf

Item is a large illuminated leaf from a Spanish antiphonal featuring Gregorian chant musical notation and containing sections of the Book of Wisdom 5:5 and the Book of Acts 4:33. An antiphonal, or antiphonary, is a choir book that contains chants for the canonical hours of the Divine Office.

A partial transcription of the leaf reads: Beginning with the illuminated letter E of "Ecce quomodo..." : "Behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter L of "Lux perpetua..." : "Let perpetual light shine upon them Lord, for eternity, alleluia, alleluia..."
Beginning with the illuminated letter V of "Virtute magna..." :"With great power did the apostles give testimony of the resurrection."

Italian missal leaf

Item is a leaf from a missal from Italy that contains a reading from chapter 4 of the Gospel of Luke. The leaf features several illuminated initials in blue and red, and a marginal illustration of a face.

A partial translation of the text, beginning with the first illuminated 'I' reads: "At that time, Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever, and they besought him for her. And standing over her, he commanded the fever, and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them."

English psalter leaf

Item is a leaf from an illuminated psalter featuring initials, line fillers, and leafy borders in red, blue, and burnished gold. The borders are inhabited by a pointing figure (recto), and a downward facing human-animal hybrid with a tall hat (verso).

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