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Ernest Edward Winch, 1879-1957 an Inventory of 1-Its Papers in The Ernest Edward Winch, 1879-1957 An Inventory of 1-Its Papers in The Library of the University of British Columbia Special Collections Division Prepared by Mary Matthews Spring, 1977 Important note for access: The Ernest E. Winch fonds is physically stored in the Angus MacInnis memorial collection. To access these files, please request the following boxes from the Angus MacInnis memorial collection (RBSC-ARC-1011). o Box 76 o Box 77 o Box 78 o Box 79 a TABLE OP CONTENTS Introduction Inventory Series Subject files - General i Subject files - C.C.P. l4 Subject files - Legislature 16 Subject files — Elections 20 Subject files - Personal 21 Subject files - Miscellaneous 29 Mdendum 31 11 INTRODUCtiON Ernest Edward Winch was born in Harlow, England, in 1879. He died at the Vancouver General Hospital in January, 1957. And during his restless life that stretched between those poles of destiny he established himself not only as a politician, and an uncompromising socialist at that, but primarily as a friend of the poor and the week. Settling permanently in the Lower Mainland of B.C. in 1910, Ernest Winch, bricklayer, joined the Bricklayer’s and Stonemason’s International Union, No. 1, Vancouver. During the next fifteen years he was an active unionist, especially as an organizer in the International Longshoremen’s Association, B.C. Loggers Union, and Lumber and Camp Worker’s Industrial Union of the One Big Union. He also served a term as secretary of the Vancouver, New Westminster, and District Trades and Labour Council. In equating the advancement of the working class with the advancement of the socialist movement, he held membership cards in the Social Democratic Party of Canada, B.C. Federated Labor Party, Independent Labor Party, and Socialist Party of Canada prior to his involvement with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. In 1933, he was elected to represent Burnaby in the provincial legislature on behalf of the C.C.F. and continued to represent that constituency until his death. During that period of time he was a leading proponent of social legislation in the areas of workers’ compensation, prison reform, mental illness, drug addiction, and housing for senior citizens. The Ernest Winch Papers were transferred from Boag House to the UBC Library in 1963 in various subject files classified into six series—- general, C.C.P., Legislature, elections, personal, and miscellaneous. Although there is much material on the C.C.F. and his personal activities in each series, the order has not been changed. For example, the personal correspondence file contains information pertaining to the formative years of the C.C.F. A detailed listing of the contents of the subject files has been provided to ensure that researchers may not ignore certain files that might seen irrelevant for their purposes. Certadn files, such as his radio speeches, 1936-1956, have been listed in chronological order without providing the topics of the speeches. His files reflect various interests in the cause of humanity ranging from capital punishment to the protection of fur-bearing animals. The files also contain much valuable information on the activities of the C.C.F. and his role within the party. To a lesser extent, the files contain information on his 111 earlier activities within the labour movement and events during the depression of the 1930’s. Further material on the activities of Ernest Winch may be found primarily among the records of the Provincial C.C.F. in the Angus Maclnnis Memorial Collection and, to a lesser extent, other records and private papers relating to the C.C.F. and labour movements are available in the Special Collections Division of the UBC Library. An excellent study of Ernest Winch’s career has been written by Dorothy Gretchen Steeves entitled, The Compassionate Rebel Ernest B. Winch and His Times. Much credit should go to Dorothy Steeves for attempting to preserve as much documentation as possible on his career and the development of socialism in B.C. and to Boag House for preserving those records and papers until a suitable home was found. George Brandak Curator of Manuscripts 1 Ernest B. Winch Papers Box and Folder No. 9 - SSa-28 SUBJECT FILES - GENERAL Alcoholism 7 clippings March 7, 1947-Sept. 19,1952 Speech on alcoholism by E.E. Winch Nov. 12, 1952 -6 pages Vancouver’s skid-Road -5 page report approx. 1952 Boys Industrial School 3 clippings Nov. 20, 1940-March 5, 1949 Correspondence with Mr. P.C. Boyes, Principal, of Boys Industrial School Port Coquitlam Oct. 11 - 18, 1937 Pamphlet Report of a Committee to Review Punishment in Prisons, Borstal Institutions, Approved Schools and Remand Homes Part III and IV Approved Schools and Remand Homes London UMSO 1951. 72p. Capital Punishment is Clippings Oct. 24/40 - May 19/55 3 page reprint from Reader’s Digest Feb. 1938 “1 saw a Man Electrocuted” Pamphlet Sargeant, Hon. Leonard. The Ttial, Confessions and Convictions of Jesse and Stephen Boor!’ for the murder of RusselColUin and the return of the Man Supposed to have been Murdered Manchester, Vt. Journal Book and Job office Reprint. 14p. 1873 “Why not abolish the death pena~ty?” 3 pages publication of Howard League for Penal Reform 1953 House of Commons Debates Vol. 103 No. 120 2M session 24 Parliament. Official Report July 10, 1959 Bill to abolish Corporal punishment 8 pages of notes on Capital Punishment, then final speech made from these notes. - 6 pages entitled “Capital Punishment” 2 Box and Folder No. Miscellaneous quotes re; abolition of capital punishment Nov. 1905 - Aug. 27/38 Tests tO be applied to any punishment - 2 pages Co-operatives Co-operative Association Act Oct. 31, 1930 4 pages This was enclosed in a letter from G.M. (Sanan) of the Co_operative Conference of British Columbia to L Winch Aug. 1, 1931. Pamphlet B.C. Credit Union League. Brief to the Royal Commission on Co_operatives.. The Case for Credit Unions. 32 p. Jan. 1945 Delinquency Newspaper Clippings Sept. 1938 - March 1954 “Delinquency ~5 Curable” by Grace Pailthorpr, MD Educational Pamphlet No. 1 4 p. (Pailthorpr - president Assoc. for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency - Vancouver. Founder of Institute for the scientific Treatment of Delinquency England) Speech on prisons and the problem of junivile and adult delinquency delivered on radio, 25 p. June 15, 1939 Thu Association for the scientific Treatment Ofllelinquency - an arguement and a plan for demolishing criminals 4p. Address given by Warden tiC. Nelson, Haney Correctional Institutions to Magestrates Convention at Harrison I-lot Springs 14p. May 1, 1957 Brief of the Provincial Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario to the Commissioner of Penitentiaries with regard to New Women’s Prison. - Margaret E. MacLellan 6p. July 19, 1955 Various papers on Penal system and current social problems -Penal system 4p. -Current Social Problems 9p. -Social Delinquency and Crime 6 p. (Also copy of draft) Information on the Association for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency. (1940’s) 3 Box and Folder No. 7~,_5-5&.r5—cont. List of Objects Hon. Secretary - E.E. Winch Comments onthe Archambault report. 1 page analysis of R.C. Gaol and Federal Pens. 1943 compared to 1952 By E.E. Winch Dentists and dental technicians Bill no. 51 1953 E.E~ Winch An act Respecting Dental Technicians — sip. Clippings re: Bill May 20, 1955 Letter from George Connally, President International Chemical Workers Local 511 Feb. 6, 1956 Letter to George Connally from Winch Feb. 23, 1956 Clippings Feb. 1956-Oct. 20-23, 1956 “Dental Techanician Act” - 6p. - Notes and comments by ILL. Winch Aug. 25, 1953 re; this Act. Depression, 1929 Clippings June 1928-Dec. 1933 Circular Will you Help a Family in Distress? 1 p. Issued by the “Grievance Committee”, Workers’ Alliance, Carleton Local The British Columbia Clarion Official Sept. 1933 publication of the Socialist Party of Canada Vol. II no. 1 ‘7 ~4ss_8 Drugs Clippings April 1948-July 1959 Health News Vol. 28 No. 8 Aug. 1951 lOp. Narcotic Addiction ... Community Implications Public Affairs Pamphlet no. 186, By Albert Deutsch That we can do about the drug menace 31p. 1952 Reprint from the May 1953 issue of The American Journal of Medicine - Treatment of Drug Addiction - N.E. Fraser, M.D. ê James a Greder, Jr. M.D. Le)cington Kentucky. (Book) The Treatment of Drug Addicts. A Critial 1947 Survey by P.O. Wolff, M.D. Ph.D. - Buenos Aires 2Slp. reprinted from the Bulletin of the Health organisation of the Leaque of Nations. 4 Box and Folder No. -33—-S cont. Typical Speech in Legislature Feb. 25, 1949 (News Courier) Sp. Guest Editorial (News Courier) lp. Dec. 22, 1949 News Courier - 3p. Speech of Mr. Winch Mar. 4, 1949 in Legislature Letter was sent by Mr. Winch in January 1948 asking for statistics on drug addiction. The following replies are enclosed: From Lawerence Kolb - Dept. of Mental Hygiene Sacramento April 1948 Department of Public Health - Hobart Tasmania Feb. 1948 Director General of Health - Commonwealth of Australia. (Queensland)~: Feb. 1948 Dept. of Public Health — Government of Western Australia Feb. 1948 Central Board forllealth (South Australia) Feb. 1948 Dept. of Public Health - Sydney May 1948 Commonwealth of Australia Jan. 1948 The National Health Service of Denmark Feb. 1949 Minister of Public Health - Saskatchwan April 1961 2 letters from Federal Security Agency, Lexington Kentucky Dec. 1950 U.S. Public Health Service Hospital Mar. 1952 Lexington Kentucky, for Narcotic Drug Addicts and Mental Patents. An exerpt From the Annual Report of the Federal Security Agency, U.S. PubL Health Service, 1946 — p.312—l4 Pamphlet: The Problem of Drug addiction by Thomas Parran. Reprint from the Public Health Reports U.S.
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