Fonds F 511 - Dr. John G. Egnatoff fonds

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Dr. John G. Egnatoff fonds

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  • Textual record
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Private

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Fonds

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F 511

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  • 1921-2005 (Creation)
    Creator
    Egnatoff, John George, 1914-2005

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33.200m of textual records
213 photographs : b&w, col.
1 architectural drawing
3 audio cassettes
3 maps
1 plan (map)

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(1914-2005)

Biographical history

John George Egnatoff was born on August 18, 1914 near Perdue, Saskatchewan to George and Catherine (Gerosomitch) Egnatoff. He and his family later moved to Saskatoon, where he attended King Edward and King George Schools, City Park Collegiate and the Provincial Normal School. Egnatoff obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a certificate in Education from the University of Saskatchewan in 1941. He earned a Bachelor of Pedagogy (1946) degree and Doctor of Education (1968) degree from the University of Toronto.

After graduating from the Provincial Normal School in 1935, Egnatoff embarked on his professional career as an educator and administrator. He held various positions, as follows: educator and principal of various rural and urban Saskatchewan schools (1935-1958); member of Saskatoon Teachers' College teaching staff (1958-1964); teacher training adviser to Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria (1960-1961); Associate Professor of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Campus (1964-1968); Professor and Head, Department of Educational Administration, University of Saskatchewan (1968-1974) and Professor of Educational Administration, University of Saskatchewan (1974-1978). Egnatoff retired from the University of Saskatchewan on June 30, 1978.

During his professional career, Egnatoff was a regular and executive member of numerous educational organizations at the local, provincial and national level. He served the Saskatoon Board of Education as a trustee (1966-1971; 1982-1985) and chairman (1971-1982). Egnatoff was president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (1957-1958); the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association (1974-1975); the Canadian School Trustees Association (1975-1976) and the Canadian Education Association (1981-1982). He also served as a director of the Canadian Teachers' Federation and the Canadian Education Association.

Egnatoff's political career began in 1948, when he was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature as a Liberal member for the Melfort constituency. After his defeat in the 1952 provincial election, Egnatoff served as education critic for the Liberal opposition. He campaigned for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in 1954 and ran as a candidate in the Saskatoon constituency in the 1962 federal election.

Egnatoff was active in numerous community, religious and cultural organizations, including the Forum for Young Canadians; the Saskatoon Symphony Society and the First Baptist Church in Saskatoon. He was president of the Melfort (1950-1951) and Saskatoon Rotary Clubs (1967-1968) and served as Rotary District 555 Governor (1973-1974). Egnatoff also served as an arbitrator/conciliator; a community panel member of the National Parole Board and as a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

Egnatoff was the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada (1981); the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal (1978); the Canadian Teachers Federation Award; the Saskatchewan Administrator of the Year Award from the Saskatchewan Council of Educational Administration (1976); Century Saskatoon Recognition of Service to Education (1982) and the Rotary Golden Wheel Award for Excellence. Egnatoff was named Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1978 and was recognized by the Saskatoon Board of Education in the naming of the Dr. John G. Egnatoff School (1995).

Egnatoff died in Saskatoon on August 12, 2005.

Egnatoff married Mildred Opal Chard in 1941. They had two children: William and Dorothy.

Custodial history

Mildred Egnatoff, wife of Dr. John G. Egnatoff, donated these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives, in one accession in 2007: R2007-178 (May 23, 2007). The accession number 2008-161 was assigned to the fonds in 2008.

Scope and content

This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used from 1921 to 2005 by Dr. John G. Egnatoff during his professional career as an educator, administrator, politician, and arbitrator/conciliator. The fonds also includes records relating to Egnatoff's activities as a regular and executive member of various educational, community, religious and cultural organizations. Personal records are included in the fonds.

This fonds consists of nine series: Arbitrator/Conciliator; Community and Cultural Organizations; Educational Organizations; Educator/Administrator; Government of Canada; Personal; Political; Rotary International; and Saskatoon Board of Education.

The types of records included are correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, financial records, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, agendas and minutes, pamphlets, photographs, audio cassettes, a plan and an architectural drawing.

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Physical condition

Records are in good physical condition.

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Order imposed by archivist.
File titles indicated in square brackets were supplied by archivist.
All series and sub-series titles supplied by archivist.

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  • English

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Box number(s): 1 to 166

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Restrictions on access

Some of these records are subject to access restrictions. Please consult Reference Archivist for assistance.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Use, publication and/or reproduction of records are subject to terms and conditions of the Copyright Act.

To consult the records, visit or contact the Regina office.

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SAFA 366 consists of fonds, series, file and item level descriptions.
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General note

The majority of the photographs, three maps, one architectural drawing and one plan were retained in the textual records to preserve context.
Location: Regina - Henderson

Conservation

Archival staff replaced original file folders with acid-free folders. All metal clips, elastic bands and other fasteners were removed. Some newspaper clippings were photocopied. Hand-written notations on the original file folders were photocopied and placed in each file.

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Audio cassettes: Tape S-1546, Tape S-1547 and Tape S-1548
Photographs: S-B13969 to S-B13982

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F 511

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Saskatchewan Archives. Archival Description Manual 2004.

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Final

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  • English

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  • Latin

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