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Title: Letter from Alfred J. Pyke to Mr. Mitchell, July 9. 1920.
Institution: Saskatoon Public School Division
Description: Letter from Alfred J. Pyke, principal of Saskatoon Collegiate Institute (presently named Nutana Collegiate), to Thomas W. Mitchell, Canadian artist, speaking of the decision to purchase Mitchell's "The End of the Portage." The painting was chosen by the Pauline Club, a choral group from SCI, "as a special memorial picture to the member of the Pauline Club who fell overseas." Pyke also says that the Memorial Art Gallery is a student-driven activity, as they organized a stock company called the S.C.I. Memorial Art Gallery Company so that the students and other contributors truly "own the pictures." He also asks Mitchell to provide some further information about his painting.
Date Created: 1920-07-09

Title: Letter from Principal Saskatoon Collegiate Institute to Mr. Thomas W. Mitchell, April 16, 1920.
Institution: Saskatoon Public School Division
Description: Letter from Alfred J. Pyke, principal of Saskatoon Collegiate Institute (presently named Nutana Collegiate), to Thomas W. Mitchell, Canadian artist, asking if he would be willing to contribute a painting to the Memorial Art Gallery. Pyke provides some important background information about the Memorial Art Gallery, including when it was formed, the reasons for establishing such a gallery, and its purpose. The paintings, however, are supposed to be strictly by Canadian artists. Finally, Pyke says that he particularly likes Mitchell's "The End of the Portage."
Date Created: 1920-04-16