Fair; many documents have yellow glue stains on back (presumably from having been pasted into a scrapbook), many have slightly ragged edges.
History / Biographical
Dennis Tupman taught at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School from 1957 to 1971 and was well-regarded for developing the school's band program - the first in the community. He also led the United Church Choir, the Little Symphony, and the Community Choir; worked as a school counsellor; and volunteered with the Community Help Organization and the Family Forum Society. Under his leadership, the MESS Band travelled to Montreal to play at Expo 67, and won a Northwest provincial competition to play at Queen Elizabeth's visit to Vancouver in 1971.
Custodial History
Items were donated to the Museum on January 25th 2024 by Tupman's daughter, Raechel.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains 8 programmes for concerts and other events, collected by Tupman during his career in Kitimat.
photo showing civil defence equipment "Mobile Feeding Unit" being inspected by Assessor A. Sanderson (foreground on left) and Reeve Sam Lindsay (background on left). Sign on the wall with stencilled letters all in capitals states: "District of Kitimat, Emergency Welfare Service, Mobile Feeding Unit."
photo showing civil defence equipment "Mobile Feeding Unit" being inspected by Assessor A. Sanderson (foreground on left) and Reeve Sam Lindsay (background on left). Sign on the wall with stencilled letters all in capitals states: "District of Kitimat, Emergency Welfare Service, Mobile Feeding Unit."
Notes
Date of photograph is believed to be April 9, 1964.
