File contains ten photocopies of cartoons drawn by Martin Fossum, depicting activities over the course of a year at Kitimat's Nechako School in the mid-1950s. One verse of a poem is included on each picture.
Martin Fossum, the son of an RCMP staff sergeant, was a student at the Kitimat School in Nechako Shopping Centre from 1955 to 1959. He submitted these cartoons in place of a Grade 9 English writing assignment for teacher Emile 'Bill' Duyvewaardt.
Custodial History
Original drawings were retained by Duyvewaardt for many years. These photocopies were sent to Arvid Hardin in 2012 and donated by him to the Museum in 2022.
Scope and Content
File contains ten photocopies of cartoons drawn by Martin Fossum, depicting activities over the course of a year at Kitimat's Nechako School in the mid-1950s. One verse of a poem is included on each picture.
Notes
A letter from Bill Duyvewaardt to Arvid Hardin, with an explanatory note by Hardin on the back, is also included in the file.
Series of portraits of the Johnston Barclay Whiting hockey team and their coaches (.10353 and .10364). The boys appear to be part of the Novice/Mite (7-8) or Atom (9-10) age divisions.
Series of portraits of the Johnston Barclay Whiting hockey team and their coaches (.10353 and .10364). The boys appear to be part of the Novice/Mite (7-8) or Atom (9-10) age divisions.
Notes
Based upon Northern Sentinel records, the team appears to have been named Johnston-Barclay-Whiting from 1974 to 1978, after which it was renamed Johnston-Barclay-Scaife.
Series of portraits of the Parker's Pintos hockey team and their coaches (.10375). Players in .10376, .10380, and .10381 have slightly different uniforms and may be part of a different team. The boys appear to be part of the Bantam (13-14) age division.
Series of portraits of the Parker's Pintos hockey team and their coaches (.10375). Players in .10376, .10380, and .10381 have slightly different uniforms and may be part of a different team. The boys appear to be part of the Bantam (13-14) age division.
Notes
Based upon Northern Sentinel records, the team appears to have been active from 1972 to 1977.
