Photocopies of a triangulation survey from 1925 showing the Kitimat Arm, Skeena River and upper Kitimat River area. R.G.5.. Coast District B.C. Photocopy has 3 parts.
Donated by Margaret Vanderberg from the Ministry of Transportation + Highways on February 11, 2000.
Scope and Content
Photocopies of a triangulation survey from 1925 showing the Kitimat Arm, Skeena River and upper Kitimat River area. R.G.5.. Coast District B.C. Photocopy has 3 parts.
Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, for the year ending 31st December, 1885, being an account of mining operations for gold, coal, etc in the Province of British Columbia (2 pages)
Mining File, Touch the Earth by Leon Kirstein
Builders of Kitimat by Stan Rough (2 pages)
Golden Crown Mine. John Dunn and James L. Steele
Dunn and Steele Arrival in Kitamaat Summer 1898. Oct 1898 issue Na Na Kwa
Correspondence To the Editor of Nanakwa, NaNaKwa July 1899
Letter from John Dunn, Oct 1900
A day at the Golden Crown, Rev. Raley 1901
Steele and Dunn, January 1902 NNK
The Bungalow Pioneer Prospectors and Crown Kitamaat,1904
Mount Claque Error Corrected to Clague. Northern Sentinel Aug 19, 1970
Hot Springs notes (hand-written)
Iron Mountain Near Kitimat. From folder History of Our Mines. (hand-written, 2 pages)
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, for the year ending 31st December, 1885, being an account of mining operations for gold, coal, etc in the Province of British Columbia (2 pages)
Mining File, Touch the Earth by Leon Kirstein
Builders of Kitimat by Stan Rough (2 pages)
Golden Crown Mine. John Dunn and James L. Steele
Dunn and Steele Arrival in Kitamaat Summer 1898. Oct 1898 issue Na Na Kwa
Correspondence To the Editor of Nanakwa, NaNaKwa July 1899
Letter from John Dunn, Oct 1900
A day at the Golden Crown, Rev. Raley 1901
Steele and Dunn, January 1902 NNK
The Bungalow Pioneer Prospectors and Crown Kitamaat,1904
Mount Claque Error Corrected to Clague. Northern Sentinel Aug 19, 1970
Hot Springs notes (hand-written)
Iron Mountain Near Kitimat. From folder History of Our Mines. (hand-written, 2 pages)
Collection of various reports, plans, forms, and other materials and documents relating to Kitimat and surrounding areas.
Copy of Plan 3743: 'Plan of Portions of Block 29, Map 3435 District lots 6038, 6039, 6042 & 6043
Copy of Plan 4639: Plan of Subdivision of parts of D.L. 6046 and west half of D.L 6045 and parcel X (Former Block 78 and Adjourning Road Plan 3549) Range 5
Copy of Plan 4228:Plan of Subdivision of parts of D.L. 6038, 6039 and part of Block 29, Plan 3035, Range 5 Telephone book cover
Reports: "The Greater Kitlope Ecosystem: A Wilderness Planning Framework", "Following the Bubbles" (Second Kitlope Workshop held April 1993)
Executive Summary: "A Cultural and Scientific "New Bearings" - Stategic Vision of Ecotrust
KCMA Society Act Forms: Consitutions (signed), Notice of Directors (2 copies), Notice of Address, Minutes & Agenda - Organ. Meeting, Board of Directors Meeting 14 Jan 70, Board Meeting Minutes 7 Jul 1969, Letterhead, 1969 KCMA Budget
Chamber of Commerce: 1994 Business Directory, 2000 Membership Directory
Collection of various reports, plans, forms, and other materials and documents relating to Kitimat and surrounding areas.
Copy of Plan 3743: 'Plan of Portions of Block 29, Map 3435 District lots 6038, 6039, 6042 & 6043
Copy of Plan 4639: Plan of Subdivision of parts of D.L. 6046 and west half of D.L 6045 and parcel X (Former Block 78 and Adjourning Road Plan 3549) Range 5
Copy of Plan 4228:Plan of Subdivision of parts of D.L. 6038, 6039 and part of Block 29, Plan 3035, Range 5 Telephone book cover
Reports: "The Greater Kitlope Ecosystem: A Wilderness Planning Framework", "Following the Bubbles" (Second Kitlope Workshop held April 1993)
Executive Summary: "A Cultural and Scientific "New Bearings" - Stategic Vision of Ecotrust
KCMA Society Act Forms: Consitutions (signed), Notice of Directors (2 copies), Notice of Address, Minutes & Agenda - Organ. Meeting, Board of Directors Meeting 14 Jan 70, Board Meeting Minutes 7 Jul 1969, Letterhead, 1969 KCMA Budget
Chamber of Commerce: 1994 Business Directory, 2000 Membership Directory
Two photographs: Matt Gooding's boat that was build in Arvida and shipped to Kitimat showing in the Kitimat harbour and "My first fishin in the Kitimat River with Doug Cohoon."
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3 x 5
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9.5 x 6.5
Scope and Content
Two photographs: Matt Gooding's boat that was build in Arvida and shipped to Kitimat showing in the Kitimat harbour and "My first fishin in the Kitimat River with Doug Cohoon."
Subdivision plan of part of district lots 6038, 6039 and part of block 29, plan 3435 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4228. November 5, 1961.
Plan of subdivision of parts of D.L. 6046 & west half of D.L. 6045, and parcel. "X" (former block 78 and adjoining road plan 3549) range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4639. August 27, 1963.
Plan of portions of block 29 map 3435 district lots 6038, 6039, 6042 & 6043 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 3743. November 4, 1957.
Donated by Rick Wozney. Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited (Registered Owner).
Scope and Content
District of Kitimat lot and block plans.
Subdivision plan of part of district lots 6038, 6039 and part of block 29, plan 3435 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4228. November 5, 1961.
Plan of subdivision of parts of D.L. 6046 & west half of D.L. 6045, and parcel. "X" (former block 78 and adjoining road plan 3549) range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4639. August 27, 1963.
Plan of portions of block 29 map 3435 district lots 6038, 6039, 6042 & 6043 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 3743. November 4, 1957.
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Art Coghlin was Paymaster for Kitimat Constructors in 1951. He left the company to open Coghlins Hardware in 1954.
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Collection of photographs regarding early Kitimat and Kitimat Constructors. Photo content includes Kitimat Constructors equipment work ares, shops, bunkhouses, and camp, Anderson Creek Mess Hall - smelterite, Inside Delta King, Sports girls and boys basketball, and Hudson's Bay Trading.
Collection of photographs regarding early Kitimat and Kitimat Constructors. Photo content includes Kitimat Constructors equipment work ares, shops, bunkhouses, and camp, Anderson Creek Mess Hall - smelterite, Inside Delta King, Sports girls and boys basketball, and Hudson's Bay Trading.
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
Album containing photos and clippings of the Kitimat Youth Soccer Association Fields development. Official Sod Turning Ceremony was Thurs. July 1, 1993 (Phase 1), Clearing/Grading July 1995 (phase 2), and Full Field Soccer completed Spring 1997.
Album containing photos and clippings of the Kitimat Youth Soccer Association Fields development. Official Sod Turning Ceremony was Thurs. July 1, 1993 (Phase 1), Clearing/Grading July 1995 (phase 2), and Full Field Soccer completed Spring 1997.
Notes
Album dismantled and contents sorted into envelopes for safer archival storage. Album used an adhesive which was not ideal for the preservation of the photos. Album pages copied and put into archival storage.
Street Name research done for her Masters Degree in Elementary Education on the Whitesail area- Neighborhood, Who's who in Whitesail; Streets in the new sections (1) Pioneer (2) City Councillors (3) Alcan People (4) Inventors of the process of Aluminum
Custodial History
Collection of research files containing information on the people that Whitesail streets were named after.
131 b&w negatives-Kitimat early days stored in a C.P. Erwin envelope.
13 Colour negatives-Kitimat early days stored in a Munshaw envelope
67 b&w photographs
131 b&w negatives-Kitimat early days stored in a C.P. Erwin envelope.
13 Colour negatives-Kitimat early days stored in a Munshaw envelope
67 b&w photographs
John Ware was a past employee of the Kitimat Town Planning Department (1957-1959). He was hired by Hollister Kent, Planning Director for Kitimat. During his two years here, Dr. ware designed the first Kitimat street signs, the Haisla Boulevard overpass, and the Hirsch Creek Park shelter centennial project (1858-1958). He was layed off when Alcan lost major Aluminum buyers and the town expansion halted, resulting in a cut back of Kirtimat employees. He then moved to the USA.
Custodial History
Donated by John Ware.
Scope and Content
Photographs of preliminary colour perspective sketch designs for park shelters using aluminum components. Kitimat 1958.
