Collection of slides, photos, and documents from John McLachlan regarding early smelter and Kitimat.
Slides - Three Kodak Carousels - colour
10 8 x 10 photos colour & b&w
Photocopies - Offer of Employment
Letter of Acceptance, Personnel
Introduction Form, Decaration of Regular
Employment, Job Description, three
colour photographs and paper framed b&w photograph
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Jean Lunny
Scope and Content
Collection of slides, photos, and documents from John McLachlan regarding early smelter and Kitimat.
Slides - Three Kodak Carousels - colour
10 8 x 10 photos colour & b&w
Photocopies - Offer of Employment
Letter of Acceptance, Personnel
Introduction Form, Decaration of Regular
Employment, Job Description, three
colour photographs and paper framed b&w photograph
Collection of original cartoons that were published in the Northern Sentinal or New Advertiser in the 1990s.
Folder 1 - 128 drawings. Political cartoons, caricatures, and animals.
Folder 2 - 151 drawings. Political cartoons, caricatures, and animals.
Folder 3 - Mother Earth Pleads... cartoon
Folder 4 - 2 cartoons, It's Time For All Women to Break Free From The Past!! amd Hello Jaws, Things Are Starting to Get Out Of Fin Up There! (human polution).
Folder 5 - Cartoon, The Little Pigs Blue Band.
Folder 6 - 43 drawings, completed political cartoons + list.
Born in Venlo, Holland in 1950, Gerry Hummel immigrated with his family to Canada in 1953. Gerry lived most of his life in Kitimat BC. While working at the local paper mill and raising two children as a single dad, he began working as a self-taught editorial cartoonist for the local paper in 1993. In 1995, he and the paper got sued by a local politician for being too honest(!). After that, the paper restricted his artistic freedom to such an extent that he was unable to continue working with them. After that, he continued drawing political cartoons and caricatures for specific causes, always taking the side of the little guy, the down-trodden, and the oppressed.
Custodial History
Donated by Gerry Hummel in 2007.
Scope and Content
Collection of original cartoons that were published in the Northern Sentinal or New Advertiser in the 1990s.
Folder 1 - 128 drawings. Political cartoons, caricatures, and animals.
Folder 2 - 151 drawings. Political cartoons, caricatures, and animals.
Folder 3 - Mother Earth Pleads... cartoon
Folder 4 - 2 cartoons, It's Time For All Women to Break Free From The Past!! amd Hello Jaws, Things Are Starting to Get Out Of Fin Up There! (human polution).
Folder 5 - Cartoon, The Little Pigs Blue Band.
Folder 6 - 43 drawings, completed political cartoons + list.
8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A
8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A
