Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
Small light brown box with an image on the lid of a kneeling Mountie inside a circle looking through binoculars. 'Odds and Ends' is printed in cursive above the circle, and 'Kitimat Canada' is printed to the lower right. There is a jagged triangular pattern along 3 edges of the lid and around the circle, the latter of which also has a border of white, blue, red, and yellow stripes. The lid has two hinges, each in a fanciful shape with six curls and three dots; this shape is mirrored on the top of the lid and the back side of the box. At the front of the box there is a cardboard latch with a snap button to close up the box. Inside the box are more decorative shapes and the name 'KEITH WYN WILLIAMS,' with each letter inside an ovalesque gold sticker.
Physical Condition
Fair
Condition Remarks
Fragile from age, especially the front latch, which is highly creased and partially ripped. Some smudges and marks on the top of the lid, especially in the area with the Mountie, and on the bottom of the box as well.
Height
3 cm
Width
10 cm
Length
14.8 cm
Inscriptions
'Odds and Ends'
'KITIMAT CANADA'
'R.C.M.P.'
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2024.3.5
Biographical Notes
Original owner lived in Kitimat as a young boy in the 1950s.
Book of poetry by Hubert Evans. Themes include Indigenous peoples, conflict between old and new ways of living, coastal life, and nature. Book has a light blue cover and is 54 pages long.
Physical Condition
Good
Condition Remarks
Pgs. 27-30 are loose and held together by tape.
Height
22 cm
Width
0.8 cm
Length
13.2 cm
Accession Number
979.34
Biographical Notes
Hubert Evans and his family lived amongst the Haisla in Kitimaat Village for 2 1/2 years in the late 1940s. His wife Anna taught at the day school there. Evans wrote many books, short stories, plays, and serials, including "Mist on the River," a novel about a young Gitksan man (see Notes).
