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.
Kitimat/Kemano school assignment from 1954 by Sheila Helsel. Cover has Kitimat and Kemano written in green text, with an image of a power tower. Contents include Introduction, Aluminum, Location, Construction, Uses of Aluminum, and The Kitimat Project and What It Means to Canada. There is both written report pages, and illustartions and maps inside.
Sheila Helsel (Marsh) was from Moose Jaw, Sask. She moved to Kitimat in 1973.
Scope and Content
Kitimat/Kemano school assignment from 1954 by Sheila Helsel. Cover has Kitimat and Kemano written in green text, with an image of a power tower. Contents include Introduction, Aluminum, Location, Construction, Uses of Aluminum, and The Kitimat Project and What It Means to Canada. There is both written report pages, and illustartions and maps inside.
Souvenir program for Kitimat's 1965 Dominion Day Celebrations, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat. Contains schedule of events, map of parade route, local advertisements, and names of committee members.
Souvenir program for Kitimat's 1965 Dominion Day Celebrations, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat. Contains schedule of events, map of parade route, local advertisements, and names of committee members.
Programme for a concert held by school bands and choirs from Kitimat, Smithers, and Telkwa to celebrate British Columbia's 100th anniversary. Features list of songs and directors. Treble clef on front cover.
Heavy horizontal creases all across item. Brownish residue on top left-hand side of front cover. Yellow glue residue and pieces of brown paper on back cover, presumably from having been attached to a scrapbook page. Green pen marks also on back cover near the top. Two chunks have been ripped out of the back cover along the outer edge. Text on inside of second page is faded in some areas.
Custodial History
Onwed by Mount Elizabeth band teacher Dennis Tupman for many decades before being donated to the Museum by his family.
Scope and Content
Programme for a concert held by school bands and choirs from Kitimat, Smithers, and Telkwa to celebrate British Columbia's 100th anniversary. Features list of songs and directors. Treble clef on front cover.
Souvenir of the Organization Meeting of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce in Kitimat B.C. Contains signatures of founding members and businesses. Cover features a photo by Gordon Lee of Alcan's First Stage Smelter development.
Souvenir of the Organization Meeting of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce in Kitimat B.C. Contains signatures of founding members and businesses. Cover features a photo by Gordon Lee of Alcan's First Stage Smelter development.