This English-Haisla dictionary was assembled throughout the 1970s and early 1980s by Kitimat Centennial Museum Curator Gisela Mendel and linguist Hein 'Henry' Vink from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with the help of numerous Haisla speakers, including Jeffrey Legaik, Amelia Grant, Kay Grant, Louise Barbetti, Melissa Woods, Irene Starr, and others.
Custodial History
Retained by the Kitimat Museum & Archives; formally accessioned in February 2024.
Scope and Content
Flash cards containing Haisla and English vocabulary.
Notes
Words in green were gathered by Hein Vink and words in black were gathered by Gisela Mendel.
A view camera. At the back there is information about the camera XXX"EASTMAN VIEW CAMERA NO.33A MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y." Above it is a square cut out, most likely a view finder. At one side there is a metal dial to adjust the bellows lens. above it is a metal hand turnable screw. At the other side there is a small metal dial. At the front there is a wooden part that can be adjusted along with a piece of glass within a frame right beind it. XXXAt bottom there is a screw hole to put a tripod through it. And a hand turnable screw at side. Latch at top to allow bellows lens to extend.
A view camera. At the back there is information about the camera XXX"EASTMAN VIEW CAMERA NO.33A MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y." Above it is a square cut out, most likely a view finder. At one side there is a metal dial to adjust the bellows lens. above it is a metal hand turnable screw. At the other side there is a small metal dial. At the front there is a wooden part that can be adjusted along with a piece of glass within a frame right beind it. XXXAt bottom there is a screw hole to put a tripod through it. And a hand turnable screw at side. Latch at top to allow bellows lens to extend.
View of Kitimat looking northeast towards Mount Elizabeth, with the Kitimat General Hospital and ski hill in the foreground, and the Nechako neighbourhood and Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School in the middle distance.
Digital copy only; made from a scan of the original framed photograph which was then discarded. Damage to the original photograph (cracks across surface, especially in the upper right quadrant; yellowing varnish over surface) is highly visible in the scan.
Custodial History
Donated to the Museum in July 2023.
Scope and Content
View of Kitimat looking northeast towards Mount Elizabeth, with the Kitimat General Hospital and ski hill in the foreground, and the Nechako neighbourhood and Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School in the middle distance.
Notes
Digital copy only.
Conservation
Original was scanned and then discarded due to deteriorating quality.