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)
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.
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.
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.
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 multipurpose recreation building sketch perspectives. Kitimat.
Photographs showing a 1 metre diameter tree which was notched in the past but has grown over, a cache pit made into the base of a tree, and an iron ring hanging on a rope near the cache pit.
2 photograph prints : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
1 photograph print : color ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing a 1 metre diameter tree which was notched in the past but has grown over, a cache pit made into the base of a tree, and an iron ring hanging on a rope near the cache pit.
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat.
Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961.
Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets.
Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.
3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat.
Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961.
Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets.
Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.
Negatives showing aerials & ground images of the Eurocan Pulp & Paper Mill with visual signs of parts of the mill in operation. A couple negatives show the town of Kitimat with Eurocan in the distant background.
Negatives showing aerials & ground images of the Eurocan Pulp & Paper Mill with visual signs of parts of the mill in operation. A couple negatives show the town of Kitimat with Eurocan in the distant background.
