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Scrapbook page with high school photographs

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36218
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1955-1959]
Accession Number
2022.18
Scope and Content
Photocopied page from a scrapbook/album, containing four photographs of Kitimat youth, c. late 1950s. Clockwise from top left: unidentified young man; four students seated at a Christmas party; young man standing beside a fence; teenagers at a dance.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
2022.18.14
Accession Number
2022.18
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1955-1959]
Physical Description
1 colour photocopy; 30.5 x 20.2 cm
Custodial History
Donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives by Arvid Hardin on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
Photocopied page from a scrapbook/album, containing four photographs of Kitimat youth, c. late 1950s. Clockwise from top left: unidentified young man; four students seated at a Christmas party; young man standing beside a fence; teenagers at a dance.
Notes
Names of the four students in the top right photo are hard to read, but seem to be: Kate Thiels?, Beth Jones, Eric Wilson, Gilda D____
Storage Location
Photo storage

Official Opening of Mount Elizabeth High School

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36690
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
September 3, 1958
Accession Number
2024.5.3
Scope and Content
Pink programme for the official opening of Mount Elizabeth High School by the Honourable Leslie R. Peterson, Minister of Education. Includes schedule of events, info on the (re)naming of Mount Elizabeth, and list of School Board members.
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2024.5.3
GMD
textual record
Date Range
September 3, 1958
Physical Description
1 pamphlet (2 pages)
Physical Condition
A few faint stains on front cover. Small piece of brown paper stuck to bottom left area of front cover. Multiple larger pieces of brown paper and yellow glue residue on back cover, presumably from being pasted into a scrapbook; some areas of the paper have been peeled away as well.
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
Pink programme for the official opening of Mount Elizabeth High School by the Honourable Leslie R. Peterson, Minister of Education. Includes schedule of events, info on the (re)naming of Mount Elizabeth, and list of School Board members.
Storage Location
Box 39

Mount Elizabeth High School Christmas Concert

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36696
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
[December 1960]
Accession Number
2024.5.6
Scope and Content
Programme for the Mount Elizabeth High School Christmas Concert, 1960. Blue cover page with illustration of an angel in a stained-glass window. Includes list of performances, song lyrics, and cast list for "The Death of Caesar" from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2024.5.6
GMD
textual record
Date Range
[December 1960]
Physical Description
4 pages textual records
Physical Condition
Pages are creased horizontally down the middle. Holes along the left sides from staples being removed. Black dots on back of third page. Back of last page has some yellow glue residue and a hole torn out of the bottom left corner.
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 the Mount Elizabeth High School Christmas Concert, 1960. Blue cover page with illustration of an angel in a stained-glass window. Includes list of performances, song lyrics, and cast list for "The Death of Caesar" from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Storage Location
Box 39

Kitimat/Kemano School Report

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34580
Part Of
Lis Stannus Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Accession Number
2011.31
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.
Part Of
Lis Stannus Collection
Creator
Sheila Helsel
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2011.31
GMD
textual record
Physical Description
1 report
History / Biographical
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.
Notes
Front is stamped by Nechako School Library
Name Access
Helsel, Sheila
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 30

Centennial Concert - Telkwa, Smithers and Kitimat Schools

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36689
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
May 31, 1958
Accession Number
2024.5.2
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.
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2024.5.2
GMD
textual record
Date Range
May 31, 1958
Physical Description
1 pamphlet (2 pages)
Physical Condition
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.
Storage Location
Box 39

Memory Book - Roy Wilcox Elementary School

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36297
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
June 2011
Accession Number
2011.9.1
Scope and Content
Coil-bound memory book for Roy Wilcox Elementary School, created by Denise Pedro (parent of a student) upon its closing in 2011. Includes history of the school, casual photos of students, Japanese paper crane project, and formal group photos of staff and classes.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Creator
Denise Pedro
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2011.9.1
GMD
textual record
Date Range
June 2011
Physical Description
1 booklet; 0.5 cm thick
History / Biographical
Roy Wilcox Elementary School, originally known as Whitesail School, was constructed in 1958 and held classes from 1963 until 2011.
Scope and Content
Coil-bound memory book for Roy Wilcox Elementary School, created by Denise Pedro (parent of a student) upon its closing in 2011. Includes history of the school, casual photos of students, Japanese paper crane project, and formal group photos of staff and classes.
Storage Location
Published material, 2000-
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2009.15.36
Scope and Content
Ode written by Ken Johnston about Kitimat.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Creator
Johnstene, Ken
Description Level
Item
File Number
File 1
Accession Number
2009.15.36
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 ode print
History / Biographical
This ode was written by Mr. Ken Johnston, a journalist who visited Kitimat in the spring of 1954, just prior to the Duke of Edinburg's visit in June 1954. Johnston visit the scout troop. He gave his address of Whitehall, London.
Custodial History
Donated by Arvid Hardin in 2009
Scope and Content
Ode written by Ken Johnston about Kitimat.
Storage Location
Box 39
Part Of
Pat Lean Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2010.6.3
Scope and Content
Printed map of Kitimat from 1959. The old hospital is in place but the Museum isn't. Angle St. is identified as Alger St., and Gwyn St. is Faraday St. Riverlodge Camp is still in place.
Part Of
Pat Lean Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2010.6.3
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
1 map
History / Biographical
Pat Lean was the Provincial Government Agent in Kitimat from Dec 1 1969 to April 1 1970.
Scope and Content
Printed map of Kitimat from 1959. The old hospital is in place but the Museum isn't. Angle St. is identified as Alger St., and Gwyn St. is Faraday St. Riverlodge Camp is still in place.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 7
Part Of
J.S. Kendrick Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
977.13.1
Scope and Content
"The Story of Kitimat" A Speech given to the Toronto Canadian Club on October 5, 1953 by J.S. Kendrick, of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. (13 pages)
Part Of
J.S. Kendrick Collection
Creator
Kendrick, J.S.
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
977.13.1
GMD
textual records
Scope and Content
"The Story of Kitimat" A Speech given to the Toronto Canadian Club on October 5, 1953 by J.S. Kendrick, of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. (13 pages)
Name Access
Kendrick, J.S.
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 20

Mt. Elizabeth Jr.Sr. Secondary School Band In Concert July, 1967

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36698
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
July 1967
Accession Number
2024.5.8
Scope and Content
Light brown programme for Mount Elizabeth Junior Senior Secondary School Band concert, July 1967. List of band members on the back.
Part Of
Dennis Tupman collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2024.5.8
GMD
textual record
Date Range
July 1967
Physical Description
1 page textual records
Physical Condition
Some small brown dots on front and back. Vertical crease down center. Tape residue + piece of masking tape along side.
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
Light brown programme for Mount Elizabeth Junior Senior Secondary School Band concert, July 1967. List of band members on the back.
Storage Location
Box 39
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2018.9
Scope and Content
23 maps of northwestern British Columbia, from the Seven Sisters westward to Port Essington. 2018.9.1a-b – Seven Sisters / Dorreen 2018.9.2a-c – Usk / Chist Creek 2018.9.3a-c – Lakelse / Terrace 2018.9.4a-b – Alastair Lake 2018.9.5a-b – Salvus, Coast District Range 5 2018.9.6a-d – Ecstall River / Port Essington 2018.9.7a-g – Kitimat Arm, Kildala River, Mt. Aetna, Mount Elizabeth, Mount Davies, private logging roads
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Series
Series Number
Series 4
Accession Number
2018.9
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
23 maps
Custodial History
Maps were collected and annotated by Gisela Mendel throughout her time in northwest BC and donated to the Museum in 2018.
Scope and Content
23 maps of northwestern British Columbia, from the Seven Sisters westward to Port Essington. 2018.9.1a-b – Seven Sisters / Dorreen 2018.9.2a-c – Usk / Chist Creek 2018.9.3a-c – Lakelse / Terrace 2018.9.4a-b – Alastair Lake 2018.9.5a-b – Salvus, Coast District Range 5 2018.9.6a-d – Ecstall River / Port Essington 2018.9.7a-g – Kitimat Arm, Kildala River, Mt. Aetna, Mount Elizabeth, Mount Davies, private logging roads
Storage Location
Box 97
Part Of
R. Keith Jamieson Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2007.1.1
Scope and Content
Kitimat Project May 1952 map. Illustrated, shows Alcan site, camps, and animals in a drawn style. Very large.
Part Of
R. Keith Jamieson Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2007.1.1
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
Kitimat Project May 1952 map. Illustrated, shows Alcan site, camps, and animals in a drawn style. Very large.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 20

Triangulation Survey Showing Kitimat Arm, Skeena River and Upper Kitimat River

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36198
Part Of
Margaret Vanderberg Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1925
Accession Number
2000.3.1
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.
Part Of
Margaret Vanderberg Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2000.3.1
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1925
Physical Description
3 survey sheets
Custodial History
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.
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 26

Topographic Map of Kitimat Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32379
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1949
Accession Number
2009.15.40
Scope and Content
1949 topographic map of the Kitimat area. Planning for the Kitimat project.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
File Number
File 1
Accession Number
2009.15.40
GMD
cartographic material
Date Range
1949
Physical Description
1 map print
Custodial History
Donated by Arvid Hardin May 2009
Scope and Content
1949 topographic map of the Kitimat area. Planning for the Kitimat project.
Storage Location
Box 39

Kitimat 40th Anniversary Documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34190
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-1994
Accession Number
2021.29.11
Scope and Content
Planning documents for Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary in 1994, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and draft itineraries. - July 1st week celebrations - Canada 125 letter, 14 June 1993 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee meeting minutes, 2 June 1994 - Inter-office memo from Dennis Affleck to Anne Berrisford, 9 June 1994 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee meeting minutes, 9 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford form Gail Guise, 14 June 1994 - Letter to Les & Beth Holroyd from Allan C. Hewitson, 14 June 1994 - Memo from Tudor Williams to Anne Berrisford, 16 June 1994 - Memo to Anne Berrisford from Art Pugh, 17 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford from Martin Gould, 17 June 1994 - Letter to Eric S. Sykes from J. Michael Roberts, 21 June 1994 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting, 16 June 1994 - Letter to Mr. Hewitson from Joe Iannarelli (x2), 22 June 1994 - Message from Anne Berrisford to Wayne L, 22 June 1994 - Messages from Eric Sykes to multiple recipients, 22 June 1994 - Letter to Hon. and Mrs. Michael Harcourt from Eric Sykes, 24 (13?) June 1994 - Letter to Mr. Eric S. Sykes from Bill Rich, 24 June 1994 - Letter to Eric Sykes from David G. Mortimer, 26 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford from David Dunsmuir, 13 July 1994 - July 14, 1994 Ad #3 for insertion Wed/Sat, 20/23 July (2 similar documents) - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting, 21 July 1994 - Kitimat 40th Anniversary, Commemorative Ingot Pouring schedule, 28 July 1994 - Pioneer's Memorial schedule, 5 Aug 1994 - Friday Aug 5th, 1994 bus schedules - Saturday Aug 6th, 1994 bus schedules - Sunday Aug 7th, 1994 + Monday, August 8th bus schedules - Alcan's 40th Anniversary itinerary, 6 Aug 1994 - Bus schedules/itineraries, Wed. August 3rd - Tues. August 9th - 4 floor plans for Alcan Anniversary Party - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Pioneer Memorial Ceremony script, 5 August 1994 - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Chamber of Commerce Lunch script, 5 August 1994 - Proposed itinerary - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Guests - Wed. 3 August - Sun, 7 Aug - prepared by Elizabeth Hardy, July 28, 1994
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2021.29.11
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1993-1994
Physical Description
1 cm textual material
Custodial History
Donated by Anne Berrisford.
Scope and Content
Planning documents for Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary in 1994, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and draft itineraries. - July 1st week celebrations - Canada 125 letter, 14 June 1993 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee meeting minutes, 2 June 1994 - Inter-office memo from Dennis Affleck to Anne Berrisford, 9 June 1994 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee meeting minutes, 9 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford form Gail Guise, 14 June 1994 - Letter to Les & Beth Holroyd from Allan C. Hewitson, 14 June 1994 - Memo from Tudor Williams to Anne Berrisford, 16 June 1994 - Memo to Anne Berrisford from Art Pugh, 17 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford from Martin Gould, 17 June 1994 - Letter to Eric S. Sykes from J. Michael Roberts, 21 June 1994 - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting, 16 June 1994 - Letter to Mr. Hewitson from Joe Iannarelli (x2), 22 June 1994 - Message from Anne Berrisford to Wayne L, 22 June 1994 - Messages from Eric Sykes to multiple recipients, 22 June 1994 - Letter to Hon. and Mrs. Michael Harcourt from Eric Sykes, 24 (13?) June 1994 - Letter to Mr. Eric S. Sykes from Bill Rich, 24 June 1994 - Letter to Eric Sykes from David G. Mortimer, 26 June 1994 - Letter to Anne Berrisford from David Dunsmuir, 13 July 1994 - July 14, 1994 Ad #3 for insertion Wed/Sat, 20/23 July (2 similar documents) - Alcan 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee Meeting, 21 July 1994 - Kitimat 40th Anniversary, Commemorative Ingot Pouring schedule, 28 July 1994 - Pioneer's Memorial schedule, 5 Aug 1994 - Friday Aug 5th, 1994 bus schedules - Saturday Aug 6th, 1994 bus schedules - Sunday Aug 7th, 1994 + Monday, August 8th bus schedules - Alcan's 40th Anniversary itinerary, 6 Aug 1994 - Bus schedules/itineraries, Wed. August 3rd - Tues. August 9th - 4 floor plans for Alcan Anniversary Party - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Pioneer Memorial Ceremony script, 5 August 1994 - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Chamber of Commerce Lunch script, 5 August 1994 - Proposed itinerary - Kitimat 40th Anniversary Guests - Wed. 3 August - Sun, 7 Aug - prepared by Elizabeth Hardy, July 28, 1994
Storage Location
Curator's Office, Box 14

Kitimat 40th Anniversary ephemera

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34191
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
August 3-7, 1994
Accession Number
2021.29.12
Scope and Content
Documents relating to Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary celebrations in 1994. Includes: 1 "Welcome to our 40th Anniversary Open House" pamphlet including walking/bus tour map of Alcan facilities, August 3rd 1994 4 invitation pamphlets to Alcan's Anniversary Weekend celebrations, August 5-7th 1994 (2 grey, 2 blue) 2 RSVP cards for Alcan's 40th Anniversary Celebration 13 tickets to Alcan's 40th Anniversary celebration, August 6th 1994, featuring Ian Tyson, Double Exposure, W.A.G.E.R.
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2021.29.12
GMD
textual records
Date Range
August 3-7, 1994
Physical Description
1 cm textual materials
Custodial History
Donated by Anne Berrisford
Scope and Content
Documents relating to Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary celebrations in 1994. Includes: 1 "Welcome to our 40th Anniversary Open House" pamphlet including walking/bus tour map of Alcan facilities, August 3rd 1994 4 invitation pamphlets to Alcan's Anniversary Weekend celebrations, August 5-7th 1994 (2 grey, 2 blue) 2 RSVP cards for Alcan's 40th Anniversary Celebration 13 tickets to Alcan's 40th Anniversary celebration, August 6th 1994, featuring Ian Tyson, Double Exposure, W.A.G.E.R.
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 14

Kitimat Merchants Meeting Documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35494
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1984
Accession Number
2021.29.43
Scope and Content
File containing various documents from City Centre and Mountainview Merchants meetings.
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 26, 1983
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 27, 1983
City Centre Expansion Merchants Association Meeting January 4 1984
New City Centre Merchants Meeting January 30, 1984
Minutes of Meeting March 19, 1984
Panel of Judges March 20, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 2, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 16, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of Mountain Merchants May 7, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of the Mountainview Merchants June 4, 1984
New City Centre Merchants lists x 2 (different)
Letter to Mrs. Karin Hanhart from Mary Anne Skill regarding American dollar exchange. July 5, 1984
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2021.29.43
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1984
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File containing various documents from City Centre and Mountainview Merchants meetings.
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 26, 1983
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 27, 1983
City Centre Expansion Merchants Association Meeting January 4 1984
New City Centre Merchants Meeting January 30, 1984
Minutes of Meeting March 19, 1984
Panel of Judges March 20, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 2, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 16, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of Mountain Merchants May 7, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of the Mountainview Merchants June 4, 1984
New City Centre Merchants lists x 2 (different)
Letter to Mrs. Karin Hanhart from Mary Anne Skill regarding American dollar exchange. July 5, 1984
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 14

Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36202
Part Of
Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1996-1998, 2003, 2006-2009, 2014
Accession Number
2023.4
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two files of materials collected and produced by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists: F1) Contents of the secretary-treasurer's duotang, 1996-1998. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, financial documents, mailing lists, 1997 annual report, photocopied map, events schedule, Federation of BC Naturalists membership info, sign-up sheet for Douglas Channel boat trip, correspondence from Creston Valley Wildlife Area, materials re: Gisela Mendel Native Plant Garden, draft write-up for Iron Oxbow Wildlife Viewing Area along the Kitimat River, and ephemera from the inside front cover of the duotang (receipt from Fed. of BC Naturalists, business cards for Aurora Charters and Reid Crowther Consulting Engineers). F2) Materials related to Pine Creek Protective Covenant, 2003-2014. This covenant was established by Rio Tinto Alcan, the Haisla Nation, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to protect the Pine Creek hiking trail and its watercourse near Minette Bay. Folder includes correspondence, signage text, Land Title Act forms, maps, and a Master Watercourse Crossing List from Coastal GasLink.
Part Of
Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection
Creator
Kitimat Valley Naturalists
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2023.4
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1996-1998, 2003, 2006-2009, 2014
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Physical Condition
Excellent
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Valley Naturalists are a non-profit organization with the goal of learning about and enjoying the natural history of the Kitimat Valley. They were founded in 1996 and are still active as of 2023. Their projects include an annual Christmas bird count, construction of bat condos, monitoring amphibian numbers, and mapping eelgrass beds in the Douglas Channel.
Custodial History
Items were donated by Susan and Walter Thorne, longtime members of the Kitimat Valley Naturalists, on February 16th 2023. The fonds was arranged and described by Museum staff in April 2023.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two files of materials collected and produced by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists: F1) Contents of the secretary-treasurer's duotang, 1996-1998. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, financial documents, mailing lists, 1997 annual report, photocopied map, events schedule, Federation of BC Naturalists membership info, sign-up sheet for Douglas Channel boat trip, correspondence from Creston Valley Wildlife Area, materials re: Gisela Mendel Native Plant Garden, draft write-up for Iron Oxbow Wildlife Viewing Area along the Kitimat River, and ephemera from the inside front cover of the duotang (receipt from Fed. of BC Naturalists, business cards for Aurora Charters and Reid Crowther Consulting Engineers). F2) Materials related to Pine Creek Protective Covenant, 2003-2014. This covenant was established by Rio Tinto Alcan, the Haisla Nation, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to protect the Pine Creek hiking trail and its watercourse near Minette Bay. Folder includes correspondence, signage text, Land Title Act forms, maps, and a Master Watercourse Crossing List from Coastal GasLink.
Notes
Three reports collected by the KVN - "An Assessment of the Kitimat Iron Oxbow Proposed Wildlife Viewing Area," "Blue Carbon - The Case for the Conservation and Enhancement of Estuarine Processes and Sediments in BC," and "Coastal Wetlands Habitat Assessment and Classification for Northwestern British Columbia" - have been added to the Museum's Reference Library.
Conservation
Removed from original duotang/folders. Staples removed.
Storage Location
Box 29
Arrangement
F1) has been left in original order, apart from ephemera which was removed from the inside cover of the duotang. F2) has been arranged in roughly chronological order.
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2023.16
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2023.16
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 7
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2023.17
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area and tree farm license reserve. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2023.17
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area and tree farm license reserve. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 7

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