James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing opening to the Kitimat Yacht Club basin. Sailboats and the Alcan dock in the distance.
Photo showing Among guests at the Toastmistress council 7 conference held at Kitimat during the weekend were the foursome above. L/R; Veda Jaynes, Ketchikan, a contestant in the speech competition, Marcia Fish, Juneau, council chariman, Jan Adasiak, Juneau, winner of the competition, and Kathleen Hutchinson, Kitimat, runner up. Visitors taken on a tour of Kitimat works. Members of Kitimat's bukwala Toastmistress club were conference hosts and delegates came from clubs in Alaska and north Central British Columbia.
Current: 1960s - Service Organizations - Toastmasters
Scope and Content
Photo showing Among guests at the Toastmistress council 7 conference held at Kitimat during the weekend were the foursome above. L/R; Veda Jaynes, Ketchikan, a contestant in the speech competition, Marcia Fish, Juneau, council chariman, Jan Adasiak, Juneau, winner of the competition, and Kathleen Hutchinson, Kitimat, runner up. Visitors taken on a tour of Kitimat works. Members of Kitimat's bukwala Toastmistress club were conference hosts and delegates came from clubs in Alaska and north Central British Columbia.
