Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
File contains material relating to the naming of Mountainview Square: 14 ballots submitted by Kitimat residents, a newspaper supplement "We are looking for a Name," and a poster, also entitled "We are looking for a Name," featuring bees and tulips. Also included is a write-up by Museum staff giving the results of all 166 ballots from the original donation.
In April 1985, the merchants of the 'New City Centre' put on a naming contest for the commercial areas on the east side of Wakashan Avenue. The name Mountainview Square was chosen.
Custodial History
Items were donated Anne Berrisford on June 5th 2021
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to the naming of Mountainview Square: 14 ballots submitted by Kitimat residents, a newspaper supplement "We are looking for a Name," and a poster, also entitled "We are looking for a Name," featuring bees and tulips. Also included is a write-up by Museum staff giving the results of all 166 ballots from the original donation.
Notes
Only a sample of the original ballots were retained, in order to conserve space.
Photographs of a tent being set up in the Riverlodge parking lot for Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Includes both interior and exterior views.
Photographs of a tent being set up in the Riverlodge parking lot for Kitimat/Alcan's 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Includes both interior and exterior views.
Photograph of Mrs. Wakita dropping the puck at a hockey game. Winterhawks player Brad Riley is standing next to her. On the right of the photo across from Brad is another player.
Photograph of Mrs. Wakita dropping the puck at a hockey game. Winterhawks player Brad Riley is standing next to her. On the right of the photo across from Brad is another player.
File contains ten photocopies of cartoons drawn by Martin Fossum, depicting activities over the course of a year at Kitimat's Nechako School in the mid-1950s. One verse of a poem is included on each picture.
Martin Fossum, the son of an RCMP staff sergeant, was a student at the Kitimat School in Nechako Shopping Centre from 1955 to 1959. He submitted these cartoons in place of a Grade 9 English writing assignment for teacher Emile 'Bill' Duyvewaardt.
Custodial History
Original drawings were retained by Duyvewaardt for many years. These photocopies were sent to Arvid Hardin in 2012 and donated by him to the Museum in 2022.
Scope and Content
File contains ten photocopies of cartoons drawn by Martin Fossum, depicting activities over the course of a year at Kitimat's Nechako School in the mid-1950s. One verse of a poem is included on each picture.
Notes
A letter from Bill Duyvewaardt to Arvid Hardin, with an explanatory note by Hardin on the back, is also included in the file.
Fonds contains documents, photographs, photocopies, and maps collected by Arvid Hardin throughout his ten years in Kitimat. Areas of focus include high school life, the Kitimat Army Cadets, and the creation of Hirsch Creek Park, the Kitimat Community Centre, and the Kitimat trail system.
Arvid Hardin (born c. 1941) lived in Kitimat from 1953 to 1963. He graduated from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School in 1959, served as an active member of the Kitimat Army Cadet Corps, and was involved with the creation of Hirsch Creek Provincial Park. Around 2008, he collaborated with E.E. 'Bill' Duyvewaardt and other former Kitimat Cadets to write a 'historical profile' of the Cadets and their activities.
Custodial History
Materials from accession 2009.15 were donated by Arvid Hardin to the Museum on June 10th, 2009.
Materials from accession 2022.18 were donated by Arvid Hardin on May 10th, 2022.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains documents, photographs, photocopies, and maps collected by Arvid Hardin throughout his ten years in Kitimat. Areas of focus include high school life, the Kitimat Army Cadets, and the creation of Hirsch Creek Park, the Kitimat Community Centre, and the Kitimat trail system.
Conservation
Many pages old and yellowing. Staples, paper clips, and other metal fasteners removed from all papers in March & May 2022.
Storage Location
Box 39
Photo storage
Related Material
Artifacts donated by Arvid Hardin include a proclamation (2009.15.6), gazette (2009.15.7), and high school certificate (2009.15.11).
Performance onstage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, 2004. Some people clap or play musical instruments while others dance. The stage has been set up to resemble a castle.
Performance onstage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, 2004. Some people clap or play musical instruments while others dance. The stage has been set up to resemble a castle.
Performance onstage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, 2004. People are holding a large sign reading "THANK YOU KITIMAT" while red/pink smoke is being released.
Performance onstage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, 2004. People are holding a large sign reading "THANK YOU KITIMAT" while red/pink smoke is being released.
People at a farewell party given for Doug Smith, who hosted the Aluminum City Telethon for 25 years from 1980 to 2004. He is holding a book or plaque, presumably a parting gift. Photo taken upstairs at the Legion building.
People at a farewell party given for Doug Smith, who hosted the Aluminum City Telethon for 25 years from 1980 to 2004. He is holding a book or plaque, presumably a parting gift. Photo taken upstairs at the Legion building.
(L-R) Dorothy Cheyne, unknown woman, Doug Smith, Cheryl 'Cherry' Groves. Taken at a farewell party held at the Legion for Doug Smith after he stepped down as host of the Aluminum City Telethon, a position he had held since 1980.
(L-R) Dorothy Cheyne, unknown woman, Doug Smith, Cheryl 'Cherry' Groves. Taken at a farewell party held at the Legion for Doug Smith after he stepped down as host of the Aluminum City Telethon, a position he had held since 1980.
Photograph of the stage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, made up to look like a castle. Two men are standing on stage with several more people seated in the background.
Photograph of the stage at the 25th Aluminum City Telethon, made up to look like a castle. Two men are standing on stage with several more people seated in the background.
