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Physical Condition: Fair; many documents have yellow glue stains on back (presumably from having been pasted into a scrapbook), many have slightly ragged edges.

History / Biographical: Dennis Tupman taught at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School from 1957 to 1971 and was well-regarded for developing the school's band program - the first in the community. He also led the United Church Choir, the Little Symphony, and the Community Choir; worked as a school counsellor; and volunteered with the Community Help Organization and the Family Forum Society. Under his leadership, the MESS Band travelled to Montreal to play at Expo 67, and won a Northwest provincial competition to play at Queen Elizabeth's visit to Vancouver in 1971.

Custodial History: Items were donated to the Museum on January 25th 2024 by Tupman's daughter, Raechel.

Scope and Content: Fonds contains 8 programmes for concerts and other events, collected by Tupman during his career in Kitimat.

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Scope and Content: 16 logbooks recording daily weather conditions in Kitimat. Data reported includes rain/snow fall, temperature, and cloud cover (though not for every day). .4 - black binder, Sept. 1988 - July 1991 .5 - Climatological Station Register book, Aug. 1991 - July 1993 .6 - Climatological Station Register book, Aug. 1993 - Aug. 1995 .7 - Climatological Station Register book, Sept. 1995 - Sept. 1997 .8 - Climatological Station Register book, Oct. 1997 - Aug. 1999 .9 - Climatological Station Register book, Sept. 1999 - Sept. 2001 .10 - Climatological Station Register book, Oct. 2001 - Oct. 2003 .11 - Climatological Station Register Book, Nov. 2003 - Apr. 2005 .12 - Cooltap Observers Notebook, Sept. 2005 - Apr. 2006 .13 - Cooltap Observers Notebook, Apr. 2006 - Dec. 2006 .14 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. 2007 - Mar. 2008 .15 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Apr. 2008 - Jan. 2009 (recorded at start of book) .16 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Jan. - Dec. 2009 .17 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Jan. - Dec. 2010 .18 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. - Dec. 2011 .19 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2013

Physical Condition: Fair. Many of the older books are stained, esp. on the backs.

History / Biographical: Eileen Huston worked at the Kitimat Weather Observation Station between 1988 and 2013 (at least), keeping daily records of meteorological conditions.

Scope and Content: 16 logbooks recording daily weather conditions in Kitimat. Data reported includes rain/snow fall, temperature, and cloud cover (though not for every day). .4 - black binder, Sept. 1988 - July 1991 .5 - Climatological Station Register book, Aug. 1991 - July 1993 .6 - Climatological Station Register book, Aug. 1993 - Aug. 1995 .7 - Climatological Station Register book, Sept. 1995 - Sept. 1997 .8 - Climatological Station Register book, Oct. 1997 - Aug. 1999 .9 - Climatological Station Register book, Sept. 1999 - Sept. 2001 .10 - Climatological Station Register book, Oct. 2001 - Oct. 2003 .11 - Climatological Station Register Book, Nov. 2003 - Apr. 2005 .12 - Cooltap Observers Notebook, Sept. 2005 - Apr. 2006 .13 - Cooltap Observers Notebook, Apr. 2006 - Dec. 2006 .14 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. 2007 - Mar. 2008 .15 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Apr. 2008 - Jan. 2009 (recorded at start of book) .16 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Jan. - Dec. 2009 .17 - Bible League of Canada Devotional Day Planner, Jan. - Dec. 2010 .18 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. - Dec. 2011 .19 - Cooperative Climate Observer Observation Notebook, Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2013

Notes: Miscellaneous materials found within some of the books have been preserved in separate envelopes.

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