Photo showing Kitimat planning conference. L/R James Dudley (Vancouver), Alcan's chief planner; Albert Mayer; Julian Whittlesey, New York Firm of Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) District of Kitimat (a) Town Planning (ii) Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass, New York (ii) Resident Planning Engineer
Scope and Content
Photo showing Kitimat planning conference. L/R James Dudley (Vancouver), Alcan's chief planner; Albert Mayer; Julian Whittlesey, New York Firm of Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass.
Photo shwoing Kitimat planning conference: L/R; James Dudley (Vancouver), Alcan's chief planner; R.M. Hopkins, resident planning engineer; Albert Mayer (New York), Firm of Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) District of Kitimat (a) Town Plannig (i) Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass, New York (ii) Resident Planning Engineer
Scope and Content
Photo shwoing Kitimat planning conference: L/R; James Dudley (Vancouver), Alcan's chief planner; R.M. Hopkins, resident planning engineer; Albert Mayer (New York), Firm of Mayer, Whittlesey and Glass.
Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
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).