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.
Photograph showing Mike Vrooman and Irene Ancill at the High School, in the play; The Taming of the Shrew. Irene appears to be pulling of Mike's boot. Irene and Mike are smiling. In the background is a large stage curtain.
Photograph showing Mike Vrooman and Irene Ancill at the High School, in the play; The Taming of the Shrew. Irene appears to be pulling of Mike's boot. Irene and Mike are smiling. In the background is a large stage curtain.
Collection of slides, photos, and documents from John McLachlan regarding early smelter and Kitimat.
Slides - Three Kodak Carousels - colour
10 8 x 10 photos colour & b&w
Photocopies - Offer of Employment
Letter of Acceptance, Personnel
Introduction Form, Decaration of Regular
Employment, Job Description, three
colour photographs and paper framed b&w photograph
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Jean Lunny
Scope and Content
Collection of slides, photos, and documents from John McLachlan regarding early smelter and Kitimat.
Slides - Three Kodak Carousels - colour
10 8 x 10 photos colour & b&w
Photocopies - Offer of Employment
Letter of Acceptance, Personnel
Introduction Form, Decaration of Regular
Employment, Job Description, three
colour photographs and paper framed b&w photograph
Photograph of southpaw P. A. Gaglardi, highway opener deluxe, added another new rode to his collection Thursday. With shiny scissors, he snipped red ribbion across Bailey Bridge at Kitimat River to open three and a half millions new highway to Terrace- and otter space.
Photograph of southpaw P. A. Gaglardi, highway opener deluxe, added another new rode to his collection Thursday. With shiny scissors, he snipped red ribbion across Bailey Bridge at Kitimat River to open three and a half millions new highway to Terrace- and otter space.
Collection of Lyle Wilson artifact and photo donations. Includes a folder containing documents pertaining to donated items. Also includes books "The Haisla People" with information about the Haisla and families and clans and "Paint." There is also a pamphlet from the Museum of Anthropology titles "Lyle Wilson: When Worlds Collide."
Lyle was born into the Beaver Clan but was adopted into his father's Eagle Clan in a move to bolster the group's diminishing numbers. The event had an immense impact on Lyle's life and inspired much of his art. In 2012, Lyle created a solo exhibition Paint, a life-long exploration of Haisla art, language and culture. Lyle's primary artistic influence was his uncle, Sammy Robinson. Lyle would watch the older man and copy him, whittling his own pieces. But it wasn't until Lyle attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) that he contemplated art as a potential profession. He initially focused on art education but found the studio more alluring. Eventually, Lyle left UBC to study printmaking at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, where he developed a personal style in graphics and three-dimensional wood and jewelry compositions. Lyle was an artist in residence at the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA). His pieces are shown at institutions in Canada and Japan.
Scope and Content
Collection of Lyle Wilson artifact and photo donations. Includes a folder containing documents pertaining to donated items. Also includes books "The Haisla People" with information about the Haisla and families and clans and "Paint." There is also a pamphlet from the Museum of Anthropology titles "Lyle Wilson: When Worlds Collide."
Notes
Lyle Wilson has made this large donation over many years to have a lasting presence at the Kitimat Museum & Archives. Documentation is 2021.26 and artifacts each have individual accession numbers and records with locations identified.
996.1.1
2001.1.1,3-9,12-14
2001.31
2001.31.1
2006.9
2006.18
2007.21
2008.11
2009.21
2016.65.2
2018.19.1-4
2019.2.1-3
