A guest book with a handmade wood burned cover commissioned by Heidi Born, both covers are wood with a green felt inside. The front reads "40th ANNIVERSARY Kitimat-Kemano Our 40th Anniversary" Inside there are large stacks of light brown lined paper with names of people and dates of when they joined the smelter.
A guest book with a handmade wood burned cover commissioned by Heidi Born, both covers are wood with a green felt inside. The front reads "40th ANNIVERSARY Kitimat-Kemano Our 40th Anniversary" Inside there are large stacks of light brown lined paper with names of people and dates of when they joined the smelter.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
Wood
felt
paper
metal
Condition Remarks
The connecting piece is missing, so the book is only connected by one bolt.
Book of poetry by Hubert Evans. Themes include Indigenous peoples, conflict between old and new ways of living, coastal life, and nature. Book has a light blue cover and is 54 pages long.
Physical Condition
Good
Condition Remarks
Pgs. 27-30 are loose and held together by tape.
Height
22 cm
Width
0.8 cm
Length
13.2 cm
Accession Number
979.34
Biographical Notes
Hubert Evans and his family lived amongst the Haisla in Kitimaat Village for 2 1/2 years in the late 1940s. His wife Anna taught at the day school there. Evans wrote many books, short stories, plays, and serials, including "Mist on the River," a novel about a young Gitksan man (see Notes).
A photograph of Mr. Sven Granewall (left) chairman of the Education Committee, Chemical of Canada. Chemical of Canada presents Mr. C. Armstrong, head of the science division of MESS with a new text book for chemistry students
A photograph of Mr. Sven Granewall (left) chairman of the Education Committee, Chemical of Canada. Chemical of Canada presents Mr. C. Armstrong, head of the science division of MESS with a new text book for chemistry students
Photograph of Terry Cassidy and Michael Jeffries bury their heads in a Davy Crocket adventure book at the Kitimat Municipal Library. Popular with both young and old, the Library is at present seriously handicapped by the lack of space.
Photograph of Terry Cassidy and Michael Jeffries bury their heads in a Davy Crocket adventure book at the Kitimat Municipal Library. Popular with both young and old, the Library is at present seriously handicapped by the lack of space.
A red and white booklet with information aimed to instruct emergency feeding chiefs and teams on how to serve adequate food in the event of a disaster.
A red and white booklet with information aimed to instruct emergency feeding chiefs and teams on how to serve adequate food in the event of a disaster.
Photograph of fireman Jack Eakin and Bob Block the Municipal Recreation and Adult Education Director looking at new books that have been added to the library which operates in the firehall.
Photograph of fireman Jack Eakin and Bob Block the Municipal Recreation and Adult Education Director looking at new books that have been added to the library which operates in the firehall.
