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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005
Scope and Content
Alcan's 50th Anniversary Collection 1954-2004. Includes Corporate Affairs DVD "Kitimat Works 50th Anniversary 1954-2004, 1.Cynthia Carrole Message, 2.Ceremonial Ingot Pour, 3.Highlight Video
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005
Scope and Content
Alcan's 50th Anniversary Collection 1954-2004. Includes Corporate Affairs DVD "Kitimat Works 50th Anniversary 1954-2004, 1.Cynthia Carrole Message, 2.Ceremonial Ingot Pour, 3.Highlight Video
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 4

Alcan Industrial Pollution

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28347
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Aug 1972]
Accession Number
72.70
Scope and Content
Visible pollution being released into the atmosphere from Alcan.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.70
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Aug 1972]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : color ; 9 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photograph taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Visible pollution being released into the atmosphere from Alcan.
Notes
72.70.7
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Pollution
Industries
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Archival Ephemera from Northern Sentinel Press Ltd.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29588
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
992.26.
Scope and Content
Newspapers, correspondence, information compiled by the Northern Sentinel Press Ltd. in the creation of newspaper articles. Information compiled from Kitimat General Hospital Society, BC Centennial Committee, Kitimat Public Health, Canadian Red Cross, Lehndorff (City Centre Mall owners), Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers - Local No.1, United Steelworkers of America, Kitamaat Village Council, District of Kitimat, Kitimat Community Council, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, Kitimat Scholarship Association, Board of School Trusteees, Delta King photographs, Kitimat Steelworkers Union Members photographs, Miss Kitimat photographs.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
992.26.
Physical Description
21 photographs b&w 76 envelopes
History / Biographical
Given to museum by Rosalina Cordeiro - Editor of the Northern Sentinel Press Ltd.
Scope and Content
Newspapers, correspondence, information compiled by the Northern Sentinel Press Ltd. in the creation of newspaper articles. Information compiled from Kitimat General Hospital Society, BC Centennial Committee, Kitimat Public Health, Canadian Red Cross, Lehndorff (City Centre Mall owners), Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers - Local No.1, United Steelworkers of America, Kitamaat Village Council, District of Kitimat, Kitimat Community Council, Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, Kitimat Scholarship Association, Board of School Trusteees, Delta King photographs, Kitimat Steelworkers Union Members photographs, Miss Kitimat photographs.
Notes
Was 992.6 Photographs described at the item level.
Subject Access
Canadian Red Cross
Lehndorff (City Centre Mall owners)
Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers - Local No.1
United Steelworkers of America
Kitamaat Village Council
District of Kitimat
Kitimat Community Council
Kitimat Chamber of Commerce
Kitimat Scholarship Association
Kitimat Board of School Trusteees
Delta King
Miss Kitimat
Kitimat General Hospital Society
BC Centennial Committee
Kitimat Public Health
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 8 Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 9
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
graphic material
textual records
cartographic material
Date Range
1926, 1949-1961, [c. 2008]
Accession Number
2009.15
2022.18
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.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Creator
Arvid Hardin
various
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009.15
2022.18
GMD
graphic material
textual records
cartographic material
Date Range
1926, 1949-1961, [c. 2008]
Physical Description
3 cm textual material
8 photographs/photocopies
10 photocopied sketches
3 maps
History / Biographical
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).

Buildings in Kitimat City Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27861
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Dec 1979]
Accession Number
80.1
Scope and Content
Kitimat City Centre buildings such as the Federal Building, the new 2nd ice rink/swimming pool complex, the new Overwaitea, and the Kitimat Museum.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
80.1
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. Dec 1979]
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm 1 photograph print : color ; 13 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat City Centre buildings such as the Federal Building, the new 2nd ice rink/swimming pool complex, the new Overwaitea, and the Kitimat Museum.
Notes
80.1.1 to 5
Subject Access
City Centre
Kitimat
Buildings
Overwaitea
overwaitea foods
Tamitik
Tamitik Arena
Swimming pool
Federal Building
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Clague Mountain, Babine Lake, and Kitimat Hotel

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27597
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Accession Number
74.65
Scope and Content
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
74.65
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20 x 25cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 9cm 4 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 18cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.
Notes
74.65.3 ; 74.65.4 ; 74.65.5.6 to 8 ; 74.65.6
Subject Access
Clague Mountain
Kitimat Outdoor Club
Scenery
Kitimat Hotel
Babine Lake
Kildala Elementary School
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Clearing for New Kitimat City Centre Extension

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27548
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1978]
Accession Number
79.9
Scope and Content
Four photographs of a clearing & slash burning for the new Kitimat City Centre Extension (Summer 1978).
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
79.9
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1978]
Physical Description
3 photograph prints : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Four photographs of a clearing & slash burning for the new Kitimat City Centre Extension (Summer 1978).
Notes
79.9.11.18 to 20
Subject Access
Kitimat
City Centre
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Coghlin Hardware Store Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28257
Part Of
Coghlin Hardware Store Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.23.1-23
Scope and Content
Collection of photos pertaining to Coghlin Hardware.
Part Of
Coghlin Hardware Store Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.23.1-23
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
Scope and Content
Collection of photos pertaining to Coghlin Hardware.
Name Access
Voitchovsky, Terry
Subject Access
Coghlin Hardware
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2

Crafts at the Kitimat Child Development Center

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29776
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[Dcember 12, 1974]
Accession Number
2005.8.8650
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a small group of young children doing crafts around a table at the Kitimat Child Development Center.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8650
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[Dcember 12, 1974]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a small group of young children doing crafts around a table at the Kitimat Child Development Center.
Subject Access
Kitimat Child Development Center

Elizabeth Anderson Varley Stay at Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27539
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. May 1977]
Accession Number
77.51
Scope and Content
Photographs of Elizabeth Anderson Varley and her stay in Kitimat. Also pictured is a get-together at the Kitamaat Village as well as tea at the Kitimat Museum.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
77.51
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. May 1977]
Physical Description
9 photograph prints : b&w : 9 x 12.5cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 13.5 x 11cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Elizabeth Anderson Varley and her stay in Kitimat. Also pictured is a get-together at the Kitamaat Village as well as tea at the Kitimat Museum.
Notes
77.51.1 to 11 (Missing 10)
Name Access
Walker, Leila
Woods, Fred
Woods, Melissa
Williams, Fred
Grant, Ernest
Gray, Joe
Grant, Adelia
Amos, Henry
Bolton, Clara
Amos, Emilia
Robinson, Dora
Varley, Elizabeth Anderson
Ross, Mary
Grant, Ella
Stewart, Henry
Ross, Sam
Amos, Heber
Subject Access
Kitamaat Village
Museum
Tea
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8273
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.7
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike", on picket line, with RCMP also in attendance.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical- Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike", on picket line, with RCMP also in attendance.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. on strike

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8274
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.5
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8276
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.8
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd " on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical- Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd " on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8277
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.9
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike" on picket line with RCMP also in attendance.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike" on picket line with RCMP also in attendance.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8278
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.10
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Guest Speaker", to employees, rally in the lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Guest Speaker", to employees, rally in the lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Eulachon and Sea Lions the Kitimat River

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27575
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Apr 1973]
Accession Number
73.30
Scope and Content
Photographs of eulachon and sea lions in the Kitimat River during eulachon season. Pollution is also seen in the water.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.30
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. Apr 1973]
Physical Description
3 photograph prints : color ; 7.5 x 12cm 2 photograph prints : color ; 8 x 10cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of eulachon and sea lions in the Kitimat River during eulachon season. Pollution is also seen in the water.
Notes
73.30.21 to 25
Subject Access
Haisla
Kitimat
Kitimat River
Oolichan
Animals
Fish
Storage Location
Curator's Office

The Hudson Bay Company (Kitimat's First Department Store)

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27570
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1954]
Accession Number
73.20.3
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20.3
Date Range
[1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site

Illegal Alcan Strike at Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27513
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[June, 1976]
Accession Number
76.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Illegal Alcan Strike in Kitimat starting at June 3, 1976 to June 20, 1976
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
76.61
Date Range
[June, 1976]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Curator
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Illegal Alcan Strike in Kitimat starting at June 3, 1976 to June 20, 1976

Ken Desjardin Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28272
Part Of
Ken Desjardin Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009.22
Scope and Content
Collection of paperwork from Ken Desjardin, including Employment Agreement, Notice of Rent Increase, and Leases Act.
Part Of
Ken Desjardin Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009.22
History / Biographical
Ken Desjardin was an Alcan employee who lived and worked in Kitimat from 1954 to 1973 and Kemano from 1973 to around 1991-2.
Scope and Content
Collection of paperwork from Ken Desjardin, including Employment Agreement, Notice of Rent Increase, and Leases Act.
Name Access
Desjardin, Ken
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2

Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14187
Part Of
Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records : photographs
Date Range
1957-1977
Accession Number
982.109
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of scrapbooks and a financial ledger.
Part Of
Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club fonds
Creator
Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
4
Accession Number
982.109
GMD
textual records : photographs
Date Range
1957-1977
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records and ca. 200 photographs
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club was founded in 1957. Its purpose was to provide a network for local businesswomen. The club sponsored international dinners, a graduation tea, & two scholarships. The club disbanded in 1977.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of scrapbooks and a financial ledger.
Notes
Title based on the content of the fonds. For conservation reasons, researchers are requested to use photocopies of the original Club records.
Name Access
Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club
Subject Access
Kitimat Business & Professional Women's Club
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Top Box 2

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