James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing two men standing in front of Anderson Creek falls. They are standing on a gravel shore in front of the falls basin.
8 photograph prints : b&w ; 7 x 10.5cm
12 photograph prints : b&w ; 8 x 8cm
7 photograph prints : b&w ; 12.5 x 9cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 7.5 x 6.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of David Cordellas house ; Beaver Pond ; Schack close to Minette bay ; Various Fossils ; Copper River Fossil Beds.
Notes
76.15.1 to 14 , 76.15.15.2 to 5 , 76.15.16.14 to 16 , 76.15.17 to 27 (Missing 76.15.21 to 23 and 25)
: Series number assigned as is due to these photographs being found at a later time after the collection was already entered into the database.
Photographs show a log structure at Raley Creek (Jan 1980), Wadeene River Trapper's Cabin (Jan 1980), Eurocan pollution from Fire Mountain (11 Nov 1979), and Alcan from the Kitamaat Village (Feb 1980).
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs show a log structure at Raley Creek (Jan 1980), Wadeene River Trapper's Cabin (Jan 1980), Eurocan pollution from Fire Mountain (11 Nov 1979), and Alcan from the Kitamaat Village (Feb 1980).
Photographs of the Old Craddock Bridge in Walcott, B.C., the new Skeena Bridge in Terrace, animal tracks, various wild plants, hiking at the Silver King Basin near smithers, Kitwanga Bridge Construction, and the Telkwa coal mine
10 photograph prints : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
11 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 12.5cm
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13.5cm
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 13.5 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Old Craddock Bridge in Walcott, B.C., the new Skeena Bridge in Terrace, animal tracks, various wild plants, hiking at the Silver King Basin near smithers, Kitwanga Bridge Construction, and the Telkwa coal mine
Notes
75.34.0 to 36 (Missing 2, 12 to 20, 24, 26 to 28, 31 to 33, 35) and 75.34.A.10 to 20 (Missing 16 to 19)
The Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) was formed in 1983 to coordinate the local arrangements of the Northern BC Winter Games held in Kitimat in February 1985. The Committee disbanded shortly after the conclusion of the Games.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes, program, guest book and scrapbook of the Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat).
Collection of material from the Northern B.C. Winter Games.
Folder 1. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Minutes 1983-1985
Folder 2. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Program, 1985 (2 copies). Folder also includes Hirsch Creek and Radley Park brochures.
Folder 3. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Guest Book 1985
Folder 4. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Scrapbook, 1984-1985
Folder 5. Various brochures and and newsletters. Northern BC Winter Games Kitimat 2004 Official Souvenir Program. Scenes From The 2004 Kitimat Northern BC Winter Games, Feb 11, 2004. District of Kitimat BC Games 1993 Kitimat Winter Games Society Legacy Fund Presentation, Thurs 27 Jan 1994. Kitimat Gold Sept 8, Oct 9, Noc 13, Dec 11 2003, and Jan 9 2004 (newsletter).
Collection of material from the Northern B.C. Winter Games.
Folder 1. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Minutes 1983-1985
Folder 2. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Program, 1985 (2 copies). Folder also includes Hirsch Creek and Radley Park brochures.
Folder 3. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Guest Book 1985
Folder 4. Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) Scrapbook, 1984-1985
Folder 5. Various brochures and and newsletters. Northern BC Winter Games Kitimat 2004 Official Souvenir Program. Scenes From The 2004 Kitimat Northern BC Winter Games, Feb 11, 2004. District of Kitimat BC Games 1993 Kitimat Winter Games Society Legacy Fund Presentation, Thurs 27 Jan 1994. Kitimat Gold Sept 8, Oct 9, Noc 13, Dec 11 2003, and Jan 9 2004 (newsletter).
1 photograph print : color ; 18 x 12.5cm
1 photograph print : color ; 12.5 x 18cm
3 photograph prints : color ; 8 x 12cm
1 photograph print : color ; 9.5 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of test holes in cedar trees at Hirsch Creek Park and Enso Park.
