Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.13

Scope and Content

62 photos of early Alcan and construction

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

Museum Collection

Description Level

File

GMD

textual records

graphic material

Date Range

1997-2010

Accession Number

2022.12

Scope and Content

Two issues of British Columbia History featurning article "Transportation In Moving Men, Machines, and Materials on the Kitimat Project" by Louise Avery, and one Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure

British Columbia History. Journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation

Spring 2010

Vol. 43 No.1

Summer 2010

Vol. 43 No.2

Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure. At Our community museum you can... (1997)

Part Of

Art Coghlin fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951 -

Accession Number

2002.6

2002.7

2002.8

2019.80

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1970]

Accession Number

70.58

Scope and Content

Pioneer structures at Minette Bay.

Part Of

Victor Young fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2007.18

Scope and Content

Fond consists of 4 photographs of Kitimat construction.

Part Of

Lillianne Sands Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2003.22

Scope and Content

Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat

Part Of

unknown donor

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

ca.1952

Accession Number

2019.55

Scope and Content

Slides of Kitimat buildings: 9 slides of the Kitimat River bridge. 14 various slides of "Cyril Henderson, dwelling on albaross street, city manager, city centre, cormorant school. Nechako centre theatre/gardens, United Church, Arena" 5 slides of the Beach Hospital 1952, until new hospital on Haisla 8 slides of Flying in to Kemano winter + summer 15 slides of various slides: Delta King, original dock, sign of Kitimat, constructors smeltersite + permanent dock.

Part Of

Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951-1954

Accession Number

2019.59

Scope and Content

Photo album (cover missing) and assorted loose photos of smelter construction in the 1950's with panoramas, unidentified navy ship, haisla bridge, smelter, Caisson dock. Photo album includes aerials, potline construction, worker accommodation, power operations construction, Haisla bridge, caisson dock, dredging, transportation, and sandhill.

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1971]

Accession Number

71.125

Scope and Content

Photographs of the outside of the Kitimat Museum building.

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1978]

Accession Number

79.9

Scope and Content

Seven photographs of the Kitimat Museum and Archives building.

Part Of

June Coultan Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2005.14

Scope and Content

Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.

Part Of

Jean Lunny Collection

Description Level

File

GMD

textual records

Date Range

1953-1956

Accession Number

2018.2

Scope and Content

Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan. 1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953 2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953 3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953 4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954. 5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.

Part Of

Holisky Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1950

Accession Number

2014.1

Scope and Content

48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

Date Range

[1979]

Accession Number

79.23

Scope and Content

Phototgraphs of the construction at City Centre, the new 2nd Ice Rink, commercial construction for the new Overwaitea, Condominiums on Lahakas South Boulevard, Mr.Mikes restaurant nearing completion, and Mr.Mikes completed, and the 2nd Ice Arena in City Centre being built.

Part Of

Betty Edwards fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2014.9

Scope and Content

11 photos consisting of smeltersite, Haisla bridge construction, Delta King, and other early Kitimat content.

Part Of

Bob Esson Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2005.16

Scope and Content

Collection of photos consisting of early Kitimat and construction, Alcan, and construction of Kitimat railway.

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Apr? 1975]

Accession Number

75.27

Scope and Content

Two photographs showing City Centre and the museum building.

Part Of

Gisela Mendel fonds

Description Level

File

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Oct 1954]

Accession Number

72.6

Scope and Content

Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.

Part Of

KUTE Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.25

Scope and Content

8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A