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Date Range
[1950s]-1990
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Material
metal
Manufacturer
Alcan
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Description
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Description
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Many scratches, stains, and other marks across the surface, both front and back. Many small holes in back. Stains in various colours - white, pinkish, brown (possible rust).
Height
2 cm
Width
8 cm
Length
26 cm
Date Range
[1950s]-1990
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Category
Metalworking T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Manufacturer
Alcan
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

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

Panoramic view Alcan Parking Lot

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28363
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Accession Number
75.5
Scope and Content
A wide view of one of the Alcan parking lots with the smelter in the background.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
75.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Physical Description
3 photograph prints : b&w ; 13 x 18cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.5 x 14cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
A wide view of one of the Alcan parking lots with the smelter in the background.
Notes
75.5.3.3 to 6
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Curator's Office

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

Sam Robinson Plaque at Kitimat Mall

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27606
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1975]
Accession Number
75.27
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Sam Robinson plaques at the Kitimat City Centre Mall.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
75.27
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[1975]
Physical Description
4 photograph print : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Sam Robinson plaques at the Kitimat City Centre Mall.
Notes
75.27.32 to 35
Name Access
Robinson, Sammy
Subject Access
Plaque
Art
Kitimat
Kitimat Mall
City Centre
Storage Location
Curator's Office
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
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
71.125
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1971]
Physical Description
5 photograph prints : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the outside of the Kitimat Museum building.
Notes
71.125.1 to 5
Subject Access
Kitimat
Museum
Buildings
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
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 : color ; 9 x 13cm 2 photograph prints : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5cm 2 photograph prints : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Seven photographs of the Kitimat Museum and Archives building.
Notes
79.9.10.1 to 15 (Missing 4 to 12). Two photographs have accession No. 79.9.10.14 and are not duplicates.
Subject Access
Kitimat
Museum
Buildings
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

Panoramic View of the City Centre in Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27549
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Apr 1979]
Accession Number
79.19
Scope and Content
Five photographs of a Panoramic View of the City Centre in Kitimat.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
79.19
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. Apr 1979]
Physical Description
5 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Five photographs of a Panoramic View of the City Centre in Kitimat.
Notes
79.19.5 to 9
Subject Access
Kitimat
City Centre
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1977]
Accession Number
77.28
Scope and Content
Four photographs of Museum displays.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
77.28
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1977]
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : b&w : 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Four photographs of Museum displays.
Notes
77.28.1 to 4
Subject Access
Kitimat
Museum
Museum Display
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
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1959]
Accession Number
71.51
Scope and Content
Delta King's last day in kitimat on Good Friday 1959.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
71.51
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Delta King's last day in kitimat on Good Friday 1959.
Notes
71.51.7
Subject Access
Kitimat
boat
Delta King
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Sep? 1972]
Accession Number
72.85
Scope and Content
Various types of wild plants in Kitimat such as Twisted Stalk, Queen's Cup, Fairy Bells, Baneberry, Elderberry, White Baneberry, White Heather, Rose Hips, Red-osier Dogwood, Wax Berry, Red Huckleberry, Thimble berry, Alaska Blueberries, Bunchberries, Cranberries, Sitka Mountain Ash, Creeping raspberry, and Mountain cranberry.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.85
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Sep? 1972]
Physical Description
27 photograph prints : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photograph taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Various types of wild plants in Kitimat such as Twisted Stalk, Queen's Cup, Fairy Bells, Baneberry, Elderberry, White Baneberry, White Heather, Rose Hips, Red-osier Dogwood, Wax Berry, Red Huckleberry, Thimble berry, Alaska Blueberries, Bunchberries, Cranberries, Sitka Mountain Ash, Creeping raspberry, and Mountain cranberry.
Notes
72.85.1 to 29 (Missing 15, 21)
Subject Access
Kitimat
Plants
Wild
Berries
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Wozney Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1968-1970
Accession Number
2011.5.3
Scope and Content
KCMA Society Act Forms and other documents.
1969 Budget Kitimat Centennial Museum Association
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Assocoaition Constitution and By-Laws. Dec 16, 1968 (9 pages)
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Association Notice of Directors. December 16, 1968 (2 copies)
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Association Notice of Address. December 16, 1968
Organisational Meeting of the Kitimat Museum and Historical Association Agenda. October 8, 1968 (4 pages)
Kitimat Centennial Museum Board of Directors Meeting, January 14, 1970. (5 pages)
Kitimat Centennial Museum Association - Board of Directors Meeting. July 7, 1969. (2 pages)
Centennial Musem blank letterhead
Part Of
Wozney Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2011.5.3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1968-1970
Custodial History
Donated by Rick Wozney.
Scope and Content
KCMA Society Act Forms and other documents.
1969 Budget Kitimat Centennial Museum Association
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Assocoaition Constitution and By-Laws. Dec 16, 1968 (9 pages)
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Association Notice of Directors. December 16, 1968 (2 copies)
Societies Act Kitimat Centennial Museum Association Notice of Address. December 16, 1968
Organisational Meeting of the Kitimat Museum and Historical Association Agenda. October 8, 1968 (4 pages)
Kitimat Centennial Museum Board of Directors Meeting, January 14, 1970. (5 pages)
Kitimat Centennial Museum Association - Board of Directors Meeting. July 7, 1969. (2 pages)
Centennial Musem blank letterhead
Subject Access
Kitimat Centennial Museum
KCMA
Storage Location
Archives Bay 2 Top Box 44

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

Sumgas Shacks at the Old Eulachon Village

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28354
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jan 1973]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Shacks at Sumgas at the old eulachon village by the Kitimat River.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jan 1973]
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : color ; 12 x 16cm 1 photograph print : color ; 10 x 16cm
Custodial History
Photograph taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Shacks at Sumgas at the old eulachon village by the Kitimat River.
Notes
73.20.4 to 8
Subject Access
Sumgas
Shack
Structure
Kitimat River
sumgaas
Haisla
Eulachon Village
Kitimat
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

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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