Programme for the Ninth Annual Christmas Carol Festival, held by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat at Mount Elizabeth High School. Contains list of songs, acknowledgements and advertisements for local businesses. Booklet is white with dark blue text and an image of carollers on the front.
Programme for the Ninth Annual Christmas Carol Festival, held by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat at Mount Elizabeth High School. Contains list of songs, acknowledgements and advertisements for local businesses. Booklet is white with dark blue text and an image of carollers on the front.
Programme for the Tenth Annual Christmas Carol Festival, held by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat at Mount Elizabeth High School. Contains list of songs, acknowledgements and advertisements for local businesses. Booklet is white with green text and an image of carollers on the front.
Programme for the Tenth Annual Christmas Carol Festival, held by the Kiwanis Club of Kitimat at Mount Elizabeth High School. Contains list of songs, acknowledgements and advertisements for local businesses. Booklet is white with green text and an image of carollers on the front.
Programme for a concert held by school bands and choirs from Kitimat, Smithers, and Telkwa to celebrate British Columbia's 100th anniversary. Features list of songs and directors. Treble clef on front cover.
Heavy horizontal creases all across item. Brownish residue on top left-hand side of front cover. Yellow glue residue and pieces of brown paper on back cover, presumably from having been attached to a scrapbook page. Green pen marks also on back cover near the top. Two chunks have been ripped out of the back cover along the outer edge. Text on inside of second page is faded in some areas.
Custodial History
Onwed by Mount Elizabeth band teacher Dennis Tupman for many decades before being donated to the Museum by his family.
Scope and Content
Programme for a concert held by school bands and choirs from Kitimat, Smithers, and Telkwa to celebrate British Columbia's 100th anniversary. Features list of songs and directors. Treble clef on front cover.
Commemorative certificate for the meeting of the Executive Council of British Columbia. The Honourable W.A.C. Bennett, Premier, President of the Council and Minister of Finance, presided, and other attending were -
Hon. W. D. Black, Provincial Secretary, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Social Welfare
Hon. R. W. Bonner, Attorney-General and Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce
Hon. R. G. Williston, Minister of Lands and Forests
Hon. N. P. Steacy, Minister of Agriculture
Hon. W. K. Kiernan, Minister of Mines
Hon. P. A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways
Hon. Lyle Wicks, Minister of Labour and Minister of Commercial Transport
Hon. E. C. F. Martin, Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance
Hon. W. N. Chant, Minister of Public Works
Hon. E.C. Westwood, Minister of Recreation and Conservation
Top of certificate has BC crest featuring at deer, lion, and a ram.
Brought in by Bev Gibaldi from the District of Kitimat.
Scope and Content
Commemorative certificate for the meeting of the Executive Council of British Columbia. The Honourable W.A.C. Bennett, Premier, President of the Council and Minister of Finance, presided, and other attending were -
Hon. W. D. Black, Provincial Secretary, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Social Welfare
Hon. R. W. Bonner, Attorney-General and Minister of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce
Hon. R. G. Williston, Minister of Lands and Forests
Hon. N. P. Steacy, Minister of Agriculture
Hon. W. K. Kiernan, Minister of Mines
Hon. P. A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways
Hon. Lyle Wicks, Minister of Labour and Minister of Commercial Transport
Hon. E. C. F. Martin, Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance
Hon. W. N. Chant, Minister of Public Works
Hon. E.C. Westwood, Minister of Recreation and Conservation
Top of certificate has BC crest featuring at deer, lion, and a ram.
Fair; many documents have yellow glue stains on back (presumably from having been pasted into a scrapbook), many have slightly ragged edges.
History / Biographical
Dennis Tupman taught at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School from 1957 to 1971 and was well-regarded for developing the school's band program - the first in the community. He also led the United Church Choir, the Little Symphony, and the Community Choir; worked as a school counsellor; and volunteered with the Community Help Organization and the Family Forum Society. Under his leadership, the MESS Band travelled to Montreal to play at Expo 67, and won a Northwest provincial competition to play at Queen Elizabeth's visit to Vancouver in 1971.
Custodial History
Items were donated to the Museum on January 25th 2024 by Tupman's daughter, Raechel.
Scope and Content
Fonds contains 8 programmes for concerts and other events, collected by Tupman during his career in Kitimat.
4 copies of small envelopes with a rectangular plastic window. At the bottom right there is a picture of a thunderbolt stickman mascot and markings underneath that read "REDDY KILOWATT Your Electric Servant" At the top left there are markings that read: "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED POWER DISTRIBUTION P.O.BOX 1900 KITIMAT, B.C."
4 copies of small envelopes with a rectangular plastic window. At the bottom right there is a picture of a thunderbolt stickman mascot and markings underneath that read "REDDY KILOWATT Your Electric Servant" At the top left there are markings that read: "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED POWER DISTRIBUTION P.O.BOX 1900 KITIMAT, B.C."
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper
plastic
Condition Remarks
There is writing on the back of one envelope, sun damaged
Envelope for Coghlin Hardware Ltd. Yellowing white in colour with clear plastic 'window' in the front. Writing (see Inscriptions) in upper left corner, lines for address in upper right corner, circular stamp in centre with "KITIMAT 9 PM 4 XI 1968 B.C." Not opened all the way.
Envelope for Coghlin Hardware Ltd. Yellowing white in colour with clear plastic 'window' in the front. Writing (see Inscriptions) in upper left corner, lines for address in upper right corner, circular stamp in centre with "KITIMAT 9 PM 4 XI 1968 B.C." Not opened all the way.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper
plastic
Condition Remarks
Yellowed with age. Quite creased. Upper right hand corner is town off. Water and glue (?) stains on front and back. On the back, the left-hand side of the top flap is torn off, and the right-hand side is still stuck to the paper.
Width
9.2 cm
Length
16.4 cm
Inscriptions
COGHLIN HARDWARE LTD.
124 NECHAKO CENTRE - KITIMAT. B.C.
Light pink programme for the 5th Annual Christmas Choral Festival, sponsored by the Kitimat Junior Chamber of Commerce. Includes list of performances with song lyrics, as well as advertisements for local businesses. Front cover features a green image of people carolling in old-fashioned costumes.
Back cover has yellow glue residue and some areas are peeled away (including a hole and tear near the top left corner).
Custodial History
Onwed by Mount Elizabeth band teacher Dennis Tupman for many decades before being donated to the Museum by his family.
Scope and Content
Light pink programme for the 5th Annual Christmas Choral Festival, sponsored by the Kitimat Junior Chamber of Commerce. Includes list of performances with song lyrics, as well as advertisements for local businesses. Front cover features a green image of people carolling in old-fashioned costumes.
Notes
Performers include Christ Church Junior and Senior Choirs, German Baptist Choir, Kitimat Choristers, Kitimat Little Symphony, Church of Christ the King Choir, and the United Church Senior Choir.
Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
The fonds consists of the diary of George Anderson (1892-1899, 1921-1924) when he was in Kitamaat. The fonds also includes the 1892 diary of Cora Anderson.
George Anderson grew up in Ontario and, with his wife, Cora, came to Kitamaat in 1891 as lay missionaries. They were the first permanent white settlers in the area. They established a residential home for First Nation students, administered the local school and were responsible for providing religious services to the Haisla peoples until an ordained minister arrived in the area.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of the diary of George Anderson (1892-1899, 1921-1924) when he was in Kitamaat. The fonds also includes the 1892 diary of Cora Anderson.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds. For conservation reasons, researchers are requested to use a photocopy of the original diary.
Pamphlet for Mount Elizabeth School's 1968 Graduation Banquet, typed on plain white paper. Front page has 'GRADUATION BANQUET 1968' written in three vertical columns above an illustration of what looks like a pagoda. Pamphlet also includes a toast list, a menu, and the names of all the graduates.
Paper is somewhat flimsy from age. Heavily folded along the edges. Text is faded.
Custodial History
Donated to the Museum by Maria Knight on January 25th 2024.
Scope and Content
Pamphlet for Mount Elizabeth School's 1968 Graduation Banquet, typed on plain white paper. Front page has 'GRADUATION BANQUET 1968' written in three vertical columns above an illustration of what looks like a pagoda. Pamphlet also includes a toast list, a menu, and the names of all the graduates.
Hiking-related materials assembled by Gisela Mendel in a scrapbook/photo album format. Includes "Tales of Adventure - Tales of Stupidity" (advice for hikers), photographs, typed descriptions of local and regional hikes, and "The Tseax Lava Beds" booklet produced by the Kitimat Centennial Museum.
Assembled by Gisela Mendel around the 1970s or 1980s. Never formally accessioned; added to the Gisela Mendel Collection in November 2023. Has been given the accession number 2023.39 although it was not part of that donation.
Scope and Content
Hiking-related materials assembled by Gisela Mendel in a scrapbook/photo album format. Includes "Tales of Adventure - Tales of Stupidity" (advice for hikers), photographs, typed descriptions of local and regional hikes, and "The Tseax Lava Beds" booklet produced by the Kitimat Centennial Museum.
Notes
Divided into three folders:
1) Tales of Adventure/Stupidity, Squirrel Mountain, Mount Elizabeth, Eagle Bay, Jesse Falls, Clague Mountain, Frog Falls, Hudson's Bay Mountain, Crater Lake, Bornite Mountain, Lava Lake, Tseax Lava Beds.
2) Kalum Lake, Seven Sisters Mountains, Oliver Trail, Mount Quinlan, Coyote Creek Trail, Telkwa Pass, Insect Lookout, Rocher de Boule, Western Uranium Mines, Red Rose Mines / Pass, Tiltusha Mountain / Mines, Duthie Mines, Mount Cronin, Silverking Basin, Thornhill Mountain, Lakelse Lake, Mount Charlie, Big Onion Mountain, Babine Lake, Old Fort Mountain Lookout.
3) Sleeping Beauty Mountain, Stewart, Mount Dilsworth, Three Lakes family hike, Watson Lakes, Deception Lake, Hirsch Creek Falls / Park, Trapline Mountain, Easy Mountain, Kalum Valley, Bornite Mountain, Kitselas Canyon, Old Kitselas, Andimaul Lookout, Boulder Creek Trail, Glacier Peak, Seven Sisters, Mudflat Creek, Mount Johnstone, Robinson Lake.
