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Part Of
J.S. Kendrick Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
977.13.1
Scope and Content
"The Story of Kitimat" A Speech given to the Toronto Canadian Club on October 5, 1953 by J.S. Kendrick, of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. (13 pages)
Part Of
J.S. Kendrick Collection
Creator
Kendrick, J.S.
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
977.13.1
GMD
textual records
Scope and Content
"The Story of Kitimat" A Speech given to the Toronto Canadian Club on October 5, 1953 by J.S. Kendrick, of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. (13 pages)
Name Access
Kendrick, J.S.
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 20
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2009.15.36
Scope and Content
Ode written by Ken Johnston about Kitimat.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Creator
Johnstene, Ken
Description Level
Item
File Number
File 1
Accession Number
2009.15.36
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 ode print
History / Biographical
This ode was written by Mr. Ken Johnston, a journalist who visited Kitimat in the spring of 1954, just prior to the Duke of Edinburg's visit in June 1954. Johnston visit the scout troop. He gave his address of Whitehall, London.
Custodial History
Donated by Arvid Hardin in 2009
Scope and Content
Ode written by Ken Johnston about Kitimat.
Storage Location
Box 39

Old Kitimat Hospital Drawings and Building Information

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36226
Part Of
District of Kitimat fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Part Of
District of Kitimat fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Custodial History
Collections of documents pertaining to the old Kitimat General Hospital. Includes plans, drawings, site discourse, and building information.
Subject Access
Kitimat General Hospital
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 6

Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34407
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959
Accession Number
2009.15.28
Scope and Content
Yellow booklet titled Scholarship, Bursaries and Loans for Higher Education or Vocational Training. available through Kitimat Scholarship Association.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
File Number
File 1
Accession Number
2009.15.28
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 booklet print
Custodial History
Donated by Arvid Hardin in 2009
Scope and Content
Yellow booklet titled Scholarship, Bursaries and Loans for Higher Education or Vocational Training. available through Kitimat Scholarship Association.
Subject Access
Kitimat Scholarship Association
Storage Location
Box 39

Log Books of Mendel's Cabin on Clague Mt., Kitimat 1960-'69 and of Outings 1963-'68

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36657
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1970
Accession Number
2023.39.1
Scope and Content
Black book containing "History of our Cabin up Clague Mt.," photocopies of the cabin's logbook from September 1960 to January 1969, several photocopied pictures from 1970, a typewritten logbook of local and regional excursions taken by the Mendel family from 1963 to 1968, and several newspaper articles.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 3
Accession Number
2023.39.1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1970
Physical Description
1 book: 1.5 cm of textual material
History / Biographical
This material relates to a cabin on Clague Mountain, originally begun by Robert 'Bob' Hesse in the late 1950s and completed by Gisela's husband Hans in 1960. It remained in the Mendel family for 15 years before being demolished in 1975.
Custodial History
Donated to the Museum by Mendel's daughter, Fredrika Lyne, on November 14th 2023.
Scope and Content
Black book containing "History of our Cabin up Clague Mt.," photocopies of the cabin's logbook from September 1960 to January 1969, several photocopied pictures from 1970, a typewritten logbook of local and regional excursions taken by the Mendel family from 1963 to 1968, and several newspaper articles.
Notes
Subjects: hiking, cabins, outdoor activity, nature, wildlife, mountains, camping, road trips.
Storage Location
Box 97

Report on the Proposed Kitimat Community Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32369
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
2009.15.29
Scope and Content
Report of the Proposed Kitimat Community Centre. Ussner, Urquart & International Power & Engineering Consoltants. Joint Architects & Engineers, Vancouver, B.C.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.15.29
GMD
textual records
Physical Description
1 report print
Custodial History
Donated by Arvid Hardin in 2009
Scope and Content
Report of the Proposed Kitimat Community Centre. Ussner, Urquart & International Power & Engineering Consoltants. Joint Architects & Engineers, Vancouver, B.C.
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 29

Kitimat Centennial Committee fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34545
Part Of
Kitimat Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1964-1970
Accession Number
2021.49
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings of the Kitimat Centennial Committee. 1- Minutes. – 1965-1967. – 1 cm of textual records. Series consists of minutes of the Kitimat Centennial Committee. 2- Correspondence. – 1964-1970. – 1 cm of textual records. Series consists of correspondence of the Committee. 3- Newspaper Clippings. – 1965-1967. – 0.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the Committee. Index to clippings written on original file folder.
Part Of
Kitimat Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2021.49
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1964-1970
Physical Description
3 folders
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Centennial Committee was formed in 1964. The purpose of the Committee was to coordinate local activities during the celebration of Canadian confederation in 1967. The Committee organized local celebrations and, after an initial project could not be completed, raised funds for the construction of the Kitimat Centennial Museum building, completed in 1969.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings of the Kitimat Centennial Committee. 1- Minutes. – 1965-1967. – 1 cm of textual records. Series consists of minutes of the Kitimat Centennial Committee. 2- Correspondence. – 1964-1970. – 1 cm of textual records. Series consists of correspondence of the Committee. 3- Newspaper Clippings. – 1965-1967. – 0.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the Committee. Index to clippings written on original file folder.
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 33

Kitimat Centennial Committee Documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34480
Part Of
Kitimat Centennial Committee Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1965-1970
Accession Number
2021.47
Scope and Content
3 folders containing documents from the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
Folder 1 - minutes, 1965-1967
Folder 2 - correspondence, 1964-1970
Folder 3 - newspaper clippings, 1965-1967
Part Of
Kitimat Centennial Committee Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2021.47
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1965-1970
Physical Description
3 folders
Scope and Content
3 folders containing documents from the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
Folder 1 - minutes, 1965-1967
Folder 2 - correspondence, 1964-1970
Folder 3 - newspaper clippings, 1965-1967
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 33
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

The Plan That Shaped the Town

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35240
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1977
Accession Number
2022.19
Scope and Content
Photocopy of The Plan That Shaped the Town: Kitimat, British Columbia - Implications for Resource Frontier Towns. Gives an overview of the modern (1950s onward) history of Kitimat, the planning, development, and creation of the town, and issues facing the community as of the mid-1970s. Includes introductory correspondence between Wiesman and the University of British Columbia.
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Creator
B. Wiesman
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.19
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1977
Physical Description
20 pages (photocopied)
History / Biographical
Written by Brahm Wiesman of Vancouver and two graduate students, Marie Lauzier and Robert Friesen, after having spent the summer of 1974 living in and researching Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Maria Knight.
Scope and Content
Photocopy of The Plan That Shaped the Town: Kitimat, British Columbia - Implications for Resource Frontier Towns. Gives an overview of the modern (1950s onward) history of Kitimat, the planning, development, and creation of the town, and issues facing the community as of the mid-1970s. Includes introductory correspondence between Wiesman and the University of British Columbia.
Subject Access
Kitimat
Town Planning
Storage Location
Box 39

Kitimat Merchants Meeting Documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35494
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1984
Accession Number
2021.29.43
Scope and Content
File containing various documents from City Centre and Mountainview Merchants meetings.
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 26, 1983
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 27, 1983
City Centre Expansion Merchants Association Meeting January 4 1984
New City Centre Merchants Meeting January 30, 1984
Minutes of Meeting March 19, 1984
Panel of Judges March 20, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 2, 1984
We need help to find a name! Info and entry forms
Minutes of Meeting April 16, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of Mountain Merchants May 7, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of the Mountainview Merchants June 4, 1984
New City Centre Merchants lists x 2 (different)
Letter to Mrs. Karin Hanhart from Mary Anne Skill regarding American dollar exchange. July 5, 1984
Part Of
Anne Berrisford Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2021.29.43
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1983-1984
Physical Description
1 file
Scope and Content
File containing various documents from City Centre and Mountainview Merchants meetings.
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 26, 1983
New City Centre Merchants meeting October 27, 1983
City Centre Expansion Merchants Association Meeting January 4 1984
New City Centre Merchants Meeting January 30, 1984
Minutes of Meeting March 19, 1984
Panel of Judges March 20, 1984
Minutes of Meeting April 2, 1984
We need help to find a name! Info and entry forms
Minutes of Meeting April 16, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of Mountain Merchants May 7, 1984
Minutes of the Meeting of the Mountainview Merchants June 4, 1984
New City Centre Merchants lists x 2 (different)
Letter to Mrs. Karin Hanhart from Mary Anne Skill regarding American dollar exchange. July 5, 1984
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 14

Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association Letters to Members

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34574
Part Of
Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1986
Accession Number
2014.19.30
Scope and Content
3 letters to the Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association written in both Chinese and English.
June 4, 1985 - Association registration notice, Event Highlights (garage sale, Chinese food stand), Recreational Activities (outdoor picnic, Mah-Jong fun tournament, fishing tournament, call for member suggestions for hobbies and group activities), Member News (Mr. and Mrs. Kam Ping Chan baby birth annoucement, Mr. Andrew Lee car accident notice, Mr. and Mrs. Kam Wah Lee car accident notice). Back of letter includes member list for the association.
January 15, 1986 - Chinese New Year potluck party notice for feb 15. Includes info on entry, activities, expenses, and receipts.
New Year letter written by the association president Amy Mung thanking the members for their support and contributions, member totals, and encouraging members to get involved and support functions. Back of letter has 1985 report attached.
Part Of
Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association Collection
Creator
Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2014.19.30
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1985-1986
Physical Description
3 documents print
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Chinese Association was founded in 1985. Their purpose was to connect all Chinese Canadians in Kitimat, with the local people too. They encouraged the members involved in the community to show and share Chinese culture with the people in Kitimat. Like activities in Multicultural Day, Canada Day, Canada Cancer Society's Relay of Life, etc. Every year they had three gatherings, summer picnic, Christmas and Chinese New Year. The association disbanded in December 2008 as most of the members got older and retired.
Custodial History
Donated by Huey-lin Wu
Scope and Content
3 letters to the Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association written in both Chinese and English.
June 4, 1985 - Association registration notice, Event Highlights (garage sale, Chinese food stand), Recreational Activities (outdoor picnic, Mah-Jong fun tournament, fishing tournament, call for member suggestions for hobbies and group activities), Member News (Mr. and Mrs. Kam Ping Chan baby birth annoucement, Mr. Andrew Lee car accident notice, Mr. and Mrs. Kam Wah Lee car accident notice). Back of letter includes member list for the association.
January 15, 1986 - Chinese New Year potluck party notice for feb 15. Includes info on entry, activities, expenses, and receipts.
New Year letter written by the association president Amy Mung thanking the members for their support and contributions, member totals, and encouraging members to get involved and support functions. Back of letter has 1985 report attached.
Name Access
Chan, Kam Pin
Chan, Mrs
Lee, Andrew
Lee, Kam Wah
Lee, Mrs
Mung, Amy
Subject Access
Kitimat Chinese Canadian Association
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 4 Box 4

Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36202
Part Of
Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1996-1998, 2003, 2006-2009, 2014
Accession Number
2023.4
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two files of materials collected and produced by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists: F1) Contents of the secretary-treasurer's duotang, 1996-1998. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, financial documents, mailing lists, 1997 annual report, photocopied map, events schedule, Federation of BC Naturalists membership info, sign-up sheet for Douglas Channel boat trip, correspondence from Creston Valley Wildlife Area, materials re: Gisela Mendel Native Plant Garden, draft write-up for Iron Oxbow Wildlife Viewing Area along the Kitimat River, and ephemera from the inside front cover of the duotang (receipt from Fed. of BC Naturalists, business cards for Aurora Charters and Reid Crowther Consulting Engineers). F2) Materials related to Pine Creek Protective Covenant, 2003-2014. This covenant was established by Rio Tinto Alcan, the Haisla Nation, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to protect the Pine Creek hiking trail and its watercourse near Minette Bay. Folder includes correspondence, signage text, Land Title Act forms, maps, and a Master Watercourse Crossing List from Coastal GasLink.
Part Of
Kitimat Valley Naturalists collection
Creator
Kitimat Valley Naturalists
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2023.4
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1996-1998, 2003, 2006-2009, 2014
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Physical Condition
Excellent
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Valley Naturalists are a non-profit organization with the goal of learning about and enjoying the natural history of the Kitimat Valley. They were founded in 1996 and are still active as of 2023. Their projects include an annual Christmas bird count, construction of bat condos, monitoring amphibian numbers, and mapping eelgrass beds in the Douglas Channel.
Custodial History
Items were donated by Susan and Walter Thorne, longtime members of the Kitimat Valley Naturalists, on February 16th 2023. The fonds was arranged and described by Museum staff in April 2023.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two files of materials collected and produced by the Kitimat Valley Naturalists: F1) Contents of the secretary-treasurer's duotang, 1996-1998. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, receipts, financial documents, mailing lists, 1997 annual report, photocopied map, events schedule, Federation of BC Naturalists membership info, sign-up sheet for Douglas Channel boat trip, correspondence from Creston Valley Wildlife Area, materials re: Gisela Mendel Native Plant Garden, draft write-up for Iron Oxbow Wildlife Viewing Area along the Kitimat River, and ephemera from the inside front cover of the duotang (receipt from Fed. of BC Naturalists, business cards for Aurora Charters and Reid Crowther Consulting Engineers). F2) Materials related to Pine Creek Protective Covenant, 2003-2014. This covenant was established by Rio Tinto Alcan, the Haisla Nation, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, to protect the Pine Creek hiking trail and its watercourse near Minette Bay. Folder includes correspondence, signage text, Land Title Act forms, maps, and a Master Watercourse Crossing List from Coastal GasLink.
Notes
Three reports collected by the KVN - "An Assessment of the Kitimat Iron Oxbow Proposed Wildlife Viewing Area," "Blue Carbon - The Case for the Conservation and Enhancement of Estuarine Processes and Sediments in BC," and "Coastal Wetlands Habitat Assessment and Classification for Northwestern British Columbia" - have been added to the Museum's Reference Library.
Conservation
Removed from original duotang/folders. Staples removed.
Storage Location
Box 29
Arrangement
F1) has been left in original order, apart from ephemera which was removed from the inside cover of the duotang. F2) has been arranged in roughly chronological order.

British Columbia History Issues and Museum Brochure

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34906
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
Museum Collection
Description Level
File
Accession Number
2022.12
GMD
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1997-2010
Physical Description
2 magazines 1 brochure
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)
Name Access
Avery, Louise
Subject Access
Museum
British Columbia
Kitimat Project
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 2 Top Box 42

Kitimat Community Arts Council fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14188
Part Of
Kitimat Community Arts Council fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1994
Accession Number
995.1.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes, financial records, correspondence, constitutions, and files pertaining to the Arts and Crafts Fairs, the creation of K.O.A.T.A. and a Juried Art Show. Also includes 4 rubber stamps, and an album containing clippings, pamphlets and photos, gallary forms, Kitimat Community Arts Council logo, and a guest book.
Part Of
Kitimat Community Arts Council fonds
Creator
Kitimat Community Arts Council
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
5
Accession Number
995.1.
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1970-1994
Physical Description
28 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Founded in 1970, incorporated in 1971, the role of the Kitimat Community Arts Council was to increase and broaden the opportunities for Kitimat citizens to enjoy and to participate in cultural and creative arts activities. Some of these activities include Arts and Crafts Fairs, sponsoring cultural performances and lobbying for funding for the Mount Elizabeth Theatre building. The council also sponsored K.A.O.T.A., a store selling local arts and crafts. The council disbanded in 1994.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes, financial records, correspondence, constitutions, and files pertaining to the Arts and Crafts Fairs, the creation of K.O.A.T.A. and a Juried Art Show. Also includes 4 rubber stamps, and an album containing clippings, pamphlets and photos, gallary forms, Kitimat Community Arts Council logo, and a guest book.
Notes
Title based on the contents of the fonds. 2 boxes + guest book.
Name Access
Kitimat Community Arts Council
K.O.A.T.A.
Subject Access
Art
Juried
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 5 Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 6 Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 7 Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 13

Kitimat Fine Arts Association fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14190
Part Of
Kitimat Fine Arts Association fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959-1960
Accession Number
995.3
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of the minutes of meetings of the Kitimat Fine Arts Association.
Part Of
Kitimat Fine Arts Association fonds
Creator
Kitimat Fine Arts Association
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
7
Accession Number
995.3
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1959-1960
Physical Description
2cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Formed in 1957, the Kitimat Fine Arts Association promoted cultural events in Kitimat, including art shows, symphony performances and workshops on art. The Association became inactive in 1960.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of the minutes of meetings of the Kitimat Fine Arts Association.
Subject Access
Art
MUSIC
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 1 Box 7

Kitimat Army Cadets documents and profile

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36207
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1965, 2008
Accession Number
2022.18
Scope and Content
File contains an overview of the Kitimat Army Cadets written by Arvid Hardin, as well as printed photographs, correspondence between Hardin and Duyvewaardt, a cadet questionnaire form filled out by Duyvewaardt, and photocopies of paperwork regarding the formation and disbandment of the Cadets.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
File
File Number
File 2
Accession Number
2022.18
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1955-1965, 2008
Physical Description
1 cm textual records
History / Biographical
The Kitimat Army Cadets, formally known as Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps #2556 Rocky Mountain Rangers, were established in 1955 and disbanded in 1962. The historical profile of the Kitimat Cadets was produced by Arvid Hardin, Bill Hickman, Marc Bouliane, and Emile (Bill) Duyvewaardt for the History & Heritage Committee of the Army Cadet League of Canada in 2008.
Custodial History
This material was created and/or collected by Arvid Hardin around 2008 and donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
File contains an overview of the Kitimat Army Cadets written by Arvid Hardin, as well as printed photographs, correspondence between Hardin and Duyvewaardt, a cadet questionnaire form filled out by Duyvewaardt, and photocopies of paperwork regarding the formation and disbandment of the Cadets.
Name Access
Hardin, Arvid
Duyvewaardt, Bill
Hickman, Bill
Kitching, George
Taylor, Fred
Bell, Steve
Storage Location
Box 39
Related Material
2009.15.27.39 - other material from Arvid Hardin regarding the Army Cadets.

Scrapbook page with photos of Kitimat youth

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36219
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1955-1959]
Accession Number
2022.18
Scope and Content
Photocopied page from a scrapbook/album, containing four photographs of Kitimat youth, c. late 1950s. Clockwise from top left: teenagers line-dancing at Sadie Hawkins dance; three people with shovels in a snowy driveway; another shot of line dancers in gym; two boys posing for camera, dated Jan. 1958.
Part Of
Arvid Hardin collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
2022.18.15
Accession Number
2022.18
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[1955-1959]
Physical Description
1 colour photocopy; 30.5 x 20.3 cm
Custodial History
Donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives by Arvid Hardin on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
Photocopied page from a scrapbook/album, containing four photographs of Kitimat youth, c. late 1950s. Clockwise from top left: teenagers line-dancing at Sadie Hawkins dance; three people with shovels in a snowy driveway; another shot of line dancers in gym; two boys posing for camera, dated Jan. 1958.
Notes
Names on margin of top photo: [Dowe & Gillian?], Gilda Dean, Arv. Hardin, Mel Seebvau?
Storage Location
Photo storage

Christ Church Anglican Kitimat Diocese Information Compiled for 50th Anniversary

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34424
Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
2004.21.4
Scope and Content
1 folder containing material from the Anglican Church
List of addresses for John + Joyce Lanning, Mary Helen Hatch, Bill + Marjorie Fowle, Shiela Vander-hock, and Sandra Smidt.
Letter to Joan, Dec 14, 1999
Envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs Dave Smith from Mr & Mrs Howard Tavenor
Envelope addressed to Mrs Joan Smith from Dennis & Joy Barber
Envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs David Smith
Letter to Christ Church committee, April 29, 1996, Letter written on The Lady Chapel Christ Church Cathedral Victoria, British Columbia paper.
Paper with written text "Joyce Lanning died Jan 22, 2001
Rites of Passage, Baptisms 1997, weddings, blessing of a home, and memorial services
Christmas 1997 letter
Letter to Joan from V Reed
Memorial pamphlet, "In loving memory of Richard Malcolm Mosdell December 2, 1908 - February 28, 1998
Letter to Joan from Jo, Oct 6, 2001
letter to Joan from John Lanning, Oct 1, 2001
Eulogy for a Good Friend, Joyce Lanning (5 pages)
Letter to Johanne from Rev, Graham Tucker, Jan 14th, 2000 (2 pages)
Letter to friends from Joan Smith, Sept 29, 2001
Notes made by Joan talking to Dick Mosdell (2 pages)
St MAthews Anflican Church, Abbotsford BC card. Letter inside written by Joan.
Christmas 2000 card
Caledonia Times November, 2000
Letter to Joan from Trudy Ross, Dec 17, 2000
Kitimat Anglican Church booklet, To The Glory of God... We Build x 2
Letter to Joan, June 8, 2000
Letter to Chris from Sandra, Rob, Derrick + Tommy (2 pages)
letter to friends from Lois and Jim Thompson
List of names
Christ Church Anglican Kitimat BC, 25th Anniversary 1956-1981 booklet
List of donations from Charles Fox?
Envelope to Joan & Dave Smith from James A. Beairsto
Memorial card, In Loving Memory of Lillian May Beairsto
Family Tribute to Lillian Beairsto, January 16, 1998 (2 pages)
The Furnace Room Gallery letter, March 5, 1998
Letter from Graham and Jean Tucker with chronology of their time in Kitimat, 6 January, 1998
The Fellowship of the West from Graham Tucker, July 22, 1953
The Fellowship of the West from Graham and Jean Tucker, February 24, 1955
The Fellowship of the West from Graham and Jean Tucker, April 30, 1955
The Fellowship of the West pamphlet 1928 - 1959
Note explaining about Jo Hammerquist, Charlie Fox, Benadette Berry, and Roy
Letter to Joan from Graham and Jean Tucker (4 pages)
Letter to Joan regarding 50th anniversary
Letter to Joan from M H Hatch Aug 14, 1999
Planning Committee Update, 40th anniversary plans
Letter to Gerry + Ross McKone from Merry + Russ (3 pages)
Letter to Lisa from Joan Smith (2 pages)
Information and Thomas Smith
Letter to Joan from Harry and Philis
Letter to Joan Smith from Harry McLellan, February 16, 1996 (3 pages)
Biography - Len & Jo Hammerguist (2 pages)
Information about Thomas Smith
Letter to Joan from Jo Hammerguist, March 4, 1996
Thank you card for Joan being an organist at Dick's funeral
Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2004.21.4
GMD
textual records
Physical Description
1 folder
Custodial History
Information compiled by Joan Smith for Anglican Church 50th Anniversary. Donated in April 2003.
Scope and Content
1 folder containing material from the Anglican Church
List of addresses for John + Joyce Lanning, Mary Helen Hatch, Bill + Marjorie Fowle, Shiela Vander-hock, and Sandra Smidt.
Letter to Joan, Dec 14, 1999
Envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs Dave Smith from Mr & Mrs Howard Tavenor
Envelope addressed to Mrs Joan Smith from Dennis & Joy Barber
Envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs David Smith
Letter to Christ Church committee, April 29, 1996, Letter written on The Lady Chapel Christ Church Cathedral Victoria, British Columbia paper.
Paper with written text "Joyce Lanning died Jan 22, 2001
Rites of Passage, Baptisms 1997, weddings, blessing of a home, and memorial services
Christmas 1997 letter
Letter to Joan from V Reed
Memorial pamphlet, "In loving memory of Richard Malcolm Mosdell December 2, 1908 - February 28, 1998
Letter to Joan from Jo, Oct 6, 2001
letter to Joan from John Lanning, Oct 1, 2001
Eulogy for a Good Friend, Joyce Lanning (5 pages)
Letter to Johanne from Rev, Graham Tucker, Jan 14th, 2000 (2 pages)
Letter to friends from Joan Smith, Sept 29, 2001
Notes made by Joan talking to Dick Mosdell (2 pages)
St MAthews Anflican Church, Abbotsford BC card. Letter inside written by Joan.
Christmas 2000 card
Caledonia Times November, 2000
Letter to Joan from Trudy Ross, Dec 17, 2000
Kitimat Anglican Church booklet, To The Glory of God... We Build x 2
Letter to Joan, June 8, 2000
Letter to Chris from Sandra, Rob, Derrick + Tommy (2 pages)
letter to friends from Lois and Jim Thompson
List of names
Christ Church Anglican Kitimat BC, 25th Anniversary 1956-1981 booklet
List of donations from Charles Fox?
Envelope to Joan & Dave Smith from James A. Beairsto
Memorial card, In Loving Memory of Lillian May Beairsto
Family Tribute to Lillian Beairsto, January 16, 1998 (2 pages)
The Furnace Room Gallery letter, March 5, 1998
Letter from Graham and Jean Tucker with chronology of their time in Kitimat, 6 January, 1998
The Fellowship of the West from Graham Tucker, July 22, 1953
The Fellowship of the West from Graham and Jean Tucker, February 24, 1955
The Fellowship of the West from Graham and Jean Tucker, April 30, 1955
The Fellowship of the West pamphlet 1928 - 1959
Note explaining about Jo Hammerquist, Charlie Fox, Benadette Berry, and Roy
Letter to Joan from Graham and Jean Tucker (4 pages)
Letter to Joan regarding 50th anniversary
Letter to Joan from M H Hatch Aug 14, 1999
Planning Committee Update, 40th anniversary plans
Letter to Gerry + Ross McKone from Merry + Russ (3 pages)
Letter to Lisa from Joan Smith (2 pages)
Information and Thomas Smith
Letter to Joan from Harry and Philis
Letter to Joan Smith from Harry McLellan, February 16, 1996 (3 pages)
Biography - Len & Jo Hammerguist (2 pages)
Information about Thomas Smith
Letter to Joan from Jo Hammerguist, March 4, 1996
Thank you card for Joan being an organist at Dick's funeral
Notes
Many letters in this folder are biographies of Kitimat Anglican church members
Subject Access
Anglican Church
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 29

Christ Church Anglican Kitimat Diocese Information Compiled for 50th Anniversary

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Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
textual records
Accession Number
2004.21.1
Scope and Content
1 folder containing material from the Anglican Church
Caledonia Times, April 1996
The Anglican Church in Kitimat 1953-77, as seen by the Fox Family
Article, Retired Alcan machinest Dick Mosdell dies
Article, Former nurse Doreen Tryssenaar dies
Letter to Joan Smith regarding Anglican church and fox family
Letter written on The Lady Chapel Christ Church Cathedral paper
Letter to John from Julia Macdonald, Feb 1, 1998
Letter to Joan from Joyce Lanning, Aug 31, 1999
Letter from Michael M Ross to D + J Smith in envelope
Christmas card featuring text and red flowers Lois and Jim
Christ Church Anglican Church envelope covered in notes
Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Caledonia General Fund Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for year ending December 31, 1963. March 1964.
Letter to Joan from James Beairsto, Jan 17, 2000 (5 pages)
The Next 10 Years, stories of pioneers of the parish
Note to Joan regarding her letter about Eileen Spaetgeno (?)
Letter to Father from Jocelyne Harris regarding baptismal certificates
Christmas letter from Steve and Marilou Timpson, Dec 12th, 1999
Business card for Frederick (Fred) L. Wilcox
Christmas letter from Phyllis and Harry, 1997
History of Christ Church, Kitimat (5 pages)
letter from Jo Mason regarding turkey preperation at Camp Caledonia
Letter to Joan Smith from Kin Mason, December 10, 1999
Lent in Kitimat article from Caledonia Times, May 1974
Article photo of Kitimat Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, April 3, 1975
Article image photocopies featuring Anglican Church people, Fen 21, 1973
Minutes of Previous Meeting and Decisions by Correspondence, Dec 16, 1957. Includes map of Diocesan Church Camp at MacLure Lake (4 pages)
Meeting minutes, May 9, 1958 (2 pages)
Letter to Bishop Watts regarding legacy money from Harry
Meeting minutes, Oct 5, 1960 (2? pages)
Meeting minutes, Jan 18, 1961
Meeting minutes, Nov 6, 1962
Meeting minutes, March 26, 1963
Meeting minutes, Sept 29 1965 (2 pages)
Meeting minutes, Feb 9, 1966
Meeting minutes, Nov 23, 1966
Camping Time Again, Caledonia Diocesan Times May 1960
Article regarding location for Diocesan church camp
Sunset Priarie Scene of Deanery, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, October 1960
Bob Purdy Reports on Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, November 1960
Article featuring image of Lake McLure Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Nov 1960
Article featuring images of of boys at Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Feb 1961
Cabins at Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Feb 1962
Camp Caledonia News, The Caledonia Diocesan Times
Camp Caledonia, Caledonia Diocesan Times, Dec 1962
Easter card to Joan from Kay T.
Christ Church Anglican Church of Canada booklet
Letter to Ms. Thacker from Tom Power regarding parish histories, April 9, 1999
Diocese of Caledonia, To all clergy, church committees and congregations, Dec 7, 1999
Diocese of Caledonia, Preparing for Ministry at the Dawn of a New Millennium, 2000
Christ Church Anglican Minutes, December 14, 1999 (3 pages)
Our Year of Celebration song sheet
Christ Church Anglican: Kitimat. B.C. 40th Anniversary Year "Our Year of Celebration" song lyrics
Yellow note to Joan from Gerry and Russ?
Christmas card to Joan and Dave, Dec 2001
Phyllis McLellan, 'an Alcan gal', dies at 82 article
Kemano church Plaque note
Anglican Church Hall Dedicated by Bishop, Northern Sentinal Press, Sept 25, 1956
Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2004.21.1
GMD
textual records
Physical Description
1 folder
Custodial History
Information compiled by Joan Smith for Anglican Church 50th Anniversary. Donated in April 2003.
Scope and Content
1 folder containing material from the Anglican Church
Caledonia Times, April 1996
The Anglican Church in Kitimat 1953-77, as seen by the Fox Family
Article, Retired Alcan machinest Dick Mosdell dies
Article, Former nurse Doreen Tryssenaar dies
Letter to Joan Smith regarding Anglican church and fox family
Letter written on The Lady Chapel Christ Church Cathedral paper
Letter to John from Julia Macdonald, Feb 1, 1998
Letter to Joan from Joyce Lanning, Aug 31, 1999
Letter from Michael M Ross to D + J Smith in envelope
Christmas card featuring text and red flowers Lois and Jim
Christ Church Anglican Church envelope covered in notes
Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Caledonia General Fund Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for year ending December 31, 1963. March 1964.
Letter to Joan from James Beairsto, Jan 17, 2000 (5 pages)
The Next 10 Years, stories of pioneers of the parish
Note to Joan regarding her letter about Eileen Spaetgeno (?)
Letter to Father from Jocelyne Harris regarding baptismal certificates
Christmas letter from Steve and Marilou Timpson, Dec 12th, 1999
Business card for Frederick (Fred) L. Wilcox
Christmas letter from Phyllis and Harry, 1997
History of Christ Church, Kitimat (5 pages)
letter from Jo Mason regarding turkey preperation at Camp Caledonia
Letter to Joan Smith from Kin Mason, December 10, 1999
Lent in Kitimat article from Caledonia Times, May 1974
Article photo of Kitimat Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, April 3, 1975
Article image photocopies featuring Anglican Church people, Fen 21, 1973
Minutes of Previous Meeting and Decisions by Correspondence, Dec 16, 1957. Includes map of Diocesan Church Camp at MacLure Lake (4 pages)
Meeting minutes, May 9, 1958 (2 pages)
Letter to Bishop Watts regarding legacy money from Harry
Meeting minutes, Oct 5, 1960 (2? pages)
Meeting minutes, Jan 18, 1961
Meeting minutes, Nov 6, 1962
Meeting minutes, March 26, 1963
Meeting minutes, Sept 29 1965 (2 pages)
Meeting minutes, Feb 9, 1966
Meeting minutes, Nov 23, 1966
Camping Time Again, Caledonia Diocesan Times May 1960
Article regarding location for Diocesan church camp
Sunset Priarie Scene of Deanery, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, October 1960
Bob Purdy Reports on Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, November 1960
Article featuring image of Lake McLure Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Nov 1960
Article featuring images of of boys at Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Feb 1961
Cabins at Camp Caledonia, The Caledonia Diocesan Times, Feb 1962
Camp Caledonia News, The Caledonia Diocesan Times
Camp Caledonia, Caledonia Diocesan Times, Dec 1962
Easter card to Joan from Kay T.
Christ Church Anglican Church of Canada booklet
Letter to Ms. Thacker from Tom Power regarding parish histories, April 9, 1999
Diocese of Caledonia, To all clergy, church committees and congregations, Dec 7, 1999
Diocese of Caledonia, Preparing for Ministry at the Dawn of a New Millennium, 2000
Christ Church Anglican Minutes, December 14, 1999 (3 pages)
Our Year of Celebration song sheet
Christ Church Anglican: Kitimat. B.C. 40th Anniversary Year "Our Year of Celebration" song lyrics
Yellow note to Joan from Gerry and Russ?
Christmas card to Joan and Dave, Dec 2001
Phyllis McLellan, 'an Alcan gal', dies at 82 article
Kemano church Plaque note
Anglican Church Hall Dedicated by Bishop, Northern Sentinal Press, Sept 25, 1956
Notes
Most letters are biographies of Anglican church members. Letter with envelope contained photos 2004.4.36-37 Christmas card contained photo 2004.4.38
Subject Access
Anglican Church
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 29

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