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Part Of
Kemano Legion 272 fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
ca. 1974 - 1979
Accession Number
2017.1
Scope and Content
Photocopied newsletters from Kemano Legion 272 dated between 1974 and 1979. MayDay photographs.
Part Of
Kemano Legion 272 fonds
Creator
Kemano Legion 272
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2017.1
Responsibility
Groves, Cheryl
Date Range
ca. 1974 - 1979
Physical Description
43 Newsletters 2 photographs : color ; 12.5 x 9 cm 1 invitaion
Scope and Content
Photocopied newsletters from Kemano Legion 272 dated between 1974 and 1979. MayDay photographs.
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 8

MESS band Touring inside the Kemano Powerhouse

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28212
Part Of
Lina Piroso Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1995
Accession Number
995.7
Scope and Content
2 photographs of the MESS band Touring inside the Kemano Powerhouse. Tour to kemano organized and paid by Alcan
Part Of
Lina Piroso Collection
Creator
Lina Piroso
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
995.7
Date Range
1995
Physical Description
2 photographs print : colour ; 9.5 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
2 photographs of the MESS band Touring inside the Kemano Powerhouse. Tour to kemano organized and paid by Alcan
Name Access
Piroso, Lina
Subject Access
Kemano Powerhouse
MESS
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3
Part Of
Chester Steele fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.
Scope and Content
18 photographs of Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele fonds
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2000.32.
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
13 photographs print : b&w ; 1 photograph print : sepia ; 7x10 1 photograph print : colour ; 10x15
Custodial History
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Scope and Content
18 photographs of Kemano.
Notes
Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Steele, Chester
Subject Access
Kemano
Kemano Post Office
Kemano Powerhouse
kemano Wharf
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3

Prince Rupert Daily News fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14595
Part Of
Prince Rupert Daily News fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
17 Sept. 1991-26 Nov. 1992
Accession Number
2010.1
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Part Of
Prince Rupert Daily News fonds
Creator
Prince Rupert Daily News
Description Level
Fonds
Item Number
12
Accession Number
2010.1
Responsibility
Prince Rupert Daily News
Date Range
17 Sept. 1991-26 Nov. 1992
Physical Description
12 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
History / Biographical
The Prince Rupert Daily News is a community oriented newspaper that has been in continuous print for nearly one hundred years. With a proud tradition as the paper of record for Prince Rupert, BC since 1911, the Daily News is still going strong today. The newspaper provides their community and others with the latest information on local news, sports, and cultural activities around the area and important issues concerning Prince Rupert and the North Coast.
Custodial History
Stored at the Prince Rupert Daily News until the collection was transfered, as part of a larger collection, to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. The part of the collection pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano was transfered to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in January of 2010.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Notes
Title based on content of the fond.
Name Access
Prince Rupert Daily News
Subject Access
Kemano
Powerhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Lillianne Sands Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28251
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Name Access
Sands, Lillianne
Subject Access
Kitimat
Kemano
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
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.
Notes
Cassette also included which is in the media cabinet.
Subject Access
Kemano
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
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
Art Coghlin fonds
Creator
Art Coghlin
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.6
2002.7
2002.8
2019.80
Date Range
1951 -
Physical Description
27 photographs : col. slide
25 photographs : col. slide
48 photographs : b&w
38 photographs : col. slide
artifacts
History / Biographical
Art Coghlin was Paymaster for Kitimat Constructors in 1951. He left the company to open Coghlins Hardware in 1954.
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
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.
Notes
Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Coghlin, Art
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat bridge
Wharf

Fritz Wurster Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28258
Part Of
Fritz Wurster Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950
Accession Number
2002.32
Scope and Content
Collection of photos from Kemano (originals and copies). Very early & interesting photos of Morrison-Knudsen Construction in Kemano showing camps, harbour, powerhouse, tunnel, transmission line, skid, camps at Horestky, camps throughout the transmission line.
Part Of
Fritz Wurster Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.32
Date Range
1950
Scope and Content
Collection of photos from Kemano (originals and copies). Very early & interesting photos of Morrison-Knudsen Construction in Kemano showing camps, harbour, powerhouse, tunnel, transmission line, skid, camps at Horestky, camps throughout the transmission line.
Name Access
Wurster, Fritz
Subject Access
Kemano
Transmission line
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Powerhouse
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
Part Of
Bryan Quinlan fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950
Accession Number
2003.24
Part Of
Bryan Quinlan fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.24
Date Range
1950
Custodial History
Collection of early Kitimat history documents and photos.
Kitimat Minor Hockey history, notes, photographs
Toastmaster’s Club booklet and photographs
17 photographs of Anderson Creek Trailer Camp
Kemano powerhouse 1950-1955
76 slides of the temporary wharf, Smeltersite, and the town
town planning maps
Name Access
Quinlan, Bryan
Subject Access
Kitimat Minor Hockey
Toastmasters
Anderson Creek Camp
Smeltersite
Kemano Powerhouse
Moore Creek drainage
Wharf
Early Kitimat

Vancouver Island Regional Library fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32085
Part Of
Vancouver Island Regional Library fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2000.32
Scope and Content
Articles and Documents relating to Kitimat, Kemano, and Alcan Kemano Completion Project Outline, Oct 1993 Kemano Completion Project Review, Jan 17, 1994 Giant Among Giants, pages 44-51 Magazine - The National Geographic (part of pages 379-398), Sept 1956 Newspaper The Watershed (Kemano project), Nov 1993, Oct 1993 Clippings - The Province (Full-bore to Kemano), Aug 26, 1990 - The Province (Courts Dam Kemano Completion Project), Aug 28, 1991 - The Province (Kemano Project Stalled by courtcase), June 14, 1991 - The Province (Kemano Project Makes Waves), Jan 23, 1994 - The Province (Alcan Critic Taken to Task), May 2, 1995 - The Province (Cave House Peace Generator Units) Maps and patterns relating to Kemano dam.
Part Of
Vancouver Island Regional Library fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2000.32
Custodial History
Aquired June 15, 2000, from the Vancouver Island Regional Library
Scope and Content
Articles and Documents relating to Kitimat, Kemano, and Alcan Kemano Completion Project Outline, Oct 1993 Kemano Completion Project Review, Jan 17, 1994 Giant Among Giants, pages 44-51 Magazine - The National Geographic (part of pages 379-398), Sept 1956 Newspaper The Watershed (Kemano project), Nov 1993, Oct 1993 Clippings - The Province (Full-bore to Kemano), Aug 26, 1990 - The Province (Courts Dam Kemano Completion Project), Aug 28, 1991 - The Province (Kemano Project Stalled by courtcase), June 14, 1991 - The Province (Kemano Project Makes Waves), Jan 23, 1994 - The Province (Alcan Critic Taken to Task), May 2, 1995 - The Province (Cave House Peace Generator Units) Maps and patterns relating to Kemano dam.
Notes
2000.32.1-8, 2000.32.1a-j, 2000.32.3-7.
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 2 Shelf 2 Box 59

Vincenzo Abbinante Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18255
Part Of
Vincenzo Abbinante Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.18.1-13
Scope and Content
11 Kemano Project Images
Part Of
Vincenzo Abbinante Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.18.1-13
Scope and Content
11 Kemano Project Images
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2005.11
Scope and Content
Collection of various correspondence with Ron Whyte, and other documents.
Al Beaton cartoons (Joey and Sagimat-Employment)
Scout Camp News Vol 1 No 5
Northwest BC map (1951, The Aluminum Industry Comes to British Columbia)
Naming Dam at Nechako Clipping
Chapman's & Seymour Recreations Tournament of Champions 1st Half - 1956/57 team statistics
Kenney Dam naming ceremony map
The Kitimat Kid & Kemano Bill story
Kitimat vs Kemano Sagimat article (1956)
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.11
GMD
graphic material
Scope and Content
Collection of various correspondence with Ron Whyte, and other documents.
Al Beaton cartoons (Joey and Sagimat-Employment)
Scout Camp News Vol 1 No 5
Northwest BC map (1951, The Aluminum Industry Comes to British Columbia)
Naming Dam at Nechako Clipping
Chapman's & Seymour Recreations Tournament of Champions 1st Half - 1956/57 team statistics
Kenney Dam naming ceremony map
The Kitimat Kid & Kemano Bill story
Kitimat vs Kemano Sagimat article (1956)
Storage Location
Curator's Office Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 15

Ken Desjardin Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28272
Part Of
Ken Desjardin Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009.22
Scope and Content
Collection of paperwork from Ken Desjardin, including Employment Agreement, Notice of Rent Increase, and Leases Act.
Part Of
Ken Desjardin Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009.22
History / Biographical
Ken Desjardin was an Alcan employee who lived and worked in Kitimat from 1954 to 1973 and Kemano from 1973 to around 1991-2.
Scope and Content
Collection of paperwork from Ken Desjardin, including Employment Agreement, Notice of Rent Increase, and Leases Act.
Name Access
Desjardin, Ken
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
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
unknown donor
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2019.55
Date Range
ca.1952
History / Biographical
Unknown
Custodial History
Unknown
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.
Name Access
Henderson, Cyril
Storage Location
Slide Storage
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
[ca. 1954 - 1958]
Accession Number
2012.9
Scope and Content
Sagimat Ephemera collected by Walter Jenning-Giles during his years working for Kitimat Constructors in Kitimat and 35 photographs of early Sagimat housing construction.
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2012.9
Date Range
[ca. 1954 - 1958]
Physical Description
3 Souvenir Menus - Sagimat 2 Newsletters - 'The Sagimat" Envelope 35 photograph prints : b&w
Scope and Content
Sagimat Ephemera collected by Walter Jenning-Giles during his years working for Kitimat Constructors in Kitimat and 35 photographs of early Sagimat housing construction.
Notes
Removed - Kitimat Northern Sentinel April 15, 1954 - discarded Removed - The Sagimat Vol. 1 No. 9 - October 31. 1955 - Discarded Removed - The Sagimat Vol. 1 No. 16 - Feb 4, 1956 - Discarded Removed - 'Casey Sez" Volume 1, Number 12 - November 18 1951 - Published Material Removed - 'Facts About ... Kitimat and Kemano, January 1956 - Published Material Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Jennings-Giles, Walter
Subject Access
Sagimat
Kitimat Constructors
Storage Location
Artifact Storage Curator's Office (sagimat)

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