Photo showing Among guests at the Toastmistress council 7 conference held at Kitimat during the weekend were the foursome above. L/R; Veda Jaynes, Ketchikan, a contestant in the speech competition, Marcia Fish, Juneau, council chariman, Jan Adasiak, Juneau, winner of the competition, and Kathleen Hutchinson, Kitimat, runner up. Visitors taken on a tour of Kitimat works. Members of Kitimat's bukwala Toastmistress club were conference hosts and delegates came from clubs in Alaska and north Central British Columbia.
Current: 1960s - Service Organizations - Toastmasters
Scope and Content
Photo showing Among guests at the Toastmistress council 7 conference held at Kitimat during the weekend were the foursome above. L/R; Veda Jaynes, Ketchikan, a contestant in the speech competition, Marcia Fish, Juneau, council chariman, Jan Adasiak, Juneau, winner of the competition, and Kathleen Hutchinson, Kitimat, runner up. Visitors taken on a tour of Kitimat works. Members of Kitimat's bukwala Toastmistress club were conference hosts and delegates came from clubs in Alaska and north Central British Columbia.
Photograph of "Bay Day" centennial dress competition for staff. First row L-R - C. Bertalan, W. Higgins, Dora Gerhart 2nd prize, L. Dalton 1st prize, Partington Molly Gallagher 3rd prize. Second row - Isabell Gresham, Renate Krause, Mary Jennings, Polly Mitchell, J. Campbell, Christian Plager, Annie, Janet Spreadbury, Barbara Picucha, Wilda Warren, Mary Tataryn (head of children's wear), Ruth Kerr, B. Archibald, Rose Yesdresyski, and Deloise Hallmann.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Bay Day" centennial dress competition for staff. First row L-R - C. Bertalan, W. Higgins, Dora Gerhart 2nd prize, L. Dalton 1st prize, Partington Molly Gallagher 3rd prize. Second row - Isabell Gresham, Renate Krause, Mary Jennings, Polly Mitchell, J. Campbell, Christian Plager, Annie, Janet Spreadbury, Barbara Picucha, Wilda Warren, Mary Tataryn (head of children's wear), Ruth Kerr, B. Archibald, Rose Yesdresyski, and Deloise Hallmann.
