Thunder Bay
Historical Museum Society
Index of
Business and Labour Holdings
List of Fonds,
A-C
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Abitibi Power &
Paper Co., 1926-1947
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Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Division 63,
1903-1968
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Canadian
Broadcasting Corp./C.B.Q., 1974-1988
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Canadian Car &
Foundry Co., 1944-1979
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Canadian Pacific
Railway, 1906-1940
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Chapples Ltd.,
1950
-
Commercial Motion
Picture Co., 1914, 1931
-
Consolidated Press,
1939-1961
-
Crawley Films, ca.
1950
B 5
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Division 63 fonds
1903-1968
33 cm of textual records
Administrative history
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was formed
through a meeting of 68 locomotive engineers at the
Maryland Institute in Baltimore in 1856. The founding
of the Association came about as a result of the
replacement of 16 engineers, who had been on strike
in 1885 by men who the strikers deemed were
"inexperienced, incompetent, and intemperate". The
Association was called the National Protective
Association of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers of the United States.
Scope and Content
A collection of minute books, records, lists,
financial statements, correspondences, reports,
submissions, agreements, and documents regarding the
affairs and business of the local division of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, division
631.
Series B 5/1/1-5. - Minute books. -
12 cm. - 1906-1953
Five volumes. Includes general minutes, resolutions,
and financial reports. Bound volumes: 1) 1906- 22,
also includes financial statements from dues and
supplies during 1906-14. 2) 1923-July 1932. 3) Aug.
1932-May 1944. 4) May 1944-May 1953. 5) This is a
notebook with minutes and attendance for a meeting
held on September 21, 1920, and attendance for two
other meetings on 2 Nov. and 7 Dec. 1920.
Series B 5/2/1-5. - Attendance
records. - 5 cm. - 1909-1953
Five volumes. 1) Jan. 1909-Jan. 1922. 2) Jan.
1922-Apr. 1925. 3) Oct. 1929-Jan. 1940. 4) Oct
1942-May 1950. 5) June 1950-July 1953.
Series B 5/3/1-2. - Membership
Lists. - 1.5 cm. - 1903-1954
1) A bound volume recording the names, initiation
dates and birth dates of members of the B.L.E.
division 631 from 1903 to 1954. Missing are the years
1932-1933, 1935, and 1941-1442.
2) Seniority lists for engineers as of May 1944, Apr.
1946, and Apr. 1954; firemen as of May 1944 and
hostlers as of May 1944. Included as well is an
unidentified seniority list (probably engineers), and
a list of the number of engineers from each railway
Line at various terminals for Mar., June, Sept. and
Dec. of 1935.
Series B 5/4/1. - Financial
statements. - 2 cm. - 1922-1929
One bound volume recording the financial statements
of the B.L.E. from 1922-1929. Included are the
records of dues paid by the membership and the
disbursements made for miscellaneous expenses such as
office supplies. At the end of the book are the
quarterly income statements which are complete for
the years 1922-1928 inclusive.
Series B 5/5/1-4. - Correspondence -
3 cm. - 1917-1968
Four folders containing the correspondence of the
B.L.E. from 1917 to 1968. The correspondence consists
mainly of letters exchanged between the union and the
CNR and CPR as well as internal business within
Division 631. 1) 1917-1949. 2) 1952-1954. 3)
1955-1968. 4) A bound folder of letters mainly from
1931.
Series B 5/6/1-3. - Reports,
Submissions and Agreements. - 3 cm. - 1910-1960
Three folders containing the following:
1) Reports and submissions made by the B.L.E. from
1910-1960, for example submissions to the federal
government and reports made to the union.
2) Quarterly reports presented to the union and
reports from various union representatives recording
their activities.
3) Agreements reached between the B.L.E. and CNR, as
well as other agreements between the union and other
organizations.
Series B 5/7/1. - Election
documents. - 1 cm. - 1963-1965
One folder containing letters from union members
accepting or declining nominations and letters to
elected members informing them of their election.
Also included are letters protesting elections which
have taken place.
Series B 5/8/1-2. - Union member
documents. - 1 cm.. - 1922-1951
Two folders containing personnel records of union
members, for example transfer cards, membership
applications and personal correspondences to
individual union members. Folder 2 contains detailed
information on one union member-J. Lagrue.
Series B 5/9/1-6. - Miscellaneous. -
4 cm
1) 2 copies of the Constitution and Statutes of the
B.L.E., dated 1910 and 1942.
2) Book, Ritual of the Grand International B.L.E.,
Ritual and Funeral Service, dated 1956.
3) Book, Contemporary Analysis of a Labour
Union:Development, Structure and Functions of Grand
International B.L.E., dated 1963.
4) Delegate Credential certifying Albert Neve of
Division 631, Port Arthur as a delegate to the 1908
Convention of the B.L.E., at Columbus Ohio.
5) Book, Provincial Labour Standards, Department of
Labour, Canada, 1954.
6) 3 papers dealing with the Running Trades
Association. A) Constitution of Running Trades
Association, No date. B) Aims and Objectives of the
Hornepayne running Trades Council, 1965. C)
Newsletter of the Running Trades Association Edmonton
Branch, 1965.
Notes
Custodial History. - Formerly catalogued
into the museum collection, 984.111.2d, 984.111.5,
984.111.9, 984.111.11-27.
B 8
Canadian Car and Foundry
Company fonds
1917-1923, 1944-1979
20 cm of textual records
270 ft. of film
Administrative history
The Canadian Car and Foundry Company Limited, based
in Montreal, Quebec, built its plant in Fort William
(now Thunder Bay) in 1912. The factory, designed to
build railcars, was a victim of a depressed market in
the years following the beginning of construction.
The plant languished until late in the first World
War when several minesweepers were built for the
French government. Can Car, Fort William, closed in
the early 1920s but re-opened in 1937 to built
aircraft. A great many aircraft of a variety of
designs (but mostly Hurricanes and Helldivers) were
built in the war years. Following the war, the plant
built more aircraft, buses, transport trailers and
other such products. Today it builds subway cars. The
plant was taken over by A.V. Roe, Canada, a member of
the Hawker Siddeley Group of England in 1955 and
later by U.T.D.C., and then Bombardier.
Scope and Content
A collection of journals, newsletters, publications,
and films produced by or about Canada Car that deal
with the company's business and affairs.
Series B 8/1/1-13. - Canadian
Car Journal. - 10 cm. - 1944-1956
Issues of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company's
journal published usually monthly in Montreal and
issued in English and in French editions. Describes
the products as well as the activities of the plant
and the employees. Arrangement is by year, not each
year is complete.
1) 1944, 6 issues.
2) 1945, 9 issues.
3) 1946, 4 issues.
4) 1947, 9 issues (complete year).
5) 1948, 8 issues.
6) 1949, 8 issues.
7) 1950, 8 issues (complete year).
8) 1951, 5 issues.
9) 1952, 9 issues (complete year).
10) 1953, 6 issues.
11) 1954, 8 issues (complete year).
12) 1955, 3 issues (complete year).
13) 1956, 3 issues.
Series B 8/2/1-2. -
Aircrafter newspaper. - 41 issues. -
September 1944-July 1945
A weekly newspaper published by and for the employees
of Canadian Car Foundry Company in Fort William.
Normally each is 8 pages long, tabloid size.
1) 1944, 17 issues from September 9 to December
30.
2) 1945, 25 issues from January 13 to July 28.
Series B 8/3/1. - Can-Car
Clarion. - 5 issues. - June 1974-January
1975
Five issues of the Can-Car Clarion beginning
with Volume 1, #1 of June 1974 and ending with Volume
2, #1 of January 1975. This is an eight-page
newspaper (tabloid size) dealing with activities of
the Thunder Bay plant. It was distributed to the
employees of the Can-Car division only.
Series B 8/4/1-2. - Publications as
listed. - 34 p
1) Can-Car News, Special Picnic Issue, Local
1075, June 1979. 16p
2) Montreal Standard Photonews, July 27,
1940 regarding Elsie MacGill and Can-Car aircraft
production. Two copies.
Series B 8/5/1. - Film. - 270ft. -
ca. 1950-1960
Three films (16mm), showing tractors and other
logging system equipment produced by the plant. All
are in colour. One is 20 ft. long, another 50 ft.,
and the last one is 200 ft. in length. The 200ft.
reel is entitled "Can-Car Logging System". The two
smaller reels appear to be stock cut from this
film.
Series B 8/6/1. - Annual reports - 1
cm - 1917-1923
Four company annual reports for 1917, 1918, 1921 and
1923
Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection,
975.134.23a-o, 24a-x, 25a-f, 26a-i, 27a-d, 28a-i,
29a-h, 30a-c, 31a-b, 32a-e, 33a-b, 983.41.3,
977.90.2a-e, and 981.1.88.
B14
Abitibi Power and Paper
Company fonds
1926-1947 ; Photocopied [1985]
52 p of textual records
Administrative history
The Abitibi Power and Paper Company, the Fort William
Division Mission Island Mill was formerly owned and
operated by the Fort William Paper Company Limited.
The mill was built in 1920 and was taken over by
Abitibi in about 1926 or 1927.
Custodial history
The originals are located at the Abitibi Mission Mill
office, Thunder Bay.
Scope and Content
Series B 14/1/1-2. - Files
1) Comparison data on wage rates paid to all the
employees of the Fort William Division of Abitibi
from 1926-1947. Shows also job classifications (32
p).
2) Labour agreements between Abitibi and its various
unions, as well as correspondence relating to such
agreements, 1926-1934 (20 p).
B 15
Canadian Pacific Railway
Company fonds
1906-1940
6 cm of textual records
Administrative history
The sod was turned for the western Canadian
section of what was to become the Canadian Pacific
Railway in Fort William in 1875. Both Fort William
and Port Arthur, its sister city (now Thunder Bay),
were major beneficiaries of railway business,
including coal docks, grain elevators, yards, hotels,
and freight handling facilities. In their early
years, the CPR was the major industry and the most
significant employer, particularly in Fort William.
Scope and Content
Lease agreements and time books regarding the
business of the Canadian Pacific Railway Records.
Series B 15/1/1-2. - Lease
agreements. - 214 p. - 1906-1940
A bound volume entitled "Descriptions of Lands to be
Leased" produced by the local chief clerk's office of
the CPR. It contains copies of lease agreements made
by CPR and other parties between 1906 and 1940
regarding CPR lands at Lakehead. They have been
copied onto thin copying paper or pasted into the
volume. They are mostly all typewritten and they are
not a complete account of all CPR Land transactions
locally. The binding is damaged and it is fragile. It
is indexed by name or by lease.
Series B 15/2/1-2. - Timebooks. - 3
cm. - 1908-1920
1) Time book of CPR employees (May 1908-September
1920), showing names, jobs, hours worked, what jobs
were done, hours worked and rates of pay. It is a
bound volume.
2) Time book for construction work in various
buildings, 1911 and 1920 reports on who worked, what
jobs were done, hours worked and rates of pay. It is
a bound volume on copy paper.
Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection,
980.1.9, 980.1.10, 972.74.5.
B 16
Commercial Motion Picture
Company of Canada fonds
1914, 1931 ; transferred to videotape [1992]
55 minutes
Administrative history
The Commercial Motion Picture Company of Canada was
headed by James Whalen of Montreal and of Port
Arthur.
Scope and Content
Series B 16/1/1. - Videotape. - 55
minutes
Two videotape copies of 35mm silent films: "Port
Arthur and Fort William", produced in 1914 under the
auspices of the Commercial Motion Picture Company and
James Whalen. Possibly paid for by the cities and the
Boards of Trade of Port Arthur and Fort William. It
shows the two cities' largest industries and tourist
attractions. 45 minutes in length. The second film is
entitled "Where East Meets West" and was produced in
1931. It shows the commercial traffic at Fort
William. It is ten minutes long and the producer is
unknown.
Notes
Originals and reproductions
The original films are located at National Archives
of Canada.
B 18
Chapple Stores Limited
fonds
1950
159 fol of textual records
Administrative history
Chapples Stores Limited was founded in 1915 as a
family dry goods and ladies fashion store but soon
expanded to become Fort William's premier department
store with branches in other northwestern Ontario
communities. Chapples closed for business in the mid
1970s.
Scope and content
Series B 18/1/1. - Script
The script of a radio program sponsored by Chapples
Stores Limited in November and December of 1950
entitled "The Santa Claus Show". It was broadcast
over CKPR radio airwaves in installments at 6:15-6:30
PM nightly except Sundays and it was also put on at
the Orpheum Theatre as a stage show. It is a
typescript and it is bound.
Notes
Associated material: See also a photo of the
cast, 986.59.1
B 19
Consolidated Press
fonds
1939-1961
16 cm of textual records
Administrative history
Consolidated Press Co. Ltd. Letter Press and Offset
Printing, 110 Simpson Street, operated in Fort
William (now Thunder Bay) from the 1930s to the
1980s.
Scope and content
Series B 19/1/1-10. - Printer's
samples
1) Programs: dinner dance, conferences, performances,
special events and radio.
2) Invitations: variety.
3) Commencement Exercises: Collegiate and
hospital.
4) Tourist information: Port Arthur, fishing, tourist
accommodation.
5) Membership rosters: Rotary Club (local).
6) Advertisements: gift certificates, etc.,
(local).
7) Regulations and bylaws: gilitary, professional,
union, police, (local).
8) Labour agreements: regional.
9) Miscellaneous: notices (local).
10) Menus: local restaurants.
Notes
Formerly catalogued into the museum collection,
976.26.1-186.
B 29
Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation/C.B.Q. Radio (Thunder Bay)
fonds
1974-1988
93 reels of audio tapes
Administrative history
C.B.Q. (established in 1974) is the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation's radio station in Thunder
Bay serving the region of Northwestern Ontario.
Scope and Content
The C.B.C./C.B.Q. fonds is composed of interviews and
documentaries from several different radio series,
both local, such as Radio Noon, and
national, such as Ideas and Sunday
Morning. All of the programs concern aspects of
Northwestern Ontario life as encompassed by the
broadcast area of C.B.Q., and were broadcast on
C.B.Q. between 1974 and 1988.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged according to the radio
series or (if the series is unknown) the producer.
B 29/1. - Radio Noon. - 3 reels. -
ca 1982-1983
Scope and Content
Programs originally broadcast on Radio Noon.
Series B 29/1/1. - YMCA. - 1
reel, 13:00 min. 1982
Documentary on the YM/YWCA on the occasion of it
closing in 1982. Narrated by Lorne Saxberg. Covers
the history of the organization locally since 1905,
the role it played in the community, and the factors
involved in its decision to close, such as lack of
funds and the present deterioration of the
facilities. Interviewees include Jimmy Thompson,
Brian Kerr (Chairman of the Board), and Cal McDonald
(Executive Director).
Series B 29/1/2. - The Silent
Crisis. - 1 reel, 38:20 min. - ca. 1982
Documentary on the question of the adequacy of
reforestation in Northwestern Ontario. Narrated by
Arthur Black. Notes the need for a new look at
reforestation and the need for public awareness.
Questions the use of public funding for
reforestation. Examines the way trees are currently
removed and the possibilities for sustained yield and
use, using the Gull Bay Indian forestry program as a
model. Interviewees include Bill Kinnear (forester),
George Merrick (forester), John Blair (professor of
forestry), Ken Hernden (professor of forestry),
William Beatty (Reed Paper), and Mr. and Mrs. Eaves
(farmers).
Series B 29/1/3. - 100 Years of
Woodside. - 1 reel, 20:30 min. - 1983
Documentary on the occasion of the centennial of the
founding on Woodside's Foundry in Port Arthur in
1883. Narrated by Lorne Saxberg. Covers the current
and past operations and procedures of the company
including a narrated tour of the building. Ends with
a discussion of the future of the business.
Interviewees include Robert Newsome (owner), Jack
Munn, and Mike Nazveski.
B 29/2. -Ideas.
- 3 reels. - Feb. 1983
Scope and Content
Programs originally broadcast on Ideas series, C.B.C.
national network.
Series B 29/2/1. - Under Attack.
Indian Life at Grassy Narrows. - 3 reels. - 158
min. - 1 Feb. 1983
Documentary in four parts (last part missing).
Narrated and prepared by Anastasia Shkilnyk. Produced
by Bernie Lucht. Tells of the social collapse of the
Indian community of Grassy Narrows due to pressures
exerted by the outside world on a traditional way of
life and, in particular, the problems surrounding the
mercury poisoning of the community's food and water
supply. Recounts problems of violence, alcoholism and
high suicide rates on the reserve and how the local
Indians have attempted to cope. Interviewees include:
Steve Fobister (chief of the band), Prof. Ky
Erickson, Harry Valstra (district planner for Dept.
of Indian Affairs), and various anthropologists,
residents and journalists.
Notes
Physical condition: Original tapes show
slight damage due to humidity in storage. Tape is
sticking.
Alternate Form: Has been transferred to two
cassette tapes for research use.
Restrictions: For research use only. Not to
be copied or rebroadcast.
B 29/3. - Sunday Morning. - 1 reel.
- 1982
Scope and Content
Programs originally broadcast on Sunday Morning
series, C.B.C. national network.
Series B 29/3/1. - The Vaudeville
Mayor of Thunder Bay. - 1 reel, 11 min. -
1982
Documentary on the character and antics of
69-year-old Walter Assef, Mayor of Thunder Bay.
Prepared and narrated by Rick Alexander. Discusses
the mayor's behaviour during council meetings and the
reasons for his antics. Details his youth as a
vaudeville performer, his musical background and his
political life. Notes his behaviour during the Royal
Visit of 1973. Assesses Assef's chances in the
elections coming up. Interviewees include Walter
Assef, Don Smith (Alderman), Bill Morgan (former
Alderman), and Cy Copps (newspaper editor).
Notes
Physical condition: Tape is sticking due to
moisture build-up.
Alternate Form: Has been transferred to
cassette tape for research use.
Restrictions: For research use only. Not to
be copied or rebroadcast.
B 29/4. -Jim Farrell. - 6 reels. -
1976
Scope and Content
These interviews, commentaries and documentaries were
produced and narrated by Jim Farrell (freelance
broadcaster) for broadcast on various series on
C.B.Q. Thunder Bay radio. They are contained on six
reels, with about 25 programs per reel. Most programs
pertain to Northwestern Ontario, it people and its
history.
Series B 29/4/1. - Reel 1. -
81:03 min. - 1976
1) Christmas in July: (2:08) Interview with
Jennie Rooker, a Geraldton artist who designs
Christmas cards.
2) On Top of the River: (2:20) Commentary on
Dog River and childhood memories of walking on a
frozen river.
3) Jennie's Note Cards: (2:51) Interview
with Jennie Rooker of Geraldton on the design and
sale of note cards of the local mine.
4) Nipigon Nylons: (2:38) Commentary on
nicknames peculiar to Northwestern Ontario for
household items.
5) Anne Gowan's Crash Landing: (3:43)
Interview with Anne Gowans a nurse in Nakina region
in the early days. Recounts many problems peculiar to
nursing the bush country.
6) Fort Kitchen: (5:00) Documentary on the
procedures followed at the Old Fort William Historic
Park kitchen. Notes cooking methods and types of food
cooked over the open fire. Interviews kitchen
staff.
7) Lindberg's Legacy: (3:24) Commentary on
Charles Lindberg and his legacy.
8) Mary Berglund and Ignace: (2:31)
Interview with Mary Berglund (nurse and paramedic)
noting her feelings towards the early town of
Ignace.
9) The Iron Horse: (2:49) Commentary on the
railways and locomotives of the past, especially from
the child's point of view.
10) Nipigon Under Water: (2:08) Commentary
on Nipigon in prehistoric times -- glaciers, early
human settlement, animals.
11) Superior Rocks (Destinations): (6:32)
Interview with Mrs. Castagne on the manufacture of
Amethyst, Jasper and Quartz jewellery and the types
of materials and techniques used. Notes the use of
amethyst and how the business started.
12) Marathon T.V.: (2:55) Interview with
Spence Bell who started the local television station
in the town of Marathon. Discusses reasons for
starting the station and how it operates.
13) Slop-Bucket Murder: (2:53) Documentary
on a tragic murder/suicide in Sioux Lookout in
1922.
14) Mary Berglund: (3:11) Interview with
Mary Berglund, nurse in community of Ignace after
1945. Recounts her activities in the community at a
time when it had no doctor.
15) The Hidden Streets: (2:21) Commentary on
Thunder Bay's back lanes and how they are no longer
used as they once were.
16) The Stone Computers: (2:57) Commentary
on ancient ways of calculating changes on seasons and
of how primitive peoples have contributed to modern
ideas and inventions.
17) The Winning Lie: (5:36) Commentary on
the Hot Air competition in Geraldton, a competition
in story telling. Jim Farrell tells the story he
presented in the competition.
18) Bombing Tourists: (3:45) Story on
tourists who neglect fire bans being bombed with
water by fire officials to teach them a lesson.
19) Jim Farrell: (3:00) Commentary on White
River Clinic and the problems getting doctors to work
in Northwestern Ontario.
20) Patricia Plaza Christmas: (3:59)
Documentary on bringing children and elderly together
in Sioux Lookout to celebrate Christmas.
21) Children of the Bomb: (3:23) Commentary
on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and of
how its effects are still felt by the survivors.
22) No More Bones: (2:49) Commentary on what
the Indian peoples think of archaeologists who
excavate Indian bones. Concludes that we have been
violating graves.
23) Looking to Duluth: (3:10) Commentary
comparison of Duluth and Thunder Bay with regard to
cultural facilities.
24) Laddie Cabbie (Destinations): (8:00)
Interviews with cab drivers at Thunder Bay and their
experiences with tourists.
Series B 29/4/2. - Reel 2. -
72:40 min. - 1977
1) Destinations: (5:02) Commentary on
vacationing at home and Northwestern Ontario people's
need to travel.
2) Happy Town Councillor: (2:53) Interview
with Dot Defio, town councillor in the town of
Ignace. Recounts her activities on council.
3) Laddie Cabbie: (3:38) Interviews with cab
drivers (shortened version of B 29/4/1 program
24).
4) Sioux Lookout: (3:04) Commentary on Sioux
Lookout fire of 1918 and subsequent influenza
epidemic.
5) CHAP Radio: (4:37) Interview with Louis
Masacot regarding operations at CHAP radio in Long
Lac (a station run out of his home).
6) Alex Hailey's Slave Ship: (3:51)
Commentary on Alex Hailey just after he wrote
"Roots".
7) The Family Way of Life: (2:45) Interview
with Lester and Inis McQuaig of Schreiber regarding
the importance of family and neighbourliness in their
life in the town.
8) Historic Theatre: (3:45) Documentary on
the preparation of slide shows at the Thunder Bay
Museum. Interviews with those producing them.
9) Ode to a Crossing Guard: (2:41)
Commentary on the role of the crossing guard.
10) A Credit to Dryden: (2:47) Documentary
on the creation of the Dryden Credit Union. Includes
interviews with tellers.
11) The Leland Safe: (3:50) Commentary on a
safe in Oddfellows hall in Thunder Bay which has not
been opened in 50 years. Interviews with Ann and
Rolly Truhn.
12) The R.O.M. Responds: (4:08) Commentary
on the efforts of the Nipigon Museum to get the Royal
Ontario Museum to return the Beardmore Relics to
Nipigon. Reads letter from James Cruise, director of
the R.O.M., regarding the artifacts.
13) R.I.P.: Locomotive Fireman: (2:07)
Interview with Paul Lavoie regarding the early days
of steam railway and the replacement of steam by
diesel locomotives. Notes change in jobs on the
railway.
14) Sir George's Watch: (2:50) Commentary on
Sir George Simpson, 19th-century governor of the
Hudson's Bay Co., and his mode of transportation
across Lake Superior to Fort William.
15) Docks: Walking Over Water: (2:33)
Commentary on docks and their use.
16) The Only Horses in Town: (2:06)
Commentary on "Paddy's Place", the farm of a man in
Hornepayne who kept horses and provided rides for the
children of the time, c.1940s-1950s.
17) Your Space Trip: (3:15) Commentary on
NASA's space program and how science fiction is
becoming reality through progress made with the space
shuttle.
18) Dempsey vs. the Aurora: (2:46)
Commentary on the local broadcast of a Jack Dempsey
boxing match with Jack Sharkey. The Port Arthur News
Chronicle arranged to broadcast through a megaphone a
blow-by-blow account of the fight to Port Arthur
audiences but the aurora borealis disrupted the
event.
19) Father of the Trans-Canada: (2:36)
Commentary on an event on May 31, 1923 at which Dr.
Perry Doolittle, President of the Canadian Automobile
Association, spoke. He was known as the father of the
Trans-Canada highway and proposed new ideas for
highways across the country.
20) Like Pulling Teeth: (2:13) Interview
with Anne Gowan, veteran nurse on the reserves in
Northern Saskatchewan now retired in Nakina. Recounts
experiences as a nurse.
21) Kids and Artists: Being Brilliant:
(2:40) Interview with Roy Morris, an artist from
Bearskin Lake. He talks about his art and how his
children give him ideas for his paintings.
22) Box-Car Drama: (2:47) Commentary on the
forest fires of White River in the spring of 1923 and
how the people of the community coped by using
box-cars to remove belongings.
23) The Media Queen: (3:46) Commentary on
the occasion of Queen Elizabeth's 25th anniversary of
her reign.
Series B 29/4/3. - Reel 3. -
69:00 min. - 1977
1) Cold Snap of 1912: (3:07) Commentary on
how local citizens coped with cold weather in
1912.
2) Filming Beavers: (3:30) Interview with a
photographer who spent time filming beavers.
Discusses the techniques used and the fate of the
beavers.
3) The History Building: (2:20) Commentary
on the history of the Nipigon Museum -- when it was
built and how it changed hands over the years.
4) Dot's Lake: (2:39) Interview with Dot
Defio of Lake Agamak. Discusses the Lake and the
history of its people.
5) The Bass Buster: (3:00) Commentary on a
motor boat displayed at a recreation show and how
such vessels have changed our concept of boating and
recreation.
6) Woodheat History: (3:00) Commentary on
the benefits of heating homes with wood today and in
the past.
7) Old Number One: (3:06) Commentary on the
history of a school in Pass Lake, built in 1926 and
destroyed in 1950.
8) Vermillion Bay Co-op: (2:35) Interview
with Sonny Ganglaw, the manager of the Vermillion Bay
Co-op. Describes the store and discusses how it got
started and how it operates.
9) Our Own Backyard: (3:04) Commentary on
pollution in Northwestern Ontario committed by local
people.
10) Magic Light Sticks: (5:47) Discussion
between Jim Farrell and unidentified woman on how
flashlights relate to history.
11) Rustic Furniture: (3:43) Documentary on
the Work Activity Project in Port Arthur where
furniture is made. Interview with Ed. Heinz, director
of the project.
12) Free Ride on the Treadmill: (2:21)
Commentary Thunder Bay City Council's decision to end
free rides on Thunder Bay Transit for senior
citizens.
13) Boy Will Be...: (3:00) Commentary on
houses of ill repute in Thunder Bay history, and in
particular a story about two miners' visit to a
bordello only to find their wives as inmates.
14) Bob Seed -- Daybreak: (4:56) Interview
with Bob Seed, announcer with C.B.Q. radio, about his
experiences in his job as radio announcer. Concerns
especially his problems with his visual
impairment.
15) Pohjala Hall: (2:58) Commentary on the
community hall in Pohjala, a rural Northwestern
Ontario community, built by Finnish Immigrants.
16) Northern Nursing: (2:49) Interview with
Karen Scott on the subject of nursing in the north,
in Big Trout Lake.
17) Puckaskwa Legends: (2:00) Interview with
Bill Wyatt on the subject of legends of the Puckaskwa
area.
18) Where Monsters Live: (3:02) Story by Jim
Farrell about children's monsters in the night.
19) Radio Nurse: (2:37) Interview with Karen
Scott about her use of the two-way radio in Big Trout
Lake as an aid to nursing.
20) Quills!: (3:32) Commentary on Jim
Farrell's porcupine problem. Makes note of the nature
of the animals.
21) P.A.L. & Kam Railway: (3:05)
Commentary on the day of the launching of the P.A.L.
& Kam railway, May 4, 1878, and the celebration
that occurred. Notes how the line was built and what
happened to it.
22) Picking Harry's Brain: (2:58) Interview
with 90 year old Harry Stafford on inventions in the
engineering business and of how he has never received
benefits from the things he has invented.
Series B 29/4/4. - Reel 4. -
ca. 75:00 min. - 1977
1) The $10,000 Train Set: (5:13) Interview
with unidentified man who has built a large model
train set. Discusses the layout and equipment.
2) Artist in Winter: (2:15) Interview with
Hildegaard Whittle-Lint, artist. Discusses her
work.
3) North Lake Station: (4:28) Interview with
unidentified man regarding the North Lake Railway
Station of the old Port Arthur, Duluth and Western
Railway. Notes attempts to convert the station into a
community centre.
4) Finn Sugar and Square Can Openers: (2:09)
Interview with Buzz Lein regarding the Nipigon Museum
and some of the odd artifacts there.
5) Rossport: To Grow of not to Grow: (2:29)
Commentary on the town of Rossport and how it seems
to be dying.
6) White Man's Food: (3:04) Interview with
Karen Scott, nurse in Big Trout Lake, about the
problems which "White Man's Food" has created for the
Indian people.
7) Buzz's Bottles: (2:26) Interview with
Buzz Lein,of the Nipigon Museum, on the subject of
old bottles and the people who collect them.
8) Broad Axe Logs: (2:20) Interview with
Buzz Lein, of the Nipigon museum, on the subject of
broad axes. Describes how the axe is used.
9) Jim Farrell -- Puckaskwa: (3:15)
Interview with Bill Wyatt, Puckaskwa Park Naturalist,
on the subject of the Puckaskwa Depot on the
Puckaskwa River. Notes some of the history of the
park area.
10) Identities: Finnish Christmas: (4:34)
Interview with unidentified woman about how Christmas
is celebrated in Finland and among the Finnish people
of Northwestern Ontario.
11) Anne Gowans' Career: (2:29) Interview
with Anne Gowans on the subject of nursing in the
Canadian north in the first part of the 20th
century.
12) Talk About Big Trout Lake: (c.8:00)
Interview with Jim Farrell on the subject of Big
Trout Lake and how to get there. Discusses his
experiences in the community, in particular about
transportation.
13) Destinations: Rossport: (5:09) Interview
with Clem Downie on the history of the village of
Rossport and environs.
14) Gico's Mine: (2:02) Commentary on mining
at the Gico mine, Manitowadge.
15) Firth's Tiny Towns: (2:57) Interview
with Ken Firth on his hobby of creating a model of
Caland Ore Mine.
16) Loving the Town that Stinks: (2:31) Interview
with Dan Maltese on the subject of environmental
problems caused by the pulp and paper mill at Dryden,
Ontario.
17) The Orpheum Theatre: (2:58) Commentary
on the description and history of the Orpheum.
18) Hornepayne's Watersnake: (2:12)
Interview with Maxine Berry on the subject of
Hornepayne's water works system, its description and
history.
19) Dinner By Candlelight: (2:31) Interview
with Maxine Berry on the subject of Hornpayne's
electrical system.
20) Retiring to Schreiber: (2:13) Interview
with Lester McQuaig about the life of the retired
person in Schreiber.
21) The 50 cent movie: (2:31) Interview with
old timer, George Dennis, about the Great Depression
in Thunder Bay.
22) Thunder Where?: (3:02) Commentary on an
advertisement from the USA expressing doubt as to the
location of Thunder Bay.
23) Following the Rabbits: (2:46) Commentary
on the subject of snowshoeing.
Series B/29/4/5. - Reel 5 . -
ca.74:00 min.
1) The Stainless Steel Way-Freight: (2:40)
Interview with George Dennis about the C.P.R.
2) Smokey on Parade: (2:10) Commentary on
the subject of Hornepayne's winter carnival.
3) CBLS on Air Time: (6:24) Documentary on
the subject of community radio at Sioux Lookout.
Includes interviews with Norah McKenzie, Omar Barton,
Edith Craig, Les Adams, and Richard Palmer.
4) Farrell/Knudsen - Bugging Marsha: (7:08)
Documentary on the subject of how the media or others
are able to manipulate the news by distorting the
meaning of taped conversations.
5) Breaking Gold Fever: (3:32) Book review
of Paddy Wilson's Gold Fever.
6) So Far From Our Lake: (2:39) Interview
with Clem Downie on the subject of the Lake Superior
shoreline near Rossport.
7) Canadian Steam: (3:45) Interview with
George Dennis of Terrace Bay on the subject of train
whistles and their meaning.
8) Paul Lavoie's Beer-to-be: (5:21)
Interview with Paul Lavoie about people who came to
this area to work on the railways with some comments
about the change from steam to diesel.
9) Talking Mosquitoes: (3:27) Commentary on
an imagined conversation with a mosquito.
10) About the Drought: (2:55) Commentary on
drought during a rainstorm.
11) Buzz's Ax and Fork: (2:15) Interview
with Buzz Lein, curator of the Nipigon Museum on the
subject of two artifacts in his collection.
12) Pop-Tops, Big Macs and Beer: (2:44)
Commentary on the careless people who litter our
environment.
13) Stamps/CPR Man: (6:00) Interview with
Alex Dows, Superintendent of the Lakehead Division of
the CPR, about the launching of a stamp commemorating
CPR lake vessels, Keewatin and Assiniboia.
14) Story of a Silver Mine: (2:21) Interview
with Donna Mikeluk, producer of a film on Silver
Islet, on the history of Silver Islet mine.
15) Appreciating the Rocks: (2:52) Interview
about mining of amethyst in Northwestern Ontario.
16) The Travellers: (2:56) Commentary on the
work of the voyageurs during the days of the fur
trade.
17) Street Corner History: Arthur and
Cumberland: (2:57) Commentary on the history of
this street corner and the businesses that existed in
the area -- the Northern Hotel and the Thomas Marks
store.
18) Napoleon's Last Days: (4:04) Interview
with Peggy Tapp about the private papers of her great
grandfather who was Napoleon's guard at St. Helena.
Recounts his impressions of Napoleon as a man and as
a conquerer.
19) A Montreal Monkey: (3:47) Commentary on
the monkey that escaped during Expo 67 and caused
trouble.
20) The Railroad Scenario: (2:30) Commentary
on the end of the railway era.
21) Three Good Ideas: (2:30) Commentary on
three ideas adopted by municipalities in Northwestern
Ontario: ploughing the driveways of senior citizens;
organizing subscriber programs; and community radio,
in Machin, Dryden and Sioux Lookout respectively.
Series B/29/4/6. - Reel 6 . -
48 min
1) Blue Room Jazz: (2:37) Commentary about a
club in the intercity area of Thunder Bay
specializing in the playing of jazz.
2) Moveable Monuments: (2:46) Interview with
Patricia Vervoort, cataloguer of Lakehead buildings,
on the subject of building which have been moved from
their original sites. Deals also with the problem of
identifying the original schoolhouse in Port
Arthur.
3) Old Fort William City Hall: (3:24)
Interview with Grace Taylor on her memories of the
old city hall in Fort William.
4) Ignace Nuclear Future: (3:14) Interview
with Dot Defio, town councillor, about the
possibility of storing nuclear waste in the closed
mines of the Ignace area.
5) A Most Disagreeable Lake: (2:36)
Commentary about John McIntyre's trip up Lake
Superior by canoe in the last century.
6) Nuclear First Aid: (4:17) Commentary
about the problem of U.S. B-52 bombers flying over
Canada.
7) Raincoats: (2:33) Commentary on the
usefulness of plastic raincoats.
8) Fort William Reserve History: (3:15)
Interview with Eva Legarde and Janice Bannon about a
project designed to tape the stories of elders on the
Fort William Indian Reserve.
9) Lakehead Buildings: (3:21) Interview with
Pat Vervoort, professor at Lakehead University, on
the subject of collecting information for a survey of
old buildings and on the great mixture of
architectural styles present in the city.
10) Historic Brain Busters: (7:48) Trivia
quiz on the history of Thunder Bay and environs.
11) Destinations: Sept. 3, 1977 -- Vacation
Survival: (7:52) Commentary on the way vacationers
become over-cautious and take chances while boating
in Northwestern Ontario.
12) Treaty Pay Festival: (c.4:00) Commentary
on the paying of treaty money to the Indians of the
region and the carnival-like atmosphere that
surrounded the occasion.
Program/Producer: Jim Farrell, freelance
broadcaster.
Notes
Physical condition: tape is sticking due to
moisture build up.
Alternate Form: Has been transferred to
cassette for research use.
Restrictions: For research use only. Not to
be copied or rebroadcast.
B 29/5. -
C.B.Q./Unspecified. - 7 Reels. -
1974-84
Scope and Content
Documentary programs produced by and broadcast on
C.B.Q./Thunder Bay. Producers and radio series
unidentified.
Series B 29/5/1. - Big Trout Lake
Radio. - 1 reel. - 51 min. - 1974
Documentary on a day in the life of CFTL radio of Big
Trout Lake. Discusses how the station was
established, how it is run by using volunteer
announcers and how it has helped the community of Big
Trout Lake and the area by facilitating
communications between the remote settlements in the
region. Much of this tape records on-air activities
of the station, 7 May 1974. Narrator: George Nothing.
Interviews with George Nothing and Frank Paluso
(technician).
Series B 29/5/2. - Asbestos
Pollution in Lake Superior Drinking Water. - 1
reel. - 37:20 min. - ca.1975-1976
Documentary on the subject of asbestos pollution in
Lake Superior created by the Reserve Mining Co. of
Duluth, Minnesota, which dumped 67,000 tons of mining
waste into the lake every day. In the 1970s a judge
ordered the mine to close but his decision was
overturned. Interviews are conducted regarding safe
levels of asbestos consumption in human beings, the
exact concentration of asbestos in the lake and what
steps are being taken to remove the substance from
the drinking water. Interviews with Elizabeth
Kishkon, Dr. David Parkinson, Dr. Robert Ross, Don
Wright, Alan McKenzie, Dr. John Lawrence, Dr. Philip
Cook, Tom Fell, Dr. Epstein, and William Newman.
Series B 29/5/3. - Canada
Games. - 4 reels. - ca.200 min. - 1981
Recording of the opening (2 reels) and closing (2
reels) ceremonies of the Canada Summer Games held in
Thunder Bay in 1981. Records the speeches and music
of the ceremonies and the entrance of the teams.
Series B 29/5/4. - Two Liberal
Politicians. - 1 reel. - 34 min. -
ca.1983-1984
Documentary comparing the lives and political
philosophies of two elected Liberal MPs for Thunder
Bay, Jack Masters and Paul McRae. Both are considered
as representing different wings of the Liberal party.
Short biographies of each are presented. Both are
interviewed along with Douglas Fisher (newspaper
columnist) and Ingolf Richter (newspaper editor) who
assess the performance of each.
Notes
Physical condition: Slight sticking on
original tapes.
Alternate Form: B 29/5/1-2 & 4 have been
transferred to cassette tapes for research use.
B29/5/3 exists only in original form.
Restrictions: For research use only. Not to
be copied or rebroadcast.
B 29/6. - Northwest Noon, Elders and Betters
Club. - 73 reels. - 1986-88
Scope and Content
The Elders and Betters Club is a series of interviews
produced by Fred Jones and broadcast Fridays on his
Northwest Noon radio program. The interviews are
usually with senior citizens who have lived in the
community and discuss mainly their past experiences
and memories. Most of the interviews pertain to
Northwestern Ontario and its history. Originals are
on reel to reel quarter-inch magnetic tape (one
program per tape), and these have been transferred to
cassette for research use.
Series B 29/6/1. - An Interview
With Cecil Kamstra. - 4 reels. - 46 min. - 14
Nov.-5 Dec. 1986
Cecil Kamstra shares with Fred Jones, his experiences
and memories from the time he first came to Canada
from Holland in 1926. He describes life in a bush
camp in those early years and the men of many
different cultures that worked and lived there. He
also explains how he was treated by his employers and
co-workers when he first arrived there and the
hardships he faced while working there through the
winter. How much people depended upon horses for
travelling in those days is discussed as well as what
people did if the animals became injured or sick.
Cecil also recalls a rivalry developing among
families from Hymers and South Gillies caused by the
introduction of electricity, and he describes when
and how electricity arrived in O'Conners.
Series B 29/6/2. - An Interview
With Tina Parker. - 4 reels. - 45 min. - 12 Dec
1986-16 Jan. 1987
Tina Parker talks with Jacqueline Jaatinen about her
life as a teacher in the rural township of Gillies.
She recalls her childhood when she attended school
and grew vegetables for school fairs. She talks of
her time spent in teacher's college and the
importance of Christmas concerts in establishing
herself as a good teacher. The large numbers of
students she had, the hot lunches that the government
supplied for them and the kinds of shabby clothing
the children wore are discussed, as well as how she
would improvise when there was a paper shortage. In
the final reel of the series Tina shares her memories
of how the children got paid for doing janitorial
work, the first time her students got immunized, and
what happened when the school inspector paid a visit
to her classroom.
Series B 29/6/3. - An Interview
With Fred Sitch. - 1 reel. - 9 min. - 23 Jan
1987
Fred Sitch who is a resident of O'Conners talks to
Jacqueline Jaatinen about the P.D. Railway in the
1920's and how it was used during that time. He
describes the train system that was used between Port
Arthur and Fort William and the train stations that
existed in many of the townships in the surrounding
area. He shares his memories of his family's first
car that they purchased in 1920 and how they would go
shopping in Fort William. He also describes how
people had to switch from car to horse once winter
had arrived.
Series B 29/6/4. - An Interview
With Charles Robinson. - 5 reels. - 47 min. - 6
Feb.-6 March 1987
Fred Jones interviews Charles Robinson who at one
time in his life was a bush pilot. He discusses how
during the 1930s while he was flying he endured a
plane crash and a fire on board while in flight and
how he was rescued before his plane exploded. Charles
recalls the time his engine failed and he was rescued
by an Indian and his son and how he began to recite
poems while flying his plane.
Series B 29/6/5. - An Interview
With May Winters. - 3 reels. - 29 min. - 13
Mar.-27 Mar 1987
May Winters talks with Jacqueline Jaatinen about her
life in rural Northwestern Ontario as a child. She
discusses how her father had to move from sawmill to
sawmill and defines some the terms that were used in
that business. She discusses as well what the men did
after these sawmills were permanently shut down. She
recalls what children did to entertain themselves
before television both in the winter and summertime.
She describes dances, Christmas concerts and explains
what a box social was. Finally, May shares her
memories of having picnics in mine shafts and of how
ice cream could be made in the summer when there were
no freezers or even iceboxes.
Series B 29/6/6. - An Interview
With Claude Garton. - 3 reels. - 37 min. - 3
Mar.-8 Apr. 1987
Claude Garton is a local naturalist and is
world-renowned for his vast herbarium of plants of
the boreal forest. In this series he talks with Fred
Jones about how he came to the Lakehead area in order
to teach. He discusses the salaries of teachers in
the late 1920's and how he began to collect plants
here in the 1940's. He talks about his favourite
natural places in the region, the importance of our
forests, his wild berry jams and jellies, and gives
some amusing tales about bears he and his family have
encountered in the wild. [tape 2 missing]
Series b 29/6/7. - An Interview
With Colleen Hayward. - 4 reels. - 38 min. - 15
Apr. 15-5 May 1987
In this interview Jacqueline Jaatinen talks with
Colleen Hayward about her life in South Gillies.
Colleen begins the interview by discussing how her
family settled a homestead in South Gillies and what
life for her was like during the "dirty thirties".
She discusses the hardships that the poorer families
had to face and how her mother dealt with bed bugs
and other pests. She also shares her memories of how
she and her siblings had to cope with only one change
of clothing a year, and just how important it was in
those days for people to take care of the things they
owned.
Series B 29/6/8. - An Interview
With Jimmy Chalmers. - 5 reels. - 53 min. - 12
June-10 July 1987
In this interview with Jacqueline Jaatinen, Jimmy
Chalmers discusses what a "school car" was and his
twelve years spent teaching on one. He shares his
memories of his adventures with his family, of how he
helped them through rough times and describes how
people spent their leisure time. Mr. Chalmers also
recalls the time he taught school in Harstone and the
methods he used to teach his students.
Series B 29/6/9. - An Interview
With Frank Sitch. - 3 reels. - 32 min. - 17
July-31 July 1987
In this interview by Jacqueline Jaatinen, Frank Sitch
talks about his father coming to Canada in hopes of
striking it rich in the Yukon gold rush but instead
was attracted to the Lakehead area by the promise of
cheap land for farming. Eventually his father
developed his land into the Plum Grove Nursery which
Frank and his family ran until 1975. Frank describes
farmer's markets when he was a boy and what Port
Arthur looked like in 1898. He recalls the first
Algoma Valley Fair in 1911 which today is known as
Lakehead Exhibition and he discusses some of the
history of the Hymers Fall fair and his career as a
judge there.
Series B/29/10. - An Interview
with Betty Pogue. - 6 reels. - 61 min. - 11
Sept.-16 Oct.1987
Jacqueline Jaatinen conducts this interview with
Betty Pogue, who in 1948 came to Canada from England
with her husband. She shares her experiences as a
child living in England during WWII and the jobs
women had to take while many men were fighting in the
war. She recalls stories of her father's experiences
when he was a surveyor for the railroad in Canada
during the late 1800s. Betty later shares the
difficulties she and her husband faced when running a
farm outside of Fort William. She also talks of her
troubles adjusting to the Canadian way of life such
as the long harsh winters as compared to England's
mild ones. Finally Betty talks about the changes that
occurred with the introduction of electricity --
troubles with installation and how it diminished
neighbourliness.
Series B 29/6/11. - An Interview
With John Chapple. - 4 reels. - 33 min. - 23
Oct.-20 Nov. 1987
John Chapple talks with Jacqueline Jaatinen about his
family's dry goods store called Chapple's. He tells
of how his father ran for mayor, lost, and of how, as
a city planner, he developed Chapple's golf course.
He discusses how he obtained and ran the only store
in Geraldton in 1937 and how the local mines affected
town politics and development. Afterwards John worked
on his father's farm near Slate River and he shares
his experiences of how farms were run during the
1940's. Then he goes on to talk of how he got
involved in cattle breeding and obtained some of the
finest dairy cattle in all of Canada.
Series B 29/6/12. - An Interview
With Betty Arthur. - 4 reels. - 33 min. - 27
Nov.- 18 Dec. 1987
Jacqueline Jaatinen interviews Betty Arthur about her
mother Kathleen (Adams) Burroughs. In it she
discusses her mother's 35 years of teaching, unique
discipline methods, and the problems she encountered
when teaching in Ontario with a teaching certificate
from Quebec. She also talks about Kathleen Burroughs'
childhood in the United States, and ways of
travelling in Northwestern Ontario during the 1930s
and 1940s. Finally Mrs. Arthur discusses Christmas
trees she had during her own childhood and the kinds
of lights and decorations were used. End of last tape
has interview with Bob Winters on the subject of
Christmas in the 1920s.
B 29/6/13. - An interview With
Bob Winters. - 6 reels. - 67 min. - 18 Dec. 1987-
Feb. 1988
Fred Jones talks with Bob Winters who recalls much
about what life was like at the Lakehead during the
1920s. He begins by discussing what occurred during
Christmas concerts (see B 29/6/12). He goes on to
talk about the prices of cars, mechanics (at the time
a very new profession) and their wages. Bob tells a
very interesting story of his early years when he
would bootleg alcohol across the border in order to
pay for an auto mechanic course. He discusses the car
business during the 1920s and 1930s, the taboo about
working on Sundays, "building bees", and how sawmills
worked. Finally he recalls how butter, buttermilk and
vinegar were made, and how eggs were kept fresh for
long periods of time. [tape 6 missing]
Series B 29/6/14. - An Interview
With Vera Simpson. - 7 reels. - 58 min. - 11
Mar.-18 Mar.1988, 14 Oct. 1988, and 23 Dec. 1988-6
Jan. 1989
Jacqueline Jaatinen interviews Vera Simpson who
discusses her life as a rural school teacher.
However, she begins by talking about the times when,
as a child, girls wore bloomers to play ice hockey,
and some children got lumps of coal in their
stockings at Christmas. She recalls all the chores
she and her brothers and sisters would have to do so
they could help their family farm and the kinds of
presents children would buy or make for their
parents. She talks about how her father joined the
army to fight the Americans, who at that time were
opposed to Britain and its colonies. Mrs. Simpson
describes the kinds of foods that they ate on the
farm and her twenty years as a teacher.
Series B 29/6/15. - An Interview
With Ken Collins. - 6 reels. - 68 min. - 7
Apr.-13 May 1988
This six-part interview conducted by Fred Jones is
with Ken Collins, a long time resident of Dryden. In
it, Ken describes how he and his family emigrated
from England and purchased a homestead outside of
Dryden. The difficulties of running a homestead and
the many jobs he had to take in order to get by are
discussed. Ken tells of the costs involved in
travelling during the twenties in Northwestern
Ontario and he describes the paper mill of Dryden,
his jobs there, the work conditions and the wages he
received while employed there during the depression.
Finally, Mr. Collins tells why he wrote his book
about homestead life called Oatmeal and Eatons
Catalogues, and how he is able to keep full of vigour
and life at the age of 84.
Series B 29/6/16. - An Interview
with Ida Richardson. - 1 reel. - 11 min. - 20 May
1988
In this interview by Fred Jones, Ida Richardson
shares her experiences of how at the age of 19 she
took a job at a resort on Sagnagaw Lake, 80 miles
west of Thunder Bay. The resort as owned by Jock
Richardson who later became Ida's husband. She
recalls how they travelled in the winter across the
frozen lake before they had snowmobiles and how they
had to use a horse to haul logs to the sawmill.
Finally, Ida shares how she learned to drive a dog
sled team.
Series B 29/6/17. - An Interview
With Tommy Jones. - 2 reels, 19 min.
In this interview Tommy Jones talks to Fred Jones
about life in Northwestern Ontario during the late
1930s. He describes what the towns of Port Arthur and
Fort William looked like back then and the challenges
faced by residents of the area. Mr. Jones shares his
experiences as manager of the Dryden Paper Mill and
his time spent as Mayor of that town. He goes on to
discuss aspects of the history of the pulp and paper
industry and how forest fires were fought during the
depression.
Series B29/6/18. - An Interview
With Bill Franklin. - 5 reels. - ca.45 min. - 16
Sept.-21 Oct.
1988
Fred Jones interviews Bill Franklin who shares with
him his memories and knowledge of his life in the
lumber business. He recalls how forest fires were
dealt with before water bombers were used and the pay
he received while working in sawmills. He remembers
teaching Indians, who could not speak a word of
English, how to build log houses and to work in a
sawmill. He goes on to talk about life in a bush camp
near Onion Lake, and the various places they would
stay at when they came into Port Arthur. Finally Bill
talks about his present hobby of making tables.
[tapes 1 & 6 missing]
Program/Producer: Fred Jones
Notes
Physical condition: All tapes are audible,
however many of them are sticking. There are a number
of reels missing in several of the series (as
indicated). A few reels are missing introductory and
closing music. A couple of reels do not have the
beginning of the interview.
Alternate form: Has been transferred to
cassette for research use.
Restrictions: For research use only. Not to
be copied or rebroadcast.
B 31
Crawley Films Limited
fonds
ca. 1950
30 min. of film
Administrative history
Crawley Films Limited was established in Toronto.
Scope and Content
Series B 31/1/1. - Motion picture
film.
A motion picture film entitled "Gateway to Tomorrow",
showing primarily the shipping activities and
industries at the Thunder Bay Ports of Fort William
and Port Arthur in ca.1950. It is a sound film in
colour. Designed as a promotional film for the port.
Notes
Custodial history: This film was discarded
from the collection of the Northwestern Regional
Library System in the 1970s and acquired from them
directly.
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