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This fonds consists of mimeographed minutes and proceedings of the first and second meetings of the Council of the Episcopal District of Mackenzie. The meetings were presided over by Bishop Henry G. Cook.

The collection consists of video recordings Ann Lynagh was involved in, including "Road to Rae", "Confessions of a Cabin Dweller", and "Nunsense".

Records include photocopies of political cartoons drawn by Antoine Mountain.

This fonds consists of photographs and text from the Archaeological and Geological Reconnaissance expedition that surveyed archaeological sites in Alberta, the Mackenzie Valley and the Upper Yukon, as well as the expedition journals and notes of Wesley Bliss, Joseph Maloney, Douglas Osborne, Thomas Cain, and [Alden?] Hayes. The photographs include images of archaeological sites and the communities of Fort Good Hope, Shingle Point (Yukon) and Aklavik.

This fonds consists of prints and negatives, including cellulose nitrate and one glass negative, formerly owned by Archibald Lang Fleming, as well as a program for the opening of the All Saints' Hospital in Aklavik in 1937, attended by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir (John Buchan). The photographs include the communities of: Aklavik, Baker Lake, Cambridge Bay, Cape Dorset, Chesterfield Inlet, Clyde River, Coppermine, Eskimo Point, Lake Harbour, Pangnirtung, and Pond Inlet, among others. Images feature the portraits and daily activities of Inuit and Dene and Anglican churches and missions.

This fonds consists of 12 cm of original and published textual material, 41 black and white and colour photographs relating to the mine at Outpost Island and Slave Lake Gold Mines Ltd and one map. The original textual material includes handwritten and typewritten letters written by Archie Jamieson, his family, friends that worked at Outpost Island and J.J. Byrne. In addition, there are original proxy forms for the Slave Lake Gold Mines Shareholders Committee, a share certificate, and an envelope addressed to Archie Jamieson that is stamped Outpost Island Post Office, 1941. There is also a Report to Bondholders and Shareholders from Slave Lake Gold Mines Ltd., three blank proxy forms for the Slave Lake Gold Mines Ltd., as well as correspondence and a copy of a Supreme Court of Ontario ruling under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, 1933. In addition, there is some photocopied textual material consisting of published information about mineral development at Outpost Island, a diamond drill record, as well as copies of correspondence related to the operation of the mine The photographs date between the 1940s and 1990s and include both black and white and colour photographs, as well as 13 copy digital photographs. The photographs depict the Outpost Island mine site, staff and buildings including the mill, the boat used by employees to leave the site and former recreation centre. The map is of the Northwestern part of Canada and identifies the location of Outpost Island, and the distances from Outpost Island to Fort Resolution, Yellowknife and Edmonton.

Records consist of two issues (June 1975 and June 1976) of "The Beaufort Seer", a newsletter published by Pallister Resource Management, Ltd. For the member companies of the Arctic Petroleum Operators' Association. The newsletter contains articles on environmental impact studies, and oil drilling activities in the Beaufort Sea.

This fonds consists of approximately 30 cm of textual material from the Arctic Public Legal Education and Information Society. The material dates from 1987-1996 and includes minutes of board meeting, minutes from the Annual General Meeting, annual budgets, auditor reports and staff reports about the activities of the organization. In addition, there is information about workshops and programs delivered by the organization.

Records include photographs relating to the Arctic Red River ferry MV McQuesten dating from the early summer of 1974. The second photograph features Captain Nash, who had brought the ferry down river from Hay River that season, cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

This accession consists of 0.9 cm of textual records and 29 audio cassettes created by Alestine Andre during her Arctic Red River (Tsiigehtchic) Oral History Project in Tsiigehtchic in 1989-1990. The goal of the project was to collect information on the traditional lifestyle and cultural beliefs of the Gwichya Gwich'in in Tsiigehtchic. The textual records document the project's administration, and include a final report and a transcript. The audio cassettes include interviews conducted on various dates with five Elders who agreed to participate in the project: Hyacinthe Andre, Andre Jerome, Joan Nazon, Annie Norbert, and Nap Norbert.

"The Arctic Review" appears to be a newsletter written by Canadian military personnel in the western arctic, possibly Cambridge Bay. The newsletter is marked as having limited circulation and may have been written as a comedic piece of literature. The newsletter contains jokes, stories poking fun at high level military officials and witticisms

This accession consists of booklets relating to the Arctic Winter Games, including “for those who were there” NWT Team booklet from the 1978 Games held in Hay River-Pine Point, “we’re together again” NWT Team booklet from the 1980 Games held in Whitehorse, “Northwest Territories Team 1982 Arctic Winter Games Fairbanks, Alaska”, and “Cultural Performances, Arts and Entertainment Program 1998 Arctic Winter Games Yellowknife, Northwest Territories March 15-21”.

This accession consists of one black and white photographic print of the women's Red Wings softball team taken in Yellowknife in 1941.

Many of the photographs are postcards mounted on scrapbook pages. The photographs were taken in the 1920s and depict Fort Simpson, New Chicago, riverboats, Arctic Red River, the ramparts and Fort Norman as well as other scenes from around Great Slave Lake and along the Mackenzie River as far north as Aklavik.

The fonds consists of records of Arthur Boutilier's professional and personal life. The records include records drawings, maps and planning documents related to his training and work in architecture, urban design and national park planning, land use and management plans, supplemented with posters, maps, drawings, and diagrams to support the process, a 1976 trip journal, writings about Arthur's life both written by him and others, and photographs taken by Arthur, supplemented by reflections on photography and memorabilia from some of his photography exhibits. The records are grouped into four series: Portfolios, Land Use and Management Planning, Writings, and Photography, with some overlap between them.

The report, titled "Reconnaissance of Yellowknife River and Adjacent Lakes, Great Slave Lake, N.W.T., July 1 - Sept. 7, 1928", carries the name Henry L. Smyth, Jnr. on the cover. The map is of "Yellowknife River and adjacent lakes from Yellowknife Village north to the third portage," is also dated July 1-September 7, 1928, and was drawn by Mr. Smyth. Scale 1" to 4,000 feet. The present day site of Detah is indicated on the map as being Yellowknife Village. Mineral deposits in the area have been annotated onto the map.

This accession consists of one photograph of Ronald J. Jones' log house in Fort Simpson. Ronald J. Jones was a trapper and hunter who later operated a general store in Fort Simpson. He married Jeannie Villeneuve and his nephew, Jimmy Villeneuve, was mayor of Fort Simpson. Ronald Jones died in 1978.

Two of the photographs are mounted on calendars from 1952. The single image (:0001) shows Con camp in July 1936. It shows three aircraft and several tents. One of the two calendars was distributed by Ted Cinnamon, Yellowknife agent for Imperial Oil Ltd and features a photograph (:0003) showing oil trucks, a tractor train, and oil tanks along the shore of Great Slave Lake - Latham Island. The second calendar features a picture (:0002) of a boat, possibly the Radium Yellowknife and was distributed by the Lakeview Coffee Shop.

Records include an interview conducted with Bill Banford in which he reminisces about people, places and incidents he encountered while travelling the Mackenzie River.

This accession consists of a document related to an educational program on government and elections. The document, entitled "Position of the Legislative Assembly on Constitutional Development in the Northwest Territories" contains twelve lessons explaining the processes of government and the procedure of elections. It was designed to be used as part of a larger program by community educators on "Government and Elections" prior to the 1975 Territorial election.

This fonds consists of one folder of text and approximately 865 photographs taken during the time Bart Hawkins spent in the north at various Royal Canadian Mounted Police stations, including Fort Simpson, Yellowknife, Port Radium, and Fort Liard. Included among the images are views of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) duties, some recreational activities of the RCMP and views of the scenery in the regions where Bart Hawkins was stationed. Many of the images show RCMP personnel and facilities. Also included are images of treaty payment days and Port Radium mine. The textual material consists of two pamphlets from the city of Yellowknife.

The fonds consists of 23.5 cm of textual records and 117 maps created by Bear Exploration and Radium Limited in its exploration and development work in the gold mining industry around Yellowknife in the 1930s and 1940s. The records appear to be predominently those of BEAR's NWT Manager of Operations, Hugh Fraser, and include correspondence, reports, financial statements, drill records, licenses, payroll and employment records, prospector's agreements, assay certificates, certificates of work, and maps of maps of claims, drill holes, and geological features for several groups of claims in the Yellowknife area, including Jacknife, Yellowrex, Giant, Sevenore (Fort Rae Gold), Atlas, Admiral, Quyta, Greyling, G.E.M, Ace, Daw, Homer, Neptune, Turnback Lake, Akaitcho, Lucky, HGB, WO3, BYG, and Beulah Gold Mines.

This fonds consists of 3 cm of textual material of correspondence and progress reports relating to the operations and closing down of Beaulieu Yellowknife Mines Ltd.