Labrador Institute Archive Finding Aid
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Labrador Institute Archive Finding Aid Contents Battle Harbour Historic Trust Collection, [198-] ................................................................... 2 Barbara Long Fonds, c1967 ............................................................................................ 2 Brian Kunz Fonds, c1990 ............................................................................................... 3 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1989-2000 .................................................................... 3 Carol Brice-Bennett Collection, c1905-2015 ........................................................................ 4 Christopher Wynes Fonds, 1966-1994 ............................................................................... 22 Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Collection, 1967-1992 .................................................. 23 College of the North Atlantic Collection, 1991-1995 ............................................................. 24 Ellen Bryan Obed Fonds, [198-] ...................................................................................... 24 Elliott Merrick Collection, 1934-1998 ............................................................................... 26 Erik Sheer Fonds, 1978 ................................................................................................ 30 France Rivet Collection, 2009-2018 ................................................................................. 38 Hettasch Family Collection, 1820-1981 ............................................................................. 41 Hudson’s Bay Company Archive Collection, 1920 ................................................................. 57 Innu Nation Collection, 1993-1994 .................................................................................. 58 International Grenfell Association Collection, 1932-1962 ....................................................... 59 Iron Ore Company of Canada Collection, c1953-1992 ............................................................ 61 James Andersen Collection, 2008-2009 ............................................................................. 62 Joseph C. Iserhoff Fonds, 1902-1905 ................................................................................ 62 Joseph Townley Fonds, 1901 ......................................................................................... 63 Labrador Craft Producers’ Association Collection, 1989 ......................................................... 64 Labrador Creative Arts Festival Collection, 1979-2015 .......................................................... 65 Labrador Institute Collection, 1977- ................................................................................ 71 Labrador Interpretation Centre Collection, 1999-2005 ......................................................... 102 Labrador Resources Advisory Council Collection, 1978 ......................................................... 103 Labrador School Board Collection, 1977-2002 .................................................................... 105 Llewelyn Pritchard Fonds, 1969-1970 .............................................................................. 133 Mary Walker Fonds, c1989-1991 .................................................................................... 135 Memorial University of Newfoundland Division of Extension Service Collection, 1921-1990 .............. 136 Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive Collection, 1960-1982 ........... 146 OKâlaKatiget Society Collection, 1982-2010 ...................................................................... 147 Peary-Macmillan Arctic Museum Collection, 1891-1954......................................................... 170 Battle Harbour Historic Trust Collection, [198-] Richard Leacock Fonds, 1950........................................................................................ 205 Rupert H. Baxter Fonds, 1891 ....................................................................................... 206 Smithsonian Institution Collection, 1928-2001 ................................................................... 206 Stephen and Florence Tasker Fonds, 1906-1924 ................................................................. 207 Television Community Recreation Collection, 1976-2001 ...................................................... 211 Them Days Incorporated Collection, 1900-1984 .................................................................. 220 Torngat Wildlife, Plants, and Fisheries Secretariat Collection, 2010 ......................................... 221 Note: This finding aid does not enumerate off-site physical versions of digitized media Battle Harbour Historic Trust Collection, [198-] History Battle Harbour Historic Trust Incorporated is a registered charity dedicated to restoring, maintaining and promoting the village of Battle Harbour (a prominent former fishing settlement and administrative centre on Labrador's south coast) as a historical site and tourist destination. Scope and content Historical video footage taken in and around Battle harbour. Acquisition The Battle Harbour Historic Trust maintains a small video collection, and in 2008, trust volunteers gave permission for one of their videos to be copied for the Labrador Institute by Mark Turner and Justin Blum. Processing Video was transferred to DVD by Mark Turner as part of the LIFVC initiative, 2008-2010, and converted to MPG/MP4 by Morgon Mills, 2011-2012. Original media are stored off-site. Special Memories: A Look Back, Reflections of the Past, [198-] P. 1 DVD [M19 D1] E. 1 video file (MPEG) / 1.05 GB [conservation1/battle_harbour] EA. same [access1/battle_harbour] Accessioned 2008, description updated 2015. Scope and content Special Memories: “A Look Back” – Reflections of the Past is a compilation of video footage taken by S.M. Christian, a Newfoundland Ranger stationed at Battle Harbour between 1930 and 1949. The video was transferred to VHS by G.M. Media, a St. John’s company founded 1982 and operational until at least April 1990, based on a newspaper clipping in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies vertical files. (00:33:00) FV.001.F.A.003 Barbara Long Fonds, c1967 Film Reels, c1967 P. 9 reels of Super 8 film, 1 DVD [M34 D1] E. 6 video files (MOV) / 73.9 GB [conservation3/long] EA. 6 video files (MP4) / 916 MB [access/long] Accessioned 1 May 2018, description updated 2018. Acquisition Donated by Neal Wood, 1 May 2018. 2 Brian Kunz Fonds, c1990 History According to Neal, the film belonged to and was most likely shot by his great aunt Barbara, who was born Barbara Long in England and came to Labrador as a nurse with the International Grenfell Association. She met and married a local man, Neil Lethbridge of Sandwich Bay (brother to Neal’s maternal grandfather, Ford Lethbridge), and thereafter resided in Labrador for the rest of her life. See Them Days 14.1, pp.52-3, for photographs and a transcription of Barbara’s story of surviving a plane crash off St. John’s Island in 1969, as recorded by her niece, Neal’s mother, Barbara (Lethbridge) Wood. Processing Reels 1-2 and 4-7 were digitized by Flume Media, June 2018. Reels 3, 8, and 9 were not digitized. The six digitized reels are available electronically in access and preservation formats, and the access format has also been transferred to DVD. Only reel 6 contains substantial Labrador footage. It is described below. Holdings 1. “Cartwright—summer + Greyhound Bus” / 63823 2. 41208 3. “Vancouver” / 63839 4. “Miss B. Long, I.G.A. Hospital, Cartwright, Labrador” 5. “Miss B. Long, I.G.A. Hospital, Cartwright, Labrador” (not distinguished from #4) 6. “NWR+Makkovik 1967” (21:44.) Various clips. Colour, silent. Notes by Marjorie Barnes and Morgon Mills. 0:00 NWR Post Office / 0:37 cable car (both footage taken from the car and footage taken of the car, from the ground) / 0:52 NWR hospital / 1:15 Jack Watts / 1:25 Harold Baikie / Aerial views of NWR and area / 2:40 Mokami / 3:46 Mani Ashini (patient at NWR hospital) / various portraits of local people / baby Jerry Andrews at NWR hospital / 4:37 dog team at NWR / 5:26 Wood Cottage and area in NWR / Aerial views of coastal communities / 6:45 mountain scenery / 8:02 Innu children (patients in NWR hospital) / 8:48 Dr. Chris Wynes (cf. Wynes collection, e.g. image 24, same sweater); his presence confirms the 1966-67 date / 11:22 boil-up / 11:36 Children at NWR hospital / 12:59 HBC store and cable car / 19:26 airplanes at NWR. 7. unlabelled, about 120 ft. 8. “Expo Montreal, London + Brighton”, two clips: one about 20 ft., another about 4 ft. 9. “Expo – Montreal – London – Bristol – Brighton” (written on leader), about 80 ft. Brian Kunz Fonds, c1990 Habitat Management and Protection, c1990 P. 136 slides and one document [M11 C1] E. 136 images (TIFF) / 5.39 GB [conservation1/b_kunz] EA. 136 images (JPEG) / 10.8 MB [access1/b_kunz] Accessioned prior to 2010, description updated 2015. History Brian Kunz led an expedition into the Mealy Mountains in the late 1980s or early 1990s as part of an experiential education program for the Outdoor Programs Office at Dartmouth College, where as of 2015 he is the Deputy Director. He was accompanied by his wife, Lindsay Putnam, and several others. Scope and content Slides documenting an expedition conducted into the Mealy Mountains on cross-country skis. Also a photocopy of Kunz’s business card. Processing For conservation reasons, the slides have been transferred from their original two carousels into an