Inventory to POSTERS, ORIGINAL ART & MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Held at the Yukon Archives W r m WHITEHORSE YUKON CANADA Z O ^ R D O V c/y « g g B g 1 |H B TBY THIS REMEDY FOB CABIN FEVER Do; Team Races - Sooraoogh Dances • Soowshoe Races • Hockey - Skiing - Days Of '98 Games - Skookum- Jim Tn ; 0- War • Carlin; - Parade Of The Qneeos ___________________ Anthentic Indian Dances COKE IK TO TOWK TO CELEBRATE ^ Ss ~£— ~ MARCH1963 1-2-3 ¥>______ M January 1997 é m H(Education Libraries and Archives Inventory to FOSTERS, ORIUIML ART & boscellaneoes ITEMS Held at the Yukon Archives January 1997 1( é o h Education Libraries and Archives Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Yukon Archives Inventory to posters, original art & miscellaneous items held at the Yukon Archives Issued by Yukon Archives. ISBN 1-55018-779-1 Includes an index. 1. Posters -- Yukon Territory — Catalogs. 2. Art — Yukon Territory — Catalogs. 3. Collectibles — Yukon Territory -- Catalogs. 4. Yukon Archives - Catalogs. I. Yukon Territory. Yukon Education, n. Tide. CD3645.Y8I68 1997 016.741.674 C97-980334-9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................................... 1-1 Miscellaneous Items.......................................................................................................2-1 Original Art...................................................................................... 3-1 Posters........................................................................................................................... 4-1 Title Index..... ..................................................................................................................5-1 Subject Index................................ 6-1 INTRODUCTION Overview This catalogue includes a listing of posters, broadsides, original art and miscellaneous items that have been acquired by the Yukon Archives. Posters include promotional materials, bills, broadsides and placards. The original art collection includes paintings, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts. Miscellaneous objects include three-dimensional objects such as buttons, ribbons, badges, tags, stickers, and puzzles. All the material relates to the Yukon and dates from 1828 to the present. Much of the material advertises events and activities. There are over 500 posters, 50 miscellaneous objects, and 50 original art items. The descriptions in the catalogue are organized by type: Miscellaneous Items, Original Art, and Posters. Within each category, the descriptions are filed according to their location codes. The location code is located in the right hand comer. The first letter of the location code indicates the type of material: O = Original Art, M = Miscellaneous Item, and P = Poster. e.g. 0-56 P-434 M-32 The location code is required to havç the item retrieved. Many of the items have been acquired as single, independent items. In some instances, an item may be part of a collection or fonds. In such cases, the provenance or collection name is given in the description. To view the related material, please see the fonds or collection description filed in the Reference Room. Subject Index The descriptions have been subject indexed according to the topics or names that relate to the item. Many of the items have two subject headings, usually a specific heading and more general heading. The subject index lists all of the headings and the location code of the description that pertains to that heading. Refer to the appropriate section to find the item in question. Title Index The title index allows access to the material based on the title of the description. The titles have been sorted alphabetically, and are followed by the location code. Refer to the appropriate section to find the item in question. Retrieval of Items found in the Catalogue All of the materials in the catalogue can be viewed by filling out a retrieval slip and submitting it to the Reference Staff member at the front desk. Indicate on the retrieval slip the location code of the item that is désired. Page 1-1 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS I’VE EXPLORED CANADA'S ARCTIC - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. — NO M-l DATE. 1 button: b & w, blue; 5 cm. in diameter Subjects: Northwest Territories - Description and travel; Tourist trade - Northwest Territories Three Northward air baggage tickets to Whitehorse, Mayo and M-2 Dawson. — No date. 3 tickets: blue, white; 4 x6 cm. Subjects: Air lines - Northward; Air lines - Northward Muskrat Jamboree, Inuvik, N.W.T. — No Date. M-3 1 ribbon: white, blue; 18x5 cm. Subjects: Inuvik, Northwest Territories - Festivals; Festivals - Muskrat Jamboree GAME TAGS. — 1975-1976. M-4 7 game tags: coloured Metal strip game tags for the 1975-76 hunting season. All number 1 tags for caribou, sheep, moose, black bear, grizzly, polar bear and goat. Produced by the Yukon Government. Subjects: Big game hunting Whitehorse Ski Club. — 1972-1973. M-5 1 badge: blue, white; 8 cm. in diameter Made of cloth. Subjects: Whitehorse Ski Club Nobody likes a drunk, especially a Yukon driver. Yukon Check M-6 Stop - Y. T. G. — No date. 3 cardboard coasters: yellow, orange, grey; 11x11 cm. 3 copies. Page 2-1 Inventory to Posters, Original Art and Miscellaneous Items Subjects: Liquor problem - Yukon Territory Golden Anniversary. Royal Canadian Legion 1926 -1976. — 1976. M—7 I cardboard coaster: red, gold, blue, white; 10 x 10 cm. Subjects: Royal Canadian Legion INUVIK CENTENNIAL LIBRARY - BOOKMARK . — 1967. M—8 I bookmark: b & w; 13 x 8 cm. Subjects: Inuvik Centennial Library Yukon Regional Library, Whitehorse branch - bookmark. — No M—9 DATE. 1 bookmark: b & w; 15x7 cm. Subjects: Yukon Regional Library - Whitehorse branch; Whitehorse Public Library Yukon Flotilla and Yukon River Flotilla, Whitehorse. — No date. M—10 3 envelopes: red, blue, gold, b & w; 11 x 24 cm. Two Yukon Flotilla envelopes and one Yukon River Flotilla envelope. Coloured copy of Yukon coat of arms appears on envelopes. Subjects: Yukon River Flotilla. Fingertip Selector. — No date. M—11 1 telephone directory: 24 x 11 cm. 'Fingertip Selector' is a telephone directory with Yukon businesses advertised in it. The directory is blank, ready for the input of personal numbers. A message from Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on how Canadians can protect themselves against the potential danger of nuclear war, appears on the inside of the directory. Also, on the back of every page are tips on what to do in the event of nuclear war. Subjects: Yukon Territory - Business enterprises; Business enterprises - Miscellanea, ephemera, etc. Alaska token. — No date. M—12 1 token: 2 cm. in diameter Alaska token donated by Edward L. Beau, Feb. 27/78. Letter 4080-1-4 same date. Page 2-2 Miscellaneous Items Subjects: Alaska - Miscellanea, ephemera, etc. Mourning stationary for Office of Crown Timber and Land Agent of the Yukon Territory. — 1900s. 1 stationary. A black border has been applied to the stationary to denote time of mourning for a high official. Subjects: Yukon Territory - Government Mourning stationary for Office of the Gold Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. — ca. 1900's or 1910's. 1 stationary. A black border has been applied to the stationary to denote time of mourning for a high official. Subjects: Gold commissioner; Yukon Territory - Government Stationary for office of the Gold commissioner of the Yukon Territory. — No date. 1 stationary. Subjects: Gold commissioner; Yukon Territory - Government Yukon Wildlife and Parks Services Branch. — No date. 6 badges. Badges for uniforms. Subjects: Yukon Wildlife and Parks; Yukon Territory - Government Dawson City 1962 Gold Rush Festival sticker. — 1962. 1 sticker: 15x11 cm. Provenance/Collection: Faulkner, Victoria Anna Belle Accession Number: 83/50 - 3 Subjects: Dawson City - Festivals, etc. Dawson City Yukon, home of the Klondike. — No date. Page 2-3 Inventory to Posters, Original Art and Miscellaneous Items 1 pennant: 46 cm. long 'Dawson City Yukon, Home of the Klondike', pennant. Provenance/CoUection: Faulkner, Victoria Anna Belle Accession Number: 83/50 - 3 Subjects: Dawson City - Miscellanea, ephemera, etc. Commercial Hotel, Whitehorse and Merchants Transportation CO. LTD. — NO DATE GIVEN. 2 advertising cards: 7 x 12 cm. and 8x13 cm. A business card from the Commercial Hotel, Whitehorse and Merchants Transportation Co. Ltd. Provenance/Collection: Lawson, Eric Accession Number: 81/155 - 2 Subjects: Commercial Hotel; Merchants Transportation Co. Ltd. Whitehorse Inn and Otto H. Partridge. — 1930. 1 luggage sticker: 1 personal calling card. One luggage sticker from the Whitehorse Inn and Otto H. Partridge's personal calling card. Provenance/Collection: Tiermann, Aubrey, F. Accession Number: 81/152 - 2 Subjects: Whitehorse Inn; Partridge, Otto H. Faro - dog tag. — 1972. I dog tag. Village of Faro dog tag. Provenance/Collection: MRG 3 Series 1 Subjects: Faro - Dog tag; Dogs - Laws and legislation W. P. & Y. R. — NO DATE. 1 deck playing cards. One deck of W. P. & Y. R. playing cards. A variety of W. P. & Y. R. photographic scenes are depicted on the cards. Page 2-4 Miscellaneous Items Provenance/Collection: Coutts, Robert C. Accession Number: 78/69 - 3 Subjects: White Pass and Yukon Route; Railroads - White Pass and Yukon Route Yukon Motors Limited. — 1955. M—23 I deck playing cards. One deck of playing cards used as advertising for Yukon Motors Limited. Provenance/Collection: Coutts, Robert C. Accession Number: 78/69-3 Subjects: Yukon Motors Limited; Business enterprises - Yukon Motors Limited