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Project files of the Canadian National Railways history [textual record, moving image, sound recording and graphic material]

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Accession

Date:

1879-1979.

Reference:

RG30, 1997-98/436 GAD, 1997-00320-1

BAN no.:

1997-00320-1

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

136061

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Record information – Details

Date(s):

1879-1979.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

2.3 m of textual records.
9 photographs : b&w and col.
157 sound recordings: cassette audio tapes
1 film: 16 mm, b&w silent

Language of material:

English

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This accession contains records that pertain to the 'CN History Project' (history of Canadian National Railways for the period 1922-1979) and Donald MacKay's publication 'The Asian Dream - The Pacific Rim and Canada's National Railway'. Included are typed transcripts of employee interview tapes (together with the original sound recordings), project-related correspondence and subject research files.
Other records (Box 9) include miscellaneous correspondence from the office of S.W. Fairweather, former Assistant Director, Bureau of Economics, a General Freight Traffic Manager special order book for the period 1928-1950 and a Superintendent of Car Shop Register of Cabooses constructed during the period ca. 1879-1941. The latter records such information as old (e.g. Grand Trunk 17500) and CN caboose numbers, builder name, date built, weight, construction type and remarks re: physical conversion from box cars to cabooses.
Colour photographs depict Donald Gordon during a visit to Japan and a 16mm film produced by Gagnon/Valkrus profiles CN's public image.
Accession consists of CNR former Vice-president Donald Gordon and Eric Stephenson at a press conference, Tokyo, JApan, 1966; Mr.& Mrs. Gordon Stephenson meeting the President of Japanese National Railways, Tokyo, Japan, 1978; CN reception hosted by R.E. Lawless farewell to Neale and introducing A.R. Steele, Japan, 1978

Physical description note:

Textual records: Records are generally in good condition

Custodial history:

These records were retrieved from CN's Archives Room, Records Servicentre, Montreal, Quebec.

Original extent note:

2.7 m textual records, sound recordings and photographic material.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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R231-0-0-E
R231-0-0-F
R231-1013-3-E
RG30
RG30-V-A-13

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RG30

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1997-98/436 GAD
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [RG30 1997-98/436] 1--8

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

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