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Ngi Yong Lim fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1955-1991.

Reference:

R16820-0-0-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs, Objects (including medals and pins), Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5790855

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Ngi Yong Lim fonds
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Fonds includes:

32 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1955-1991.

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Added country of publication:

United States, Canada

Extent:

15 cm of textual records.
1 slide rule and 1 case.
4 photographs : col. prints.
28 technical drawings.
47 architectural drawings.
1 map.
4 plaques : metal.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists primarily of records demonstrating Mr. Ngi Yong Lim's contribution to the development of Stelco's milestone project Lake Erie Works, and the modernization of the Hilton Works. There are technical and architectural drawings, notes and calculations for various projects (both originals and copies), copies of research and reports, meeting minutes, reference materials used for various projects (some with annotations), letters of thanks, commemorative letters, certificates, metal plaques, photographs, and objects.

Also included are personal documents: correspondence with professional associations, business cards, ID pass at Stelco, university transcript and certification of good standing, CV, information on Stelco employee benefits, and other letters of correspondence to and from Mr. Lim.

Provenance:

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Lim, Ngi Yong, 1925-2002

Biography/Administrative history:

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Lim, Ngi Yong, 1925-2002 : Born in 1925, Ngi Yong Lim was originally from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He left in the late 1950s to study architectural (now civil) engineering at Washington State University, USA. After graduating in 1956, Yong worked briefly in Chicago, and then took a position as principal engineer at the firm Woodham Duckett in London, England. Here, he met and married Eli Alice Wilhelmsen (originally from Norway) in 1959 and they had four children.

In 1963, Mr. Lim and his family immigrated to Canada, where he accepted a position as civil engineer at H.G. Acres in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In 1966, Yong was offered a position as a civil engineer at the Steel Company of Canada (Stelco) in Hamilton, Ontario. He worked at Stelco for 21 years, notably in the Major Projects group, until his retirement in 1987. Subsequently, he worked on the detailing of concrete and steel structures, both as a consulting engineer from 1987 to 1989 and at Hoogovens Technical Services until 1992. Mr. Lim died on August 15th, 2002, in Burlington, Ontario.

Projects:
At H.G. Acres, he worked on such projects as the Churchill Falls Generating Station in Labrador and the Welland Canal. At Stelco, he worked on design and detailing for the foundations and concrete structures of the landmark Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, which has produced materials for major North American manufacturing companies. He was also involved in preparing preliminary layouts and cost estimates for various modernization projects at the Hilton Works in Hamilton.

Finding aid:

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Multiple media (Electronic) Finding aid is a file list describing volumes 1 to 14 MSS2754 (90: Open)

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Custodial history:

Documents kept by Mr. Lim to showcase his professional portfolio. Donated by the Lim family.

Associated material note:

For photographs relating to Mr. Lim's family life, see the Wilhelmsen/Lim family collection at the Royal Ontario Museum (digitized on their Collections website).

Related material:

For materials relating to Stelco, see: The Steel Company of Canada (Stelco) fonds (multiple media, R15513).
Subject heading:

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Engineers

Steel industry and trade - Ontario

Civil engineers Canada

Malaysian-Canadians
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2022-00239-3
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16820]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

13--14;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16820] 1--10

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16820]

[Consultation 90 Open]

11;

[Consultation 90 Open]

14;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Object

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16820] 12--13

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R16820] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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