Name/Title
Letter to Miss Helen from Fred SlomanEntry/Object ID
2021.518.01Description
A letter addressed to "Miss Helen" from Fred Sloman. It was written on January 1st, 1926 and is thanking Helen for sending gifts for the school children on the school car. He also describes how the pipes froze and he had to take the car in to get it fixed, but some railmen bundled up the gifts and brought them to the expecting children. He compares school car teaching to teaching in Oshawa. He ends the letter by wishing her well for the new year.Context
Letter sent from Fred Sloman to Miss Helen describing Christmas on the school car. Fred Sloman taught on a school car that ran from Capreol to Foleyet from 1926 until 1964. School cars were commissioned by the Ontario government to provide education in rural northern Ontario communities.Collection
Library ArchiveAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLegacy Lexicon
Class
Original CopyCategory
Primary SourcePublication Details
Author
Fred SlomanPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Capreol, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioDate Published
1926ISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: paper, inkInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Signed by Fred SlomanOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
32475Location
Location
Shelf
Capreol History SectionRoom
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Condition
Notes
Good condition, original copy, one small tearCreated By
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March 14, 2022Updated By
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April 20, 2022