Letter to Miss Saywell and Helen from Fred Sloman

Name/Title

Letter to Miss Saywell and Helen from Fred Sloman

Entry/Object ID

2021.519.01

Description

A typed letter addressed to Miss Saywell and Helen discussing Christmas plans for the year 1931 and how he plans to distribute the gifts and what he tells the children. Fred also explains how the gift exchanges happen through a series of games he develops to ensure no one goes home empty handed.

Context

Letter written by Fred Sloman discussing Christmas on the rails. Fred Sloman was a school car teacher on a car that ran between Capreol and Foleyet. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario to provide education to rural northern Ontario communities

Collection

Library Archive

Category

School Car

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Fred Sloman

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Date Published

1931

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Signed by Fred Sloman

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32476

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Capreol History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition, minor signs of damage

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022