Catalogue of CN Documents Concerning School Car #15089
Name/Title
Catalogue of CN Documents Concerning School Car #15089Entry/Object ID
2021.536.01Description
A 9 page document listing various Canadian National Documents about school car #15089: 1) Letter from Fred Sloman in 1960: Sloman wanting an estimate for installing a oil-heating unit and a lighting system, he also wants the information for reaching the department of Education 2) Note in 1960: a forwarded letter from Fred Sloman 3) Letter to Fred Sloman from Superintendient in 1960: follow up on the lighting/heating request 4) Inter-Department Correspondence to Mr. Babb in Capreol 1960: confirming conversation on heating and lighting 5) Inter-department Correspondence to Mr. Babb in Capreol 1960: getting the school car a new fire extinguisher 6) Canadian National Telegram from C.E. Sanschagrin in 1961: inquiring about car operation in next term and if it needs repairs 7) Letter to Mr. Sanschagrin 1961: school car will operate, wants to know about the needed repairs 8) Letter to Mr. Sanschagrin in 1961: car needs kitchen and bathroom painted, but they are minor so they can wait 9) Letter to Mr. McNaughton in 1961: giving a quote for the cost of painting and cleaning 10) Letter to Mr. McNaughton in 1961: recommends the school car goes in for extensive repairs next summer 11) Sales Order CNR 1961: items needed to repair school car 12) Interdepartmental Correspondence to Mr. Bloomfield in 1961: sales order 13) Letter to Mr. Noel in Toronto in 1962: rumors of Sloman car retirement, suggesting it be preserved 14) Personal Note: advising that school car needs repairs if it is to be used 15) Form from Mechanical Department 1962: listing the condition of all of the car parts and estimated cost for repairs 16) Note attached to the form from Mechanical Department: 17) CNR Telegram in 1962: plans to paint the car in Toronto and turn it over to a museum in Goderich 18) CNR Memorandum 1962 to Mr. Wynne: shipping instructions and information about transporting the car, speed restrictions of 30 MPH, on the way to Spadina coach shop for inspection 19) Letter to Mr. Noel in Toronto:discussing retirement of school car 20) Interdepartmental Correspondence to W.C Bowra in Toronto in 1962: enclosed are keys to the car, expected to depart on train 216 in Wednesday August 29th 21) Letter to Wm. Stephenson in Capreol in 1962: Fred wants to know if the car has left Capreol because department of Education lost track of it 22) Wire to Clinton ON to go to Sloman in 1962: car is in Toronto being painted, suggests who to contact because they are in charge of the car 23) Interdepartmental Correspondence to Mr. Piggot in Toronto in 1962: informing that the car is to be turned over to the Province of Ontario to become a museum, requesting it be painted 24) Agreement to Cancellation Notice to Mr. Vaughn in Montreal in 1962: stating lease agreement about the school car with the Department of Education is ending 25) Agreement to Cancellation Notice to Mr. Vaughan in 1962: detailing the ending of the lease agreement with Minister of Education of Ontario 26) Interdepartmental Correspondence to Mr. Tate in Toronto in 1963: forwarding the letter to turn the car over to the province to become a museum 27) CNR Telegram to Mr. Piggot in Toronto in 1963: stating the car left Mimico on train 459Context
Transcriptions of the correspondences detailing the process of retiring Canadian National School Car No. 1 in 1962. This school car was the one Fred Sloman taught on from 1926 until 1962 and it ran from Capreol to Foleyet. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario to provide education to rural northern Ontario communities.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
School Car