A Railway Town has a School in a Railway Car

Name/Title

A Railway Town has a School in a Railway Car

Entry/Object ID

2021.542.01

Description

A 3 page article describing the implementation of Canadian National School Car No.1 Fred Sloman's school car. It praises the Canadian National Railway for working with the department of Education for Ontario to create a school system for northern Ontario's rural communities.

Context

Discusses the implementation of school cars in Northern Ontario, specifically Capreol. Fred Sloman was the teacher on the school car that ran from Capreol to Foleyet from 1926 until 1962. 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 Primary Object Term

Article

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Copy of a primary source

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Northern Monarch

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Date Published

1935

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Capreol High School Northern Monarch 1935" written in pen on front page

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32496

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

Fair condition, it is a photocopied version of the original document

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022