Canadian National Interdepartmental Correspondence sent to H. Deevey, F. Ryan, P. J. Coyne, C. Woods, and A. Brankley in Capreol ON from A. MacDonald, Master Mechanic in Capreol ON

Name/Title

Canadian National Interdepartmental Correspondence sent to H. Deevey, F. Ryan, P. J. Coyne, C. Woods, and A. Brankley in Capreol ON from A. MacDonald, Master Mechanic in Capreol ON

Entry/Object ID

2021.1675.01

Tags

Canadian National, Capreol, Ontario, Town of Capreol

Scope and Content

Interdepartmental correspondence on Canadian National official letterhead from A. MacDonald, a master mechanic to H. Deavey, F. Ryan, P. J. Coyne, C. Woods, and A. Brankley in Capreol, Ontario in 1951. The correspondence is a congratulations message sent to the above mentioned workers for being selected to work on the royal equipment train and for doing such an excellent job.

Context

Original document, carbon copy of the letter sent. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.

Collection

Canadian National, Capreol History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Canadian National, Royal Visit

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Huntsville Station Museum

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation

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

Object Name

Interdepartmental Correspondence

Class

Correspondence

Category

Primary Source

Archive Details

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1919

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canadian National Interdepartmental Correspondence sent to H. Deevey, F. Ryan, P. J. Coyne, C. Woods, and A. Brankley in Capreol ON from A. MacDonald, Master Mechanic in Capreol ON

Description

Interdepartmental correspondence on Canadian National official letterhead from A. MacDonald, a master mechanic to H. Deavey, F. Ryan, P. J. Coyne, C. Woods, and A. Brankley in Capreol, Ontario in 1951.

Creator

Canadian National

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Subjects

Letters, Correspondence

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

33217

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

11 in

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #2

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

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Creasing, Fading

Date Examined

Mar 15, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Surface

The document is creased

Materials

carbon paper, ink

Structure

The document has grown brittle due to age and material

Notes

Good condition

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian National

Owner/Agent

Canadian National

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on December 7, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on March 15, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 13, 2022