A Vast and Magnificent Land

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

A Vast and Magnificent Land

Entry/Object ID

2009.015.01

Tags

Northern Ontario, Mining History, Lumber History, Hunting and Trapping, Fur Trade, Indigenous History, Paper Mills, Railway History

Scope and Content

Book containing ten chapters each discussing different aspects of life and development in Northern Ontario.

Context

The book is broken down into ten chapters, each written by different authors discussing the history of life in Northern Ontario. They are as follows: 1. The Place and People by Matt Bray 2. Exploration and the Fur Trade by Philip Albanese 3. Transportation and Communications by Ernie Epp 4. Lumbering, Pulp and Paper, and Forestry by Victor C. Smith 5. Mining by Angus Gilbert 6. Agriculture and Settlement by Roman Brozowski, Keith Topps, and David Rees 7. Industry by C. M. Wallace 8. Cities and Towns by Ovia Saarinen 9. Culture and the Arts by Joan Kivi-Pietila 10. Sports and Recreation by Joe Greaves

Collection

Northern Ontario History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Laurentian University, Lakehead University

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1965

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

A Vast and Magnificent Land

Description

Book containing ten chapters each discussing different aspects of life and development in Northern Ontario.

Creator

David Rees, Angus Gilbert, Matt Bray, C. M. Wallace, Ernie Epp, Joe Greaves, Philip Albanese, Oiva W. Saarinen, Keith Topps, Victor C. Smith, Joan Kivi-Pietila, Leo Bernier, Roman Brozowski

Date(s) of Creation

1984

Subjects

History, Fur trade, Trapping, Hunting, Mining, Cities & towns, Lumber, Paper, Logging, Railways, Indigenous peoples, Agriculture, Arts festivals, Sports, Settlements, Land development, Industrial development

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

Northern Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

2302

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-8667-002-0

Dimensions

Width

9-1/2 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Northern Ontario History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 19, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement

Date Examined

Jan 19, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Notes

The dust jacket has grown brittle

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Fran Michelutti

Owner/Agent

Fran Michelutti

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donated by Fran Michelutti on November 4th, 2009

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 19th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 19, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 19, 2022