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Hope Morritt fonds
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| Title Notes |
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Title based on provenance of the fonds.
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| Level of Description |
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Fonds
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| Dates of Creation |
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1947-1987
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| Physical Description |
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0.26 m of textual records
9 photographs : 7 b&w prints, 2 col. slides
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| Scope and Content |
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The fonds consists of research material, correspondence and photographs used for the writing of Hope Morritt's memoir, "Land of the Fireweed: A Young Woman's Story of Alaska Highway Construction Days".
The textual records include biographical information about individuals involved with the construction of the Alaska Highway; Department of National Defence material; meteorological documents about the coldest recorded day in North America; and articles about telecommunications in the north, the Canol pipeline, and Atlin, B.C. and the road building project to the community. There are also a few articles written by Morritt and her husband, Dan Cameron.
The photographs depict construction of the road to Atlin, a view of Whitehorse from the old Air Force road, and the crest of the "North-West Hi-Way System".
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| Administrative History or Biographical Sketch |
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Click on the link(s) below for more information.
Morritt, Hope, b. 1921
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition |
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Donated by Hope Morritt.
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| Restrictions on Access |
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There are no donor-imposed restrictions on this material. General copyright or institutional or legal restrictions may apply.
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| Finding Aid |
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File list is available.
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| Specific Location |
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MSS 407 - MSS 408 (98/120) : Textual records
PHO 556 (98/120) : Photographs
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| Record Last Modified |
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2014-03-25
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| Record URL |
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http://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%205575?SESSIONSEARCH
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