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Yukon Order of Pioneers fonds

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Title 

 

Yukon Order of Pioneers fonds

Title Notes 

 

Title based on provenance of the fonds.

Level of Description 

 

Fonds

Dates of Creation 

 

1886-1989

Physical Description 

 

0.9 m of textual records and other material

Scope and Content 

 

The fonds consists of textual records and photographs created and collected by the Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Yukon Order of Pioneers.

The records are described in five series: Yukon Order of Pioneers (82/454), Grand Lodge (82/454, 83/31, 90/55), Dawson Lodge #1 (82/2, 82/398, 82/454, 85/47, 86/92), Whitehorse Lodge #2 (84/40, 94/139), and Ladies Auxiliary of the Yukon Order of Pioneers (97/59).

The series Yukon Order of Pioneers includes membership accounts, membership applications, membership registers and an index of members.

The series Grand Lodge includes by-laws, minutes, correspondence, and financial records.

The series Dawson Lodge #1 includes minutes, membership applications, membership accounts, and correspondence.

The series Whitehorse Lodge #2 includes membership applications and minutes.

The series Ladies Auxiliary of the Yukon Order of Pioneers consists of financial records 1971-1989.

Included in the series are seven b&w photographs collected by the YOOP.

Administrative History or Biographical Sketch 

 

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Yukon Order of Pioneers

Immediate Source of Acquisition 

 

Material donated by presidents of the Yukon Order of Pioneers (YOOP) beginning in 1974. Accession 97/59 was donated by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Yukon Order of Pioneers in 1997.

Restrictions on Access 

 

There are no donor-imposed restrictions on this material. General copyright or institutional or legal restrictions may apply.

Notes 

 

Records in 82/454 were borrowed from the YOOP in Dawson City by the Glenbow-Alberta Institute in June 1959 and microfilmed.

An 8 page printed program titled "Yukon Order of Pioneers. Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Klondike Gold Rush of '98 and Fifty-Second Anniversary of Discovery Day 1896 - Tuesday, Aug. 17 - 1948" (86/92) was transferred to the Yukon Archives imprint collection (PAM 1948-0044).

Item level Title, Scope and Content, and Dates of Creation information taken from photographs. Information in square brackets [ ] provided by Archivist.

Physical Description Notes 

 

Accession 82/2 consists of 0.07m of textual records. Accession 82/398 consists of 1 b&w print. Accession 82/454 consists of 0.65m of textual records, 2 oversize folders of textual records, 1 microfilm reel, and 5 b&w prints. Accession 83/31 consists of 0.005m of textual records. Accession 84/40 consists of 0.13m of textual records. Accession 85/47 consists of 0.025m of textual records. Accession 86/92 consists of 0.005m of textual records and 1 b&w print. Accession 90/55 consists of 0.015m of textual records. Accession 94/139 consists of 1 oversize folder of textual records. Accession 97/59 consists of 0.45m of in-process material.

Availability of Other Formats 

 

COR 224 f8-f9 and COR 225 were digitized for enhanced access in February and March 2011.

Copy negative is available for the photograph in accession 86/92.

Finding Aid 

 

File list is available for accession 82/2.
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File list is available for the textual records in accession 82/454.
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Papers of Yukon Order of Pioneers 1886-1922, a list of records on microfilm created by the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, is available for MF 58 (82/454).
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File list is available for accession 83/31.
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File list is available for accession 84/40.
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File list is available for accession 85/47.
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File list is available for the textual record in accession 86/92.
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File list is available for accession 90/55.
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File list is available for accession 94/139.
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Index of membership applicants is available for the textual records in COR 4 f2 (85/47), COR 220 f1 (82/2), COR 224 f8-f9 (82/454), COR 225 f1-f3 (82/454), and COR 226 f1 (84/40).
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COR 224 f8 (82/454), Membership Applications (A-L), has been digitized.
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COR 224 f9 (82/454), Membership Applications (L-Y, A-L), has been digitized.
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COR 225 f1 (82/454), Membership Applications, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f2 (82/454), Membership Applications, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f3 (82/454), Membership Applications, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f4 (82/454), Membership Register, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f5 (82/454), Constitution and Membership Roll, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f6 (82/454), Membership Register, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f7 (82/454), Alphabetical Index of Members, has been digitized.
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COR 225 f8 (82/454), Alphabetical Membership Register, has been digitized.
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Related Material 

 

Yukon Order of Pioneers sash, M-125

Yukon Order of Pioneers membership certificate, P-257

Accruals 

 

Yukon Archives has received additional material for this fonds that has yet to be included in this description. The material is in accessions 94/103, 2000/47R (records from the Grand Lodge and Whitehorse Lodge #2), 2005/30 (Whitehorse Lodge #2), 2016/11, and 2021/16 (Grand Lodge). Further accruals are expected.

Accession(s) 

 

82/2, 82/398, 82/454, 83/31, 84/40, 85/47, 86/92, 90/55, 94/139, 97/59

Specific Location 

 

COR 4 (85/47) : Textual records
COR 220 (82/2) : Textual records
COR 221 to COR 225 (82/454) : Textual records
COR 226 (84/40) : Textual records
COR 327 (83/31) : Textual records
COR 346 (86/92) : Textual records
COR 948 (90/55) : Textual records
COR O/S 8 (82/454) : Textual records
COR O/S 8 (94/139) : Textual records
COR O/S 12 (82/454) : Textual records
PHO 47 (82/398) : Photographs
PHO 318 (86/92) : Photographs
PHO O/S 12 (82/454) : Photographs
MF 58 (82/454) : Microfilm
2/14/4 (97/59) : In-process material

Record Last Modified 

 

2022-08-11

Record URL 

 

https://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%205134?SESSIONSEARCH

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