Collection search - William C. Kenyon fonds [textual record, sound recording, philatelic material, graphic material]

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William C. Kenyon fonds [textual record, sound recording, philatelic material, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1880-1992.

Reference:

R3825-0-6-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings, Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

162194

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William C. Kenyon fonds
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Fonds includes:

1 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1880-1992.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

50 leaves of textual records various formats
1 album (photographs and philatelic records) b&w prints
4 photographs b&w
2 audio cassettes (1 h, 50 min).

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Fonds consists of materials which document William C. Kenyon's career and the Railway Mail Service from 1942 to 1970. These include a scrapbook compiled by William C. Kenyon, from ca. 1950 to 1972, who kept the book in the Railway Mail Clerk's room where his colleagues were invited to contribute photos of themselves. The scrapbook contains Railway Mail Service memorabilia, 1880-1980, for the Winnipeg Division, consisting predominantly of photographs, but also including postal covers, postcards, postal markings, postage stamps, postal forms, and miscellaneous documents. Other material includes a scrap book consisting of William C. Kenyon's personal collection of Railway Mail Service memorabilia for the Winnipeg Division such as photographs, postal covers, postcards, postal markings, postage stamps, postal forms, and miscellaneous documents. Included with the scrap book are a magazine and/or newspaper clippings as well as photocopies.

Fonds also contains ephemera and/or memorabilia pertaining to the Canadian Railway Mail Service, retained by Kenyon during his service as a Railway Mail Clerk. These materials, 1942-1970, include 25 varied Post Office Department/Railway Mail Service forms, as well as a series of 23 "Railway Mail Clerk's Association" membership cards and two Civil Service Commission training course documents: an information card and a course certificate.

Photographic material consists of: one copy print taken from an original photo-montage depicting Railway Mail Clerks from the Winnipeg Division; three group photographs of Canadian Railway Mail Clerks from the Winnipeg Division, taken by William C. Kenyon, at various retirement and/or reunion parties.

Sound recordings consist of a prebroadcast interview on April 8, 1981 by Agatha Moir of William C. Kenyon, Alex Koster, Horace Longstaff and Reg Guy, all former Royal Mail clerks with Canada Post, who talk about their careers as mail clerks aboard mail cars on Canada's railways; and a 1992 autobiographical sketch by William C. Kenyon about his postal career, made on the occasion of his retirement.

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Kenyon, William C

Biography/Administrative history:

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Kenyon, William C : William C. Kenyon, railway mail clerk, lived in Winnipeg and worked for the Winnipeg Division of the Railway Mail Service (Post Office Department). National Archives of Canada Philatelic Collection acquisition files.

Finding aid:

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Post Office Department/Railway Mail Service forms; "Railway Mail Clerk's Association" membership cards and two Civil Service Commission training course documents: an information card and a course certificate (accession 1993-001 DAP): (Other) Inventory list. Item level. CPA-131 In Reference Services.

Sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

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Arrangement note:

Post Office Department/Railway Mail Service forms; "Railway Mail Clerk's Association" membership cards and two Civil Service Commission training course documents: an information card and a course certificate (accession 1993-001 DAP): Arranged chronologically., Three group photographs, 1948-1977, depicting Canadian Railway Mail Clerks, from the Winnipeg Division, taken by William C. Kenyon, at various retirement and/or reunion parties (accession 1992-325 DAP): Arranged chronologically.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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120-080453-8
120-080456-2
120-080467-8
120-08479-1
121-080026-8
1992-290 DAP
1992-325 DAP
1993-001 DAP
1993-0130 MISA
1993-039 DAP
2253 (1993-01-20)
91-041
92-004
92-287
93-114
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1993-001] 4046

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1992-290]

[Consultation 90 Open]

120 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [1992-325]

[Consultation 90 Open]

53;

[Consultation 90 Open]

141;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [VANCOUVER WOMEN'S ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL SERVICE ASS 1992-290] PF 0098

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1993-039] A1019

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Scrapbook (accession 1993-039 DAP): No donor restrictions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Post Office Department/Railway Mail Service forms; "Railway Mail Clerk's Association" membership cards and two Civil Service Commission training course documents: an information card and a course certificate (accession 1993-001 DAP): No donor restrictions. Copyright varies on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Canadian Postal Archives / National Archives of Canada.
Copy photograph, 1934, taken from an original photo-montage depicting Railway Mail Clerks for the Winnipeg Division (accession 1992-290 DAP): No donor restrictions. Copyright: Expired. Credit: Canadian Postal Archives / National Archives of Canada.
Three group photographs, 1948-1977, depicting Canadian Railway Mail Clerks, from the Winnipeg Division, taken by William C. Kenyon, at various retirement and/or reunion parties (accession 1992-325 DAP): No donor restrictions. Copyright: Transferred to the National Archives by the donor. Credit: Canadian Postal Archives / National Archives of Canada.
Sound recordings: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder. Donor restrictions are to be determined.

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