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Ward Cornell family fonds [moving images]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1930-1939].

Reference:

R8598-0-8-E

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

188965

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Ward Cornell family fonds
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Date(s):

[ca. 1930-1939].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 film reels (1 h, 5 min).

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of high-quality home movies and professionally shot scenics. Footage covers British Columbia, the Utah Parks, Glacier National Park and Mount Hood.

Provenance:

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Cornell, Ward (family)

Biography/Administrative history:

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Cornell, Ward (family) : Ward Cornell was born in 1925. He worked as a school teacher until 1954, thereafter joining the radio station CFPL in London, Ontario, first in news and then as program manager and general manager. Although Cornell did not know much about hockey, he became the host of Hockey Night in Canada in 1959. As host of half the game's national broadcasts, Cornell became a national figure. His final appearances were on a part-time basis ending in 1972 when he was replaced by Dave Hodge. In the spring of 1972 the Ontario government asked Cornell to represent Ontario as agent general in London, England. He had previously done some consulting work for the Ontario government. Cornell represented Ontario until 1978, thereafter working as European manager for the consulting firm Lenroc International Ltd. He returned to Canada in 1980 and was appointed deputy provincial secretary for social development for the province of Ontario. Cornell died 5 February 2000. He was survived by his wife, Georgina, their four children and five grandchildren. Young, Scott. The boys of Saturday night inside hockey night in Canada. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1990.

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(Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Received in 1985 from Floyd MacIntyre, a friend of the Ward Cornell family who originally owned the films.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1985-11-15)
1985-0592 MISA
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