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[Contour maps of broadcasting stations in Canada and schematic drawings of transmission antennae and related devices] [cartographic material, technical drawing]

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Series

Date:

[ca. 1934]-1982.

Reference:

R4472-0-9-E, MG31-J42

Former BAN no.:

121-040278-5

Type of material:

Architectural and technical drawings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3934550

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Keith MacKinnon fonds

[Contour maps of broadcasting stations in Canada and schematic drawings of transmission antennae and related devices]
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Date(s):

[ca. 1934]-1982.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

95 technical drawings.
625 maps : chiefly col.
1 globe : col., wood, mounted on metal stand 18 cm in diam.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Series consists of contour maps for radio and television station transmitters where MacKinnon designed or installed these devices. The series includes contour maps for the majority of Canadian stations coast to coast either actual or proposed. There are also original drawings and schematic diagrams of antennae and other devices of MacKinnon's own design. In addition to the Canadian material, there are also broadcast proposals for other Commnwealth and Caribbean countries. Also included in the series is a globe.

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Cartographic material, architectural, technical drawing (Paper) A detailed list of the maps and drawings is available in the accession file for consultation. MacKinnon, Keith A. 934010. (90: Open)

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Physical description note:

Manuscript additions on globe show radio broadcasting call letters.

Note on the state of conservation:

Maps generally consist of cropped published maps (topographical, road, city), with information added by hand and with small legends or other information pasted to the maps. The glue is deteriorating and any pasted additions are likely to become loose if manipulated carelessly.

Custodial history:

The collection was received from Mrs. Esther Bird, Mr. MacKinnon's daughter, on June 7, 1993.

Accompanying material note:

Accompanying the globe is a great circle plane dated Dec. 1938. These maps and drawings accompany extenive textual documentation which was transferred to the Manuscipt Division. Photographs of some of the completed installations were transferred to Documentary Art and Photography Division.

Cartographic math data:

Scales differ.

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As an interim measure, before a detailed item listing may be completed, please refer to the following list to identfy the barcode of each container. Barcodes are liable to change for operational reasons. The following list was deemed accurate as of September 26, 2011.

BARCODE
2000708513 G3170 1934.G46 Terrestrial globe 1938
2000088930 Great circle plane. 1938.

Contour maps by call letters.

2000088930 2 items CBH - Halifax, N.S. 1962
2000088930 44 items CFAC - Calgary, Alta. 1945-1976
2000088931 6 items CFBC - Saint John, N.B. 1946
2000088931 2 items CFCF - Montreal, P.Q. 1954
2000088931 2 items CFCM-TV - Quebec, P.Q. 1953
2000088931 1 item CFCN-TV - Calgary, Alta. 1969
2000088931 12 items CFCY - Charlottetown. P.E.I. 1962-1965
2000088931 18 items CFGP - Grande Prairie, Alta. 1953-1968
2000088932 6 items CFJR - Brockville, Ont. 1950-1959
2000088932 4 items CFOR - Orillia, Ont. 1953-1956
2000088932 1 item CFOS - Owen Sound, Ont. 1948
2000088932 7 items CFPL - London, Ont. 1952-1958
2000088932 1 item CFRB-TV - Toronto, Ont. 1957
2000088932--2000088933 7 items CFRC-FM - Kingston, Ont. 1945-1963
2000088933 1 item CHCH-TV, FM London, Ont. 1961
2000088933 2 items CHCT-TV - Calgary, Alta. 1954-1969
2000088933 1 item CHED - Edmonton, Alta. 1966
2000088933 1 item CHLC - Hauterive, Que. 1962
2000088933 10 items CHLN - Three Rivers, Que. 1954-1966
2000088933 6 items CHLP - Montreal, Que. 1947-1950
2000088934 3 items CHNO - Sudbury, Ont. 1952
2000088934 3 items CHOV - Pembroke, Ont. 1946
2000088934 1 items CHQT - Edmonton, Alta. 1966
2000088934 22 items CHVC - Niagara Falls, Ont. 1947-1962
2000088934 2 items CHWK - Chilliwack, B.C. 1957
2000088935 5 items CJAD - Montreal, Que. 1953-1954
2000088935 10 items CJAT - Trail, B.C. 1954-1971
2000088935 16 items CJBR - Rimouski, Que. 1945-1960
2000088936 31 items CJCA - Edmonton, Alta. 1945-1974
2000088937 9 items CJCH - Halifax, N.S. 1957-1958
2000088937 20 items CJEM - Edmunston, N.B. 1947-1963
2000088937 3 items CJGX - Yorkton, Sask. 1945-1949
2000088938 14 items CJIB - Vernon, B.C. 1961-1973
2000088938 3 items CJOB - Winnipeg, Man. 1949
2000088938 2 items CJLH-TV - Lethbridge, Alta. 1966-1968
2000088939 35 items CJOC - Lethbridge, Alta. 1946-1976
2000088940 5 items CJPR - Coleman, Alta. 1972
2000088940 34 items CJVI - Victoria, B.C. 1950-1975
2000088941 1 item CKCH - Hull, Que. 1958
2000088941 21 items CKCK - Regina, Sask. 1945-1971
2000088941 2 items CKCV - Quebec, Que. 1946
2000088941 6 items CKDM - Dauphin, Man. 1956-1963
2000088941 5 items CKFI - Fort Frances, Ont. 1950-1951
2000088941 6 items CKLW - Windsor, Ont. 1948
2000088941 2 items CKMR - Newcastle, N.B. 1954
2000088942 50 items CKOC - Hamilton, Ont. 1946-1972
2000088942 6 items CKOY - Ottawa, Ont. 1967-1979
2000088943 7 items CKPG - Prince George, B.C. 1955-1963
2000088943 31 items CKRC - Winnipeg, Man. 1946-1969
2000088944 7 items CKRM - Regina, Sask. 1945-1948
2000088944 1 item CKSF - Cornwall, Ont. 1956
2000088944 2 items CKSL - London, Ont. 1956
2000088944 3 items CKVC - Niagara Falls, Ont. 1946-1954
2000088944 37 items CKWX - Vancouver, B.C. 1946-1970
2000088944 2 items CKY - Winnipeg, Man. 1951

Contour maps by Geographic location

2000088946 5 items Edmonton Television Ltd. 1953, 1960
2000088946 2 items Northern Broadcasting Corporation - Grande Prairie 1959
2000088946 3 items [Hamilton] CKOC & CHML 1955
2000088946 3 items Central Ontario Television Ltd. - Kitchener 1953
2000088946 2 items [Lethbridge] CJOC & CHEC 1974
2000088946 Niagara Falls, Ont. {new} 1946
2000088946 Okanagan Radio 1963
2000088946 Orillia - Gordon E. Smith 1954
2000088946 2 items [Ottawa] Rideau TV Association 1960
2000088946 [Ottawa] Estimated Contours for FM stations 1948
2000088946 Priddis, Alberta n.d.
2000088946 4 items TransCanada Communications Ltd. - Regina 1953
2000088946 2 items Lower St. Lawrence Radio Inc. - Rimouski 1953
2000088946 2 items St. Georges, Que. {new} 1952
2000088946 St. John, N.B. CFBC & CHSJ 1948
2000088946 2 items St. John, N.B. {new} 1945
2000088947 Saskatoon Star - Phonenix Ltd. 1953
2000088947 2 items Sherbrooke - La Tribune Ltd. 1953
2000088947 2 items [Williamstown, Ont.] Stanley R. Shenkman 1957
2000088947 Taber, Alta. {new} 1974
2000088947 2 items [Toronto, Ont.] Famous Players Canadian Corporation 1948
2000088947 2 items [Toronto] Famous Players Canadian Corporation 1952
2000088947 2 items West Toronto Area {new}. 1950
2000088947 [Toronto] Proposed station for Foster Hewitt 1950
2000088947 3 items [Trois Rivières] CHLN & CKTR 1968
2000088947 4 items Vancouver, B.C. The Daily Province - proposed FM site. 1948
2000088947 2 items Western Ontario Broadcasting Association. 1949
2000088947 2 items Winnipeg, Man. Red River TV Association. 1959
2000088947 Measurement Paths over area between Lethbridge & Camrose 1954
2000088947 [Television Service Contours in Eastern Ontario] n.d.
2000088947 Television Service Contours in Western Ontario 1954
2000088947 Barbados n.d.
2000088947 Nassau - ZNS-1 Tower locations 1971
2000088947 Nassau - ZNS-2/ ZNS-2 measurements 1972
2000088947 Trinidad n.d.

Technical Drawings

2000088948 16 drawings CFAC. Calgary, antenna, transmitter system & control 1961, 1972
2000088948 9 drawings CJCH-TV. Halifax, antenna tower 1961
2000088948 7 drawings CJIB. Vernon, B.C. 1973
2000088948 3 drawings CJOC. Lethbridge, antenna system control 1964-1974
2000088948 2 drawings CJVI. Victoria, transmission layout 1964
2000088948 2 drawings Lethbridge, microwave radiation chart n.d.
2000088948 14 drawings, ZNS-1; ZNS-2, Bahammas, antenna system & control. 1972
2000088948 Audio amplifier for Marine receiver, two drawings 1975
2000088948 2 drawings Mitchel & King "Phantom" (skate blades)" n.d.
2000088948 2 drawings Half-Ball Winning Hazards\Losing Hazards off spots 1979
2000088948 12 drawings CKOC. Hamilton, antenna system & control 1966-1968
2000088948 3 drawings CKWX\CJOR contours and complaints 1945-1958
2000088948 6 drawings CFCY. Charlottetown, 1965
2000088948 CFGP. Plan of Transmitter Station 1953
2000088948 CJCA. Edmonton, antenna networks 1966
2000088948 5 drawings CKOY. Ottawa, antenna system & control 1972-1982
2000088948 CKRC. Winnipeg, antenna, three drawings 1963
2000088948 CRBC. Effective length of Horizontal wire of a T antenna 1936
2000088948 CRBC. Radiation resistance of a T antenna 1936
2000088948 CRBC. Radiation resistance of an L antenna 1936
2000088948 2 drawings CKCK. Regina, antenna networks 1965

Dates of creation note:

Globe dated [ca. 1934]. Date of situation based on creation of Libya in 1934 and pre dates 1935 union of Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Source:

Private

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121-040278-5
934010 CA
MG31-J42
R4472-0-9-E

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MG31-J42

Other accession no.:

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934010 CA
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