Collection search - FINNIE, Richard Sterling

Richard Finnie's eminent position as explorer; writer; lecturer; photographer and pioneer motion picture producer are documented in this collection which includes his films on the Canadian Arctic Expeditions of 1928 and 1929, his study of the Copper Inuit, the development of Northern Canada, Quebec traditions, Paris, Kampuchea, World War Two, Alaska Highway and Canol, his extensive productions for the Bechtel Corporation and recent interviews.
Note filmography on file for other productions held in the Richard Sterling Finnie Collection which were photographed, written, edited, directed and produced by him.
Richard Finnie was born at Dawson City 24 August 1906 and died 2 February 1987.

Extensive documentation on CDS file. See also Finnie's LURE OF THE NORTH (McKay, Philadelphia, 1940), CANADA MOVES NORTH (MacMillan, New York, 1942) and numerous articles. Documentary Art and Photography Division and Manuscripts Division transfers detailed.