Charles F. Gray fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images] (3 digital object(s)) Archives / Collections and Fonds
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Charles F. Gray fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:110 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Photographs: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for select item-level descriptions.Moving images: (Paper) Refer to AV Collection file, filed under Avis Walton, for additional information.Textual records (No finding aid) (90: Open) -
Record information Charles F. Gray fonds [textual record, graphic material, moving images]
Date:1898-1947.Reference:R1498-0-9-E, MG30-A83Type of material:Textual material, Photographs, Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:97987Date(s):1898-1947.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:10 cm of textual records.
377 photographs b&w.
2 film reels.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of exhibit items entered as evidence by the Crown during the trials of the leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike including some correspondence of the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, the Strike Committee, and the Mayor, Charles F. Gray. Also included are some copies of the Western Labour News and the Socialist Bulletin, 5 cm; two scrapbooks, primarily of newspaper clippings, concerning Gray's municipal election campaigns of 1916 and 1917; notebooks detailing expenditures involved in the construction of his house in 1914, 5 cm; and a permission card issued to milk drivers by the Strike Committee during the Winnipeg General Strike, 1919, a printed document with manuscript additions. The permission card is located in horizontal storage, container 3.
The fonds also contains 2 photographs depicting a view of Westinghouse Power Company plant, Point du Bois, Man. and a banquet marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C., 1913-1947. Also included are copied photographs depicting the life and activities of Charles F. Gray and family including his work with Canadian Westinghouse in the construction of power plants in Manitoba at Winnipeg and Point du Bois; and of power plant activity at Cedars, Que., 1911-1931; the Prince of Wales' visit to Winnipeg, Man.; the wedding of Miss Elsie Cantell; election campaign of C.F. Gray for mayor, Winnipeg, Man.; portraits of the Prince of Wales; Miss Avis Gray (Walton); Mr. C.F. Gray; Mr. Arthur Hammond; Bonnington Falls, B.C., 1899; friends and relatives of the Gray, Rooke, and Curran families, Winnipeg, Man.; Chatauquas, ca.1930-ca.1939; portraits of Charles F. Gray, Marguerite Rooke, Avis Gray, F.H. Sills, Sara G. Gray, James Gray Sr., Jane Curran, Edith H. Gray, Harriet H. Gray, James H. Gray Jr, John Curran, Harold Carter, Frank Wade, Evelyn G. Webster, Jasba Galprin, Charlie Ross, and Rosa Genthon, 1898-1940.
Also included in the fonds are the films Winnipeg Strike 1919; and Winnipeg activities, n.d.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Gray, Charles F., 1879-1954 : Charles F. Gray, engineer and municipal politician, was born in London, England and emigrated to Canada in 1897. He came to Winnipeg in 1911 as chief engineer for Westinghouse Corporation. He was elected to Winnipeg City Council for four years and was elected Mayor in 1919 during the General Strike and again in 1920. Gray has been credited with keeping the General Strike confined to Greater Winnipeg. He was also president of the Navy League of Canada and the first president of The On-to-the Bay (Hudson's Bay Railway Association) in 1923. He died in Vancouver in 1954.Additional information:General note:Acquired in 1972, 1973, and 1974 from Mrs. Avis Walton of Victoria, B.C. All but two photographs were loaned to the National Archives and copied. The originals were returned to the lender. As of 2012, the location of the film reels is unknown.Preferred citation note:Photographs and sound recordings previously known as Avis Walton collection.Availability of other formats note:A digital copy of a permission card issued by the Strike Committee during the Winnipeg General Strike, 1919, is available.Exhibitions note:Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories: 125th Anniversary of the National Archives. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1997.05.14-1998.01.
(MG 30 A 83 Vol. 1 Permission Card, Winnipeg General Strike, 1919)Subject heading:- Local elections - Canada, 1916-1917 Western Labour News, 1914-1919
- Houses - Construction, 1914 Winnipeg (Man.), 1914-1919
- Labouring class writings, Canadian, 1914-1916 Socialist Bulletin, 1914-1919
- Labour movement - Canada, Western, 1914-1919
- General Strike, Winnipeg, Man., 1919
- Grève générale, Winnipeg, Man., 1919
- Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council. Strike Committee, 1914-1919
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-A83 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Textual records[Consultation Open]Volume [MG30 A 83] 1--4[Consultation Open]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Restrictions vary]Box [WALTON, AVIS 1973-016] 1661[Consultation Closed]Box [WALTON, AVIS 1973-021] 1662[Consultation Closed]Box [WALTON, AVIS 1973-080] 1662[Consultation Closed]Box [WALTON, AVIS 1973-161] 1663[Consultation Closed]Box [WALTON, AVIS 1974-193] 1674[Consultation Closed]Box [GRAY, CHARLES F. 1973-079][Consultation Open]PF 0005;[Consultation Open]SC 2034;[Consultation Open]Moving images (film)[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Original photographs: No restrictions. Copyright varies on items less than 50 years old. Copyright is expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of Photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Copied photographs: National Archives of Canada does not provide copies; they must be obtained from lender. For items still in copyright; copyright must be established by the holder of the original(s). Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy Negative no.
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