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Photograph depicts unidentified colour-coded machinery in mill building. Sign visible in right midground: "KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN".

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting different areas of operations at Clinton Creek. Locations include the mine, plant, town, tailings pile, main office, the 40 Mile River, and surrounding area. Town photos depict the grocery store, cafeteria, medical clinic, school, auditorium residential area, Connell Street and power house. File also includes aerial photographs and images depicting forest fighting, photographers capturing the tailings pile, asbestos samples, mining machinery, staff offices, and operations in the mill, lab, and garage.

Additional photographs integrated into file depict Clinton Creek's surrounding area, and three slides of a tailing pile explosion believed to be Clinton Creek.

File contains photographs pertaining to the transportation of asbestos fibre.

• These include portraits of Clinton trailer trucks, trucks from the Cassiar Transport Division at Mile 860 on the Alaskan Highway, the assembly of large freight trucks, an unidentified bridge, and ships and buildings at the Cassiar Shipping Facilities at Pier 94 on the Asbestos Warf in North Vancouver, B.C.
• Twenty-three photographs dated 1982 depict asbestos fiber bales on pallets and inside shipping containers, with accompanying annotations commenting on the quality of the packing. Several images show fibre bales broken during shipment. An accompanying note reads: "SMD - please ensure this cannot reoccur.", and a photo caption reads: "pierced bags are resulting as an environmental problem as fibre is beginning to build up in certain containers." One of the photographs depicting the Cassiar Transport Division was used for promotional posters with the following commentary: "The Cassiar Transport Division operates out of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and is responsible for delivering the asbestos to the White Pass and Yukon Route terminal in Whitehorse. Fuel oil and supplies are backhauled to the mines. By the end of 1967, the fleet will consist of 65 tractor-trailer units, each of which will carry 23 tons of asbestos. The distance from Whitehorse to Cassiar is 357 miles and Clinton is 403 miles. During the past year, the Division's trucks traveled 2,213,534 miles and handled 75,100 tons, and the mileage to 3.5 million miles. This is a year-round operation and convoys arrive at the mine daily in spite of the long difficult haul. The Division currently employs 43 drivers and 35 mechanics and operates its own maintenance and rebuild facilities in Whitehorse. Over the years these men have established and enviable record of safety, cost and performance."
• Additional photographs that have been integrated depict the Asbestos wharf and its condition, 31 slides of wharf, maps of shipping routes, storage, forklifts, shipping trucks, and packaged asbestos.
• Also included in this file are two copies of a "Photo Survey - Cassiar Ton Units - "Amstelveld & Trojoland" on arrival to Brisbane & Sidney - August 1967." This collection of photographs is a part of an assessment of the efficiency of shipping and transport to Australia from Cassiar. Pictures include: loading, forklifts, storage, ripped bags, broken straps, wharfs, trucks, slings. There are accompanied annotations with each of the photos explaining the safety hazards or inefficiency of the situation. This report was found inside a box linked to James Hardie Industries Ltd. This company is not mentioned in the photograph annotations, but could be related to the report since James Hardie Industries Ltd. was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia.
• Collection of photos of roadside spill of Asbestos, depicting a man with shovel cleaning up on 5 June 1985
• Photos from Eternit Societe Anonyme (a European company that Cassiar shipped to) of packaged Asbestos in storage in 1967
• Collection of photos of James Hardie Coy. Pty. Ltd. shipment of asbestos that was not stored or transported effectively. Many photos depict broken bags as a result of inadequate storage and forklift punctures.
• Collection of photos of Cassiar/Stewart Road Proposal. Photos depict tests of the various stages of shipping and transportation process including forklift tests, Marineo Sling tests, stacking tests, durability tests, container loading tests, problems with current units etc. Also included is a marketing drawing if proposed shipping plan - drawn by "Stewart 1977."
• Photos of shipping process of Turners Asbestos Fibres Lmt. Photos depict lowering asbestos pallets onto barge with swing, and storage on barge.
• Collection of photos of a shipment of asbestos, but the bags of fibre are not identified as a Cassiar shipment therefore the location is unknown.

File contains photographs depicting superintendents accepting safety awards on behalf of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation ltd, and BCIT Scholarship Winners.

File consists of photocopied research materials on Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 - July 22, 1915), a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor who promoted worldwide standard time zones, a prime meridian, and use of the 24-hour clock as key elements to communicating the accurate time, all of which influenced the creation of Coordinated Universal Time. He designed Canada's first postage stamp, produced a great deal of work in the fields of land surveying and map making, engineered much of the Intercolonial Railway and the first several hundred kilometres of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Canadian Institute (a science organization in Toronto).

Fonds predominately reflects Ainley's research as a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. Her research is arranged into thirteen subseries. Research material includes: photocopies of publications and archival material, correspondence, bibliographies, research interviews, transcripts, draft manuscripts, photographs, and other records. A series of personal records includes: retirement activities, her hobbies of art and writing, diplomas, and photographs. The series on her administrative and supervisory activities of professorship of women’s studies and environmental studies is arranged according to the major activities with which Ainley was involved and includes: meeting minutes, memoranda, reports, correspondence, employment, and other records. A series of electronic records relating, predominately, to Ainley’s research includes: draft manuscripts, conference proceedings, bibliographies, transcripts, correspondence, curricula vitae and other records. A series of professional development records includes records from conferences she attended and occasionally presented at as well as other professional development activities that she undertook. A series of correspondence predominantly consists of personal correspondence but also includes professional correspondence related to her research and occupation.

Series documents academic research undertaken by Dr. Marika Ainley throughout her academic career. It contains research material from projects in Ainley's main areas of research, the history of ornithology and the history of early and contemporary women scientists, as well as research on the relationship between early women scientists and Aboriginal peoples. The series is arranged into thirteen subseries: ornithology research, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and Doris Huestis Speirs correspondence monograph; "Scientists vs. government experts: The wood buffalo controversy, 1920-1991," "Restless energy: A biography of William Rowan, 1891-1957," women in science and engineering research, Catharine Parr Traill, "Critical turning points: Women engineers within and outside the profession," funding applications, North American and Australian indigenous knowledge and science, oral histories, "Creating complicated lives," publications, and Mabel F. Timlin. Series consists of photocopies of articles; correspondence; bibliographies; draft and published versions of articles, conference proceedings, and monographs; interviews and transcripts; recordings of conferences; statistical data; questionnaires; consent, submission, and other forms; pamphlets and other material from conferences; applications for grants and funding; overhead transparencies; photographs; and notes.

File consists of two drafts of "American Ornithology at Present. A new Model for the Functioning of a Scientific Discipline" while Ainley was working towards her PhD and a letter to Dr. John Baglow from the Women and Work Program at Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

File consists of handwritten and typescript correspondence regarding Ainley's research on ornithology.

File consists of correspondence between Ainley and Susan Westgate, Assistant Archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives regarding the American Ornithologist Union.

File consists of drafts of "The Involvement of Women in the American Ornithologists' Union" by Ainley.

File consists of 5.25 inch floppy disk which may contain backup files concerning the history of the American Ornithologists' Union.

File consists of handwritten notes and photocopied research materials on Louise de Kiriline Lawrence.

Subseries consists of materials concerning Dr. Ainley's book "Restless energy: a biography of William Rowan, 1891-1957." Subseries consists largely of research materials and notes on William Rowan but also includes some related correspondence, a review of the book, and a funding request and acceptance.

File consists of Ainley's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant application and approval for her research on "William Rowan: A Biography." File includes application forms, correspondence, notes, and a SSHRC publication "Research Grants: Guide for Applicants."

File consists of research materials concerning ornithologist William Rowan. File includes photocopied published and archival research materials, publications, handwritten notes, photographs, and related correspondence.

File consists of archival research materials and notes concerning Rowan's experiments and excerpts from his workbook. File includes section of a newspaper and photos of fields, some with animals.

File consists of archival research materials and related correspondence concerning William Rowan.

File consists of handwritten notes, a page from the "Annals of Science" on reviewing books, and a card praising Ainley's book of William Rowan.

Subseries contains materials relating to Dr. Ainley's research on women in the fields of science and engineering. Ainley dedicated much of her career to this topic, which resulted in a number of publications. Subseries includes material relating to the submission and editing of Ainley's chapter, "Marriage and Scientific Work in Twentieth-Century Canada: the Berkeleys in Marine Biology and the Hoggs in Astronomy" in "Creative Couples in the Sciences" about the experiences of two scientific couples: Edith and Cyril Berkeley and Frank and Helen Hogg. Materials for this publication include correspondence, edited manuscripts, permissions form templates and a call and instructions for submissions. This subseries also includes research material for a review of Margaret Gillett and Ann Beer's book, "Our Own Agendas: Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated with McGill University," including notes, correspondence and short biographies of women from McGill University. Subseries also contains research on Canadian women in science including photocopied archival materials from various Canadian universities. This subseries also contains materials relating to Ainley's book, "Creating complicated lives: women and science at English-Canadian universities, 1880-1980" and Ainley's chapter, "Soaring to New Heights: Changes in the Life Course of Mabel McIntosh" in "Great Danes." Subseries consists of research relating to women in the Royal Society of Canada and on individual women scientists and engineers. Research materials consist of photocopies of published and archival research materials, correspondence, and applications for grans and ethics reviews. This subseries also contains approximately 80 overhead transparencies from presentations.

File contains material relating to the submission and editing of Ainley's chapter, "Marriage and Scientific Work in Twentieth-Century Canada: the Berkeleys in Marine Biology and the Hoggs in Astronomy" in "Creative Couples in the Sciences" about the experiences of two scientific couples: Edith and Cyril Berkeley and Frank and Helen Hogg. File consists of correspondence, edited manuscripts, permissions form templates and a call and instructions for submissions.

File largely consists of photocopied material including articles by or about Dr. Pauline Jewett, her doctorial thesis, and a transcribed interview with Jewett. File also contains research notes for Ainley compiled by Christian Torsein.

File consists of research material on Professor Clara C. Benson, a professor in the department of Food Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Materials consist mostly of printouts and photocopies of books, newspapers, and archival materials at the University of Toronto Archives.

File consists of original copies of letters by Elinor Mawson to Marika Ainley and a letter from Ainley to Janet Toole about her research and some personal matters. The letter by Ainley is covered with post-it notes with notes by Janet Toole to Ainley regarding Ainley's research on women in science.

File consists of photocopies of archival records regarding professor M.L. Benston in the departments of Chemistry and Computer Science from Simon Fraser University Archives.

File consists of research notes and materials related to Canadian women marine biologists and oceanologists.

File consists of archival research materials and notes on Dr. Helen Belyea including requests for the aforementioned research material. File also includes research materials on Dr. Grace Anne Stewart and general research materials on women in geology. Included is a conference schedule on Women in the Geosciences from 1992 and a student paper from that year.

File consists of archival request for records, research notes, and photocopied research materials regarding the Geological Survey of Canada.

File consists of research materials regarding Dr. Helen Belyea, her life and work. The file includes correspondence between Dr. Helen Belyea and Dr. Ainley.

File consists of archival research on Dr. Alice Evelyn Wilson's life and work from what is now Library and Archives Canada.

File consists of research materials concerning minorities in the sciences. Materials include photocopied newsletter, newspaper clipping from the Montreal Gazette on racial discrimination, a paper by one of Dr. Ainley's students, Dr. Glenda C. Prkachin's CV, printed images of landscapes and women on paper, and 2 overhead transparencies. Finally, file includes a collection of archival reproductions of photographs from Dr. Elinor Huntsman Manson's collection.

File consists of research materials concerning women enrolled in scientific disciplines at Canadian universities in the 1920s and 30s. Research is primarily concerned with the percentage of scholarships and other funding that was awarded to women. Some documents pertain to the work of Miss A. Tweedie in the Chemistry Department of the University of Manitoba. The research materials consist of annotated photocopies, handwritten notes, and 3 overhead transparencies.

File consists of teaching materials for WMST 403 class entitled Science, Technology and Women's Lives and some handwritten notes.

File consists of Ethics Review application package for Dr. Ainley's research "Engendering Canadian Science: twelve Biographies" at Concordia University.

File consists of records relating to grant and ethics review applications for Dr. Ainley's research "Transforming the face of Canadian Science: Immigrant Women Natural Scientists 1945-1990" at Concordia University.

File consists of research materials related to women in scientific disciplines at Canadian Universities, including enrollment, graduation, and salaries. File includes email correspondence and photocopied records.

File consists of records related to Ainley's research on Rose Mamelak Johnstone. File includes email correspondence between Ainley and Johnstone, handwritten notes, biographical information, and Johnstone's CV.

File consists of email correspondence regarding Dr. Annie Porter.

File consists of documents concerning Ainley's research on Kathleen Terroux for Ainley's research on Canadian women scientists from 1890 to 1950. File includes email correspondence to Kathleen Terroux's husband and an obituary of Kathleen Terroux.

File consists of documents concerning Ainley's research on Dolores Pushkar Gold. File includes email correspondence, Pushkar Gold's CV, Gold's obituary, and Ainley's draft.

File consists of email correspondence and handwritten note concerning Ainley's research on Laura Chalk Rowles.

File consists of research material on Judit Szy, including her CV and some handwritten notes.

File consists of research materials regarding May Annetts including photocopied research materials and email correspondence.

File consists of handwritten notes on a woman scientist [Marie Elen-Jean Auden]. Writing is almost indecipherable.

File consists of research materials on Lillian Eva Dyck. File includes Dyck's CV, an overhead transparency, and articles about her.