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Simpson Family fonds File
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1910s – 1930s Early Days.

File consists of early photographs of precursors to S.M. Simpson, Ltd., predominantly ca. 1910 - 1939, with occasional outliers dating as recently as the 1950s. Featured in this collection are depictions of The Kelowna Sawmill (KSM), which was moved to the Lakeshore site from Okanagan Mission about 1892, and owned by various historic figures local to Kelowna. KSM burned down several times, and was eventually sold to S.M. Simpson in 1942. Much of the mill burned to the ground in 1944, and while the land was still owned by KSM, the company was owned by S.M. Simpson. Many of the photos in the collection date from those early years. Additionally, there are numerous photos of portable sawmills that were located in Ellison and Winfield, but which didn't form part of S.M. Simpson Ltd., although they were often owned solely, or in partnership, by S.M. Simpson.

Sharron J. Simpson Research

Various newspaper clippings and copied tear sheets, annotated by Sharron J. Simpson. Originals date from ca. 1918, but all materials presumed copied around 1999.

Oversize photographs.

Contains some oversized photos described as part of box 1 and three folders of various copied photographs, predominantly on tabloid sized paper. Contains approximately 42 b&w photographic prints larger than 25cmx20cm or mounted in album larger than 25x20cm, and approximately 80 photocopied photographs on tabloid sized paper.

Contractor Log

Listing of contractors engaged in logging operations and record of deliveries. Pages separated by location.

Minutes

Minutes for Shook Committee Meeting, S.M. Simpson rep for box manufacturers.

Civic Centre Simpson Covenant Volume 1

Contains predominantly copies of press coverage, copies of bylaws, and correspondence. Original materials date to 1945 and more recent, but it is presumed that all copies were made after 2004.

Correspondence

Personal, business, and cc'd letters relating to SMS Ltd. up to time of acquisition by Crown Zellerbach.

Slides

Includes interior mill, exterior forestry management, maps, exterior mill, trucks.

Forestry/Logging

Includes 6 photographs labelled “Bilquist & Hildred, 1963” and 8 photographs depicting Grouse Mountain Fire, 1952.

1950s

Includes 15 photographs of the S.M.S. entry in the 1951 Centennial Parade.

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