WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 28

 

WRG 28 - Roddy McDonald

Collection Dates, Series 1 of 1 1937 - 1974

 

Historical Data

Roderick James McDonald was born in Nova Scotia, October, 1894, died in 1978, and lived in Wells on Gold Quartz Drive for many years.  Roddy was never married and worked as a night watchman at the Cariboo Hudson Mine and The Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine.  Roddy had a sister Bella McDonald and a brother John Alex McDonald.

 

Scope and Contents

This Series contains personal memorabelia for Roddy McDonald

 

In this Series:

1. = Receipts

2. = Statements

3. = Payroll

4. = Personal letters and addresses

5. = Tickets

6. = Insurance and pensions

7. = Social Credit League

8. = Miscellaneous

9. = Advertisements

10. = Publications

11. = Miscellaneous Artifacts

12. = Photographs

 

1. RECEIPTS

 

   1.1          (4)          L. Hutchinson Jewller        1956-1958

   1.2          (36)        R. McIvor

         H.J. Gardner & Sons Ltd.

         Cariboo Hardware

         Legion

         Mabel Roberts

   1.3          (12)        Wells-Barkerville Agencies

   1.4          (31)        Property Tax receipts              1953-1956, 1958-1960, 1967

         Income tax                    1954, 1955, 1956

         Letters from the provincial Collector re: back      1953

         property taxes

   1.5          (12)        Kelly Transport   1952-1957

   1.6          (10)        Wells Townsite Co. Ltd.             1959, 1962-1964

   1.7          (15)        Post Office 1954-1962

   1.8 Foreman’s General Store        1952-1964

 

2. STATEMENTS

 

   2.1          (16)        Foreman’s General Store

   2.2          (8)          Royal Bank of Canada        1955, 1956

 

3. PAYROLL

 

   3.1 Payroll Stubs          1956, 1957

         Time card - Cariboo Hudson            1937

         Christmas card box that the stubs were kept in

 

4. PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

 

   4.1          (18)        Addresses for:  N. Bird, Campbell, Pat Swaile,      1960-1963

         Frank and Mabel Roberts, J. Jones, Mrs. M. Gaughan,

         Tom Dunlop

         letters from:  N. Bird, Mary, Rita and the family, Marion Maier,

 

5. TICKETS       

 

   5.1          (19)        Royal Canadian Legion            Nov., 1974

         Irish Sweepstake  Sept., 1974

         Wells Volunteer Fire Brigade    Aug., 1974

         Manitoba Lotteries            May, 1974

         Manitoba Derby   July 14, 1974

         Curling Championship       Mar. 9, 1974

         Wells Curling Club            Sept. 3, 1973

         BC Sports Federation        June 26, 1971

         Unknown receipt for a race

 

6. INSURANCE AND PENSIONS

 

   6.1          (17)        -Receipt for insurance from The Vancouver Province         1954

         -The Travelers Insurance Co. for Cariboo Gold Quartz        1957

           Mining Co. - beneficiary:  Bella McDonald (sister)

         -Letter from Unemployment Insurance Commission 1959

           dissallowing his claim

         -Lloyd’s Accident Renewal Certificate                 1952

         -notice re:  increase of Old Age Security Pension                   1970, 1972

         -Gold Quartz Hospital Receipt        1956

         -Statement from BC medical                 1969

         -Identification card for Health Services of Old Age Assistance Board   No date

         -Notice of increase to $183.99 for Income Supplement     No date

         -Confirmation of Old-Age Assistance application being accepted 1961

 

7. SOCIAL CREDIT LEAGUE

 

   7.1          (4)          -Receipt for League membership          1954

         -(2) Notice to Registered Voter           

         - book of membership receipts  196?

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS

 

   8.1          (26)        -(7)Christmas cards from:  George Reith, Donna & kids,   No dates

           the Campbells, Kay & Kerry and Jay

         -receipt from Mountain Side Variety Club       No date

         -Receipt from The Salvation Army        1956

         -Receipt from Canadian Cancer Society - signed by Anne Robertson     No date

         -envelope from Society for Crippled Children            1954

         -Membership card for The Canadian Legion of the British                  1952, 1954

           Empire Service League

         -Nabob Coupons 

         -Business cards for:  Alex Fish Market (Pt. Moody), Wells Hotel

           Gerald C. Booth for Argus Consolidated Mines,  Donn Breslin for

           Lucky Lager Breweries

         -small card with Degas picture on the front

   8.2          (20)        -6 and 7 cent postage stamps

         -Blank Metropolitan Investments card

         -Blank William A. Deering card and brochure

         -blank change of address card to the Provincial Assessor

         -bank form from Tractor Training Service, Oregon

         - “Interest Survey”  from the Recreation Commission

         -Blank order form from the T. Eaton Co.

         -Cheque stub from the Prov. of BC for a Witness Fee

           “vs. Bodenchuk & Melmik, Highgrading

         -Newspaper clipping of the wedding for O’Connell-Moxness

         -Newspaper clipping:   joke about bagpipes

         -Dodd’s Kidney Pills pamphlet

         -Note from Alpha Milk

         -Note from Edna Grady

         -receipt from W. Bodenchuk for dues     1955

         -magazine cutout of a girl

         -Nescafe coupon

 

9. ADVERTISEMENTS

 

   9.1          (4)          Foreman’s General Store - note pad

         Bud’s Taxi - calendar with thermometer           1956

         Jack O’Clubs - Ashtray and bottle top

 

10. PUBLICATIONS      

 

   10.1       (3)          The British Columbia Examiner         Feb., 1969

         The Bugle - Royal Canadian Legion      1973

         Cariboo Observer   Aug. 9, 1962

 

11. MISCELLANEOUS ARTIFACTS

 

   11.1       (6)          -Curad bandaids

         - Pencils and Pens

         -Spool thread - J.P. Coats

         -tube creme - prescription

         -part of a two dollar bill

         -leather part of a suspender

         -small white enamel bowl

         -Roll of absorbent cotton - Johnson & Johnson

   11.2       (5)          Nabob tinned spices:  Allspice, Sage, Black Pepper, Curry Powder

 

12. PHOTOGRAPHS

 

   12.1       (8)          Colour and black and white, of people.  Names on back of

         photo’s are:  Dolena Mary Fraser, and “Darrell” 1956, Quesnel