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1926-[ca. 2002] (Creation)
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- Wightman, John, 1900-1989
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65 cm of textual records and other material
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John Wightman was born in Digby, Nova Scotia on 1 February 1900, the son of George Warren and Mary Edith (Coombs) Wightman, descendants of United Empire Loyalists. He studied at both Mount Allison and McGill Universities. At the latter he received a B.Sc. (Mining Engineering) in 1922. Thereafter, between 1922 and June 1926, he worked in British Columbia in the vicinity of Kimberley, surveying, mapping, and drafting. From June 1926 to September 1934 he did explorations in Eastern Canada investigating mineral claims. From September 1934 to July 1946 he was the resident engineer in charge of operations for Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) and served as mine manager at the Caribou Gold Mines, in Caribou, Halifax County. In 1946, he was transferred to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, staying until February 1947 when he became the testing engineer at the Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, British Columbia. He died in 1989.
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Consists of correspondence, a notebook, articles, notes, maps and photographs created or accumulated by Wightman. The contents document Wightman's involvements in the mining profession in Nova Scotia and elsewhere and, in particular, his time at the Dufferin Mine and managing the Caribou Gold Mines at Caribou, Halifax County. Also includes sound recordings containing Wightman's reminiscences of his mining exploration activities across Canada, including prospecting trips to Labrador; glass positive images of Labrador; and brief film clips of the Moose River mine disaster in 1936 and the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Halifax in 1939.
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Donated by Mary Christensen of Victoria, British Columbia in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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Fonds also includes: 220 photographic prints, 7 copy prints, 222 negatives, 116 glass positives, and 5 postcards; 25 plans, maps, and blueprints; 4 digital video disks of moving images; and 4 audio cassettes and 5 compact disks of sound recordings.