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1901-1902, 1921, 1978-1979 (Creation)
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- Firth (family)
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1 sketch
23 photographs : b&w prints
7 cm of textual material
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John Firth came to the North in the 1870s as a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) employee. His service with the HBC included time as manager of the Fort McPherson Post. Among his experiences were varieties of conflicts among the native people, which he helped to resolve. Following John Firth's retirement in 1921, the management of his HBC post was passed on to family members, first son-in-law Jack Parsons and later John Firth's son William. Wally Firth, grandson of John Firth, was elected New Democratic Party (NDP) representative to the Canadian Federal Parliament in the 1970s and was the first native to be elected to the Parliament of Canada.
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This fonds consists of 23 photographs, 7 cm of textual material and 1 cartoon-sketch of Wally Firth. The textual material includes one Hudson's Bay Company ledger listing financial transactions between 1901-1902 from the post at Fort McPherson, correspondence written by William Firth when he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, a short biography of John Firth as well as newsletters and letters written by Wally Firth when he was a Member of Parliament. The photographic material consists of 26 photographic prints, predominantly copies made from cellulose nitrate negatives.
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