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Records are comprised of an unpublished manuscript by Margaret Scott called "Treasures of the North". It describes the author's three years spent in the north, 1941-1944, first at Ptarmigan Mine, then Whitehorse and Prince Rupert. The section on Ptarmigan mine (approximately 26 pages) provides anecdotal account of her trip to Yellowknife, including her wedding ceremony, and the year she spent at Ptarmigan mine where her husband was an employee of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company.

Please note that the PDF contains outdated terminology referring to Indigenous peoples.

Records are comprised of two invitations addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jean Chretien, the first March 9, 1970 for reception in honour of then Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau at the highrise (Fraser Tower) in Yellowknife. The second, dated March 8, 1970 to attend an Arctic Winter Games function in honour of Member of Parliament John Munro, Minister of National Health and Welfare at the Hoist Room in Yellowknife. The accession also includes an Armed Forces Day North program of events dating from May 13, 1972.