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- Textual record
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1940-1950; mostly 1943-1947 (Creation)
- Creator
- Gélinas, Gérald
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Physical description
0.02 m of textual documents.
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Biographical history
Gérald Gélinas is a resident of Moonbeam. His father, J. Marcel Gélinas, who was the postmaster in Hearst, Ontario, from 1961 to 1964, preserved the documents found in the fonds.
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Scope and content
The fonds contains textual documents related to the postal service during the Second World War and afterwards. More specifically, the documents are linked to the postal office in Mead, Ontario, a village located approximately 35 km from Hearst. In addition to some correspondence letters, the fonds contains guidelines on regulating the mail sent to or by the prisoners of war, who worked in labour camps in the region.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The Centre d’archives de la Grande Zone argileuse acquired the fonds from Gérald Gélinas in 2012.
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The archivist organized the documents once acquired.
Language of material
- English
- French
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Restrictions on access
No restriction imposed by the donor.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright Act applies. Reproduction permitted depending on the condition of the documents.
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- English
- French