The fonds consists of documents pertaining to two time periods: 1957-1969 and 1970 to 1975. Although the boxes are not physically separated into these two series dates, the documents originate from and differ between these two periods. The former time span consists of documents predominantly from Mr. Bowers, the original holder of the position Kingston and County of Frontenac EMO Zone Coordinator. Bowers documents heavily interact with the implementation of the organization and the fears and planning predominantly surrounding nuclear fallout and the possibility of emergency planning and organization in a wartime situation. The latter time period consists of documents largely from Mr. Gordon Ball. This period’s documents largely discuss the closure and defunding of the program, and opposed to nuclear disaster, focuses predominantly on natural and peacetime disaster planning.
In addition, both periods include administrative, planning, and logistical components of the organization which include disaster training and exercise programs, project funding, budget reports, meeting discussion, correspondence between EMO members, academic reports, government addresses and documentation, welfare and response services programming, equipment, zonal coordination, environmental considerations, and more. These topics and the nuclear and natural disaster considerations noted above are represented through the following types of documents such as: correspondence, meeting minutes, regional surveys on structures, inventory, and populations, government reports, bound booklets, academic writings, photographs, pamphlets, cards, maps, blue prints, training manuals, administrative forms, and more. Though these documents are often created by or interact with Bowers and Ball, these documents further relate to groups and individuals including: fire, police, health, and welfare services, the three branches of government, equipment providers, citizens, army personnel, school boards, housing boards, other communities and their EMO members and other staff from the Kingston EMO office.
Canada. Emergency Measures Organization - Kingston Branch
