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James Curtis "Pat" Houston fonds
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1926-2020 (predominant 1926-1955) (Creation)
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- Houston, James Curtis Campbell
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14 film reels, 3 photo albums, 3 audio cassettes, 2 photographs, 1 jacket, 1 sweater, and 0.03 m of textual records
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James Curtis "Pat" Houston, a mining engineer, was born 19 July 1906 in Toronto, Ontario. Raised in Jordan Station, Ontario, he attended Queen's University and graduated in 1930 with a BSc in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. Houston worked in Manitoba as a bush miner, and later in Sudbury, Ontario. He passed away in 1996.
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Fonds consists of photo albums and film from Pat Houston's time at Queen's University as a Mining student, as well as images from his work in Northern Ontario and Manitoba. Includes journals, a patent for a drill bit, and audio cassettes of Houston speaking about his early mining work in the North (recorded in the 1980s). Also includes a blue blazer with the Queen's crest and triclour piping, and a knit tricolour sweater with patches sewn on.
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Description created 2021-09-20 by Jeremy Heil.