Fonds 378 C. S. Hook & Sons fonds

12 photographs

6 negatives

10 postcards

1 map

800 ft = 1 inch

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Department of the Interior Reclamation Service blueprint for the Bear Lake Project. Blueprint shows the contours and land owners surrounding Bear Lake, north-west of Grande Prairie.

Date: 1943-1990 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of material pertaining to the many business interests of the C. S. Hook & Sons firm, including businesses run by the company and businesses related to the company. The records cover all branches of the business, including optometry, jewelry and giftware, and ladies wear, in all locations, including Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and Peace River. Some of the records relate to the business as a whole, while others are specific to a particular branch or location. The majority of the records date from the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s although some were created as early as the 1940s and as late as the 1990s.

Physical description: 41 cm textual records

1 photograph

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The series is divided into eight sub-series according to the type or content of the records: Administrative, Financial, Inventory, Sales, Employees, Correspondence, Contracts, and Promotion. An order has been imposed by the archivist.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1943-1965 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to the administration of all branches of the C. S. Hook & Sons business, including businesses run by the company and businesses related to the company. The records include a 1943 agreement with Bulova Watch Company, a 1951 construction contract, 1945 and 1948 purchase agreements, a 1953 partnership agreement, business licenses and related material, a 1965 Board of Industrial Relations Inspector’s Report, Alberta Labour Act regulations, a 1958 Chamber of Commerce membership card, an application for rent reduction, an unsigned lease for a Dawson Creek location, 1958 Retail Merchants of Dawson Creek meeting minutes, notes on a possible expansion to Fort St. John and a 1959 newspaper clipping describing the expansion, records relating to the British Columbia Social Services Tax Act, and blank forms and letterhead.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged according to subject and date and divided into files by the archivist.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1945-1976 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of material relating to the finances of the C. S. Hook & Sons business, including businesses run by the company and businesses related to the company. Some records relate to the entire business, while others relate specifically to one branch or location. The records include financial statements from the 1940s and 1950s, including one for the Alberta 5¢ to $1.00 Store, banking records including a Night Depository Agreement and bank passbooks from the 1950s and 1960s, personal income tax returns of C. S., Jack, Robert, and Myrtle Hook from the 1940s and 1950s, cash fund statements from 1964 and 1965, ledger pages from 1969 and 1976, financial information about the Grande Prairie Hook building in the early 1970s, material relating to mortgages and loans from the early 1970s, and miscellaneous receipts, returned cheques, deposit sheets, and petty cash vouchers predominantly from the 1950s and 1960s.

Physical description: 7 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged according to subject and type and within these by date, by the archivist.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1948-1965 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to the inventory and stock used and sold through the various stores and locations of C. S. Hook & Sons, including businesses run by the company and businesses related to the company. Most of the records relate to a specific store or branch (optics, jewellery and giftware, ladies ware) of the business, although it is not always clear which one. Among the records are orders, stock books, and inventory lists from the 1940s to 1960s, Canadian Coachways Ltd. Shippers’ Receipts from 1963, and Northern Alberta Railway Companies shipping receipt books from the 1950s and 1960s, some of which were dismantled to compact their bulk.

Physical description: 11.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records were arranged by the archivist according to type of record and, as far as possible, business branch or location.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1943-1990 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to the sales made by C. S. Hook & Sons in all branches and locations of the business and also include sales records of subsequent businesses related to C. S. Hook & Sons. Some records relate to specific and types of merchandise or services provided or to a specific branch of the business or store location, although it is sometimes difficult to determine which store is involved. The sales records include optometry related records such as signs, Pensioners’ Optical Services forms from 1962-1963, suggested fee schedules from the 1950s and 1960s, and Dr. Robert Hook’s 1990 Appointment Book. Related to the jewelry and giftware branch are watch sales books from the 1940s to the 1960s, jewelry purchase agreements from the 1950s and 1960s, parcel post insurance coupon books and Personal Jewelry and/or Camera Policies from the 1960s, Certificates of Guarantee and Registration for Columbia Tru-Fit Diamond Rings from the 1960s, records related to watch repairs from the 1940s to 1960s, Northern Alberta Railways Co. Employees’ Watch Comparison Reports from 1964, records related to film developing from the 1960s, C.O.D. forms and labels from the 1960s, a mostly empty customer book from 1963, Merchandise Vouchers, and various receipts, accounts, and orders. The sales records also include material from 1962 related to the traveling part of the business.

Physical description: 14 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged according to type or subject by the archivist.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1953-1964 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to C. S. Hook & Sons employees from all branches and locations. The records include paysheets from all four locations (Peace River, Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John) predominantly from the 1960s and a Peace River payroll register, a 1957 contract of employment, receipts for unemployment insurance from 1959 to 1960, employment records of specific employees from 1963-1964, and minutes of a January 1955 staff meeting. There is also some material relating specifically to Ralph R. Dorland, an employee of C. S. Hook & Sons, including personal records and correspondence.

Physical description: 2.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged according to record type by the archivist.

Restrictions on access:

Records restricted for privacy reasons.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1947-1965 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of correspondence sent and received by C. S. Hook & Sons and associated businesses. The majority of the records date from the 1960s although some of the correspondence from suppliers goes back to the 1940s and 1950s. Various subjects are addressed in the correspondence including prices and supplies, sales, repairs, shipments, accounts and payment, employment, and store space.

Physical description: 1.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The archivist divided the correspondence into “General” and “Suppliers” and then arranged the records chronologically. Much of the advertising literature, pamphlets, and catalogues originally in this accession have been discarded. Those which had letters addressed to C. S. Hook & Sons have been retained as attachments to this correspondence.

Publication status:

Published

Date: [ca. 1945-1965] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of miscellaneous records relating to contacts useful to the C. S. Hook & Sons business. Some of the contacts relate to a particular branch of the business, for example jewelry and giftware or ladies wear. Other records relate to the business as a whole. The records include rough notes and lists of addresses for suppliers, lists of Herald Tribune Correspondents in various communities, pages from personal address and phone directories, and a 1959 Peace River District Phone Book with some numbers marked or added. All documents besides the Phone Book are undated, but were likely created or accumulated between 1945 and 1965.

Physical description: 1.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The archivist arranged the material by type and content.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1947-1960 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of material relating to C. S. Hook & Sons advertising and promotion, especially focusing on the jewelry and giftware branch of the business. The records include a 1959 list of prizes and winners from the opening of the Fort St. John store, official opening prize ballots, a complimentary Christmas turkey certificate, store display sketches, a 1954 promotional letter, CFGP advertising scripts from the 1960s, a CJDC rate card, a description of the listening habits of the Peace River Country, records relating to advertising in the Peace River Story, clippings of newspaper advertisements, a clipping about employee Roy Bell, and a photograph of employee Harry Kigiona.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

1 photograph

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The records have been arranged according to topic or type of advertising by the archivist.

Publication status:

Published

Portrait of Inuit watchmaker Harry Kigiona, an employee of C. S. Hook & Sons.

Date: 1924-[ca. 2000] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of material pertaining to the personal lives of members of the Hook family. Most of the records relate to Robert Hook, but small amounts also relate to Clifford, Evelyn, and Jack. The records date from 1932 to approximately 2000, but the majority are from the 1940s to 1970s. Types of records include photographs, certificates and licenses, correspondence, financial records, and records relating to education and automobiles.

Physical description: 21.5 cm textual records

11 photographs

6 negatives

10 postcards

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The series is divided into four sub-series, one for each member of the family whose records are included: Clifford S. Hook, Evelyn Beatrice McBryan, Dr. Robert C. Hook, and Jack Edgar Hook.

The records were arranged by the archivist primarily according to which family member created or accumulated them.

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1944-[ca. 2000] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of a small amount of material relating to C. S. Hook’s personal and professional life. Among the records are a short biography (photocopy) of C. S. Hook and his family, written long after his death, and several licenses and certificates of membership including a 1944 Canadian Association of Optometrists Alberta License, a 1950 License to Practice Optometry, a 1950 Alberta Optometric Association Membership and License, and Canadian Jeweler’s Institute (Watchmakers’ Division) memberships from 1947 to 1953. The certificates and licenses were originally framed, but were removed from their frames by the archivist. The stuck to the glass covering the Canadian Jeweler’s Institute (Watchmakers’ Division) certificate were additional membership stickers for the years 1954 to 1957 and 1959 to1960. The stickers, which were in poor condition, were discarded with the glass.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Membership and license granted to C. S. Hook by the Alberta Optometric Association.

C. S. Hook’s Canadian Jeweler’s Institute (Watchmakers’ Division) membership certificate.

Certificate from the Canadian Association of Optometrists certifying that C. S. Hook, who is licensed to practice as an optometrists in Alberta is granted membership in The Canadian Association of Optometrists.

License to Practice Optometry granted to Clifford Stanley Hook by the Government of the Province of Alberta.

Date: [ca. 1924]-1946 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of material relating to Evelyn McBryan’s personal life. The records include a 1937 postcard, 1946 letter, and an autograph book containing messages, drawings, and signatures collected between approximately 1924-1932.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1932-1987 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of a material relating to Robert Hook’s personal and professional life. Some of the records also relate to the personal life of his ex-wife, Myrtle. The records are divided into several different general categories based on record type and content: Correspondence, Financial, War Service and Rationing, Education, Certificates and Licenses, Events, Automobile, Travel, Miscellaneous, and Photographs and Postcards.

The correspondence files include personal letters and telegraphs from family and friends, schools, and charities, a list of addresses of family members in England, and letters and case notes relating to a professional complaint made against Dr. Hook. The majority of the correspondence dates from 1969 to 1970, although some also dates from the 1940s.

Financial records include a large number of receipts, predominantly from 1969 to 1972, with some correspondence interspersed. Most of the companies issuing the receipts are local companies and the receipts are primarily personal expenses, although some of them were issued to Valshel Holdings.

War service and rationing records include Robert’s National Registration Certificate, Enrollment in Non-Permanent Active Militia certificate, Notification of Training, Certificate of Medical Examination, and correspondence from the Edmonton Regiment and the Department of National War Services, all from the World War II period, an application for gasoline privilege registration, gasoline license and ration coupon book, and ration and liquor control permits and coupons belonging to Robert and Myrtle and dating from the 1940s.

Records relating to Robert’s education include a 1944 yearbook from Grande Prairie High School, yearbooks from 1946 to 1949 from the College of Optometry in Toronto, Robert’s grades, various related newspaper clippings, the 1945-1946 college calendar, a 1947 student card, a 1949 letter regarding an interim license in the Alberta Optometric Association, and correspondence with the British Columbia Board of Examiners in Optometry. Several binders, notebooks, and files of class notes were appraised out.

Certificates and licenses include a Canadian Wildlife Federation Associate Member Certificate from 1978, a Kinsmen Club Member Certificate from 1949, a 1950 License to Practice Optometry issued by the Government of Alberta, Annual Licenses to Practice issued by the Government of British Columbia from 1974 to 1978, a copy of the Canadian Association of Optometrists Code of Ethics, Beta Sigma Kappa Membership Certificate and Honorary Doctorate from 1952, a 1949 British Columbia Certificate of Registration under the Optometry Act, certificates entitling the holder to practice optometry from the Alberta Optometric Association and Alberta Association of Optometrists from 1949, 1950, and 1986, and a 1987 Doctor of Optometry diploma from the University of Waterloo. These licenses and certificates were originally framed, but have been removed from their frames by the archivist. The glass over the Beta Sigma Kappa membership certificate had additional membership stickers for the years 1953 through 1961 and 1963, 1964, 1967 stuck to it. The stickers were discarded with the frame.

Events records include programs for various banquets, concerts, plays, and other events, ball tickets, and invitations to Robert’s college graduation and a Conservative Association nominating convention. Most of this material dates from Robert’s time in Toronto.

Automobile records include vehicle insurance and registration papers from 1959 to 1987, licenses from 1938, 1951-52 and 1958, Canada customs documents from a 1959 driving trip, and various other records relating to cars and driving.

The travel records relate predominantly to the Robert Hook family’s trip to Europe in 1970 and his association with the discount travel group “Advantage Through Concord” (ATC) including information about ATC and “The London Society”, an ATC membership card, correspondence and receipts, a passport photograph of Valerie Hook, passport application instructions, customs information, and information for Canadians traveling overseas. Also included in the travel records are Canadian Pacific Railway tickets from 1948, a schedule of boat trips on the Peace River, and a message from a trip to Dawson Creek in 1969.

Miscellaneous records include a photocopy of Robert’s birth certificate (issued in 1946), a 1973 Wildlife certificate, and a 1932 journal and notebook.

The photographs and postcard file contains 11 photographic prints, 6 negatives, and 10 postcards. Many of the images are unfortunately unidentified, but they appear to relate primarily to Robert’s personal and family life, although a couple may relate to the C. S. Hook & Sons business. Eight of the postcards are promotional cards issued by Carl Brooks, an Outfitter from Wembley.

Physical description: 16.5 cm textual records

11 photographs

6 negatives

10 postcards

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Certificate from The Association of Kinsmen Clubs certifying that Robert C. Hook is a member of the Kinsmen Club of Grande Prairie.

Certificate from the Canadian Wildlife Federation certifying that Dr. R. C. Hook is an Associate Member in good standing.

Canadian Association of Optometrists Code of Ethics.

Membership certificate for Beta Sigma Kappa belonging to Robert C. Hook.

Honorary Doctorate granted by Beta Sigma Kappa to Robert C. Hook.

Certificate of Registration for Robert C. Hook under the British Columbia Optometry Act.

Certificates from the Alberta Optometric Association entitling Robert C. Hook to practice optometry.

License to Practice Optometry granted to Robert Clifford Hook by the Government of the Province of Alberta.

Licenses to Practice Optometry granted to Robert C. Hook under the Optometry Act of the Province of British Columbia.

Certificate from the Alberta Association of Optometrists entitling Robert C. Hook to practice optometry.

Doctor of Optometry diploma granted by the University of Waterloo to Robert Clifford Hook.

Cast of The Improper Henry Proper: Standing L-R: Noreen Sheehan, Mava Crerar, Lawrence Moon, Arlie Nokes, Ray Nokes, Elsie Mills, Max Swanston. Sitting: L-R: Dorothy Patterson, Jim Carlisle, Lorne Anderson, Jean Bellamy.

Portrait of a unidentified man. Likely a friend, family member, or employee of C. S. Hook & Sons.

Two copies of a Grande Prairie High School graduation class portrait. Back row, left to right: Bob Hook, Paul Lozeron, Jimmy Carlisle, Ken Leslie, Ed Biendarra, Gus Klettke, Larry O’Brien, Lawrence Moon, and Kazie Siluch. Middle row, left to right: Pam Hunter, Elenor Bulford, Maxine Kerr, Joyce Fiest, Betty Barnes, Mary Cooke, Ann Lazoruk, and Mona Walker. Front row, left to right: May Spiden, Sheila Gwartney, Norma Swanston, Ruth Balisky, Doris Blonski, Sylvia Howes, and Marjorie Mensinger.

Portrait of Robert Hook taken in Toronto and used as his graduation photograph.

Robert Hook and another graduate on graduation from the College of Optometry, Toronto.

View of the Bear Creek dam from the reservoir side.

Polaroid photograph of a Shelly Shoppe employee.

Portrait of Valerie Hook.

Group photograph from the 25th anniversary reunion of the College of Optometry 1949 graduating class.

Unidentified person with horses in a pasture.

Horse in a pasture.

Unidentified person riding a motorcycle.

Unidentified people with a motorcycle.

Unidentified people riding horses.

Unidentified person riding a horse.

Man and woman, both in uniform, walking down the street outside the Rialto Theatre, possibly in Edmonton.

Corner of 100th Avenue and 100th Street in Grande Prairie. “Hook Jeweler” sign visible left of centre.

Grizzly bear hides on an Alaska Highway Truck in the Canadian Rockies. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Guide and Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Canadian moose and caribou, trophies of a big game hunt in Canadian Rockies. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Guide and Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Moose trophy shot by G. Burton Davy of Boston. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Bighorn sheep trophies shot by Maurice S. Miller of Chicago and G. Burton Davy of Boston. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Bighorn sheep shot by G. Burton Davy of Boston. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Base camp of Maurice S. Miller and G. Burton Davy in the Canadian Rockies. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Mountain goat shot by G. Burton Davy of Boston. Promotional postcard issued by Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.

Valerie Hook’s passport photograph.

Portrait of an unidentified woman.

Date: 1949-1961 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of material relating to Jack Hook’s personal life and his involvement in the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The records include service and credit booklets for his car from around 1950, a 1961 letter, and correspondence, a registration form, and convention booklet from the 1956 Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycee) Regional Convention, for which he was the registration chairman.

Physical description: 3 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published