William Harold Hunt : : Archives & Special Collections : Libraries : University of Manitoba

William Harold Hunt was born in Quebec 24 November 1884. His family moved between Quebec and Winnipeg until he finally settled in the Winnipeg area after beginning a degree in Engineering in 1907. In 1913, he graduated as a B. Sc. in engineering (Civil) and began work in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Hunt began work with the City of Winnipeg, in 1916. In 1920, he moved to Selkirk, Manitoba, and was employed as a "District Engineer" until 1950. For additional four years he supervised work on the Trans-Canada Highway between Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The fonds consists of textual records, publications, maps, plans, and ephemera that document Hunt's education and career as a civil engineer in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Textual records and some maps relating to his service as a major in the Canadian militia are also included in the fonds. The records document Hunt's education in engineering at the University of Manitoba in the early 1900s. His work in engineering is also documented, particularly through maps, including the Falcon Lake Park, highways construction, irrigation systems, and others. His service in the military led him to document the history of various rifle regiments, the Officer Training Corps, and field engineering military training, which provides particularly valuable information on the period between the World War I and World War II military training. His interest in the Hudson Bay Railway supplies a rich documentation on the subject. Some of the ephemera Hunt collected over the years will be of particular interest. The material will be especially valuable for historical research in the history of engineering in Manitoba and Canadian military history.

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Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged into four series:

1. Textual Records
2. Library
3. Maps and Plans
4. Certificates and Photographs

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Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions on access to this material.

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Custodial History

The material was donated to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in 2002.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Textual Records

Education 1902-1939

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11 Mechanical Engineers Correspondence Course, 1902

2 Mechanical Engineers Correspondence Course, 1903

3 Mechanical Engineers Correspondence Course, 1904

4 University of Manitoba - Notebook, 1908

5 University of Manitoba - Notebooks, 1909

6 University of Manitoba - Notebook, 1910

7 University of Manitoba - Notebook, 1911

8 University of Manitoba - Notebook, 1912

9 University of Manitoba - Notebook, c.1912

10 University of Manitoba - The Manitoba Engineer, v.1, no.1-2, 1912-1913

11 University of Manitoba - Class and Honor Lists, 1912-1913

12 University of Manitoba - Historical Notes, 1877-1937

13 French Conversation Notebook, 1939

14 Photograph - Engineering Class, 1908

15 Photograph - Class '13 Engineering, University of Manitoba, 1913

16 Certificate - Baccalaureatum in Scientia, 1922

Engineering 1930-1973

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117 Autobiography - Draft

18 Andrew Taylor/W.H. Hunt, 1958-1959

19 Canadian Good Roads Association, 1930, 1947

20 Correspondence - Miscellaneous (Winnipeg - Churchill Highway), c.1959

21 Correspondence - Miscellaneous, 1973

22 East Kildonan - Specification, Blue Prints, 1953-57

23 Engineering Institute/Association of Professional Engineers of Canada, 1922-1966

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224 Falcon Lake Park Development, 1955

1. Report on Proposal for Water, Sanitary Sewage and Storm Drainage Services
2. Specifications for Water & Sewer Line Materials
3. Specifications for Construction of Santiary and Storm Sewers, etc.
4. Specifications for Construction of Water and Sewerage Structures
5. Construction Drawings for Sewage Pumphouse,Construction Drawings for Water and Pumphouse Intake

25 Falcon Lake Park Development, 1955-1956

1. Specifications for Concession Building, Falcon Lake
2. Tender and Specifications for Streets and Sidewalks, Falcon Beach Park
3. Falcon Lake Golf Course

26 Falcon Lake - Photographs, 1955

27 Highways - Cairns, c.1939

including photos, see also Box (nitrate negatives)

28 Highways - Miscellaneous, various dates

29 Highways - photographs

1. B/W photo - CNR Building piers, mass concrete for bridge Swan River in town of Swan River, August 1912 - T. White, Bridge Engineer; W.H. Hunt, Assistant Engineer; W.L. McKenzie, Chief Bridge Engineer
2. B/W photo (coloured) - West Hawk Lake, A.N. Duff's Camp, Winter of 1932-1933
3. B/W photo - Leslie Bruce and Lotter Millidge - late 1930's

30 Miscellaneous Engineering booklets

31 Miscellaneous, various dates

32 Province of Manitoba, Dept. of Public Works, 1944-1949

1. Instructions for Engineers and Highway Specifications
2. Contract for Bird River - Cat Lake Road
3. Engineering Data - Reclamation Branch

33 Province of Manitoba-Gravel Progress Charts, 1930-1938

34 Province of Manitoba, Dept. of Public Works - Tenders, Regulations and Specifications, no date

35 Province of Manitoba - Specifications, 1953

36 Province of Manitoba - Specifications (partial)

37 Report on Clear Lake Irrigation, 1958

38 Riding National Park - No. 10 Highway, 1958-1959

Correspondence - Andrew Taylor & Associates, 1958
Relocation Survey Mile 0 - 16.5
Relocation Survey Mile 16.5 - 33.2 (x3)
Design of Irrigation System for Clear Lake Golf Course

39 Saskatchewan - Dept. of Highways, 1953, 1957

40 Saskatchewan - Design Branch Preliminary Survey Instruction Manual, 1957

includes Tenders on work, Supervising Engineer notes and miscellaneous, TransCanada Highway, 1950

41 TransCanada Highway East-Newspaper Clippings, c.1951

Militia 1906-1970

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342 Histories

History of Rifle Regiments
History of the 90th Winnipeg Rifles
History of Canadian Militia
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Military Rifles Association, 1938

43 43rd Cameron Highlanders, 1919

44 Royal Canadian Engineers, c.1919-1964

45 Royal Winnipeg, Rifles - Notebook, 1929

46 Royal Winnipeg Rifles - Miscellaneous papers, c.1933-1939

47 Pay Rolls 1906-1909; Correspondence, 1943

Annual Drill Pay Rolls, 90th Regiment, 1906-1908
Annual Drill Pay Rolls, 13th Battery, 1908-1909
W.H. Hunt correspondence, 1943

48 Miscellaneous, 1916-1929

Miscellaneous regulations, instructions, notes
Regulations for the Officers' Training Corps, c.1916
p.27 Army Act, Section 24 (2)
Newsletter c.1918
W.H. Hunt notes
Instruction in Musketry 1929 with W.H. Hunt notes

49 Miscellaneous 1940; Correspondence 1944

includes Field Engineering (All Arms) Military Training Pamphlet No. 30, 1940

50 Infantry Tactical Exercises, 1931-1938

51 Staff Courses, 1933-1935

Militia Staff Course, Examination Papers, 1933-1935
Tactical Exercise, Winnipeg, 1934
Militia Staff Course, Practical Portion, Sarcee Camp, 1934-1935
Map - Connaught Range, Dept. of National Defence, 1933

52 Staff Courses, 1933-1935

53 Staff Course, 1933-1934

Volume 3, Tactics Precis, Nos. 13-24

54 Staff Course, 1933-1934

Volume 4, Staff Duties Precis, Nos. 25-42

55 Staff Course, 1933-34

Volume 5, Test papers and answers

56 Staff Course, 1933-1934

Volume 6, Tactical Exercises 1 to 9

57 Shilo, Chilliwack, Debert, 1933-1943

Map - Shilo, N. Department of National Defence, 1938
"A6" C.E. Training Centre c.1933-1943 - Orders
"A6" C.E. Training Centre c.1933-1943 - Schemes
"A6" C.E. Training Centre c.1933-1943 - Miscellaneous

58 Field Officers' Course, Royal Canadian Schools of Infantry 1935

59 Dundurn, Halifax, 1935-1942

Royal Canadian engineers Training Centre "A6", Dundurn, 1942
Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering, Halifax
Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Miscellaneous, 1935

60 Shilo and Miscellaneous, 1938-1939

Orders, Parts I and II, Shilo Camp, Manitoba 1939
Annual Report, Rifle Committee, Royal Winnipeg Rifles 1938 and 1939

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461 Sarcee, Shilo, Debert, 1939-1941

Tactical Schemes, Camp Sarcee, 1939
Tactical Schemes, Shilo, 1940
Tactical Schemes, Debert, 1940-41

62 Dundurn, Tactical Schemes 1941

63 Petawawa, Dundurn, Sardis, 1941-1942

Engineering Precis, Petawawa, 1941
Engineering Precis, Dundurn, 1941
Engineering Precis, Sardis, 1942

64 W.H. Hunt Militia Notebook, Petawawa, 1941

65 Dundurn, 1941-1942

Royal Canadian Engineers Training Centre "A6", Dundurn, 1941

66 Chilliwack - Training Precis and Instructions, 1942

67 Chilliwack - "B" Company "A6" Canadian Engineers Training Centre, 1943

68 Chilliwack Booklet, 1946

69 Wainwright (Major W.H. Hunt, Officier Commanding), 1944

Standing Orders, Buffalo Camp, Wainwright, Alberta

70 Miscellaneous Notes - no date

71 Notebooks

2 personal notebooks

72 Miscellaneous Notes - no date

73 Miscellaneous Booklets, c.1926-1940

74 Miscellaneous Booklets, c.1908-1964

75 Miscellaneous Booklets, c.1912-1944

76 Miscellaneous Booklets, c.1934-1941

77 Dress Regulations, 1932

78 Field Service Pocket Book, 1932

79 The Winnipeg Rifles Fiftieth Anniversary Booklet, 1883-1933

80 Coronation of King George II, 1937

Programme - Province of Manitoba Ceremonial Observance of the Coronation of King George II and Queen Elizabeth, 12 May 1937

81 District Courts Martial Handbook, 1941

82 Notes on Pistol Shooting - Booklet arranged by Major R.G. Pickrell Winnipeg Grenadiers C.A. International Pistol Champion

83 The Brigade, 1943

84 The Bronze Tablet, 1969, 1970

85 New Testament, British Foreign Bible Society, 1939

(Major W.H. Hunt, 1941)

86 Maps - Russia/German Front, c.1940

87 Maps - Chilliwack

1. Chilliwack, Blueprint Plan (sheet #W2A) showing proposed location of slit trenches to be occupied by personnel if Plan 1 was used, inc including notes, ND (annotated)
2. Chilliwack, ND (whiteprint) annotated
3. Plan of Camp "A6" Chilliwack, B.C., 1943 - blueprint, annotated

88 Plans, Dundurn, Fumanchute

1. Sketch of Fumanchute, designed by Sgt. L. Fumano, drawn by Sapper M. Williams, R.C.E. Dundurn, Saskatchewan, 18 December 1941
2. Blueprint of same

89 Plans - Organization Chart

Organization of Field Company, 1942 (blueprint) annotated

90 Photographs

1. Officers of Royal Winnipeg Rifles under Col. G. Dudley, 1930, B/W (photographer unknown)
2. Officers of Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Decoration Day May 1932, B/W (photographer unknown), identification on backing
3. Winners of Hudson Bay Company's Field Firing Competition, M.D. 10, Team of 'A' Company, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, 19335, B/W (photographer unknown), identification on back of photo
4. [Sgt. G. Ladouceur], ND, B/W (Canadian Army Photo)

Personal

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591 Autobiography - Draft copy

92 Animal Husbandry Booklets, 1953-1966

93 Civil Service Superannuation - Correspondence and Notes, [1974]

94 Dominion Land Survey Monuments, [1957]

95 Employment Applications, 1960

96 Hudson Bay Railway - Manuscript, 1967

97 Hudson Bay Railway - Map, 1910

98 Hudson Bay Railway - Maps

1. Geological map of Manitoba, 1946 (2x)
2. Geological map of Canoe Route between Split Lake and Fort Churchill, 1908
3. Sketch map showing point at which survey party quit work on Churchill Route in December 1910
4. Proposed Location of Hudson Bay Railway 1910
5. Map of Manitoba, Winnipeg Sheet, Dept. of Mines, 1931
6. Sketch map, Mineralized Area, Hudson Bay Railway 1910
7. Split Lake, Manitoba, Dept. of Mines, 1956
8. Hudson Bay Railway - Map showing located and projected lines from The Pas to Hudson Bay, 1911
9. York Factory, Dept. of Mines, 1955, 1949
10. Island Lake, Dept. of Mines, 1951
11. Berens River, Dept. of Mines, 1943
12. Oxford House, Dept. of Mines, 1944
13. Sipiwest, Manitoba, Dept. of the Interior, 1930

99 Hudson Bay Railway - Miscellaneous, 1909-1950

1. Progress Report (John Armstrong), 1909
2. Trip to Kenora notes (1924) and misc. (1936, 1973)
3. Dept. of Transport - Historical Data, 1950

100 Hudson Bay Railway - Miscellaneous, 1910-1981

1. W.H. Hunt Notebook, 1910
2. Reprint - The Hudson Bay Railway
3. Booklet - The Hudson Bay Route
4. Newspaper clippings, 1981

101 Hudson Bay Railway - Photographs

Survey party returns from Setting Lake to the Pas, 1911, B/W (photographer unknown)

102 Irish Fairies

103 Income Tax Returns, c. 1950-1972

104 Income Tax Receipts, 1956

105 Income Tax Receipts, 1957

106 Income Tax Receipts, 1959

107 Income Tax Receipts, 1960, 1961, 1962

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6108 Income Tax Receipts, 1963, 1964, 1965

109 Income Tax Receipts, 1966, 1967, 1968

110 Income Tax Receipts, 1969, 1970

111 Income Tax Receipts, 1971

112 Income Tax Receipts, 1972, 1974

113 Lodges, 1915-1935

114 Manigotagan - Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes, c. 1952-1964

115 Manigotagan - Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes, 1960-1968

116 Manitoba Historical Society, 1967-1972

117 Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association, 1951-1960

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7118 Mineral Analysis/ Prospecting - Correspondence and Notes, 1939-1953

119 Mineral Claims, 1939-1971

120 Mining - Correspondence and Notes, 1953-1970

121 Miscellaneous Books - Gun and Rifle Shooting, c.1953

122 Miscellaneous Books - Solar Ephemeris, 1959 - 1968

123 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes, 1913-1958

124 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes (Militia and Personal), 1914-1956

125 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes (Militia and Personal), 1931-1948

126 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes, 1960-1965

127 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes, c. 1965-1972

128 Prospecting Notes

129 Richardson Brothers

130 Selkirk - Correspondence and Notes, 1922-1925

131 UFO Data, c. 1967-1968

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8 Daily Diaries and Field Books, 1913-1970

(see index sheet in box)

Daily Diaries: 1913; 1916-1974 inclusive

Field Books:

#2 - W.H. Hunt [c.1914, 1916, 1939, 1945]
#3 - W.H. Hunt [c. 1931, 1958]
#4 - 1939
#6 - T.B. 176, 1940-1941
#7 - 1942-1945
#8 - Hazel Creek, Springfield, 1945-1946
[#9]- Bird River Road, Pt. Du Bois Road, 1945-1947
#10 - 1945-1946
#11 - 1947
#12 - [genealogy notes] no date
[#13] - 1954, 1960-1962, 1970
#14 - Manigotagan
[363] - 1951

includes also 5 miscellaneous notebooks; miscellaneous loose notebook pages (48 leaves)

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8 Estate Book

1. Index listing 52 maps of Manitoba.
2. Pen and ink sketch of Lot 12, Manigotagan River Settlement, W.H. Hunt, 15 February, 1962
3. List of those who are to be given gratis copies of "Birthrite" if copies are still on hand at time of my decease. W.H. Hunt
4. Last will and Testaments of W.H. Hunt, M.P. Hunt, Abslom Hunt, also statement of status of A.H. Taylor Estate as at 31 March, 1962...1 August 1969
5. Mineral claims on West side of Star Lake in Group 74, in Tp.9, Rg. 17 E.P.M., 2 pages with notes
6. Fire Insurance, 1 March 1965, W.H. Hunt.
7. Automobile.
8. a) Lot s.W. 1/4 Sec. 19-9-17 E.P.M. Star Lake, Whiteshell Forest Reserve, Manitoba, 1959 (whiteprint) - annotated
8. b) Sketch showing mineral claims on west side of Star Lake, ND (blueprint) - annotated
9. 336 Maplewood, Ave., Winnipeg, [1962, 1973]
10. All of Lot 12, Manigotagan River Settlement, W.H. Hunt, [1962, 1969]
11. Pencil Sketch, W.H. Hunt's Sec. 2-25-9E, E 1/2 of NE 1/4 of 2-25-9, W.H. Hunt, 2 pages plus notes re: lot dispersal, [1962-1972]
12. Canada Savings Bonds, W.H.Hunt, 1962, 1966, 1972
13 Life Insurance, W.H. Hunt, [1962, 1968]
14. Certificate of Military Qualification, Major W.H. Hunt, Department of National Defence, 15 august 1941
15. Militia Staff Course, Captain W.H. Hunt, The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Department of National Defence, 24 September 1935
16. Certificate of Military Instruction, Proficiency in Riding, Lieutenant William Harold Hunt, 1st Bn. , Winnipeg Rifles, The Royal Canadian School of Cavalry, Department of National Defence, 22 August 1930
17. Certificate of Military Qualification, Active Militia of Canada, Department of National Defence, 14 May 1930
18. Commission of Oaths, W.H. Hunt: 29 January 196213 January 196019 August 192617 August 19717 August 196916 August 1967
19. Mining Claim M-2013 (Lot 215 Group 74 Township 9 Range 7 EPM) in Lac du Bonnet Mining division, William H. Hunt, 5 January 1948
20. Letter from J.B. Hodgkinson, Chief Mining Recorder, Province of Manitoba, Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management to W.H. Hunt re: The Mining Royalty and Tax Act CAP - M180 R.S.M. 1970, 15 August 1974
21. Plan of Lot 12, Manigotagan River Settlement in TPS 24 &25 Range 9 EPM Manitoba, W.H. Hunt, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 3 October 1954 (whiteprint_ - annotated
22. Manigotagan Taxes and Winnipeg and St. Vital, 1960-1973
23. Plan of Lot 12 (same as 21, revised 1 June 1960) - annotated
24. Sketch of Lot 12 Manigotagan River Settlement, W.H. Hunt, 15 February 1962
25. Same as 24 - annotated
26. Insurance File - Correspondence and policies, Gordon Leggo Limited, Insurance and Real Estate, 1972-1974
27. Correspondence and Statements of Service, Department of National Defence, 1945-1951

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Library

University and Career

List of titles from W.H. Hunt Library is available at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. (W.H. Hunt Finding Aid)

Personal

List of titles from W.H. Hunt Library is available at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. (W.H. Hunt Finding Aid)

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Maps and Plans

Located in Map Cabinet #3 and rolled in boxes in the Old Vault.

List of titles is available at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. (W.H. Hunt Finding Aid)

1. Large Map Book (M1-M235) - Box 18
2. Small Map Book (M235-M293) - Box 18
3. Map Box (M294-M329 ) - Box 19
4. Rolled Maps and Plans (M330-468) - Box 20-23

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Certificates and Photographs

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24 Certificates

1. Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, William Harold Hunt, Third Degree, 15 March 1916
2. Certificate of Membership, The Engineering Institute of Canada, William Harold Hunt, 22 April, 1919
3. Certificate of Membership, The Association of Professional Engineers, 25 September, 1920
4. Ad Baccalaureatum in Scientia, University of Manitoba , William Harold Hunt,February 1922
5. Commissioning Certificate, Lieutenant in Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada, William Harold Hunt, 20 April 1929
6. Commission of Oaths, Province of Manitoba, William Harold Hunt, 1 September 1965
7. Prince Rupert's Lodge, Certificate commemorating the reenactment of the Emergent Meeting held 10 December 1870, William Harold Hunt, 10 December 1970
8. Life Member, The Engineering Institute of Canada, William Harold Hunt, 27 May 1972
9. Insignia of Royal Canadian Engineers.

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24 Photographs

1. Militia Staff Course, 1939, Western Canada - Practical portion, 7-21 August, 1939 - B/W (photographer unidentified)
2. Officers (A6) Canadian Engineers Training Centre, August, 1943 - B/W (photographer: Wilson, Chilliwack)
3. Class '12 Engineering, University of Manitoba, 1908-1909 - B/W (photographer unidentified)
4. Class '13 Engineering, University of Manitoba [Graduation 1913] - B/W (photographer unidentified)
5. Department of Resources and Development, Engineering and Water Resources Branch, Trans-Canada Highway Division Federal Administrative Officers, The Trans-Canada Highway First Annual Meeting, Ottawa, February 1951 - B/W (photographer unidentified)
6. Unidentified Group, ND. - (identification sheet on back)

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25 Aerial Photographs and Tin Box

Aerial Photographs - S.E. Manitoba (Falcon Lake/Manigotagan area)
Nitrate negatives and photos needing conservation, see also Box 2, File 24

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