World War II
1939 - 1945
This 1939 photo, of Wilf Bennet in front of the cenotaph, represents the commitment of the community to the war effort in both world wars.
Nellie McClung Collection
A scrapbook of McClung's syndicated articles from ca 1942, collected by a fan.
PMA_2020_046489
A poem published anonymously, but presented with a forward by Nellie L. McClung, in honour of Canada's 75th.
PMA_2019_046280
A collection of biograpgical articles concerning Nellie McClung, her daughter in law, Margaret (Horace) nad her grandson Barrie, son of Horace and Margaret.
PMA_2021_053516
A collection of McClung's syndicated columns from the 1940s.
PMA_2021_051463
A scrapbook filled with syndicated columns from the daily papers written by Nellie McClung in 1940 and 1941. They contain a wide range of topics including references to the war effort.
The scrapbook collector is unknown.
PMA_2018_044525
This scrapbook contains a collection of syndicated articles written by Nellie McClung in 1941 and 1942. Topics are wide ranging with some emphasis on W W 2.
The scrapbook's creator is not known.
PMA_2018_044526
Written by Watson Kirkconnell, this is a nationalist document meant to affirm Canada's multicultural strengths during the first years of the Second World War.
The original document can be found in the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_046328
Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her daughter Florence. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045694
Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her son Horace. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045696
Articles found in Nellie McClung's scrapbooks concerning her son Jack. The scrapbooks are found in the MS0010 Nellie McClung Fond of the Royal British Columbia Archive.
PMA_2019_045697