Linda Helin collection

Custodial History: 

RSC holds only the digital images of the photographs.

Start Date: 
1940
GMD: 
Geographic Access: 
Description Level: 
Subject Access: 
Name Access: 
Language: 
End Date: 
1965
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2005 (originally created 1940-1965)]
Physical Description: 

1.01 GB of graphic material. - 13 photographs (tiff). - 12 cm of textual record - 2 books.

Arrangement: 
Thematically by item type
Location Original: 

Original photographs are held by Linda Helin

History Biographical: 

Linda Helin is a mental health counselor for Serpent River First Nation.

Scope Content: 

Collection comprises photographs of families and students from Serpent River First Nation and the Spanish Residential Schools. Collection also includes an Ojibway language hymn book.

Repository: 
srsc

Photograph of children

Start Date: 
1920
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1940
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1930)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

34.5 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a man

Start Date: 
1920
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1940
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1930)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

35.8 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a family

Start Date: 
1920
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1940
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1930)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

35.8 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: 

Original photograph shows considerable wear in the right corner.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a man sitting on a bench outside

Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1940)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

35.8 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a woman and young boy near a dam

Start Date: 
1935
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1955
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1945)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

35.8 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: 

Original photograph shows considerable signs of wear.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph a sketch of a man wearing a hat

Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1940
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1935)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

39.5 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residenital Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a group of children and adults

Start Date: 
1940
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1960
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1950)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

33.6 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a woman and three children outside during winter

Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1940)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

28.9 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of two men sitting outside

Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1950
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 1940)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

29 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of Alex Pine and family standing beside the water

Start Date: 
1965
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1965
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created 1965 September)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

118 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: 

Original photograph is in poor condition and a number of wear lines.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of two young children sitting on a bench

Start Date: 
1960
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created ca. 196-)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

163 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

Notes: 

Alex Pine's Children, Garden River. Judy (2 years old) and Keith (4 years old)

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of Alex Pine's children

Start Date: 
1965
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1965
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created 1965 September)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

131 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Photograph of a bride and groom with their parents

Start Date: 
1960
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1970
Date Range: 
[Digitized 2001 (originally created 196-)]
Image: 
Physical Description: 

327 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-001
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
001

Anamie-Nagamonan

Geographic Access: 
Start Date: 
1931
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1931
Date Range: 
1931
Physical Description: 

4 cm of textual record. - 1 book

Notes: 

This is an Ojibway hymn book that was created in Nipigon, Ontario in 1931. The hymn book is in good condition, however it is contained in a black sleeve that has significant signs of wear and damaged side bindings.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-002
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
002

Catechisme en images

Publication: 
Quebec : Imprimé a l'Action Sociale Ltée
Start Date: 
1930
Description Level: 
End Date: 
1930
Date Range: 
1930
Physical Description: 

4 cm of textual record.

Notes: 

Note on inside cover: " Avec l'explication de chaque tableau. Reproduction autorisee par la mailson de la bonne-presse, paris. Traduit en langue Crise et adaptée aux Indiens de la Baie James." The book contains catechism lessons in Cree syllabics, and was adapted to teach the people of James Bay.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-068-002
Repository: 
Residential Schools Centre
Accession No: 
Container Number: 
002