Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds
General material designation
- moving images
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
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Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1934-1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- MacMillan Bloedel Limited
Physical description area
Physical description
25 film reels + additional film elements
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The H.R. MacMillan Export Company was formed by ex-Chief Forester Harvey Reginald MacMillan on July 28 1919. Originally formed as a trading company, the successor companies which bore MacMillan name quickly became known as the largest softwood producing companies in the history of the Province during the years of its operation. MacMillan quickly started acquiring operations within province, such as what would be known as the Canadian White Pine Division mill in 1929, as well as the historic Humbird family owned Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company Limited in 1946. A number of large mergers in the post-War era with Bloedel, Stewart and Welch and the Powell River Company - 1951 and 1959 respectively - led to the dominance of the firm in the province's softwood sector. While surviving economic downturns in the 1970s and 1980s with a programme of corporate restructuring, the company was left weakened. In 1999, the company was acquired by Weyerhaeuser after many years of closures and asset sales.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of films of MacMillan Bloedel's logging operations and mills. The greater part of the collection comprises printing elements, sound tracks and prints created or acquired by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., and its predecessor companies, from 1934 to 1974.
Predecessor companies include Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Ltd. and the Powell River Company.
Much of this material represents the company's use of film and television to present its products and educate the public about the importance of the forest industry and forest management principle.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from the Vancouver office of MacMillan Bloedel Limited in 1992.
Arrangement
A large amount of non-archival material (including outtakes, sound mix elements and some raw footage), as well as a number of films not relevant to British Columbia, were discarded during the selection process.
Language of material
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Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions apply.
Conservation restriction: original film elements are in cold storage and are inaccessible.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Archives code(s): F1992:06.
General note
Accession number(s): F1992:06 (91-2299)
Conservation
Moving image originals are in cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
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Name access points
- MacMillan Bloedel Limited (Subject)
- Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Limited (Subject)