THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

AN INVERTORY 0Z THEIR RCORD .in

THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBI A

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DIVISIO N

Prepared by

Johanna Sigurdson

Fall 1981

TABLE OF CONTENT S

Introduction

(history of the Icelandic Canadian Club in B .C . )

Inventory Series Box No . File s

CORPORATE DOCUMENTS 1 1 - 1 2

PRESS, MEDIA COVERAGE 1 13 - 19

CORRESPONDENCE, INCOMING : OUTGOING 2 1 - 1 53 1 - 8

NEWSLETTERS 3 8 - 1 4

SUBJECT FILES : VISITORS AND GUESTS 4 1 - 2 0

SUBJECT FILES : COMMITTEES AND PROJECTS 5 1 - 2 9

SUBJECT FILES : CHARTER FLIGHTS

6 1 - 1 4

SUBJECT FILES : OTHER CLUB ASSOCIATES 7 1 - 2 1

8 1 - 1 3FINANCIAL 9 1 - 910 1 - 3MISCELLANEOUS MUSIC SHEETS 10 4

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN CLUB OF B .C .

INVENTORY SERIE S

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CORPORATE .

Includes documents relatin g

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to the Constitution and By-laws of theIcelandic Canadian Club and others, a swell as the Agendas and Minutes fromthe Club's Annual General Meetings .

By-laws and Amendments o fIcelandic-Canadian Club 6

1-2 By-laws of other Icelandic Club s

1-3

in North America

Minutes from Meetings heldby "Strondin"

Nov .23, 196 2- Jan .

13,

196 61-4 Minutes from Meetings held

by "Strondin"

Feb .

8, 196 6-Jan .

12,

196 71-5 Agendas and Reports to

Meetings of "Strondin"

Nov .23, 196 2-Jan .

12,

1967 8Agendas of Icelandic Can- Nov ., 1967 - 6 1adian Club of B .C .

Dec .

4,

197 4

1-6 Reports to Meetings o fIcelandic Canadian Club 1 1

Minutes of Icelandic Canadia nClub of B .C .

Jan .,

1967 -Aug .7/67 3 3

1-7 Minutes

Sept .27/67 -Aug .31/68 5 3

1-8 Minutes

Sept .30/6 8June 20/69 47

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PRESS, MEDIA COVERAGE R ETHE ICELANDIC CANADIAN CLUBOF B .C .

1-13

Ethnic Radio . Correspondence .

1-14

Ethnic Press .

1-15

Publicity . Notes andCorrespondence .

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Press items of interest .

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Press coverage received .

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Publicity materials received

1-19

Press releases sent out .

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other clubs (ScandinavianNews, Clubs of Southern Cal -ifornia, Northern California ,Greater Seattle, Hofn an dStafholt )

Outgoing correspondence, 1961-6 6

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Strondin

Outgoing correspondence 196 7

3-3 Outgoing correspondence 196 8

3-4 Outgoing correspondence 196 9

3-5 Outgoing correspondence 197 0

3-6 Outgoing correspondence 1971-7 2

3-7 Outgoing correspondence 1973-7 4

3-8 Outgoing correspondence 1975-8 0

3-9 NEWSLETTERS of the Ice - 1962-197 0

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landic Canadian Club inB .C .

Newsletters of the Ice - 1971-197 2

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landic Canadian Club inB .C .

Newsletters of the Ice - 1973-198 1

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landic Canadian Club inB .C .

Items submitted for pub-

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lication in the newsletters

Administrative informatio n

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about the newsletter-printin ginformation--costs, layout .

Membership lists

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SUBJECT FILES : VISITORSAND GUESTS OF THE CLUB .These files include programs ,budgets, correspondence .

Asgeir Asgeirsson's visit toVancouver-1961 . (Program, Menu ,Minutes, Seating, Guest list ,in and out correspondence )

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Bjarni Benedictsson' svisit to Vancouver--196 4(Biography, guest list ,itinerary, menu, contri-butions, hotel bills, inand out correspondence )

Rognvaldur Sigurjonsson' svisit to Vancouver--196 4Also, Niels Viggo Bentzonand Leifur Thorarinsson .(Biography, programs an dinvitations, costs, phot oproofs, newspaper clippings )

Thor Thors' visit June 1 3and 14, 1964 (Notes o nplans, seating and expenses ,itinerary, invitations, menu ,newsletters, in and ou tcorrespondence, includin gpoem by Sveinn E . Bjornssonfor the occasion )

Gudmundur Jonsson pianist' svisit to Vancouver, April 2 ,1967 (Biography, Itinerary ,contracts and expenses, program ,in and out correspondence )

Brynjolfur Johannesson's visitto Vancouver, 1966 (Biography ,Itinerary, Correspondence )

Petur Thorsteinsson's visit toVancouver, October 13-15, 196 7(Seating and guests, menu ,press release, newsletter, inand out correspondence )

Ragnar Bjarnason's tour, 1970 .(Itinerary, contracts, advertising ,newsclippings, in and out corres-pondence )

Gudrun P . Helgadottir's lecture, 197 0(Itinerary, letter, news clipping)

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Helga Sigurdson's concert ,March 14, 1970 (Itinerary ,contracts, programme, photo ,news release, newsclipping ,in and out correspondence )

Andres Bjornsson's visit ,January 4, 1971 (Biography ,Itinerary, news releases )

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Hermann Palsson's visit, 197 1(Biography )

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Hallgrimur Hallgrimsson's visit ,June 14-16, 1971 (Correspondence )

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Heimir Hannesson, editor Icelan dReview, visit, 1971 (Biography ,Itinerary, newsletters, in andout correspondence )

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Gudmunder Gudmundsson's visit ,1972 (Plans, Correspondence )

Reykjavik City Band (Ludrasvei tReykjavikur) visit August, 1972 ,(Names, Brochure, Itinerary ,in and out correspondence )

Haraldur Kroyer, Ambassador, visi tFebruary, 1975 . (Notes on plans ,menu, in and out correspondence )

Kristjan Eldjarn, President, visit ,June, 1975 . (Notes on plans an dcosts, Itinerary, Guest list, Invi-tations and tickets )

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Kristjan Eldjarn's visit June 197 5(In and Out correspondence )

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Frank Fredricksson, Banquet, March ,1971, (Biography, programme, menu ,tickets, news releases, news clippings ,in and out correspondence )

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SUBJECT FILES : COMMITTESAND PROJECTS OF THE CLU B

History Project . Interviews 196 6and Notes on Icelandi cpeople in B .C .

History Project. Interviewsand Notes on Icelandi cpeople in B .C .

History Project Interviewsand Notes on Icelandicpeople in B .C .

Booklet entitled "I Remember" ,by Gudlaug Johannesson . History Project )

Translation of "The Icelandi cSagas" by Petur Sigurdsson .(Hist . Proj . )

History Project. Correspondenceout ; Correspondence in .

Canadian Confederation Centennia lCommittee of B .C . Ethnic Organizatio nSubcommittee . Minutes of Meeting sand correspondenc e

Centennial Committee '67 .Correspondenc e

Centennial Committee '67 .Correspondence .

Centennial Committee '67 .

PlaqueProject, National Archives o fCanada .

Explanation of project .

Centennial Committee '67 .

Minutes of Feb .3,

196 6Icelandic Central Committee . -Sept .12/6 7

Centennaries Committee 1972 -1973(History and reason for being ,Minutes, In and Out correspondence ,news item about Esther Vilborg Haglof )

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Centennial Committee . Gavel

Nov .21/6 6Project . (Collections,

-June 22/6 7costs, news clippings ,correspondence, in and out ,and with Rikjardur Johsson ,sculptor )

Conference : "The Role ofCultural Minorities in a Bi-lingual Society" March 9, 197 2(Definition, Icelandic ClubBrief, Correspondence, New sclipping )

Canada-Iceland Centennial Conference ,October 1975 . (Theme definition ,planning committee and list o fparticipants, in out correspon-dence )

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B .C . Inter Ethnic Council .(Correspondence )

Library Committee (correspondence )

Library Committee (pamphlets )

Costume Fund (Notes andinformation on costs andacquisition )

Icelandic language classes (namesof participants, receipts, exerptsfrom lessons )

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P .N .E . Project 1970, (Regulations ,Brochures, Costs )

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P .N .E . Project 1970 . Correspondence .

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Pacific Strings Concert May 29 ,1968 .

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Solskin . List of Members .

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Hofn . (Rules for admission ,donations to building fund 1960/61, Financial Statements 1965 -72 )

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Blaine Picnic Day Committee (Islendadagurinn), Meeting Minutes 1973 .

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Is lendingadagurinnPrograms 1963-69 ;Souvenir Ribbons

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Icelandic Cookin gClasses . 1977 .

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Dances .

CHARTER FLIGHTS sponsoredby Icelandic Canadianorganizations . This serie sincludes schedules, corres-pondence, itineraries) ,

Charter Flight 1963 . (schedule sand administration ,In and Out Correspondence)

May 8, 196 2-July 26, 196 3

Charter Flight 1964 . Corres -pondence and administration Aug .10, 1963 -

Feb .18, 196 6

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Charter Flight 1969 . News -letters, passenger list ,account statement s

Charter Flight 1972,

Admin-istration

(Plane lists ,receipts, hotels )

Charter Flight 1972 .

Speechtext .

Charter Flight 1974 .

Brochures ,Itinerary .

Charter Flight 1974 .

Administration .

Correspondence . Outgoing . Nov .12,

1971 -March 21,

197 4

Correspondence . Incoming . Apr .8,

1970

-Aug .

7i 197 2

Correspondence . Incoming . Nov .17,

197 2June 27,

1974 .

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Brochures on Iceland

Newsclipping . Financia lPost, April 27, 1974 .

Tour from Iceland 1975 ,(Lists of guests, Itinerary ,Newsletters, Seattle andB .C ., News article Logberg -Heimskringla, Feb .6, 1975 ,

OTHER GROUPS WITH WHIC HTHE ICELANDIC CANADIANCLUB OF B .C . HAS BEENASSOCIATED .

The Icelandic National League(Org, 1918, Inc . 1930) .Description .

Scandinavian Central Committee .Constitution .

Scandinavian Central Committee .Minutes of Meetings .

Feb .11, 195 2-Dec .17, 195 6

Scandinavian Central Committee .Minutes of Meetings .

Jan .21, 195 7-Nov .14, 196 1

Scandinavian Central Committee .Minutes of Meetings .

Jan .9, 196 2-March 19, 196 8

Scandinavian Central Committee .Miscellaneous notes

Scandinavian Central Committee .Correspondence, Outgoing

Scandinavian Central Committee .Correspondence, Incoming,

Apr .4, 196 1-Nov .22, 196 6

Scandinavian Central Committee .Correspondence, Incoming .

Jan .9, 196 7-Aug .2, 196 8

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7-10 Scandinavian General Council .Incorporation documents ,Constitution and By-laws ,Certificate of Incorporation ,June 8,

1973 .

7-11 Scandinavian General Council .Minutes of Meetings .

7-12 Scandinavian General Council .Group Action InformationSheets .

7-13 Scandinavian General Council .Membership lists .

7-14 Scandinavian General Council .Correspondence, Outgoing Feb .5,

197 2-Jan .14, 197 4

Correspondence, Incoming Feb .

27, 197 3-Feb .

9, 197 4

7-15 Scandinavian General Council .Press Release s

7-16 Scandinavian General Council .Newspaper Clippings .

7-17 Inter Scandinavian Society .Emblem Competition .

1973 .

7-18 Inter Scandinavian Society .Scandinavian Centre, BuildingPlans .

7-19 Inter Scandinavian Society .Scandinavian Centre .

Cost ,Funding

7-20 Scandinavian Centre .

BondIssuance .

7-21 Inter Scandinavian Society .Financial--miscellaneous .

FINANCIAL .

This series includesgeneral financial statements, an dinformation with regard to th eIcelandic Canadian Club of B .C .It is arranged chronologically ,and by subject .

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8-1 Financial . Isafold, 1944-4 6

Financial . Strondin . 1946-6 5

8-2 Financial . Charter Flight 1962-6 3

8-3 Financial . Bills 196 3

8-4 Finanacial . Bills . 1964 .

8-5 Financial . Bills . 1965 .

8-6 Financial . Bills . 1966 .

8-7 Financial . Bills . 1967 .

8-8 Financial . 1967-6 8

8-9 Financial 1968/6 9

8-10 Financial 1969/7 0

8-11 Financial 1970/7 1

8-12 Financial 1971/7 2

8-13 Financial 1972-7 3

9-1 Financial 1973-7 4

9-2 Financial 1974-7 5

9-3 Financial . 1975-7 69- 49-5 Financial . 1976-7 7

9-6 Financial 1977-7 8

9-7 Financial 1978-7 9

9-8 Financial . Bank Books .

9-9 Financial . Cancelled Cheques .

10-1 Financial . Receipts .10-2 Financial . Receipts ,10-3 Financial . Receipts .

10-4 MISCELLANEOUS SHEETS OFMUSIC .