Inventory of the Leon J. Kleiner Scrapbook, 1914 – 1920
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: Lumberman Leon J. Kleiner (born 1894) was a Polish immigrant to Canada.
The collection includes one scrapbook that contains approximately 60 photographs compiled by lumberman Leon J. Kleiner. The scrapbook documents the history of the lumbering industry in British Columbia between 1914 and 1920. Images depict logging and milling operations of the Riverside Lumber Company at White Sulpher and McGillivray, including pictures of loggers, log transportation, logging crews and camps, sawmilling, lumber yards, yarding, and other related scenes. Many of the images were used to supplement the text of an oral history interview with Leon's brother, Moritz "Morris" Kleiner (1889-1985), titled Recollections of Family, Community, and Business: Poland, Canada, and Tacoma, Washington, 1889-1974.
Title: Leon J. Kleiner Scrapbook, 1914 - 1920
Creator: Kleiner, Leon J., b. 1894
Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives
Call Number: 2932
Language of Material: Material in English
Extent: 0.25 linear feet (1 scrapbook)
Biographical Note
Lumberman Leon J. Kleiner (born 1894) was a Polish immigrant to Canada.
Collection Overview
The collection includes one scrapbook that contains approximately 60 photographs compiled by lumberman Leon J. Kleiner. The scrapbook documents the history of the lumbering industry in British Columbia between 1914 and 1920. Images depict logging and milling operations of the Riverside Lumber Company at White Sulpher and McGillivray, including pictures of loggers, log transportation, logging crews and camps, sawmilling, lumber yards, yarding, and other related scenes. Many of the images were used to supplement the text of an oral history interview with Leon's brother, Moritz "Morris" Kleiner (1889-1985), titled Recollections of Family, Community, and Business: Poland, Canada, and Tacoma, Washington, 1889-1974.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are filed in main FHS photograph collection, under "Canada--Kleiner, Leon J". (FHS image ID# FHS976-1035).
- Scrapbook, 1914-1920
Subject Headings
- Kleiner, Leon J., b. 1894
- Logging -- British Columbia -- History
- Logging -- British Columbia -- Pictorial works
- Loggers -- Canada -- Photographs
- Logging -- Canada -- Photographs
- Logging camps -- British Columbia
- Riverside Lumber Company
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Scrapbook, 1914-1920.
These photographs are available through the online image gallery for the Canada -- Leon J. Kleiner Collection.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jim Jordan Photographs, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Richard N. Jordan.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, March 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.
