Dora Furiak fonds

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1 Kamloops Museum and Archives Dora Furiak fonds Compiled by Jaimie Fedorak December 2017 Kamloops Museum and Archives 2017

2 Title: Dora Furiak fonds Dates of Creation: Physical Description: ca. 20 cm of textual records and photographs, and 12 b&w negatives Biographical Sketch: Dora Alice Furiak (nee Rogers) moved to the Kamloops area to be a school teacher, and married Joseph Furiak on June 30, Dora was very active in the Kamloops community, being a member of the Kamloops Ladies Lions Club and International Order of the Oddfellows (Rebekah Lodge No. 23) and working to promote musical arts through organizations such as the Kamloops Festival of Performing Arts. She was named Kamloops Citizen of the Year in Dora died in Kamloops on January 9, Scope and Content: Fonds consists of scrapbooks compiled by Dora Furiak, relating to her personal life and membership in Rebekah Lodge No. 23 (International Order of Odd Fellows), photographs, ephemera related to Rebekah Lodge No. 23, and her husband s Lion s Club membership certificates. 2

3 Notes: Source of supplied title: Title based on contents of fonds. Arrangement: Fonds was arranged into two series during cataloguing, to emphasize Dora Furiak s involvement with Rebekah Lodge No. 23 (International Order of Odd Fellows) and her personal papers. Order that fonds arrived in was maintained by the archivist. Access restrictions: No restrictions on access. The archivist reserves the right to restrict access to any fragile material for preservation purposes. Terms governing use and reproduction: No reproduction permitted without consent of copyright holder. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain permission for the reproduction of materials for publication or dissemination. Finding aids: File list is available for this collection. Accruals: No further accruals are expected. Treatment Note: Lions Club Certificates of Membership for Joe Furiak ( ) were removed from frame during processing in

4 Series 1: Rebekah Lodge No. 23 (International Order of Odd Fellows) [ca.1940] cm of textual records and graphic material, and 12 b&w negatives Scope and Content: Series documents Dora Furiak s involvement in Rebekah Lodge No. 23 (International Order of Odd Fellows). Series includes scrapbooks containing material collected by Dora Furiak about the history of Rebekah Lodge No. 23 and its members, a photo album and negatives of Furiak receiving the Decoration of Chivalry, and ephemera related to the Lodge. Accession Description Dates Location Scrapbook [includes photographs and clippings related to Rebekah Lodge No. 23, and an awards certificate] / Photo Album: Decoration of Chivalry [includes clippings and photographs of Dora Furiak receiving the Decoration of Chivalry] May 9, / Degree of Chivalry [negatives] May 9, / Lodge History Excelsior #23 I.O.O.F. [includes clippings relating to the history and members of Rebekah Lodge No. 23] / Programs / I.O.O.F. Hall [photo] [ca. 1940] 1/ Pageant: Commemorating Sixty Years of Oddfellowship, Tatnai Lodge, Kamloops / Ceremony for Laying the Cornerstone and Dedicating the I.O.O.F. Temple June 12, / Calendar International Order of Odd Fellows / The Three Link News Vol. 11 No. 9 June /10 4

5 Series 2: Personal papers 5 cm of textual records and graphic material Scope and Content: Series contains Dora Furiak s personal papers, including two scrapbooks, Lions Club Membership Certificates for Joe Furiak, and one photograph. Accession Description Dates Location Scrapbook: Citizen of the Year [includes Citizen of the Year 1991 certificate, clippings, photographs, cards of congratulations, and correspondence] / European Trip [includes postcards, ticket stubs, and journal of trip] May 16- June 19, / Lions Club Certificates of Membership for Joe Furiak Shuswap Picnic Blanch & Alf Gunderson, Edna Garf [photo] /13 [ca. 1940] 1/14 5