Letter
Lutz Moutain Heritage Museum
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| Object Name: | Letter |
|---|---|
| Category: | Category 8: Communication Objects |
| Material: | Paper |
| Technique: | Typed Printed |
| Accession Number: | A2014.14.15 |
| Origin-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Origin-Country: | Canada |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Culture: | Canadian |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1940-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1940-12-31 |
| Description: | A yellowing piece of paper of legal letter size. Printed on the front in black ink is information regarding Moncton's air raid precautions. Back of paper is blank. |
| Narrative: | Moncton was not originally believed to be a vulnerable city during World War II. However, due to its geographic location and the sheer number of trains that would pass through Moncton, it was soon designated as a vulnerable location by the Department of National Defense and provided funding to establish an Air Raid Precaution Committee. Therefore, Moncton's sitting mayor Frank W. Storey circulated these letters to instruct the public as to how to execute the emergency measures that had been put in place. Frank W. Storey, Moncton's popular wartime mayor, had served five consecutive one-year terms and a sixth term in 1949. He was replaced in 1950 when Thomas Babbit Parlee became one of the city's four mayors elected between 1950 and 1959. |
| History of Use: | This letter was intended to inform and instruct Moncton residents about how to execute precautions mandated by the Air Raid Precautions Committee. |
| Length: | 33 cm |
| Width: | 20.5 cm |
| Institution: | Lutz Moutain Heritage Museum |
| Institution City: | Moncton |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |