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Roland Pivert fonds
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Dogsled at Operation Sweetbriar, Yukon.

A dogsled at an army camp in Exercise Sweetbriar. Exercise Sweetbriar involved 5,300 Canadian and American soldiers and airmen. The scenario was that an enemy had seized Alaska and the combat team was assigned to secure the Alaska highway and its airfields from Whitehorse to Northway in Alaska.

Early Life

The series consists of personal papers dating from Roland’s teen-age years in boy scouts and at St. Joseph’s High School. The records include letters from Gerald Gardner, a penpal from Mississippi, Flying Shot Lake Boy Scouts Troop certificate and booklets, two issues of St. Joseph’s Troubador, one of which tells the story of the death of Shirley Miller, photographs and negatives taken during Roland’s time at St. Joseph’s High School, including the Student Council and several of friends, two images in frames decorated with silk, and a collection of religious cards and artwork, likely assembled primarily when Roland was a child.

The records have been arranged by the Archivist according to topic and type.

Equipment from the Prairie Command Display

A soldier standing beside trucks and equipment from the Prairie Command Display. In the summer of 1952, Roland Pivert accompanied the Prairie Command Display, a collection of military technology and equipment, through Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Exercise Sweetbriar

The series consists of a small diary kept by Roland Pivert detailing his actions during the exercise, some daily reports from Roland’s duty as the water truck driver, a 1950 magazine article from The Standard with photographs and text about Exercise Sweetbriar, and 25 snapshots of soldiers, camps, equipment and scenery.

Korean Service

The series consists of a map of Korea and Japan; newsletters published on board the U.S. Navy Service ship General C.C. Ballou; three postcards of the Ballou; a booklet from “The Crown News” for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953; and some information regarding how soldiers should spend their leaves in Tokyo, including some Japanese tourist information and postcards. The subjects of the slides and photographs are the peace-keeping soldiers and camp life in Korea, Korean village life, entertainment in the camps and visits to Japan on leave.

Land

The series consists of correspondence and associated records, including forms, notices, agreements, Grazing Lease Regulations, caveats, permit and release forms, and a drill shift report, relating to land owned or leased by Roland or the Pivert family. Topics addressed include grazing leases, easements, and geophysical operations.

The records are arranged in chronological order, essentially their original order.

Military Service

The series consists of records relating to Roland’s military service in the Canadian Army. The records include an Application for Service in Canadian Army (Active Force), a Canadian Army Certificate of Service, a Clothing and Equipment Card and List from 1952, a Soldier’s Service and Pay Book from Korea, passes and receipts, a clothing and equipment statement upon his return from Korea, an information leaflet on the Maple Leaf Club in Tokyo, a Release Certificate dated October 18, 1954, an income tax return from 1949. The records also include travel postcards collected on trips in Eastern and Western Canada during his time with the army, photographs, and pamphlets on the 1952 Funeral Ceremony of the Late King George VI, Information Regarding Mounting and Wearing of Decorations, Campaign Stars and Medals, and a 1954 Programme of Competitions for Rifle and Pistol Shooting. The photographs are Roland’s formal coloured army portrait, taken after he had enlisted in 1951, a group photograph of his unit taken at Basic Training, a photo of Roland and two friends in uniform, five snapshots of his barracks and room during basic training, 13 of training exercises on the Alaska Highway ca. 1952, two taken while he was on leave in Grande Prairie, and four taken on a trip to New York while Roland was in training in Kingston.

Personal Life & Family

The series consists of Roland and other Pivert family members including his father Andre, mother Jeanne, and brother Paul. The records include correspondence, invoices and receipts, 1953 list of County of Grande Prairie Public Sales of Lands Under the Tax Recovery Act, calfhood vaccination certificates, purchase agreements and contracts, land titles search letter, income tax return for 1961, a copy of Roland’s 1965 will, slides of family, friends, and community events, and a funeral card and obituary announcing Roland’s death in 2005.

The records have been arranged in chronological order by the Archivist.

Personnel in Exercise Sweetbriar, Yukon

Personnel participating in Exercise Sweetbriar. Exercise Sweetbriar involved 5,300 Canadian and American soldiers and airmen. The scenario was that an enemy had seized Alaska and the combat team was assigned to secure the Alaska highway and its airfields from Whitehorse to Northway in Alaska.

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