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Roland Pivert fonds

  • CA GPR 0165
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1935]-2005

The fonds consists of personal and military papers and photographs belonging to Roland Pivert. The records include photographs and documents from his time as a Boy Scout and student at St. Joseph High School; information and photographs about Exercise Sweetbriar, a joint Canadian and U.S. training exercise in the Yukon and Alaska; information and photographs of the Prairie Command Display taken from community to community in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan; slides, photographs and paper artifacts from Roland’s tour of peace-keeping duty in Korea in 1953-1954; military service records and publications; information on Veterans' benefits claims; documents and images of projects from his post-military electrical career; correspondence and related records on his land holdings; and personal records and photographs of family, friends, and community life.

The fonds is divided into nine series: Early Life, Exercise Sweetbriar, Prairie Command Display, Korean Service, Military Service, Veterans' Benefits, Work and Business, Land, and Personal Life and Family.

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

Pivert, Roland

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.

A riverside camp in Exercise Sweetbriar, Yukon.

A riverside camp in Exercise Sweetbriar, Yukon.

Tents set up beside a river 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.

Roland Pivert at Rockefeller Center

Roland Pivert at Rockefeller Center

Roland Pivert beside a sign for the Rockefeller Center. 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.

Vehicles and equipment from the Prairie Command Display.

Vehicles and equipment from the Prairie Command Display.

Prairie Command Display trucks and equipment in a prairie town. 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.

An amphibious vehicle in the Prairie Command Display.

An amphibious vehicle in the Prairie Command Display.

An amphibious vehicle on exhibit with 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.

A T 17E1 Staghound armoured car in the Prairie Command Display.

A T 17E1 Staghound armoured car in the Prairie Command Display.

A T 17E1 Staghound armoured car on exhibit with the Prairie Command Display. Reg Riddle is in the turret. 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.

Soldiers in bunks, Prairie Command Display.

Soldiers in bunks, Prairie Command Display.

Soldiers with the Prairie Command Display in their bunks. 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.

Children with an amphibious vehicle, Prairie Command Display.

Children with an amphibious vehicle, Prairie Command Display.

Children play in the water around an amphibious vehicle with 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.

An army camp in Korea.

An army camp in Korea.

Life in the camp of a Peace-keeping mission in Korea showing camp buildings, tents, and equipment as seen from a neighbouring hillside.

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