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- 1980-1989 (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
1 m of textual records
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Administrative history
Pauingassi Trading Post, a retail store in the northern Manitoba aboriginal community located 250-300 km north east of Winnipeg, was founded in 1970 by Christian Investors in Education, Inc. In 1980 this organization sold the trading post to 13 of its members. Eventually it was sold to the local tribal council. Sometime during the 1990s it had a fire and closed.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Leonard Wiebe, a member of Christian Investors in Education
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This fonds primarily consists of financial records of the Pauingassi Trading Post such as accounts payable ledgers, inventory material, weekly cash and sales control sheets, sales summaries, deposit books and payroll notebooks. Also included are employment records of past employees of the Trading Post.
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Accruals
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Some restrictions may apply on personnel files.
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Finding aids
Inventory file list (Volume 4887-4889)
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Publication note
See Patricia Harms, "The Store of Peace: A History of the Pauingassi Trading Post, 1969-1980," In Journal of Mennonite Studies, 2001: 127-143.
Notes area
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Accession NO. 95-182
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- Wiebe, Leonard D., 1937-2022 (Subject)
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Arrangement and description by Kelli Downey, August 2000.Updated by Alf Redekopp, July 2004.