BOX, PENCIL

Description: RECTANGUALAR WOODEN PENCIL BOX WITH A NATURAL SHELLAC FINISH, WHICH CONTAINS 1 WOODEN HANDLED BRUSH, 3 STEEL PENCIL SHARPENER BLADES, 1 BLACK PEN, 1 SHORT YELLOW PENCIL WITH A GREEN END, 1 SHORT YELLOW WOODEN PENCIL, 5 WOODEN PENCILS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND COLOURS, 1 BLACK WOODEN PAINT BRUSH WITH NO BRISTLES, 1 PURPLE AND 1 RED WAX CRAYON, 1 METAL FILE, 1 BRASS COMPASS, 1 HARDENED PINK ERASER, 1 METAL PENCIL SHARPENER, 1 BRASS TOOL, AND 2 WOODEN REMNANTS. FACE OF BOX IS MARKED AND SCRATCHED, & BOX IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

History: ACCORDING TO DONOR ITEM BELONGED TO THE ROY SISTERS WHO LIVED IN THE VICTORIA MANSION, AND TAUGHT SCHOOL AT THE ST. ALOUSUIS CONVENT. TAUGHT GRADES 2 & 3 AND GAVE ITEMS TO DONOR'S BROTHER IN THE 1930'S FOR DOING CHORES FOR THEM. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON DEVELOPED A BIOGRAPHY OF AB CHERVINSKI, THE DONOR OF THIS OBJECT, WITH INFORMATION FROM LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM 1982, 1989, AND 2011. ADAM ABRAHAM 'AB" CHERVINSKI WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 24, 1920 IN LETHBRIDGE. AS A TEENAGER HE WORKED AS A MESSENGER BOY FOR THE CPR TELEGRAPH OFFICE. CHERVINSKI BRIEFLY LIVED IN ONTARIO DURING HIS SERVICE WITH THE AIR FORCE, BUT RETURNED TO LETHBRIDGE WHERE HE WORKED FOR ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TELEPHONES FOR 37 YEARS. HE WAS A LIFELONG COLLECTOR OF ANTIQUES, AVID LOCAL HISTORIAN, AND HEAVILY INVOLVED IN MUSICAL THEATRE. AB CHERVINSKI DIED ON JUNE 2, 2011. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19970107001-GA FOR HARDCOPIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT CHERVINSKI. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED AN ARTIFACT SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ADAM ABRAHAM CHERVINSKI. EXTENSIVE RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO LOCATE THE DONOR'S LIVING NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.