Doman, Harbanse Singh

A two-page handwritten note by Doman Industries employee Don Morgan concerning two anecdotes about Herb Doman and his employees.

A memo to the Rotary Club of Duncan summarizing a recent address by former British Columbia Supreme Court Justice John V. Clyne. The address concerned the Quebec separation referendum of 1980, to which Clyne was strongly opposed. Instead, Clyne proposed the formation of a commission of "men of wisdom and knowledge" to draft a new and more universally accommodating constitution for Canada. This address was arranged by Herb Doman. John Valentine Clyne was a Canadian lawyer and former Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court. He was born on February 14, 1902 and died on August 22, 1989.

A: A copy of a letter from George Robbins to the publication The News Leader wherein George nominates Herb Doman for "Greatest Cowichanian of the past 100 years". B: A copy of a flyer advertising the "Greatest Cowichinian" feature, explaining the guidelines and a related prize draw.

A cheque from a Bank of Montreal cheque book associated with a Doman Industries Limited account. This cheque, no. 00101691385, is for fifty cents to be paid to Donald F Hammond on June 15th, 1994.

A copy of form 346 from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. It is marked "paid". This forms concerns two transactions related to Harbanse Singh Trucking Account. The first is to an illegible payee and totals one hundred and ninety dollars. The second is to the Department of Motor Vehicles and totals two hundred and ninety-five dollars. There is a checkmark drawn over the cash totals in blue pen, and a small spiral drawn on the manager/accountant field in red pen.

A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 497, is for three hundred and eighty-six dollars and seventy cents to be paid on February 14th, 1953. The payee is illegible.

A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is marked "paid". This cheque, no. 489, is for nineteen dollars and thirty-five cents to be paid on February 14th, 1953. The first two words of the payee are legible as "Cowichan Produce". The face on the stamp on this cheque has been scribbled out.

A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is marked "paid". This cheque, no. 490, is for one dollar and eighty cents to be paid on February 14th, 1953. The payee's first name is legible as "Laurie". The face on the stamp has been scribbled out on this cheque.

A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, which has no number filled in, is for one thousand one hundred and one dollars and forty-one cents to be paid to Superior Forest Products Ltd. on February 16th, 1953.

A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 485, is for one hundred and twenty dollars to be paid to Saanich Logging Lumber Co. on February 14th, 1953.