Left to right: Page Alexander, Walt Wyckoff (donator) and James Gorton (Hudson's Bay Company Archive)

A very special donation has been made to the Hudson's Bay Company Archive based in Winnipeg.

It was announced last week personal records documenting the making of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s 1920 film, Romance of the Far Fur Country had been donated to the Archive by the grandson of the Director of the film.

The Director was Harold Wyckoff, and his family has cared for the wide variety of documents for 95 years.

Harold's grandson Walter, travelled to Winnipeg from Sacramento, California to personally deliver the documents including a diary, letters and other records that detail the production of the documentary.

But before we can learn more about that part of the story, we need to understand the significance of the film Romance of the Far Fur Country, and Harold's role in it.

Hudson's Bay Company Archivist James Gorton was our guest Wednesday on the Morning Show.

We asked James about the importance of this donation, and how it further tells the story of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada.

The Hudson’s Bay Company archival records from 1670 to 1920 have been recognized on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register since 2007 and are available for viewing and research at the Archives of Manitoba.

For more information on the Archives of Manitoba, click here.