The item is a large, illustrated volume titled "British Columbia: of their doings there by one of them" by Frederick D. Williams. The volume contains a manuscript account of a journey from London, England to Vancouver B.C. and back between August 28 and October 6, 1897. Williams landed in New York and travelled by train through Chicago and Spokane to Nelson where he and his party took the Kootenay Lake steamer to Kaslo and the train to Sandon and then on up to Nakusp and Revelstoke, Kamloops and Vancouver.

The volume has been illustrated by glued in photographs, magazine prints, maps, menus, passenger lists and programs.

The item is a typescript copy of Frank Chapman's reminiscences from his time at Francois Lake, 1912 to 1915. It is called "By trail and packboard, North Central British Columbia"

"Canada made us; the story of a family, 1776-1969." Reminiscences of her family and of her own life. Violet Wilson grew up in Edmonton, was educated in Toronto, served as a VAD in World War I and worked as an immigration officer in Glasgow, a broadcaster in Victoria, and at Fort Norman Wells during World War II.

The item is a typescript copy of "Canada raw": a memoir, being the adventures of one Henry Hamilton, Esq., in the Canadian North-west, 1891-1895, from an account dictated to Lionel Haweis when they met in Ceylon, Hewaheta, 1899; letters to L. Haweis from publishers and the Provincial Library, Victoria, ca. 1931-1940.

CALL NUMBER: T0640:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-01-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Lionel Douglas begins by discussing his first time at sea in Liverpool on the H.M.S. "Conway"; and his father, a doctor, who built a canoe which he used to go across the English Channel. He recalls boarding a ship that went from Liverpool to Vancouver, and details of the voyage, including various adventures; the crew; the food and impressions of Vancouver upon arrival in 1897. He describes other sailing experiences including travels to Asia; going off to war; travels to the Orient following a voyage to Australia to pick up WWII airmen; and places he went to during the war. He continues with anecdotes about experiences aboard ship during WWII, including stops at the Red Sea and in New Zealand; and his retirement in 1946. TRACK 2: Captain Douglas describes a stormy voyage across Great Bear Lake [in 1911-12 with his brother, the explorer George M. Douglas, author of "Lands Forlorn"]; naming Lionel Island after himself; the stowage of gear; navigation aboard the York boat; conditions while on the lake; and incidents using ingenuity to solve problems.

CALL NUMBER: T0640:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-01-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Douglas discusses a native hunter named Francois, and tells about fixing house leaks; fireplaces in the north; meals; shooting Cariboo for meat. He describes his house; playing cards; eating an arctic hare at Christmas; and a story about why trees in the north were always twisted. TRACK 2: Captain Douglas discusses his brother's and his own abilities as canoeists on the Trent Valley Canal near Peterborough, Ontario; catching fish; living in cabins with hammocks; and tools used for building cabins.

War diaries, 1915-1919 (6 volumes); typescript of reminiscences, "Of Mules and Men: Profiles of the First World War"' correspondence, 1968-1976.

Series consists of two letters to Richard Wolfenden and one to Madge (Wolfenden) Hamilton, 1904, 1908, 1958, containing reminiscences of early British Columbia by Francis Brook Gregory and John Connell and reminiscences of the family of R.C. Moody by R.A.C. Lowndes (great grandson); one invoice of Robert Porter and Sons.

Series consists of correspondence inward, reminiscences, diary of a trip through the Cariboo to Stuart Lake (1913); research notes and drafts of Howay and Scholefield's History of British Columbia.

The series consists of the diaries of C.F. Cornwall, kept May 1862 - July 1864, November 1866 - June 1869, July 1869 - December 1871, and 1872 - 15 July 1873 (in diary for 1865) recording life at Ashcroft Manor, a sojourn at Wild Horse Creek in the summer of 1865, and in Ottawa as a senator in the spring of 1872. Also includes "The story of the coyote hounds", 1868-1888.

Diaries, May 27 to August 19, and August 20 to September 21, 1875, of an exploring trip made from Telegraph Creek to Hazelton and from Hazelton via the Nass to Fort Simpson.

Diaries of Mrs. Julia Bullock-Webster, kept during a two year visit with her sons, Edward Walter and William Howard Bullock-Webster, on their ranch near Keremeos, B.C. The author (an elderly English gentlewoman) was accompanied by her two daughters, Evelyn Eliza and Helen Georgina Bullock-Webster, and a young English "farm pupil," William Dalziel Walker. The diaries contain lively descriptions of pioneer life in the Similkameen district; they also include cookery recipes and ink sketches of the Bullock-Webster ranch.

Series consists of diaries (7 vol.) 1872, 1874-1883, 1897-1932, reminiscences (typescript) 1852-1933, account book and correspondence of Rev. Charles Montgomery Tate; diary and transcript of Caroline Sarah Tate, wife of C.M. Tate.

Diaries (1908-1962) of T.M. Edwards, 1908-1962, who lived in Calgary, Whitehorse and England before emigrating to Chilliwack in 1920. Also two notebooks, one re Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association, of which he was a director; diaries (1923-1965) of his wife, Daisy Evelyn Edwards; and diaries (1909,1929-1942) of her mother, Hannah Harvey, who emigrated from England to Canada in 1934. Hannah Harvey material also includes a birthday book, photograph and In Memoriam card for Anne Matheson. Box 1: Volumes 1-25 of the T.M. Edwards diaries are located; Box 2: Volumes 26 to 50; Box 3: notebooks; Box 4: Volumes 50- 73 of the Daisy Edwards diaries; Box 5: volumes 74-89; Box 6: Hannah Harvey diaries and ephemera (Volumes 90-105).

The series consists of microfilmed copies of Bishop Hills' diaries (1838-1895), synod notes (1860-1865) and memoranda.

Diary of a trip from Vancouver to Europe from Nov 10, 1910 to Feb 20, 1911, including accounts of friends from British Columbia that Mary and Ninian Bain met while on tour. Diary of a trip from Vancouver to South America from Nov 27, 1911, to Mar 16, 1912, including postcards from some of the places visited.

Diary.

The series consists of microfilm copies of Frank Swannell's diaries from 1913 and 1914, originally copied from the originals by George V. Copley.

The item is a photocopy of a diary kept by Mrs. Edward Bailey in 1910 of a journey to Cranbrook from Banff and of a visit in Cranbrook.

The item consists of one day book belonging to William Sinclair III, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and stationed at Bella Coola post. The day book itself is dated 1874, however Sinclair used it between 1878-1879 and re-wrote the dates for each entry. The day book is a private diary kept by Sinclair and not an HBC corporate record, however it documents the business activities of Bella Coola Post.

The final pages include a draft letter to I.W. Powell, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia, on behalf of the local chief (not named). The draft letter expresses dissatisfaction on behalf of the local Indigenous people regarding broken promises. Also included among the final pages of the diary are recipes for pies and plum pudding, instructions for tanning hides, a list of British Navy vessels, and a rough translation dictionary of common words and phrases in English and an unidentified Indigenous language (possibly Nuxalk).

The diary accounts from Sinclair's nine day journey from Victoria to Bella Coola and his daily activities upon arriving at the post. There is a brief entry for each day, which sometimes consists only of an update on the weather whereas other days have more lengthy descriptions of activities. The diary includes descriptions of interactions with local Indigenous populations

The records include: diaries, field books, scrapbooks and subject files containing notes and correspondence covering Swannell's career as a surveyor in Northern British Columbia, his army service in the First World War in Europe and Russia and his later travels in British Columbia, Europe and Asia. The diaries and field books are profusely illustrated with photos.

The fonds consists of Sargison's diaries, notebooks, and letterbook. Fonds includes minute book of the Building Committee of the Canadian Wesleyan Methodist New Connexion Church of Montreal, of which Sargison was a member, and minutes of the Blue Ribbon Club of Victoria, B.C.

Notebook of George Henderson, Slocan, BC, containing diary of trip from Vancouver to Hudson Hope, 1912; notes re land locations, mineral findings, vicinity Hudson Hope, Nation River, 1912, 1913.

Loaned for copying by Mrs. T. Cooper, Slocan, 1975.

Diary of R.G. Grey, 1879-1881, giving account of two voyages from London to Melbourne, typescript extracts from diary, 1906-1913, diary 1923-1932, papers on family history, re Josephine Butler (aunt), drafts of essays and letters to editors on world affairs, socialism; reminiscences of Winnifred Grey, 1895-1946, mainly re life on South Pender and Samuel Islands, school exercise books; letter to Evelyn (Grey) Smith, 1917, from army officer.

Diaries containing daily entries re weather, works projects, Freemason Lodges, Oak Bay municipal and church affairs, domestic and family affairs.

Diaries. From 1896-1900, Henry was in the Royal Marine Artillery on board H.M.S. Victorious on the China Station; he emigrated to B.C. in 1911, and from November 1913 to February 1914 worked as a carpenter at South Wellington mine; in May 1914 he pre-empted Lot 8, Sayward district; he served in the army from 1915-1917, partly in England; in April 1920 the family returned to Sayward. A typescript of the diaries for 1897-1900 is filmed after the 1935-1936 diary, and contains photographs, programmes, etc. Photos transferred to Visual Records.

Diaries (originals and transcripts) of Susan Abercrombie Holmes (nee Nagle) for 1865, 1867-1871, 1874-1880, 1887, 1890-1891, 1897-1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1907 and 1910-1911 (not comprehensive) and Jessie Melville Berkeley (nee Nagle) 1867-1870. This unit also contains notes and an index to the 1865 diary, a family tree and a brief biography of the Nagle family.

Loaned for filming by Don Roberts, Vancouver, 1988. E/B/H73A (transcript of diary from 1867-1871) and E/C/H73A (transcript of diaries from 1871; 1874-1876) also filmed as part of this unit.

Series consists of a journal (April 17-July 9, 1879) kept by Alice Tomlinson, wife of Anglican missionary Reverend Robert Tomlinson. It provides a record of the trip by Rev. Tomlinson, his family and a small party made from Kincolith to the Kispiox valley (via the Nass River) to establish a new mission (May 17-July 1, 1879). Entries by Alice Tomlinson, her brother Edward Woods and other unidentified writers.

Journal of Columbia River Exploring Party, 1865 (original: printed version in Library NW 971.1Ko B868 1869); 2. Diary kept as a transit man with CPR survey party “S”, January 1872 to October 1873 (original); 3. and 4. Diary kept as a transit man with CPR survey part “S”, January 1872 to October 1873 (transcript and copy); 5. Notice of election as warden, Corporation of North Cowichan and oath of office; 6. Diary of a survey of Saltspring Island, June to November 1874 (original); 7. Diary of a survey of Saltspring Island, June to November 1874 (transcript).

The file is a transcript copy of "Journeys of James Butterfield, 1836-1898," being the reminiscences of his early life in Maine, travels to and life in California and Hawaii, and trip to New Westminster, to take a job building a railroad from the Stikine River to Teslin Lake. Contains short biographical sketch of Jessie (Holt) Butterfield of New Westminster.