Biographical material, correspondence, unpublished memoirs (1960) which give an account of Munro's life and include his experiences as a customs and revenue officer in Revelstoke, WW 1 Army officer in Russia and furrier and big game guide who, after 1929, was based in Vancouver until his retirement to Emerson, Manitoba in 1956. Photographs of Munro, big game and other subjects have been transferred to Visual Records accession, 98404-1.

Presented by Mr. Munro, Penticton, 1970.

Series consists of a typsecript of the diary, written from the author's sick-bed, chronicling daily activities of author's family and activities of Mennonite community in Winkler, Manitoba and Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Diary also contains commentary on European War and reflections on contemporary world politics; explanatory notes, poems, and additional reminiscences by author's kinsman, J.V. Neufeld, are included.

The item is a photocopy of reminiscences concerning Bodington's boyhood in England, voyage to New York, and travels in Montana and Oregon (1884-1887). Reminiscences of Vancouver and of Bodington's career as farmer on Sea Island, in New Westminster, and in Vernon (1887-1906). Account of homesteading near Macklin, Saskatchewan (1907-1932) and author's later years in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1932-1935). Ms also concerns author's relationship with his father, Dr. George Fowler Bodington, Superintendent of British Columbia Insane Asylum (1893-1902).