The fonds consists of amateur film footage shot by Carleton P. Browning, the manager of the Britannia Mine. The footage mainly documents community life at Britannia Beach, BC, including May Day and Dominion Day celebrations, picnics, skating parties, and other recreational activities. There is also considerable footage devoted to the Browning family and their friends. A reel entitled "Industrial Britannia" (192-) depicts various aspects of the mine operation. Another reel, "PGE Quesnel Cariboo Mines" (1933) shows various mining operations and communities in the Cariboo Region. The fonds as a whole provides an interesting glimpse into the life of a self-contained mining community during the Depression.

Amateur film. Miscellaneous scenes of downtown Calgary. Scenes in and around a residence, and at a picnic.

Amateur film. Kootenay scenes in vicinity of Vermilion Lodge. Rock formations and dinosaur replicas at Drumheller, Alberta. Trip to Lake Louise by CPR train. Scenery and resort views. Footage from train going through mountain passes and tunnels. Miscellaneous travel footage. Davie Fulton at picnic site. Bassano Dam site.

Amateur film. Winter leisure activities around Kamloops. Chopping of Christmas tree. Visit to Victoria: Crystal Pool swimming, Inner Harbour and Johnson Street bridge, Empress Hotel. Armistice Day ceremony (in Kamloops?). More winter leisure activities around Kamloops.

This series consists of Ministry of Human Resources records from the Conference on the Family and Council for the Family. Records include correspondence, minutes of committees, nominal lists, and British Columbia Conference on the Family records.

This series consists of records of the Conference on the Family from 1975-1977. Records include reports and recommendations of the conference; questionnaires and group recorder reports collected for a study conducted by the conference entitled "Family Needs in B.C."; and a petition presented to the Legislative Assembly calling for the organization of a conference on family life.

Unedited footage. Family boating at Cowichan Bay in the 1920s. Also shows a boat in the Panama Canal locks.

Amateur film. Barbecue. Car ferry crossing. Victoria harbour. Family yacht scenes. Boating around the Gulf Islands. Crabbing. Passing ferry. Harbour scenes (San Francisco? Vancouver?). Scenes aboard the liner "Canberra". Boats at sea. Harbour scenes, Long Beach, California; welcoming ceremony at dockside.

Amateur film. Miscellaneous family footage. Mountain scenery around Premier Lake. Gladys and Jack on horseback. Gladys in cowboy outfit at Lake. Girls at summer camp, swimming and diving. Girls at Hot Springs. Gladys turning cartwheels. Jack camping in backyard. Gladys and Jack playing in snow with Jim. Edgar and Jack playing ship. An elephant (apparently known as "Cranbrook Ed") is led down a Cranbrook street and onto a freight car.

Amateur film. Footage of holiday at Premier Lake, ca.1926 -- swimming, boating, cooking, etc. Girls dancing in yard at Cranbrook. Children playing, dueling, dancing for camera. Skiing and ski jumping. More scenes at lake. Holiday or outing at Skookumchuck. Motorboat. View from car passing through a narrow gorge (possibly Sinclair Canyon in Kootenay National Park).

Amateur film. COLOUR: men playing hockey, Indian family, dog pulling sled. B&W: view from moving dogsled? COLOUR: using a team to load logs onto a horse-drawn logging sled; log-rolling and other games at a local celebration. B&W: climbing a forest lookout tower; walking in the woods; floatplane; equipment on passing barge; cutting railway ties on a portable sawmill; games (tug-of-war, sack race, etc.) at community gathering. COLOUR: people at community celebration (on construction site?) -- more games, costume competition(?), swimmers, canoe race, canoe jousting, sleigh ride.

Amateur film. Includes fish being landed at an unknown location; trip to California in 1931 (including a parade there); footage of a sawmill at an unknown location; children in costume parade and at play; dragline loading dirt onto truck; logging truck hauling logs to a railway siding and being unloaded, and the scaling of the logs.

Amateur film. Begins with one shot from a print of A BIG GAME HUNT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (see). The remainder of the reel is original reversal footage and comprises summer holiday footage of the Premier Lake area ca.1927, horseback riding and home scenes ca.1935, winter scenes ca.1927 and the 1927 Dominion Day parade in Cranbrook, filmed from two different viewpoints.

The series consists of five reels of amateur film created by the Billwiller family. Includes scenes of Britannia Beach townsite and the surrounding area, as well as a trip on the PGE Railway, building a road to Britannia Beach, May Day celebrations at Britannia (including crowning of the "Copper Queen"), Cub Scout gatherings, sports day events, and family scenes (Christmas, babies, children, friends and neighbours, fishing trips, etc.).

Footage. Shows a series of family leisure activities, including vacationing at a cottage, boating, serving tea to house guests, admiring backyard flowers, children, and an outdoor social gathering.

Amateur film. Summer leisure activities around Fish Lake. Visits to Turner Valley (oil derricks), Bow River Falls, Banff, Yoho National Park. Lakes and creeks in the area of Kamloops and the North Thompson River.

Amateur film. Garden party at "Mils," ca. 1935. Family members boating, fishing, etc., at Pennask (?) Lake.

Amateur film. Vacation footage from Vancouver (Burrard Inlet, Lion's Gate Bridge); the town of Gibsons; Seattle (Space needle, monorail, World's Fair site, zoo). Harbour scenes. Aboard the liner "Oriana". Long Beach, California.

Amateur film. Stanley Park zoo. Deer on one of the Gulf Islands. Boating and leisure activities around the island. Seattle skyline from the water. Disembarking from ferry. Downtown Seattle.

The series consists of 16 mm home movies depicting the home life, special occasions, vacations, and other activities of the R.H.B. (Robbie) and Helen Ker family of Victoria, with particular focus on their children, Vera Elspeth Ker (b. 1928) and David Nation Ker (b. 1929). Much of the footage shows activities at the family homes -- 1524 Shasta Place, Victoria, and "Windover" at Gordon Head in Saanich. The footage was shot by Robbie Ker, and to a lesser extent by his sister, Laura Davida Braide (1898-1976).

Non-family events shown include U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Victoria in September 1937; the 1939 Royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; the return to Victoria of the First Battalion, Canadian Scottish Regiment, January 1946; and the 1951 Royal visit.

Amateur film. May Day celebrations at Kamloops in 1928. Scenes from road trips along the Merritt road, along the highway to Shuswap Lake, and along the Monte Lake route to Vernon area.

Amateur film. COLOUR: urban residential views; children's activities; Ryerson Memorial hall site; building demolition and renovation. B&W: opening ceremony; Boy Scouts award ceremony; outdoor crowd celebrates opening of another building.

Amateur film. Irving family scenes around Kamloops in winter. Visit to an oil derrick operation. Adult leisure scenes (not winter).

Amateur film. Trip up the BC coast from Vancouver to Ocean Falls on the "Princess Norah". Shots of Ocean Falls, boating, crab fishing. Lion's Gate Bridge. Trip on the "Princess of Nanaimo." Elk Falls.

Industrial film. A comprehensive look at mining in B.C., made to attract employees to the industry. Shows prospecting, core sampling; mine interiors, including the Sullivan mine (with electric trains); train (with steam locomotives) taking ore to smelter; smelter operations (including lead and zinc refining and production of fertilizer from smelter by-products); Bralorne mine; open-pit coal mine at Corbin; discussion of safety and health care for miners; amenities provided for the comfort of miners in mining camps, and for their families at larger camps.

Amateur film. The family of the Hon. J.W. DeB. Farris, then Attorney-General of British Columbia. Shows adults and children at a family reunion at his Victoria home (515 Foul Bay Road), July 1920; at the home of Wendell B. Farris in Shaughnessy Heights, Vancouver; and the "House O'Bruce", Bruce Farris's home, also in Shaughnessy Heights.

The series consists of the Ministry of Human Resources executive director records created between 1971-1980 in British Columbia. The records relate primarily to child welfare and other related responsibilities within the Family and Children’s Services Division of the ministry. Some of the records were created and received by the ministry’s predecessor, the Department of Human Resources. The records document family support services, child welfare services, and the operation of three institutions that care for individuals with disabilities: Woodlands, Tranquille, and Glendale. The ministry’s service delivery model was organized on a regional basis, defined by geographic area. Records document the regional delivery of programs related to adoptions, foster homes, family support homemakers, and rehabilitation services for children. Records from other divisions in the ministry relate to income assistance, health care, rehabilitation and support services, and seniors’ services. Governing legislation includes the Adoption Act (RSBC 1986, c. 5), Protection of Children Act (RSBC 1967. c. 38) and the Social Assistance Act (RSBC 1973, c. 81), among others. Some of the records document the transfer of all property, functions, and employees of the Vancouver Resources Board (VRB) to the provincial government.

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and some of the series is arranged by the executive director's initials: R.K. Butler; T.D. Bingham; R.J. Burnham; and S.G. Travers. Some of the records also contain an additional file code. The records consist of correspondence, reports, meeting materials, and program and policy documents. These records are covered under the Executive Records Schedule (102906).

Amateur film. Family summer leisure activities at Shuswap Lake and other sites in the Kamloops-Shuswap area.

Amateur film. Boat trip up Shuswap Lake from Sorrento to Seymour Arm. Views of the lake, including the Sorrento Regatta. Opening of Fall Fair at Kamloops. Visit to Victoria. Hiking trip up Grouse Mountain. Visit to UBC campus.

The item is a reel of amateur film. It shows family leisure activities on Vancouver Island, mostly water sports. Includes shots of Parksville, Cameron Lake, Taylor River, Great Central Lake, Sproat Lake, Qualicum Beach, Cowichan Lake, Port Renfrew, Horne Lake; also an air show performance by "The Red Knight".